And now for something completely different…
We spent the last several days in Tahoe celebrating my partner’s 40th birthday and participating in the Lake Tahoe Triathlon. Unlike a typical triathlon, the Lake Tahoe Tri takes place over three consecutive days. Participants choose whether to run a marathon each day, or any mixture of water, cycling and running events. For day one’s [...]
It’s a hit.
By Wednesday night I’d all but given up. We had scoured the internet, cold called homes that were for sale, contacted every property management place in two towns and memorized every listing on craigslist going back 3 months. Nada. Home number three in the area had a beautiful posting on craigslist that delved into loving [...]
Strike two.
Dejected, I entered Tuesday wondering if we were being overly ambitious. What was I thinking? Who would possibly rent to the mish-mash that is us? Our first try out of the gate and we were declined on the basis of the very point of getting together. We are two families, trying to be one very [...]
Strike One
Pretty much immediately after deciding that we wanted to combine our two families into one giant mish-mash of kids, pets, empty juice boxes and dirty laundry, we did what every normal couple would be expected to do in our situation. So after the Percoset and a few shots of tequila, we combed craigslist. On Sunday, [...]
