too long

Hi all, sorry! It's been too long since I last posted. It's been a very busy spring! We've been a couple of busy bees with work, riding, traveling, and working on the yard.

I'll shortly post pictures or two of our trip to COZ and work on the yard. :)

RATZ

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! It's the year of the RAT! I really wouldn't know that except for the fact that my really good friend J is Chinese and her family celebrates it whole heartedly! Rats are very cool creatures! Haven't you seen Ratatouille?

It's been a rather busy year already. I went to CO the 17th-22nd, we saw Supercross at AT&T park on the 26th, went to the "Bendy Chics" (acrobatic troup from China)on the 27th, and spent Super Bowl Sunday at our friends house so the boys could play Mechanics on their dirt bikes. The future looks just as busy with a trip to the snow in March, Dirt Bike weekends galore, a week long trip to San Diego, a work off-site in May on the misty coast of Northern CA, an 8 week class in May-June to learn the biology of cancer and much much more.

I had an excellent time in CO. It was great to be in the white stuff again. The temp was about 16-28 degrees the whole time I was there. CO winter is really not that cold. The air is so dry that the cold stays on top of your coat instead of seeping into your bones like in the coastal damp winter. That is until the wind picks up a bit.

While I was there, I got to see some friends from way back! My little God daughter is SO adorable and the most well behaved little one I've ever met! She does this cute little super hero face! I'm so glad her and her mommy are so happy, FINALLY! I was really sad to leave them!

MY sister and I an amazing time. It was so nice to just do the normal sister stuff...like chopping our hair off, and trying on crazy outfits at the consignment stores, drinking lots of wine and catching up on all those sister conversations. Mom joined us on Saturday and boy did we have fun. It was really good to have the three of us together for a while! We missed dad though! We'll have to take a family vacation again soon so we can all be together. It was really hard to be away from Matt for so long! That's the longest we've been apart in years...and I have to do it again in April when I go to a conference in San Diego.

That's enough for now...need to get something (not sure what) done. ;)

Almost Friday!

Hey, It's almost Friday! I'm looking forward to the weekend! We're going to watch the Mavericks competition this weekend! It'll be the first time we've been able to go. Other times seem to land on weekdays. It should be exciting!
I'm also getting ready to visit my sister in CO! Mom will be there too! I'm really looking forward to it, but will also miss Matthew ALOT. Hopefully I'll get to see some friends still in the Denver area. I'm excited cause I get to see mom too! I'll also get to see my God daughter! :) I can't believe she's two!!!
I got an email at work today notifying me that I had reached my vacation time accrual limit! Plus I have a 6 week sabbatical coming up! :) Somebody's telling me to take some vacation! :) LOL....
Outta here for now...

Winter Storm

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and all that JAZZ. Our Holiday turned out to be relaxing, but a little on the uneventful side. I had a nasty cold all week and am still getting over the tail end of it. We enjoyed many hours indoors and away from the crowds. I felt bad for Matt since I wasn't in the mood for much excitement. We did take a couple of trips over the hill for shopping as Matt wanted a new tool box and we had to care for our friends pets while they were on vacation in Hawaii!

This weekend has been stormy!! On Thursday night and into Friday morning, we had hurricane force winds and TONS of rain. We were out of power from 8am until 430pm Friday. Had to start the generator to keep the salt water aquarium going. We used it to keep the pellet stove and fridge going as well. The power came on just in time to make dinner. This morning we woke to rain and by noon it was a full fledged storm with thunder, lightning, hail and rain. It cleared up enough around 3pm to clean up the deck. Matt raked up a giant pile of pine needles and tree droppings! We then took a quick walk down to the ocean to check out the giant waves! The water must have come up to the road during the storm as there were giant stumps and pieces of drift wood all over the side of the road. The winter storm has definitely wreaked havoc in the Bay area!

Well,it's getting to be dinner time! Tacos on the menu!!! :) MMMMMMM Tacos!!!!

Sand and Sea Glass

Today was a beautiful day on the coast. Matt and I walked down to the beach and searched for sea glass for about 2 hours. It was cool enough to need a jacket, and the sun kept us warm. We searched for sea glass while dodging soft gentle waves. We found two hand fulls of beautiful sea glass and a few full, small sand dollars. One of the pieces was a yellowish green color that we've never seen before. I'm going to do some research to find out what it might be. The beach was so quiet today! Everybody must be getting ready for Christmas. We're really enjoying this time off.

Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Last Minute Items

Happy Saturday! I can't believe I haven't posted in a while. It's been a really busy week. Trying to prepare work items so that I can be gone for a whole week without worrying about it, Christmas shopping after work, baking, etc, etc....Well, I made it to vacation time!!!

Today I'm finishing up the last minute baking, cleaning the house and relaxing!

Enjoy your weekend! Hopefully you don't have to brave the malls for your last minute gifts!