vacation beach sunset

Woke up at noon, missed a fire drill at work, watched 12 episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist, and was actively entertained on facebook. Amy, Melanie and I went on walk at about 8:30 and snapped his shot.

on the road again

We were supposed to go to a wedding in September, but it got postponed, so Amy and I scrounged up some $$, got a few days off, and tonight drove out of town.

raining in june?

This didn't quite turn out the way I intended. I was trying to catch my reflection in the puddle. Instead it just looks like pee running down my leg.

With Grandpa at the SNF

Grandpa was moved from he hospital to a skilled nursing facility today. On Friday the surgeons put three pins in his hip. Today the hospital had him up walking with a walker before they sent him to he SNF. He'll be there for a week or two depending on how he progresses. Amy and I wen to see him tonight and he talked our ears off, which is a sign he is feeling better.

Churro bought by dad

Amy and I went down to Fremont today to help my dad clean out his garage. He said thank you by taking us out to BBQ prior to the game and bought us churros at the game. The game sucked. San Jose Giants had 5 errors! good grief. At least he churro tasted great.

A night of too much fun

Amy and I needed a big distraction tonight. Amy's grandfather fell yesterday and broke his hip. Today he had surgery. He's 89. So to distract us, we went to a party. At the party, we ended up playing Scrabble. I forgot to take a picture, so here is a picture of our other games.

Flowers for algenon

A patient graduated from therapy today. He was so happy, he went out to Home Depot and bought his flower (an Orchid?) for his therapist.

Now if only I had 100 friends

Amy and I went shopping at Costco tonight. I saw this and got really excited. But then I figured out that I don't know enough people to eat that much pig.

I bet someone got shot

Finally, after three attempts, I finally was able to get a pic of this over pass that has "Richmond" decorated on the side. Unfortunately, that success came because we all had to stop and let the rescue workers by.

Sutan and Cream Cheese Ragoon

For FHE tonight we opted out of cooking at our place because it was 102 degrees already. So instead we went to a Thai resteraunt that we like. For appetizers we had chicken sutan (my favorite now that I can't have fried calamari) and we had cream cheese filled ragoon (sp?) (which will be in my top 5 for favorite appetizers for me). It was a very yummy evening.

Aarrgg Matey

I didn't take a picture today, so you get a picture from yesterday. Amy and I went to the pirate festival after balloon festival. She always wants me to dress up for things (faninme, Pirate fest, Halloween, etc). So when I find something I'd be willing to wear - in public- I take a picture. I'd be willing to wear what this guy is wearing.

The world from the inside out

 At 4:15 this morning, Amy, my Dad, and I drove out to the Sonoma Hot Air Balloon classic. It was my first time at a Hot Air Balloon event. This was my favorite shot. But the fan favorites from facebook are posted below. After we returned from the festival, and and I took a nap and then went to Pirate Festival in Vallejo. It was a fun, but packed Saturday.

On the bathroom walls

Amy and I went to a party in Napa tonight at this really old house in Napa. The bathroom was wallpapered with an old Sears Roebuck catalog.

We deliver

Tonight on our way home from visiting a friend in Napa, we dropped by the Sister Missionaries place and left them some strawberry pie.

poser with big ears

Amy and I had dinner with some friends tonight. After dinner I took pictures of the cats and the snake. This was by far my favorite though. It's no secret that I'm not a big fan of cats, but I do have a soft place in my heart for cats that will pose for a camera.

library fountain

This is a fountain that is in front of the Vallejo Library. Amy had to go and return some books and pay a fine. I had a rough time getting out of Richmond today, so I got home just in time for us to go together. From there we went to the gas station where I put 13.26 gallons in my 14 gallon tank. Evidently I misunderstood the amount I had left in my tank.

Working in Richmond

For the first time in my life, today I worked in Richmond CA. It was pleasant. No one shot at me or called me names or shot at me, or broke into my truck, or shot at me. It was a very pleasant day. Then I came home to a wonderful wife who took me for a walk along the Napa River where we saw ducks, geese and purple droplets on the ground. It was probably from a paint roller, but I instantly decided it was from a purple person who had gotten wounded by a one eyed one horned monster - but had escaped. It is so nice being married to a woman that gets the reference and then helps you create a story around your random thought.

The Bulletin Board

Amy and I took it upon ourselves to redecorate the bulletin board at church.

At the temple with Amy

last night I came home and fell to sleep  - at 6pm. I woke up on Saturday 14 hours later. Amy and I went to the temple and did inicatories and sealings. Then we went to a BBQ and a real theater to see a real movie. All were great events, but this was the only one I took pictures at.

rants and radishes

Radishes from the Farmers Market today. I wanted tonight to rant about this boy in a man's body that has been causing problems in our lives. I wanted to rant about how the person needs to man up. If you want me to do something - come at me. Don't try to get my wife to do your work for you. Don't use her as your errand boy. If you have something to say to me - come to me.
There was much more to this rant, but then when I got to the market, Amy had this 5 year-old boy with her. He melted my heart as he talked about playing with Legos, and playing sorry, and then playing at the playground. As we wondered the market, he got so excited about peaches, plums and cabbage. And as he talked, the little boy in a man's body causing problems in my marriage - one happy little boy replaced the thoughts of a boy that needs to man up.

from the walk with the wife

Amy and I went on a three mile walk tonight at Benicia State Park. It was nice to stroll and talk.

a good start

At the urging of my doctor and the support of Amy, I went to the gym at our complex. I rode the bike for 20 minutes, sweat, got my heart rate up, went 3.75 miles and burned 108 calories. Came back to the apartment and had chocolate ice cream with blended raspberries (free rage raspberries from the Farmer's Market). 

german pancakes

For maybe the third time in my marriage I was allowed in the kitchen to make dinner. I made German Pancakes

Peek -A- Boo

Tonight Amy and I went to the Seminary Graduation for the Napa Stake. After the graduation, the ward I'm exec Sec for provided ice cream and other sugary treats. I operated a slide show presentation of pictures from the ward. Afterwards I wondered around taking pictures. This particular Lass didn't want her picture taken so she played peek-a-boo with the camera. 

eating at the BBQ baby shower

It did rain. All 5 hours of the move. The truck and trailer were loaded 4 times and it poured on everything. It was the worse move I've participated in. So, afterwards, Amy and I rewarded ourselves by going to my first baby shower. It was very nice, and the best part was I got to sit next to a fire pit and just enjoy the flames and the company (which included these two friends).

Someone else's moving day

Today was day 1 (of I don't know how many) of the Great Dave and Deborah Move of 2011. It's supposed to rain tomorrow during our move. We tried to get some done tonight.

A berry lovely snack

My afternoon snack today was provided by the growers of strawberries.

because when we are there - we are family

Amy and I used the last of the money set aside for Fanime and went to the Olive Garden we got engaged at to try solid food.