The weather report
Posted August 16, 2010
Just curious. So… it’s 91, but it feels like 95. How do they measure the feel? I wonder if someone takes the temperature with a thermometer, then goes outside to see if it feels more than what the readout says. Just wondering.
This week in Philly
Posted August 14, 2010
We officially moved to Philadelphia August 3rd. Our place is finally beginning to look like a place to live in. The best news is that the weather has been cool the past couple of days after a week of scorching temperatures. The top floor of our apartment was just unusable because it was too hot. We finally did get a portable AC last week. This week, we finally setup our bed frame, TV, and a bunch of other things.
Today, was a more eventful day. We finally went to Reading Terminal Market where they had annual Dutch Festival. Later on, we entertained some out of town visitors by eating cheesesteaks and went to the Art Museum area. This is the same area where Rocky ran up.
Here are some pictures from today:
This week in Philly
Posted July 25, 2010
One week in Philly…. humid, hot, sudden thunder storms, pot holes… I’m ready to go home. Don’t worry, I’m coming back. Just going back to California to ship the rest of my stuff here. One thing that I realize from being here is that it is possible to live outside of California and it’s not that bad. I actually enjoy the city and it’s good to be put in a different situation than I’m in now. Another busy week of moving out and next week will be the official moving in.
12 Days and 14 States
Posted July 20, 2010
We finally have arrived in Philadelphia. We drove over 3100 miles, through 14 states. I can’t believe we made it.
Despite it being a great experience, I think this will be the last cross-country road trip in a long time. It just takes too much out you. I have no regrets though. On the way, we go to see so many people that we haven’t seen in a while, got to meet new people, and just see America.
Road Trip Day 11 – Last day before Philly
Posted July 18, 2010
Today, we went to the meeting in Columbus, OH. This is our second time here. Most of the saints were at the college training, but it was still a sweet meeting. Today was just a relaxing day… fellowship, board games, the usual in the church life. Tonight we went to Graeter’s for some ice cream. Very good ice cream. It just so happened that it was the Graeter’s 140th birthday. That means, two scoops for the price of one. The only problem was this… Here’s how I ordered…. I like a double scoop… Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip… then he goes to scoop up the ice cream. I expect him to come back and ask me what I wanted the next scoop to be. Then he says, “here you go” and hands me a double scoop of Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip. It was good, but that was a lot of one flavor.
I can’t believe tomorrow we are finally arriving. I don’t think the fact that we are moving to Philly has hit us yet because we are flying back in a week to ship the rest of our stuff, but it’s just the fact that we are almost done with our cross country journey. I will say that we aren’t taking a long road trip like this for a very long time. It just takes too much out of you. Sorry, no pictures today, but tomorrow we should have more. We should be stopping by the Hershey Factory tomorrow. I’ll do a wrap up of my entire trip later this week.
Road Trip Day 9 and 10
Posted July 17, 2010
We left Champaign, IL today and now are in Columbus, OH. We had a sweet time in Champaign. The home meeting was sweet. It was awesome seeing old friends and meeting new ones as well. This morning we had brunch with Seth and J Liu, mini team reunion. We are around the 2400 mile point of our travels. Our little Prius has been good to us. We actually had some time to take the car in for it’s regular maintenance in Champaign. At the end of the trip, I will give the total amount spent on gas for the entire trip. I can’t see it being more than $120, but that’s just a guess. Going cross country like this is definitely an adventure everyone should experience at some point in their lives. Not many pictures these past couple of days or least ones that I will post but hopefully more to come soon.
iPhone DSLR…. crazy
Posted July 17, 2010
The things people come with. Very creative. I see the first professional movie shot all on a iPhone coming soon.
Check out the Engadget Post here.
Road Trip Day 8 – Lincoln, NE
Posted July 15, 2010
Not too much to report today. We are in Lincoln, NE for the night. Thanks to Sharon’s parents for letting us stay at their house. We’ve had a sweet time here. The drive here was very similar to the drive to Fort Collins… a lot of the same thing for hours. This time, it was a lot of corn. We did go past the half way point as far as mileage is concerned. We are getting closer to our destination. Tomorrow we will be in Champaign, IL for one night.
Road Trip Day 7
Posted July 14, 2010
Another relaxing day in Fort Collins. Tomorrow, we will be on the road again, but today was a time to just to relax and have dinner with the saints. This morning we took a short drive to Horsetooth Reservoir. It turned out to be a very nice day today. We went to old town after that to have lunch. Here are some pictures from Horsetooth Reservoir.
