Since it seems to be the cool thing to do… Here is my 2nd list of 25 things about me.
1. I have a family of raccoons that live in my attic.
2. I subscribe to In Touch and Bon Appetite magazines.
3. I don’t cook. Just VERY basic stuff.
4. I have passed out once in my life and that was from heat stroke.
5. When I was about 7 or so, I got a blue BMX bike with blue tires that I loved. I haven’t owned a bike since.
6. I received a call from the cops a few summers ago asking me about some bones buried in the backyard of my Mom’s rental house I grew up in. The renters thought it may be a body. It was really just beef bones we fed our dogs when growing up. Lol
7. I own over 400 movies on DVD and VHS.
8. I have almost 150 magnets on my fridge from places I’ve traveled (near and far).
9. I live a block from the San Francisco Bay and I never walk down there to go look at the water.
10. A little over 10 years ago, I watched the top story of my Dads house burn down (which is the house I live next door to still). That was probably one of the scariest things I have ever been through.
11. I get migraines. Luckily not too often.
12. I have gotten to tour 2 aircraft carriers. The USS Enterprise a million years ago on a school trip. And the USS Nimitz back in high school because one of my closest friends was dating a Navy dude. And I live ½ a mile from the USS Hornet, but have yet to tour it.
13. I feel naked if I’m not wearing my watch.
14. I love the Numa Numa song. Which is actually called ‘Dragostea din tei’ by O-Zone if you didn’t know.
15. I collect traditional nutcrackers.
16. I carry my iPod and camera in my purse everywhere I go.
17. Growing up, I thought having a Toucan would have been the coolest pet ever.
18. I love staying at fancy hotel as much as dive hotels. And I love camping. I prefer that where I camp at least has a Port-A-Pottie. Other than that, rustic is all good. But growing up I camped in the middle of nowhere with no toilet, so I can do it.
19. I can be ready to walk out the door in the morning, 30 mins after I wake up. That includes taking my dog out, taking a shower, doing my make-up and getting dressed.
20. The most embarrassing concert I have been to was NKOTB, the first time around.
21. I hate wrapping gifts, so have a tendency to go the gift bag route a lot.
22. And old high school friend and I would speed down this one street where we lived while blasting ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ by Queen while we were out driving. Not quite sure why.
23. My favorite car ever is the ’57 Corvette (red/white)
24. I have swam/snorkeled with sea lions. It was SOOO cool.
25. In the city I went to Middle School and High School in, it was pretty much common place that everyone learned how to drive in the local cemetery.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Crazy Fun Night
So, my Aunt, Uncle, Mom, Step-Dad and I had tickets tonight to a crab feed at my cousin’s old high school. They were both very into baseball from childhood through high school. So my Aunt and Uncle are still supporters of their Athletic Dept. Anyway… at the last min, my Mom and Step-Dad felt like they were getting sick so they didn’t come. So my Aunt and Uncle’s friends, Mary and Bob, came instead. I have met them at a few events before. But tonight was too funny.
We got to the high school and found our seats. You had to buy tokens for drinks. 1 token for a soda or water. 4 for a beer or glass of wine. 16 for a whole bottle of wine. Well, they started out with a bottle that we shared. And everything went funny quickly. Me being amused by the 4 of them I mean. They started out with all the raffle prizes as we ate the rolls, salad and pasta the students and parents passed out. They even had a Sharks puck as a raffle prize. So proud :-)
But anyway… we were sitting next to 2 of the high school’s coaches. One was their basketball coast and Athletic Dept head, and not sure what the other guy coached. But that coach was telling us that one of the prizes was a Warriors gift pack. It included a jersey, tickets to 2 games and 2 T-shirts. But I guess at the last minute, his daughter and her best friend took a basketball to where some of the players were (today or yesterday) and got the ball signed to add to the pack. But I guess when this happened, the 2 girls and 2 of the players (Monta Ellis and Stephen Jackson) also exchanged phone numbers. And as we sat there eating, they were on a double date. I don’t know who these players are, but my Aunt being a Mom, was all concerned. So she passed the coach a note asking her to get in touch with her to make sure they got home safe.
