A lot is happening up here at the moment, we’re getting the in-law suite ready for occupation at the end of this month and installing two new windows to battle the winter drafts (this being after the front door when we moved in, and the remounting of all newer windows installed by the previous owner – horrible job).  I swear, only I would get the great idea of installing new windows while it’s -10 outside.  Here’s hoping we can get the attic insulation taken care of quickly as well.

The family bathroom has been in the “almost” done stage for about 3 months with some casing, painting and a new door awaiting both the purchase of and installation.  The tile job my buddy Justin at “Stone Solid Tile” did after I had to give up from not having enough time to complete is amazing – I know because Sarah said so 

Also in big news!  We are about a month away (i hope) from opening our first (AI) store in town, we’ve secured the lease on 850 sqft of great space for our first technology office and it looks like reno’s start next week.  I will post our address and pictures in the coming weeks but this is what the Kamloops and BC Interior locals can expect from us – had to tell the family first

Audio / Video + installation services – Authorized dealers of Harmon Kardon, Russound, Request, and installers of choice for Visions Electronics
Residential, Commercial and Industrial Networking and Structured Wiring
Digital Signage
Web Development, hosting and email services
Local Off-site Backup Services
Database Development and Custom Software Solutions
Computer & Laptop Sales / Service
Server Sales / Service
Mobile Phone Repair (iPhones, Blackberries and the like)

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As always, love you all from the Coyle’s and soon to be’s in Kamloops.

Daniels 7th Birthday Party

Yesterday Sarah and I accomplished something great, yes, yes, working on the guest list.  We -think- we’ve got everyone but we’ll see how that goes when Brian and Sheliah come and visit in a week Monday.  I think my mom has some extra ideas for invites.  We’ve also worked out some favours details, we’re pre-ordering the ones for adults this week as there will be about 4 months prep time and it will take 2 months for the stock to arrive in from the supplier.  The youth / young one favours are far less an ordeal and will be prepared a few weeks before hand.

Yes, among all of this yesterday, we still managed to make it to a trampoline land birthday party in the Kamloops Tournament Center for a good friend of the families son, Aiden had a blast, some video below!  And yeah, the lawn got done yesterday as well.  As the heat goes down, the darned thing grows faster.

the Trampoline

help i’m stuck in the foam pit

NICKNAMES

• If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out for lunch, they will call each other Laura, Kate and Sarah.
• If Mike, Dave and John go out, they will affectionately refer to each other as Fat Boy, Dickhead and Shit for Brains.

EATING OUT

• When the bill arrives, Mike, Dave and John will each throw in $20, even though it’s only for $32.50. None of them will have anything smaller and none will actually admit they want change back.
• When the girls get their bill, out come the pocket calculators.

MONEY

• A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs.
• A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item that she doesn’t need but is on sale.

BATHROOMS

• A man has six items in his bathroom: toothbrush and toothpaste, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap, and a towel .
• The average number of items in the typical woman’s bathroom is 337. A man would not be able to identify more than 20 of these items.

ARGUMENTS

• A woman has the last word in any argument.
• Anything a man says after that, is the beginning of a new argument.

FUTURE

• A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband.
• A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.

SUCCESS

• A successful man is one who makes more money than his wife can spend.
• A successful woman is one who can find such a man.

MARRIAGE

• A woman marries a man expecting he will change, but he doesn’t.
• A man marries a woman expecting that she won’t change, but she does.

DRESSING UP

• A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, answer the phone, read a book, and get the mail.
• A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.

NATURAL

• Men wake up as good-looking as they went to bed.
• Women somehow deteriorate during the night.

OFFSPRING

• Ah, children. A woman knows all about her children. She knows about dentist appointments and romances, best friends, favorite foods, secret fears and hopes and dreams.
• A man is vaguely aware of some short people living in the house.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

A married man should forget his mistakes. There’s no use in two people remembering the same thing!

The options were, a Hall In Queens Park New Westminster, In Burnaby’s Deer Lake Park, In Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam.  I will post the names as a update to this post later.  The only important item is that it looks we booked the last and best hall!

As it turns out, the Theater was due for maintenance the weekend we wanted and they were holding it for this purpose instead of renting it out.  The technicians will only be in the Theater for a couple of hours.  As it happens, we’re not interested in the Theater and only want the Grand Galleriea.  With this in mind, the wonderful staff at Port Moody City Hall Parks and Rec were able to speak to them, confirm the maintenance requirements and rent us one of the most beautiful locations we could find, oh how Wonderful!

It sounds like Port Moody is our reception location and we’ve already picked the location / date / and apparently colours too (Sarah).  Anyone with thoughts or comments on the Reception Venue is more than welcome to post a comment.  Is there anything else that we can get – equally as good?

Personally I still like the idea of ordering them, simplifies the process, all we need to do is address, seal, and send.  Oh well, it’s as much her Wedding as mine, hah, who am I kidding, it’s all about her.

A Dream Away Wedding Planning in Kamloops stepped up to assist and provide knowhow, decorations and ongoing assistance.  A little later we’ll describe our thoughts and details for how we went through the planning and selections process for “our” big day.  Right now, just know that we have selected them for a great many reasons, the main one being, they do Weddings – the right way.  Experience always helps.

The issue remains with the hall, we called must have been 15 different locations in Vancouver, Coquitlam, New Westminister, Port Moody, and Port Coquitlam.  This isn’t an issue, but apparently if your in the GVRD, you start planning for a date two years from “the day”.

Two months before they came home I’d saved all my pennies knowing I’d be proposing upon her return and started shopping for “the” ring.  Hadn’t really though about when / where until she started planning a Canada Day / Welcome home bbq.  Then it just hit, this would be the perfect time, in the privacy of our own home, almost a year to the day we had moved them into the basement suite in Vancouver.

Needless to say, she said “Yes”, started crying a little bit and mentioned in passing that by now she thought I was never going to ask and was ready to remain happy and firmly attached by my side anyway.