Monthly Archives: July 2008

Puerto Rico Update! – looong post by BK

We called Alwilda who is the current owner of the property in Puerto Rico. She said that her lawyer received some papers back from the government / title company (I am not entirely sure how it all works down there yet). Apparently this is the last paper that needs to be signed for the property to be registered/titled correctly. I sure hope so.

When we asked Cassie’s uncle about purchasing property in Puerto Rico he wasn’t entirely sure because he was licensed in particular states, his advice was to make sure you go thru the larger well known companies. I would have to say that after our first attempt at the purchase this was true. The bank has lawyers and they checked out all the property access requirements and survey/appraisal which is wonderful. They are the ones who found out that the title wasn’t setup properly.

We are getting closer to re-applying for the loan. Hopefully this time it will go thru; we asked for more time intitally (in January) and boy did we get it!


Satellite Image of PR

I was thinking about this summer / fall because I think that is when Hurricane season starts. I actually am kind of excited to experience one. People here are somewhat proud that we don’t have such disasters. But less than 10 miles away we had a pretty large tornado roll thru here, so even we aren’t ‘safe’.


Greeley/Windsor Tornado

There is also one other thing that I find really interesting and dangerous about PR.  The trench to the north of the island.  Well that AND the fault line. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_Trench 


PR Trench

“The island of Puerto Rico lies immediately to the south of the fault zone and the trench. The trench is 800 kilometers (500 mi) long and has a maximum a depth of 8,605 meters (28,232 ft) at Milwaukee Deep, which is the deepest point in the Atlantic Ocean.”

Which is also why I am ok with not being on the beach front.  If an earthquake hits apparently from what I’ve read the trench can have underwater avalanches that cause tsunamis.  Although here in the mainland we have the ‘economy’ which could be way worse than any tsunami.  Look at our trench!


US Trench

I dont know which is deeper?  I guess I will take the one that only crashes once every hundred years (PR Trench) not every 30 (stock market).

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30 Mile Bike Ride!

Yesterday Britton and I went for a casual Sunday bike ride with our friends, Matt, Jamie, Chad and Erin. Well, Matt’s definition of a fun, leisurely ride, is definitely not mine! We ended up in Windsor, 15 miles away. It was hot and very sunny. The last few miles back I could hardly pedal. It was a beautiful ride on the Poudre Trail, but I was so ready for a beer when I got home (about 3 hours later), you can only imagine. This morning I woke up with a killer sunburn. Britton calls me Rock Lobster.


Ouch!
At least I had a hat on and my face didn’t get burned!

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Dinner with Jody

We went out on Friday night with my good friend and former co-worker, Jody and her family. I haven’t seen her since probably December and so when I saw her again I was so happily surprised. I knew she was pregnant, but it’s always so shocking to see someone change that dramatically after six or seven months. It was great to see her again.


What a cute belly!


They used to call us the “Tobacco Twins” at work


This picture is too funny not to put in. Brian, Logan and Rico Suave


Here’s a gorgeous sunset to top it off

Oh, and thanks to all who have voted so far. If you haven’t yet, see the following post and VOTE! Looks like “Daisy” is winning so far.

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***VOTE*** Ween Concert Next Wednesday

Britton and I are going to Ween next Wednesday, July 16th, sort of for my birthday and sort of because Britton really likes Ween. I do too, but Britton really likes them. So to test out how polls work and to see how many people are actually looking at this blog, I would like for you to vote on what you think I should wear to the show. You don’t need to register or anything and your vote is confidential. It’s just for fun, but whichever one wins is the style I will wear that night, so be kind! Also as a reminder, we would love to get your feedback, so just click on the “Add comments” button and tell us.

I love to dress up for concerts, parties, whatever. If this works, we’ll do a poll for Halloween as well. I dressed up Goth for the Nine Inch Nails Concert, complete with Flame boots! Can’t wear those very often.


Goth Chic For Nine Inch Nails Concert a couple of years ago


At the Gourds concert in Boulder


Britton’s Halloween Costume always consists of this wig!

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