Anyway, there was an abundance of fresh crab which was so good. We brought a little burner so we could have melted butter, but it really wasn’t needed. And as I drank a Pepsi, and the other 4 shared 3 more bottles of wine, the hilarity ensued. There was a centerpiece on the table all wrapped up with balloons hanging from it. I could tell it was a bottle of wine, so pointed it out to them. They proceeded to unwrap the thing, even as I said it was probably a door prize or something. They didn’t care, lol. They didn’t drink it, but Mary unwrapped it.
Of course a little later they announced that you should look at the chair you were sitting in, and if it wasn’t orange, then you won the bottle. The woman that won it was sitting right next to Mary, so they explained the unwrapping. It was too funny.
They also had an auction for things like a weekend trip to Tahoe, a reserved parking spot in the Senior lot for your kid, a Murder Mystery Party, etc. And some crazy amounts were paid. But as we were finally wrapping up to leave, Mary and my Aunt picked up every unopened moist towelette on the tables we walked by to take home. Then as we headed out the door, we saw one of the wine centerpieces in tact on the floor near the bathrooms. My logical head made me think that someone went to the bathroom and just set it outside. Mary however didn’t care, and had her mind set on getting a bottle of wine since the one she unwrapped earlier. So she grabbed it, ripped off the balloons and quickly walked to the car in hysterics. Which continued on the car ride home and once back. With Mary singing the Brownies troop song, and at one point me thinking she was singing “Baby Got Back”. Crazy people I tell you.
So the evening ended with my Aunt, Mary and I discussing a crazy weekend away down to Monterey or something. Knowing full well that they will embarrass the hell out of me, but it will keep me laughing the whole trip. At least I’ll be able to drink and keep up with them this time.
We got to the high school and found our seats. You had to buy tokens for drinks. 1 token for a soda or water. 4 for a beer or glass of wine. 16 for a whole bottle of wine. Well, they started out with a bottle that we shared. And everything went funny quickly. Me being amused by the 4 of them I mean. They started out with all the raffle prizes as we ate the rolls, salad and pasta the students and parents passed out. They even had a Sharks puck as a raffle prize. So proud :-)
But anyway… we were sitting next to 2 of the high school’s coaches. One was their basketball coast and Athletic Dept head, and not sure what the other guy coached. But that coach was telling us that one of the prizes was a Warriors gift pack. It included a jersey, tickets to 2 games and 2 T-shirts. But I guess at the last minute, his daughter and her best friend took a basketball to where some of the players were (today or yesterday) and got the ball signed to add to the pack. But I guess when this happened, the 2 girls and 2 of the players (Monta Ellis and Stephen Jackson) also exchanged phone numbers. And as we sat there eating, they were on a double date. I don’t know who these players are, but my Aunt being a Mom, was all concerned. So she passed the coach a note asking her to get in touch with her to make sure they got home safe.
Anyway, there was an abundance of fresh crab which was so good. We brought a little burner so we could have melted butter, but it really wasn’t needed. And as I drank a Pepsi, and the other 4 shared 3 more bottles of wine, the hilarity ensued. There was a centerpiece on the table all wrapped up with balloons hanging from it. I could tell it was a bottle of wine, so pointed it out to them. They proceeded to unwrap the thing, even as I said it was probably a door prize or something. They didn’t care, lol. They didn’t drink it, but Mary unwrapped it.
Of course a little later they announced that you should look at the chair you were sitting in, and if it wasn’t orange, then you won the bottle. The woman that won it was sitting right next to Mary, so they explained the unwrapping. It was too funny.
They also had an auction for things like a weekend trip to Tahoe, a reserved parking spot in the Senior lot for your kid, a Murder Mystery Party, etc. And some crazy amounts were paid. But as we were finally wrapping up to leave, Mary and my Aunt picked up every unopened moist towelette on the tables we walked by to take home. Then as we headed out the door, we saw one of the wine centerpieces in tact on the floor near the bathrooms. My logical head made me think that someone went to the bathroom and just set it outside. Mary however didn’t care, and had her mind set on getting a bottle of wine since the one she unwrapped earlier. So she grabbed it, ripped off the balloons and quickly walked to the car in hysterics. Which continued on the car ride home and once back. With Mary singing the Brownies troop song, and at one point me thinking she was singing “Baby Got Back”. Crazy people I tell you.
