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Wednesday, November 10, 2010   The 36 ground radials for the Butternut HF9V amateur radio antenna have finally been installed, and the coax has been run in the buried electrical conduit. Now I can finally use the antenna!
Saturday, October 30, 2010   Took a trip to Aiken, SC, and Lake Martin in Alabama to celebrate dad's 80th birthday. Happy Birthday Dad!
Saturday, September 11, 2010   The new Butternut HF9V amateur radio antenna is now installed, and I've connected a temporary coax transmission wire, but the antenna doesn't have any ground radials yet, so it won't be very efficient. Since we have decided to re-sod the yard with Zoysia, I'm waiting until the existing grass gets removed until I put the radials in.
Sunday, August 15, 2010   Before I can put up an amateur radio antenna, I have to install some antenna-hiding trees...
Saturday, July 17, 2010   I took the General class Amateur Radio License exam. Now I can transmit on the HF bands, which allows me to communicate with other amateurs all over the world.
Saturday, June 26, 2010   Went to the ARRL Field Day with the Lakeland Amateur Radio Club. Ernie helped Tyler and Trevor make their first contact.
Saturday, June 19, 2010   I finally took the Technician class Amateur Radio License exam. All those years of just listening to shortwave radio and not being able to transmit are now over! Now I can talk on the VHF and UHF bands. The new call sign is KJ4WFS. For those that don't recognize the t-shirt, it's Rock-Paper-Scissors-Lizard-Spock.
Friday, April 09, 2010 through Friday, April 09, 2010   Christy and I went to the Alabama Grand Prix with Amy and Tommy. Amy and Tommy gave us the tickets as our Christmas present. Saw former Formula 1 driver Tacuma Sato driving an Indy car.
Saturday, March 27, 2010   I took Christy to The Holyland Experience for her birthday. This was a great experience. We saw most of the exhibits, and a few of the shows. You really need more than one day to do everything. We really enjoyed the Scriptorium. It is a self-guided, yet narrated tour that takes you through many different times and places in history and provides numerous rooms containing artifacts of those times. The Scriptorium is in the background of this picture.
Thursday, December 31, 2009   We hosted the family New Years Eve party. Happy New Year!
Saturday, December 12, 2009 through Saturday, December 12, 2009   Took a vacation to the Western Caribbean cruise on the Carnival Dream. That was one big ship! Went to Cozumel, Belize, Roatan Island, and Costa Maya. Saw the Mayan Ruins at Tulum, Xunantunich, and Kohunlich. The little circle near the bow at the top of the ship is where our room was. That was one great view!
Saturday, October 31, 2009   Played board games with the board game group in Kissimmee on Halloween night until 4am. Charlie and Laura brought Last Night on Earth - The Zombie Game. Had so much fun playing that game, we had to buy a copy of it for ourselves.
Monday, September 21, 2009   After 200,000 miles, the Tahoe is still going strong!
Saturday, August 08, 2009   The H.B. Plant Railroad Historical Society held an open house after the National Model Railroad Association regional annual meeting.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009   Tammy and Darrin came and stayed with us while visiting from Italy. We had such a good time, we can't wait until we get to go to Italy and visit them!
Thursday, January 08, 2009   Christy, Van and I went to watch the Gators win the BCS Championship game in Miami!
Sunday, December 28, 2008   Amy, Tommy, and my nieces came to visit for Christmas.
Saturday, December 06, 2008   We saw Manheim Steamroller in concert at Universal Studios.
Thursday, November 27, 2008   Christy's mom gave us the best Christmas present. A cruise to the Bahamas! Thanks Gracie!
Saturday, November 22, 2008   Thomas Kinkade hosted an invitation-only event in Lakeland. We were lucky to be chosen to attend.
Thursday, November 20, 2008   We were invited to hear Ashley Danner playing the cello at the Harrison concert. The orchestra sounded so professional. It was incredible! Thanks Dana and Nicky!
Sunday, April 27, 2008   Missed Florida Jets, but made it to Top Gun!
Wednesday, December 26, 2007   Went to the Barber Motorsports Museum while visiting relatives in Birmingham.
