Good news, bad news kinda weekend...

I usually like to hear the bad news first (yeah I'm that kinda person), so here it goes...

BAD NEWS, is this:

One of the reasons we chose the house we moved into over option #2 was the fact that option #2 house would most likely have construction next door during the year we would be living there.
Unfortunately, we woke up to the sweet sound of drilling Saturday morning.  Later, after we saw the construction port-a-potty right next to our entrance, we found out our right wall will soon be facing our new neighbor's wall, only inches away.  Let the construction begin...

GOOD NEWS, is this:

(thanks, wikipedia!)

In less than month, the hubs and I will be sittin' on da beach with a view of that!!  That's right folks, we just booked our very first vaca from Japan to...GUAM!!  I know I know, its like a "Japan Part Deux," but it was the only place we could find "last minute" for this upcoming national holiday where it seems like every place has jacked up their prices to nearly quadruple the usual cost!