Howdy. So apparently it’s November already…just a few things going on since the last update.
In my last post I failed to mention that I had begun training for a century ride…maybe I was nervous it wouldn’t happen? Anyhow, I got most my miles in once the weather started to co-operate and me an my brother-in-law hammered out 100 miles in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. 100.5 miles at an average speed of 16 MPH.
Speaking of the Outer Banks, we were there for the first ever Miller family vacation…actually it was the Miller/Montgomery/Mullins vacation. We flew out to meet the family in Raleigh. We then headed out for a week at a beach house. Check it out here. We had a grand time hanging out on the beach, sight seeing, relaxing and generally having a good time. Besides the bike ride Jodi and I rented a jet ski and tore up the water for awhile. It was a great time and felt like it should be the start of an annual tradition.
While on vacation I got a call with the offer for a new job in Des Moines. I accepted and started about 3 days after we returned. Thus also began the relocation process. We must be getting this house hunting thing down. We viewed 17 homes in 6 hours and ended up with a great one that Jodi found (wasn’t even on the list to look at). We moved about the first week of August. I love my new job, the new area, and the new home.
On the band front, Driven Existence was ramping up for an album release when I got the news. We got the album out the first part of August. You can get yours here or iTunes, Amazon, Napster or a host of other music sights. Beware when listening, your face may just get rocked off! We played our annual show in August and have largely been on hiatus since then due to moving, school, work etc.
On top of moving, a few other things took place…out bassist got married, Jodi’s uncle passed away, and I had to testify in court. Interesting thing was it was in Metropolis home of Superman.
We’ve had great fun and lots of things to do in Des Moines. We hit the IA state fair and have done lots of home improvement projects like added a water softener, battery backup for the sump pump, found, learned about, and finished installing the irrigation system, added landscaping for the hot tub, built a fence, stained the fence, stained the deck, and about 100 smaller projects. Primus came to town in October and we headed to Chicago to see Dream Theater and da Bears!
In the beginning of September I became an uncle when my sister welcomed Wes into the world (a few weeks ahead of schedule).
With that, it’s now early November. The weather has been great. It’s just started to get cold but I still hope to get some biking in on the weekends. Cedar Falls did bless us with one last storm prior to moving away. This time God took his wrath out on the lions next door as opposed to our home.