So the evening ended with my Aunt, Mary and I discussing a crazy weekend away down to Monterey or something. Knowing full well that they will embarrass the hell out of me, but it will keep me laughing the whole trip. At least I’ll be able to drink and keep up with them this time.
Friday, January 23, 2009
25 Things About Me
1. When I was about 3 or so, I was jumping on my parent’s bed and fell off. I hit the corner of my eye on an open drawer and got 3 stitches. Those are the only stitches I have ever gotten.
2. I have never broken anything except my big toe, and there isn’t anything you can do about that.
3. My first plane ride was when I was 9, when my Mom and I went to Disneyland for their 30th Anniversary (and she and I went back for the 50th).
4. As a kid, I loved playing with matchbook cars and racetracks as much as I did Barbie Dolls and Cabbage Patch kids.
5. I went to a Private School (Peter Pan Academy) for Pre-school, Pre-K, and 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades.
6. I have been to Maui 13 times (I think) and could show you around if you wanted to go ;-)
7. I had about 5 pet rats over the course of childhood through college.
8. I love museums and art galleries. The British Museum and the National Gallery of Art in London are my 2 favorites.
9. I went zip-lining on Maui a few years back, and now want to do it everywhere.
10. I want to see the Pyramids (and other things) in Egypt, Machu Picchu in Peru, the Acropolis in Greece, Petra in Jordan, Pompeii in Italy and the villages and coastline in Ireland more than anything.
11. I smoked for 13 or so years. But I quit on Aug 27, 2006 and haven’t had one since.
12. I can’t pick one genre of music as my favorite. If I love it, I love it. And although I’m a rocker at heart, a hot cowboy on a ranch would do just fine ;-)
13. I’m not really a big dessert person, and pass over it 95% of the time it’s offered. Maybe I have a tiny slice of pie on Thanksgiving or a piece of cake (sans frosting) at a birthday party. Or a random piece of candy, popsicle or ice cream here or there when I crave it.
14. I can’t stand whipped cream, marshmallows, olives (I tolerate black ones on pizza) and raisins.
15. I am AWFUL at saving money. I need to work on that.
16. I addicted to Sharks hockey (or just hockey in general), and spend hours every day on thenhlarena.com
17. I’m a reality show junkie.
18. I am fascinated with WWII and the Holocaust.
19. I can’t wait for our get together the weekend of 3/21 - 3/22. 25 of us going to a Sharks game? How crazy is that?
20. I have been a bridesmaid in 4 weddings. 3 of them were the same year within 3 months of each other, and one of those 3 was on Oahu. And 2 of the 4 friends were marrying cops.
21. I’m a pretty mellow, go with the flow sort of person. Which translates to shy, until I get to know you. But I’m getting better about that.
22. Growing up, my dream was to be an Archaeologist, Interior Designer or Event Coordinator. I guess I never had the drive or love of school to follow through. Darn it. And when I was accepted to college, it was as an Aeronautical Engineer. I wanted to design airplanes. How random is that? School is not my cup of tea though.
23. During high school I really enjoyed doing ceramics by hand (not wheel) and I would love to get back into it.
24. I absolutely love taking photos, primarily of nature.
25. I was in the room when my godson was born. Absolutely amazing moment.
2. I have never broken anything except my big toe, and there isn’t anything you can do about that.
3. My first plane ride was when I was 9, when my Mom and I went to Disneyland for their 30th Anniversary (and she and I went back for the 50th).
4. As a kid, I loved playing with matchbook cars and racetracks as much as I did Barbie Dolls and Cabbage Patch kids.
5. I went to a Private School (Peter Pan Academy) for Pre-school, Pre-K, and 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades.
