Monday, February 11, 2008 - Last night Ana and I finally stayed at the house. We had no furniture, dishes, or even really lights. We did however have an absurdly large TV, blow-up mattress, and salmon. Ana's father Jose (in Portuguese sounds like zsho-say) sent her back home with a large Bohemia beer for me; I vowed that would be the first beer I'd drink whenever I got a house. So last night I cracked open the beer and we dined, and slept at the house for the first time. Muito obrigado o Senhor Jose!
I had no idea you can haggle with people at Wal-Mart. Ana suggested I go there to buy a TV.. I went there to buy a particular one, but the sales guy of course sold me on one with better resolution for a tiny bit more. He went to the back but didn't have it in stock. He asked how much I wanted to spend there, I told him, and he suggested a different TV that was about $300 more than I wanted to spend. He offered to knock $150 off of it. I told him if he knocked $200 off then I wouldn't drive to the next closest Wal-Mart and buy the TV I originally wanted. He agreed. I ended up paying about the same price for a ridiculously large TV (50 inches!).
I think Ana worked even harder than I did on my house; she even helped me lug the beast of a TV into the house and hoist it up ontop of the mantle in the living room. She is strong.
