Bugs Palace!

Wow, talk about going form quiet weekends to all out non-stop craziness. Started  out Friday night going to a Jack and Jill for a friend of mine from high school who’s marrying a distant cousin of mine. It wasn’t packed, but was still a good time. Lots of people who I haven’t seen in very long time. Got home at the crack of 2-2:30am. Late night would have been fine had we not had to be up bright and early to go to a Jays game with my Dad and sister Katie. *thanks for the tickets and stuff Dad, despite the slow moving game, it was a lot of fun*. Then after a quick shower, into St. Catherine’s for dinner with Jim_ and Alicia. For a couple who we have only really just met, we had a great time. We have known these 2 for several years over IRC, but this is the first time meeting Alicia, and the 3rd time getting together with Jim. Despite that, I feel like we have all been good friends forever. Hopefully Alicia can come up from PA more often so we can all hang out more.

Today is work on the bug and hit the Arbor day. Hopefully we can get the engine and windows cut out and get some more welding done and finish cleaning up the rear wheel wells. Depends on energy and stuff :-). …. Until next time…

Sorry for the delay folks. I got lazy. First off, thanks go out to mom and dad for a fun Easter dinner. Was alot of fun. Even though a little cramped. All in all, a good time 🙂

Wedding plans are getting underway again. Invitations are orderred, flower people have deposit. Only 136 days to go :  

Truck is coming along slowly. Couple more steps made.Here is some QUICK PICTURES.  Got the Escalade handles on, tailgate handle shaved off and the roll pan painted and installed. Trucks looking good. Next up is wheels, rubber, 1/2 drop, bedrug, and some new clear corners. (or fix the old ones), then she will be all done, and I can then focus on the wedding and the beetle. Wheels are on order, hopefully I can come up with the cash before they get here 🙂

Speaking of the beetle, its coming along a bit quicker now that the weather doesn’t suck. Got the front passenger wheel well complete with primer. Alex has a small weld job on the drivers side and it will be done. And the inside rear welds which needed to be done are about 95% done. One side complete, the other tacked into place to be finished this week. Sunday looks like the engine pulling day so Alex can finish off the rear welding and we can then get serious about sanding and primering

Nothing much to talk about today. Wedding plans coming along. Invitations narrowed down to 2. Roll pan isn’t here yet, which is probably a good thing, as I won’t have the money to paint it till next week 🙁

A buddy of mine from IRC named Jim_ has gotten himself a new job in St. Catherine’s and will be moving down to that area this month. Looks like he will be staying with Shannon and I for a night while looking for a place down here. Possibly a couple more days at the end of the moth. Time will tell. Should be fun times. Congrats on the job.

Hacky finally got himself a pair of colour matched handles for his truck, so I can expect the black pair he had to show up any day now. (THANKS BRO!)  Hopefully put the handles, roll pan, shaved gate and replacement grill all on the truck at the same time. I like doing a bunch of stuff at a time. Much more full filling. Get those things done, and hopefully a couple more inches of drop and some new wheels in the next month or so, and the truck will be pretty much done for the summer. Then its on to the Beetle. Beetle is being worked on, but right now its all labour, no parts needed. Which is good. Crossing my fingers to be in primer sometime in May. May is my 3 pay month, and I plan on picking up the 3 fenders, headliner, carpet and odds/sodds with the extra pay. Nice thing about bugs, is cheap parts. Too bad i need some many of them :-