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Kellie and I hosted a birthday party for Kellie’s sister, Allison, last Friday night. We made some tasty white chicken chili paired with a white table wine from Menage a Trois – very good. After stuffing ourselves with dinner, the ladies played cards while the guys played video games. I hadn’t played Smash Bros on the Wii in ages.

On Saturday, I undertook a project that I’ve been both dreading and looking forward to: a brake upgrade on the Audi TT. Back in July, I was informed by the dealership that my brakes were nearly expired… and they wanted $1400 to fix them. I sourced some better parts on the aftermarket for a fraction of that and they’ve been sitting in the garage ever since. I spent five hours on Saturday (including a trip to Autozone for a 7mm hex 3/8 socket and Sears for a new jack – it started leaking oil on the first lift and died halfway up the second lift) and three hours on Sunday (including another trip to Autozone for a 8mm hex 3/8 socket). Even if I valued my time at $125 an hour, I still came out ahead. They look so much better and work perfectly so far.

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I have a new brother-in-law! My wife’s sister, Allison, married Eric Helmholdt on Saturday, July 7, 2007. It turned out to be a beautiful day and I’m happy for it. Kellie and I were asked to take some pictures with our Nikon D50 and we obliged. The pictures turned out pretty well (thanks to the camera and beautiful weather – certainly not our photography skills!).

http://picasaweb.google.com/chad.kettner/HelmholdtBolickWedding