Saturday, September 29, 2007   Epic has his first soccer game today! See the pictures here.
Saturday, September 01, 2007   We attended the 3rd Annual Food Fight, hosted at Olivia's house. See the pictures here.
Monday, January 22, 2007   The Acadia came in today. Christy and I both agreed that was definitely a cool vehicle, and the culmination of 7 months of deliberation finally resulted in a purchase. Michael Holley Chevrolet / GMC gave us a great deal on it.
Friday, October 27, 2006   Michael Holley Chevrolet / GMC allowed us to spec the options on a new GMC Acadia that we're considering purchasing. Since they didn't have any pricing, they didn't require us to put down any downpayment or require us to purchase it when it comes in.
Sunday, October 22, 2006   We attended the annual family halloween party. See the pictures here.
Friday, July 07, 2006   We spent a very relaxing week on vacation at Tybee Island, GA with the Anderson's. See the pictures here.
Monday, June 12, 2006   We spent 10 fun-filled days sightseeing in London. We kept a daily journal of events. We attended our first Formula 1 race. The British Gran Prix at Silverstone.
Sunday, April 30, 2006   Christy and I went to see the annual Top Gun competition held at the Lakeland Airport. This is the event where the best R/C airplane builders and pilots come and compete for top honors.
Friday, March 17, 2006   No rest for the weary... We attended to 12 hours of sebring race! Epic was monitoring Race Control to keep up with the latest developments.
Friday, March 10, 2006   Christy came with me to Los Angeles for a week while I was attending a class at Developmentor. We ventured down Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and saw a movie at Grauman's Chinese Theater.
Sunday, February 12, 2006   Christy and I went to Aiken, SC for the weekend to visit dad and Judy.
Monday, January 02, 2006   Christy and I went to the Outback Bowl in Tampa to watch the Gators take on the Hawkeyes. The gators won 31 to 24.
Sunday, January 01, 2006   Christy and I went to the Magic Kingdom with my sister Amy, Tommy, Paige, and Stacey.
Sunday, November 27, 2005   For our anniversary, Christy got me a really cool gift. The new Davis weather station in the back yard provides some pretty detailed information on the current weather conditions. If you are thinking of purchasing one of these, the best place to buy it is at Provantage which provides about a 32% discount off retail.
Saturday, October 29, 2005   For my birthday, Christy arranged for Randy and Noel to join us on the Murder Mystery Dinner Train on the Seminole Gulf Railway in Fort Myers. During dinner we put on our Halloween masks and even caught the actors by surprise!
Sunday, September 04, 2005   There was plenty of food to be had at the annual family Labor Day party! We hosted this one.
Sunday, August 14, 2005   Christy and I participated in the Anderson's 1st annual food fight!
Saturday, July 23, 2005   Christy and I went to Alabama to see Amy and Tommy's new lake house. It's a beautiful house set back on one of the lake's coves. The weather was great and we took the boat out and had some fun on the water.
Friday, June 10, 2005   I attended Microsoft's Tech*Ed conference. This year it was held in Orlando, so I didn't have too far to go.
Monday, April 18, 2005   The house is finally finished and we get to move in!
Sunday, March 06, 2005   We saw the Florida Jets airshow at Lakeland airport. This is a must see event if you ever get a chance to attend. It comes around each year about this time. This jet features an in-flight movable delta wing.
Friday, January 14, 2005   We attended Randy's 43rd birthday party. Randy wore the esteemed ceremonial birthday hat.
Thursday, December 23, 2004   We left Tennessee to spend Christmas with my sister and brother-in-law in Birmingham, AL.
Monday, December 20, 2004   We went to Pleasant View, TN to visit Christy's parents.
Saturday, November 27, 2004   Christy and I were married in the Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church in downtown Lakeland. It was the best decision I ever made.
Saturday, September 25, 2004   We went to Jacksonville to attend Glenn and Charlotte's wedding ceremony. It was a joyous time for all.
Sunday, July 25, 2004   After many months of planning, we finally broke ground on the house.
Saturday, July 24, 2004   Christy and Olivia had their graduation ceremony where they were conferred the degree of Masters of Social Work.
Saturday, August 09, 2003   Christy and I went on our first date!