Europe Bound

it's official. Eliz and I booked our tickets for a European Vacation. As this is the internet and I know those of you out there are kinda sketchy, so I am not telly when or where we are going, but rest assured, there will be someone living in our cute little home and taking care of our BIG, MEAN dog. I am pretty excited, still have lots to plan, not my favorite part, but hopefully worth it. Yeah Us!

Why I am mad at Ireland

We entered this contest and didn't even make it to the second round. That's why I have decided to be man at Ireland. Yeah, that's right, the whole bloody country can kiss my Irish/American booty.

This was the contest:

www.runawaybrideandgroom.com/ultimatejob/


This was our video:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIaIsQWtM90


It took me about a week and then I just realized I wasn't ready to forgive them. So, when I no longer hold a grudge, I may plan a visit or drink a Guinness, but until then it's Scotland or nothing for me.

Thought I would add some pictures of what I have been up to over the past couple of months...Since apparently I haven't posted anything.

This is Elizabeth and I at a wedding in Columbus. I had to sport the bow tie with this suit. It was lots of fun.

Another thing I have been up to is brewing beer with a buddy of mine, Mr. Scott L. This is our first batch and should be fully brewed and fermented in the next couple of weeks. We were lucky enough to have a guy in the area with expertise and all the goods we needed. We called the beer the S and E Pale Ale (after our wives, Sarah and Elizabeth)...it's a bitter beer.

Its a three stage process. "Cooking" it one day, letting it ferment. Putting it in a Carboy, letting it ferment. Bottling it, letting ferment. Those are the three parts in a very, very brief overview. Brewing beer is actually pretty intense and specific. We were lucky enough to have our friend Drew Sutton in town when we were bottling. Lucky, because he has an amazing eye for photos and took some great ones.



I have some pictures that I took of the other two processes, but they really can't compete. The only cool thing I have is this video of the fermenting process, day one, 7am. I moved the 5 gallon fermenter to the closet in my office, to keep it out of the way. I was concerned the night before when the air lock wasn't doing anything I thought we messed up. But, as I was working on my computer, I kept hearing this odd noise. I realized it was signs the beer was brewing, it was quite exciting.

I will have to report back when we open and taste the first bottle. Hopefully it will be drinkable and also the first of many batches.