6. I have been to Maui 13 times (I think) and could show you around if you wanted to go ;-)
7. I had about 5 pet rats over the course of childhood through college.
8. I love museums and art galleries. The British Museum and the National Gallery of Art in London are my 2 favorites.
9. I went zip-lining on Maui a few years back, and now want to do it everywhere.
10. I want to see the Pyramids (and other things) in Egypt, Machu Picchu in Peru, the Acropolis in Greece, Petra in Jordan, Pompeii in Italy and the villages and coastline in Ireland more than anything.
11. I smoked for 13 or so years. But I quit on Aug 27, 2006 and haven’t had one since.
12. I can’t pick one genre of music as my favorite. If I love it, I love it. And although I’m a rocker at heart, a hot cowboy on a ranch would do just fine ;-)
13. I’m not really a big dessert person, and pass over it 95% of the time it’s offered. Maybe I have a tiny slice of pie on Thanksgiving or a piece of cake (sans frosting) at a birthday party. Or a random piece of candy, popsicle or ice cream here or there when I crave it.
14. I can’t stand whipped cream, marshmallows, olives (I tolerate black ones on pizza) and raisins.
15. I am AWFUL at saving money. I need to work on that.
16. I addicted to Sharks hockey (or just hockey in general), and spend hours every day on thenhlarena.com
17. I’m a reality show junkie.
18. I am fascinated with WWII and the Holocaust.
19. I can’t wait for our get together the weekend of 3/21 - 3/22. 25 of us going to a Sharks game? How crazy is that?
20. I have been a bridesmaid in 4 weddings. 3 of them were the same year within 3 months of each other, and one of those 3 was on Oahu. And 2 of the 4 friends were marrying cops.
21. I’m a pretty mellow, go with the flow sort of person. Which translates to shy, until I get to know you. But I’m getting better about that.
22. Growing up, my dream was to be an Archaeologist, Interior Designer or Event Coordinator. I guess I never had the drive or love of school to follow through. Darn it. And when I was accepted to college, it was as an Aeronautical Engineer. I wanted to design airplanes. How random is that? School is not my cup of tea though.
23. During high school I really enjoyed doing ceramics by hand (not wheel) and I would love to get back into it.
24. I absolutely love taking photos, primarily of nature.
25. I was in the room when my godson was born. Absolutely amazing moment.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Dance and Celts and Music and stuff....
So, I Tivo'd 'Superstars of Dance' a while back, but tonight was the first night I caught it. Not sure how many episodes I missed.... 1, 2, 3, 4? Anyway, it rocked!! I know many people aren't into reality shows, but this is 90% dance, 10% reality. I love that it's the dances of the cultures of Ireland, India, USA, Argentina, China, Russia, South Africa and Australia. Some traditional, and some just creative. But all awesome!!
I didn't realize until tonight that Michael Flatley was the primary host. LOVE HIM!! Sure, many years ago I thought he was an arrogant ass. But that didn't diminish his talent in my mind. I have watched Riverdance and Lord of the Dance probably 15 times each. I'm addicted to it. It almost makes me teary (in a good way) watching it because I would kill to see the show in Ireland. Not sure why, but I always found fascination with Scotland, Ireland and the Celtic culture. Whether it be the knot design work, the landscapes and sites, the people, dance or the music. I've been to England, Scotland and Wales, but never to Ireland, and that remains one of my top 2 places to visit (there and Egypt).
Well anyway, this all prompted me to put on my DVD of Lord of the Dance to cap off the night before heading to bed. I can watch it over and over again.as I love it so much.
I didn't realize until tonight that Michael Flatley was the primary host. LOVE HIM!! Sure, many years ago I thought he was an arrogant ass. But that didn't diminish his talent in my mind. I have watched Riverdance and Lord of the Dance probably 15 times each. I'm addicted to it. It almost makes me teary (in a good way) watching it because I would kill to see the show in Ireland. Not sure why, but I always found fascination with Scotland, Ireland and the Celtic culture. Whether it be the knot design work, the landscapes and sites, the people, dance or the music. I've been to England, Scotland and Wales, but never to Ireland, and that remains one of my top 2 places to visit (there and Egypt).
Well anyway, this all prompted me to put on my DVD of Lord of the Dance to cap off the night before heading to bed. I can watch it over and over again.as I love it so much.
