Tuesday, March 31, 2009

New Apartment!

Well as mentioned earlier, in the beginning of the month Alison and I moved to our new apartment in Euless, Tx.  The reason for our move was to both lower costs and increase quality of life.  Since Alison transferred to the Grand Hyatt at the airport, we both were commuting to pretty much the same area and the 25-35 min commute really takes it out of you when you have to do it every day.  At our new place we pay about 200/month less and there are many other savings that go along with living much closer to the airport.  For example, less time commuting is less fuel and maintenance costs.  Since my car isn’t dodging idiots on the highways anymore, I altered my insurance and save $400 a year.  We pay less for electricity here, canceled our cable, and downgraded our internet to a $20 a month plan :-\  So while it did cost a little bit to move, we will break even in about 6 months and we actually are finding that we like the new apartment more than the old one in many ways.  The new apt. is on the third floor so no more banging on the ceilings from people above us (used to make everything in the old place shake when they were home), has high ceilings, a much bigger kitchen, and about 175 sq. feet more area.  Airplane noise is there but you don’t notice it after a while.  Car alarms seem to be the biggest noise issue, when the neighbors aren’t fighting… 

Anyways, on with the pics, right?!

Standing at the doorway	Living room from behind
Bookcase and aviation shrine	Our bigger and better kitchen
My Desk	Alison’s Desk
Bedroom and porch	Quick pic taken when we first got the keys

In other news, Eagle just put 75 pilots on the street so my sense of foreboding is keen, Adam :D

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

All This Has Happened Before And Will Happen Again

Is history doomed to repeat itself forever?

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Friday, February 20, 2009

After Landing Checklist Please!

So right now I feel like Luke Skywalker just after blowing up the death star. 

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Saturday, January 31, 2009

Moving Soon!

Since Alison took the new job at the DFW Grand Hyatt at the airport, it doesn’t make a lot of sense for us to stay in our current apartment.  It’s about 25 min away from the airport in good conditions, and if there is any kind of traffic it can easily take over an hour.  To get to work we often have to leave way before work starts, and it’s expensive to commute.  We have been looking at new apartments closer to the airport, and found one called Norstar at Bear Creek.  It’s a nice area with a lot of apartments, and a little cheaper than what we are paying now.  It’s right next to the Bear Creek parks, so we can take our bikes out often, and close enough to the airport that we don’t have to take any highways.  It’s a nice place on the third floor and in the corner of the building so it should be quiet too.  We’re pretty excited about moving although it’s a pretty busy time for us with my training so moving is a little stressful.  Right after my airplane training I should have a good chance to move everything to the new place and it should work out nicely.

New Location:

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Sunday, January 18, 2009

ATR Electrics

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