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Rachel Erickson
Oct 5, 20141 min read
First Weekend At The House
Day one turned out to be a fairly frustrating day at the house. Our security system installation took four hours longer than estimated,...
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Rachel Erickson
Sep 30, 20141 min read
Closing Day
I signed my name next to my husband's probably 50 different times today, and that might be a low estimate? We finally own our beautiful...
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Rachel Erickson
Sep 20, 20141 min read
What a Difference a Week Makes!
Carpet is in, driveway and back patio is poured, several appliances are installed and exterior paint is under way. Only 10 more days...
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Rachel Erickson
Sep 14, 20141 min read
The Blinds Decision
In the simplest sense, we had three choices for getting blinds into the new house for all of our windows. Choice number one was to add it...
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Rachel Erickson
Sep 13, 20141 min read
Trip to Interbike
I was so excited to get to travel to Las Vegas for the cycling tradeshow: Interbike. The floor of the convention center was covered with...
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Rachel Erickson
Sep 7, 20141 min read
Drywall Up!
Three and a half weeks to closing! We're probably a little farther along now than these pictures show, but we've been running around like...
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Rachel Erickson
Sep 4, 20141 min read
Little Man's 3rd Birthday
One our favorite boys turned 3 this year, and I was so excited to finally have a munchkin who could send his fairy godmother his very own...
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Rachel Erickson
Sep 2, 20141 min read
US Pro Challenge 2014 - Colorado Springs Stage
My new job has already had its major perks, and one of them was getting the chance to work and get up close during one of the US Pro...
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Rachel Erickson
Aug 18, 20141 min read
September 30th is the Day!
We have our closing date, and I don't think it could be a better date for us. September 30th, we will sign our names a zillion times and...
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Rachel Erickson
Aug 9, 20141 min read
House Pictures: Pre-Drywall
Stopped by the house today to check on a few measurements and options for lighting, etc. After we took a bunch of pictures and got all...
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Rachel Erickson
Aug 3, 20142 min read
Progress...
We had our electrical walk-through at the house this past Thursday. I was kind of amazed to see how far along the interior of the house...
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Rachel Erickson
Jul 30, 20141 min read
Nephew's First Trip to Colorado
My family all ventured out to Colorado for the July 4th weekend this year, and we took the rare opportunity of all 7 of us together to...
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Rachel Erickson
Jul 26, 20141 min read
Welcome to Pearl Izumi
Not many people have been privy to the newest news in our lives, but I am finally in a good place and ready to share with the world that...
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Rachel Erickson
Jul 22, 20141 min read
The House is Coming Along!!
Ventured over to our "pile of dirt" today to check on the progress, and we are certainly coming along quickly!! The framing is mostly...
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hubby
Jul 17, 20143 min read
Broken Collarbone
Guest post by "Hubby" here...And technically, this was originally my blog, now commandeered by the wife. Moving on to the topic at hand....
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Rachel Erickson
May 31, 20142 min read
My Next 30 Years
It's so hard to believe that the first 30 years of my life are coming to a close, as I turn the corner into the next decade, tomorrow....
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Rachel Erickson
May 16, 20142 min read
Running in Circles
Ok, so we have some catching up to do (again)... For me, I'm able to report on a couple of good races that I've had these last couple of...
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Rachel Erickson
May 5, 20141 min read
Our Very Own Hole in the Ground
It might not be a lot to look at right now, but we are so excited to announce that we finally have a basement poured on our lot! Our...
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Rachel Erickson
Apr 14, 20141 min read
Back in the Saddle Again
Race Season has started again! Weather pending, we are packing up the new car with our race gear each weekend. There have been several...
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Rachel Erickson
Mar 8, 20142 min read
Our Next Big Adventure
We have officially decided to plant some roots here in Colorado, and make it our forever-home. As of this past Monday at 6:oopm, we are...
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