Monday, January 5, 2009
My L.A. Weekend
This weekend was a blast. Sarah and I drove down to Anaheim on Thursday and got there around dinner time. It took 6 hours and was pretty uneventful. We checked into our hotel, half a black from Disneyland and tried to decide where to eat. Sarah had been to Joe's Crab Shack (http://www.joescrabshack.com/) before, so we decided to eat there. It was about a 30 min wait, but it was cool. I ordered a Shark Bite to drink. YUM!! Which included a very loud announcement to the entire restaurant when she poured the shot of grenadine in. And then there were the synchronized dancing staff. Strange but fun place. We ended the night by laughing our asses off catching up on the last month of Fail Blog, Cake Wrecks and Engrish Funny.
Friday we went to Disneyland and California Adventure. The place was still decked out for the holidays so it was really pretty. It was overcast all day long however, but it was ok. We did all the usual cool rides and took a ton of pics. Luckily we got a few fast passes in because the place was packed. We even wanted to check out the newly revamped "It's a Small World" but the line was insane. Plus, after 14 hours, our feet were killing us. So we headed out around 11:30pm I think and went back to the hotel to crash.
Saturday we got up and checked out. We went next door to Mimi's Café for lunch before heading to L.A.. Then we had an easy drive to downtown and got to the hotel (Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown) around 2pm. We had to park in the parking garage of the attached mall (odd) and even wheel our suitcases through part of the ground floor of the mall to get to the lobby (even odder). But the hotel was beautiful and our friend Brandy got us her super employee rate. All of our Arena friends started arriving slowly but surely from the Bay Area, San Diego, Palm Springs and even Las Vegas. And we had 7 rooms and each one was on a different floor (off that none of us could get on the same floor, but wasn't a big deal). The wait for a table at restaurants next to Staples was insane, so we just ate at the Arena. The game was cool, but 3 of us Sharks fans who sat next to each other (Sarah, Joan and I), we were just enjoying the whole experience more than just paying attention to the game (since it was a Kings/Flyers game). We had a fun time. Afterwards we all went back to the hotel and had some drinks and many laughs up in Chris's room. He had a corner room on the 24th floor with the best view. We ended the party around 3:30am.
Then Sunday we all checked out at Noon and everyone except Mike, Ginger, Brandy and Matt went to IHOP for breakfast/lunch before we all parted ways. Then we left town and Sarah and I met Joan at Sonic near Bakersfield just because I had never been to one before. There was some traffic on the way home, and after dropping Sarah off, I finally got home near 10pm. Long day, but I also just uploaded a ton of pics, so check them out.
(Side note: I knew my cousin was proposing to his girlfriend Savannah Friday night while I was at Disneyland, and my Aunt told me she would call or text me once she got word. But instead I got a text from the newly engaged herself while waiting in line for Space Mountain. It read, "I said YES!". I was super excited to welcome her officially to the family.)
Friday we went to Disneyland and California Adventure. The place was still decked out for the holidays so it was really pretty. It was overcast all day long however, but it was ok. We did all the usual cool rides and took a ton of pics. Luckily we got a few fast passes in because the place was packed. We even wanted to check out the newly revamped "It's a Small World" but the line was insane. Plus, after 14 hours, our feet were killing us. So we headed out around 11:30pm I think and went back to the hotel to crash.
Saturday we got up and checked out. We went next door to Mimi's Café for lunch before heading to L.A.. Then we had an easy drive to downtown and got to the hotel (Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown) around 2pm. We had to park in the parking garage of the attached mall (odd) and even wheel our suitcases through part of the ground floor of the mall to get to the lobby (even odder). But the hotel was beautiful and our friend Brandy got us her super employee rate. All of our Arena friends started arriving slowly but surely from the Bay Area, San Diego, Palm Springs and even Las Vegas. And we had 7 rooms and each one was on a different floor (off that none of us could get on the same floor, but wasn't a big deal). The wait for a table at restaurants next to Staples was insane, so we just ate at the Arena. The game was cool, but 3 of us Sharks fans who sat next to each other (Sarah, Joan and I), we were just enjoying the whole experience more than just paying attention to the game (since it was a Kings/Flyers game). We had a fun time. Afterwards we all went back to the hotel and had some drinks and many laughs up in Chris's room. He had a corner room on the 24th floor with the best view. We ended the party around 3:30am.
