The Johnson Blog

I’ve you’ve never been to a Coldstone Creamery, like Ana and I before tonight, and there’s one near you – get there.  We were really impressed with how good the ice cream was, and it’s pretty fun watching them make your dessert.

I have no idea when they came to Springfield, it couldn’t have been very long ago though. They have a great location, right downtown across the street from the old capital building and a block from the new Presidential Library.  On a cool evening like tonight it was very pleasant sitting outside eating the ice cream in view of the well lit capital.

Saw this today at Dick’s Sporting Goods.

Last night Ana and I traded in our bikes (yes, bought last year) for a pair of new and larger ones. When we bought them last year we didn’t realize what size we really needed and were riding ones that we are way too tall for. The bikes will arrive on Tuesday so we should be able to ride them that evening, provided the weather is nice.

We purchased them from WheelFast in Chatham which came highly recommended.  If you’re in the area and looking for a bike or bike accessories, you should check them out.

My dad has started an eBay related business, and I’ve been working on the website for him. It’s not nearly as complete as I want it to be yet, but it will gain more features over time.

For the curious (and those too lazy to click the link), he’s offering a service where you can have stuff sold on eBay, but you don’t have to do anything.  He comes to your house to take the pictures, handling packing and shipping, etc..  Basically you just decide you want to sell something and either call or send him an email.  Pretty cool, and he’s had several customers already.

Last weekend was the end of a string of very busy weekends.   In the past month+ we’ve had: a trip to St. Louis (science center, galleria, etc.), memorial day picnic in Troy, 2 high school graduations, a birthday, and a wedding.  We’re hoping to stay around town this weekend, we’ll see how it goes.

I think that after a week and a half, it’s time to try and tame the jungle that is my lawn.  Between all of the rain, weekend events, and Ana’s birthday, I just haven’t had time to get to it earlier.  I’m sure it’ll be a blast.