Then Sunday we all checked out at Noon and everyone except Mike, Ginger, Brandy and Matt went to IHOP for breakfast/lunch before we all parted ways. Then we left town and Sarah and I met Joan at Sonic near Bakersfield just because I had never been to one before. There was some traffic on the way home, and after dropping Sarah off, I finally got home near 10pm. Long day, but I also just uploaded a ton of pics, so check them out.
(Side note: I knew my cousin was proposing to his girlfriend Savannah Friday night while I was at Disneyland, and my Aunt told me she would call or text me once she got word. But instead I got a text from the newly engaged herself while waiting in line for Space Mountain. It read, "I said YES!". I was super excited to welcome her officially to the family.)
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
So long 2008...
Well, it's been a long and interesting year for me. Yet it flew by so fast.
1. I've been unemployed all year. Sure I've been slacking about finding something new, but thought I'd take advantage of the time off while I could. 2009 is the year of the new job, I hope.
2. I had a very fun 5 day trip to Phoenix in January. I got to meet a handful of people from the Arena that I had only chatted with online. We saw a few games, went to the zoo, and just had a good time.
3. At the end of March, I went to D.C./Virginia for my friend Sahar's wedding. I drug Sarah along on the whirlwind 4 day trip so I didn't have to go alone. And I love D.C., so it was fun to share that with someone who has never been.
4. About 3 days after coming home from that trip, our friend Desiree was in town visiting from Saskatchewan. So she, Sarah and I turned around and road tripped down to L.A.. We saw 2 hockey games, went to Disneyland, Hollywood and Santa Monica. We also met more Arena friends on that trip.
5. There have also been many hockey games and meeting of more Sharks fans in the local area, which has
been a ton of fun.
6. I also became more involved in the hockey forum I belong to. It's basically my unpaid job… seriously. www.thenhlarena.com
7. I became re-acquainted with my Great-Aunt this year. Unfortunately it was because she has Cancer and needed rides to chemo appts. But we now just enjoy hanging out, so it was nice to get to know her better.
8. In August my Step-Brother and I headed up to Alaska again, this time to Ketchikan. We spent a week or so up there with my Mom and Step-Dad, and Merlin. We had another nice family vacation.
9. Just last week I got together with some old high school and college friends and it was so great to see them and catch up.
10. I've also… made candles and Christmas ornaments, gone to the coast a few times, watched 2 new dogs join the family, made my dog wear a jersey, went to Yosemite and Mammoth Lakes, watched my cousin graduate from the police academy, got my debt paid off and just generally had a good time.
I don't really make resolutions so nothing really to list. I believe more in putting your mind to changing everyday and not just a Jan 1st sort of thing. So yes, there are some things that need changing, friends I need to spend more time with, etc. But these aren't new ideas. I'm working on them. Well, I'm off to Anaheim tomorrow with Sarah. Going to Disneyland on Friday, then on Saturday we're meeting 10 other Arena folks for the Kings/Flyers game. Then home Sunday. Looking forward to it, catch you when I return.
1. I've been unemployed all year. Sure I've been slacking about finding something new, but thought I'd take advantage of the time off while I could. 2009 is the year of the new job, I hope.
2. I had a very fun 5 day trip to Phoenix in January. I got to meet a handful of people from the Arena that I had only chatted with online. We saw a few games, went to the zoo, and just had a good time.
3. At the end of March, I went to D.C./Virginia for my friend Sahar's wedding. I drug Sarah along on the whirlwind 4 day trip so I didn't have to go alone. And I love D.C., so it was fun to share that with someone who has never been.
4. About 3 days after coming home from that trip, our friend Desiree was in town visiting from Saskatchewan. So she, Sarah and I turned around and road tripped down to L.A.. We saw 2 hockey games, went to Disneyland, Hollywood and Santa Monica. We also met more Arena friends on that trip.
5. There have also been many hockey games and meeting of more Sharks fans in the local area, which has
been a ton of fun.
6. I also became more involved in the hockey forum I belong to. It's basically my unpaid job… seriously. www.thenhlarena.com
7. I became re-acquainted with my Great-Aunt this year. Unfortunately it was because she has Cancer and needed rides to chemo appts. But we now just enjoy hanging out, so it was nice to get to know her better.
8. In August my Step-Brother and I headed up to Alaska again, this time to Ketchikan. We spent a week or so up there with my Mom and Step-Dad, and Merlin. We had another nice family vacation.
9. Just last week I got together with some old high school and college friends and it was so great to see them and catch up.
10. I've also… made candles and Christmas ornaments, gone to the coast a few times, watched 2 new dogs join the family, made my dog wear a jersey, went to Yosemite and Mammoth Lakes, watched my cousin graduate from the police academy, got my debt paid off and just generally had a good time.
I don't really make resolutions so nothing really to list. I believe more in putting your mind to changing everyday and not just a Jan 1st sort of thing. So yes, there are some things that need changing, friends I need to spend more time with, etc. But these aren't new ideas. I'm working on them. Well, I'm off to Anaheim tomorrow with Sarah. Going to Disneyland on Friday, then on Saturday we're meeting 10 other Arena folks for the Kings/Flyers game. Then home Sunday. Looking forward to it, catch you when I return.
Saturday, December 27, 2008
A hectic, but very fun few days...
So, on Xmas Eve we all go to my Aunts and do the usual Xmas Eve family gathering. This year all wearing Christmas sweaters. Much fun was had, and pics will come later. And some cool gifts such as more Ticketmaster G.C.'s for Sharks tickets :-D, some DVDs (Girls Next Door, Ghost Whisperer, and another movie I wanted), a few books, a G.C. to a gourmet food place, my Sharks calendar, a few random things and then maybe the coolest item.... a ticket stub diary to keep all my concert, games, exhibit tickets in :-D I can't wait to put it together. My Mom always gave me crap for carrying ticket stubs around in my purse saying, "Your purse is not a scrapbook!" So guess this was a hint ;-) I stayed the night at my Aunt's because I wanted to have a few drinks. And after everyone left, we watched Tombstone, Singing in the Rain and the first 15 mins of Breakfast at Tiffany's before crashing around 4am. And that's my Aunt and I, not just me.
Then yesterday I drove to Claire and Bobby's to spend Christmas Day with them and her family. My 3rd year in a row doing so. We had an amazing turkey feast, salads with pear, walnuts, walnut oil and parmesan and too many desserts. The chocolate/ginger torte was really yummy. Then we all just hung out and stayed up till late chatting.
Today Claire, Bobby and I ran out to Fairfield to the mall. Stopping at some Italian restaurant for lunch. It was just ok... Then just made a few random stops in the mall. Then around 5pm when we got back, I got a phone call from my college friend/roommate Brian. He and his wife Deanna were having over Jen (one of my best friends in high school) and her boyfriend Vance (another college friend and roommate of mine). So I drove on over and had a blast reminiscing and catching up for over 5 hours. I had intended to leave 2 hours before that, but was having too good of a time. I really miss all of them and look forward to getting together soon, I haven't laughed that hard in a while :-D
I also got my hotel booked, via text with a friend tonight for next Saturday night in L.A. when I go see the Kings play the Flyers. Since my friend Sarah got the Friday before off, we'll be heading to L.A. on Thursday and staying 2 nights in Anaheim first and going to Disneyland on that Friday. It'll be a fun few days. So home at last for the first time since Wed afternoon. What a busy and awesome few days.
Then yesterday I drove to Claire and Bobby's to spend Christmas Day with them and her family. My 3rd year in a row doing so. We had an amazing turkey feast, salads with pear, walnuts, walnut oil and parmesan and too many desserts. The chocolate/ginger torte was really yummy. Then we all just hung out and stayed up till late chatting.
Today Claire, Bobby and I ran out to Fairfield to the mall. Stopping at some Italian restaurant for lunch. It was just ok... Then just made a few random stops in the mall. Then around 5pm when we got back, I got a phone call from my college friend/roommate Brian. He and his wife Deanna were having over Jen (one of my best friends in high school) and her boyfriend Vance (another college friend and roommate of mine). So I drove on over and had a blast reminiscing and catching up for over 5 hours. I had intended to leave 2 hours before that, but was having too good of a time. I really miss all of them and look forward to getting together soon, I haven't laughed that hard in a while :-D
I also got my hotel booked, via text with a friend tonight for next Saturday night in L.A. when I go see the Kings play the Flyers. Since my friend Sarah got the Friday before off, we'll be heading to L.A. on Thursday and staying 2 nights in Anaheim first and going to Disneyland on that Friday. It'll be a fun few days. So home at last for the first time since Wed afternoon. What a busy and awesome few days.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
A nice evening with old friends.
So, a few old high school friends and I made plans to go to Cato's tonight, which is a great pub near where we all went to high school. So Lisa, Christie, Mike, his girlfriend Rachel, Darren and I all met up for drinks. Then we kept eyeing this guy at the next table because he looked so familiar. Then realized it was Ben Fendel and he was there with Dylan Kersh (and other friends) so we said Hi. Then we saw Lisa Horner (another high school friend) come in, so she came and hung out with us too. It was a very random evening of unexpected reacquainting with people we weren't planning too. But it was a lot of fun. So, other friends hadn't yet gotten into town tonight, so there is talk of another gathering there Friday night. So will be fun if it happens.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Another nice few days...
On Wednesday I made plans to go hang out with my Great Aunt. The night before, I thought to print out a bunch of pictures on regular paper for her to look at. Some from my day at the coast, some from Thanksgiving, some of the family dogs, some from Sharks games, etc. I also thought to print out the Sharks current player stats and all the league standings. She doesn't watch the games, but she makes a mental note of how they are doing when she hears the short blurb on the nightly news. I think it's kind of our "thing". The one thing she talks about with me and no one else. It's cute when she calls me and says " I heard the Sharks do.... last night." So after we cut out some pictures and put them on her fridge, and I explained to her what goals, assists, points, +/-, etc meant, she took me to dinner for my birthday. We went to Elephant Bar and it was yummy!!!
Then Thursday I went to my Aunts to go bum around. We went to the mall and she picked up a few gifts. Then we went to Michaels where I picked up a green tinsel Christmas Tree with lights for $5.99, which was way cheap. I thought a pink one may be over the top My place is so small that I haven't had a tree in years so thought this would be festive. Then my Aunt and Uncle gave me my Bday gift... another Ticketmaster gift certificate. WooHoo!! I have enough for 2 games now
Then a friend on The Arena had 2 extra tickets to the Sharks/Kings game in L.A. on Monday that she needed to sell. And if Sarah didn't have finals next week, we may have spontaneously drove down there for an overnighter to go see the game and meet the L.A. area Sharks fans. Bummer!! Not like I'm going to drive all the way down there by myself. So maybe we'll plan a L.A. road trip or another trip to Phoenix in the Spring, if we can afford it.
Well, that's it for now. Off to Claire and Bobby's Friday until Sunday to partake in great food, drinks and visiting with a lot of people I haven't seen in a while. So have a great weekend.
Then Thursday I went to my Aunts to go bum around. We went to the mall and she picked up a few gifts. Then we went to Michaels where I picked up a green tinsel Christmas Tree with lights for $5.99, which was way cheap. I thought a pink one may be over the top My place is so small that I haven't had a tree in years so thought this would be festive. Then my Aunt and Uncle gave me my Bday gift... another Ticketmaster gift certificate. WooHoo!! I have enough for 2 games now
Then a friend on The Arena had 2 extra tickets to the Sharks/Kings game in L.A. on Monday that she needed to sell. And if Sarah didn't have finals next week, we may have spontaneously drove down there for an overnighter to go see the game and meet the L.A. area Sharks fans. Bummer!! Not like I'm going to drive all the way down there by myself. So maybe we'll plan a L.A. road trip or another trip to Phoenix in the Spring, if we can afford it.
Well, that's it for now. Off to Claire and Bobby's Friday until Sunday to partake in great food, drinks and visiting with a lot of people I haven't seen in a while. So have a great weekend.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
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