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labels: automotive family friends geeky random sports trips vacations weddings archives: other: rss feed		Day at Disneyland March 26, 2008 Day at Disneyland March 26, 2008 Genevieve was in Southern California on spring break with her friend Ria. Desiree and I decided to act like kids for a day meet her for a fun and wet day at Disneyland. View Gallery Labels: Friends Gaslamp Mardi Gras February 5, 2008 Gaslamp Mardi Gras Feburary 5, 2008 The Gaslamp claims to have the largest Mardi Gras party west of the Mississippi. Garrett, Eric, Brandie and a few of her friends all decided to check it out this year. They had over 10 city blocks section off for this huge party. The worst part was trying to get up for work the next day! View Gallery Labels: Friends, Holiday Friar Fest 2008 January 26, 2008 Friar Fest 2008 January 26, 2008 The 2008 Padre season was quickly approaching, and as with Padre tradition, they opening Petco Park up to the public, to walk the field, tour the club house, and meet some of the players. Erin, Grant and I checked it out on the Sunday. View Gallery Labels: Friends, Sports Chargers vs Colts November 12, 2007 SNF: Chargers Vs. Colts November 11, 2007 The Colts came into town to take on the Chargers. In attendance was Erin, Grant, Stacy, Ryan C., Robert, Ryan B., Veronica, Ashley, Jenny an Stacy's Cousins. The bolts took a quick lead just to watch it nearly slip away. In the end a missed kick won the game. View Gallery Labels: Friends, Sports OMBAC '07 July 15, 2007 Over-The-Line Tournament July 14-15, 2007 Erin and Grant entered two teams into this years 54th Annual OMBAC Over-The-Line Tournament at Fiesta Island. Erin Whitney and Tracy represented 'Two Blonds and a Redhead' and Grant Shaun and Garrett represented 'If We Win... You Suck'. The girls played the first day and lost their first two matches, but they had a cheering section of over 30. The guys played day 2, and promptly lost their first match, but found themselves on 3 game winning streak. I took over Grant's spot for the final game which we lost by 1 run. Next year we plan on having more teams, more beer, and more practice! View Gallery Labels: Friends, Sports Thirtieth in Vegas July 7, 2007 Shane's 30th in Vegas July 5-7, 2007 For the dirty thirty we headed to Las Vegas to celebrate. The majority of the time was spent at the Hard Rock Casino. Mike, Krisdee, Eric, Stacy, and Monica all made it out Thursday. We spent the day at the pool, and hit the Pink Taco for food that evening. Tara, Ryan, Garrett, Erin, Jessica, Grant, and Ryan Berger all made it out that evening. We headed to Lure in the Wynn. Saturday, we all met back at the pool, which in the 113ºF heat it was the best place to be. That evening we ate at Little Buddha and checked out the Ghost Bar. View Gallery Labels: Family, Friends, Trips, Vacations Napa Wine Tasting April 14, 2007 Napa Wine Tasting April 12-14, 2007 Erin, Monica and I flew up to 'Frisco' for the weekend. We met up with Mike and Krisdee on Thursday, and Jack, Yuna and Sangeeta on Friday. We hit the Tonga room Friday night and 4 Wineries in Napa on Saturday. It was a blast, but I think our next trip will have to be more local. View Gallery Labels: Friends, Trips, Vacations St Patricks Day March 17, 2007 St. Patricks Day! March 17, 2007 National Drinking day in the old isle, but us Americans used it to celebrate Erin's birthday as well. Stacy, Jen, Andy and I hit the gas lamp celebration, then off to Moose's after the we recieved word the field had a 3hr wait! Lots of Irish Carbombs and Guinness! View Gallery Labels: Friends, Holiday Big Bear Trip January 20, 2007 Big Bear Snowboarding Trip January 18-20, 2007 Erin, Grant, and I rented a cabin in Big Bear Lake, and invited a few friends. Thanks to a fresh layer of snow and temperatures below freezing, Snow Summit's slopes were nice and powdery with very few ice patches and no slush! Mike, Krisdee, Jack, Yuna, Kevin, Whitney, Eric, Lindsay, Rick, Monica, and Stacy. All made it up to the cabin. Many were first timers, and took lessons one day and carved up the mountain the next. After most crashed out saturday night, Eric, Stacy, and I ended up at Chad's Place, 1 of 2 bars and met some randoms. View Gallery Labels: Friends, Trips, Vacations Paperwork Party November 10, 2006 Paperwork Party November 10, 2006 Tonight we celebrated the filing of some very important paperwork in my life. Freedom from the 9 year releationship was finally at hand and we hit the Strip Club, J-Bar, and the Field, to have drinks. Erin, Grant, Stacy, Jen, Andy, Kevin, Whitney, Lindsey, Eric, and Jen were all in attendance. View Gallery Labels: Friends San Yenez and Back October 12, 2006 San Yenez and Back October 17, 2007 Jack, Yuna, Mike Krisdee and I headed to Santa Barbara for some more wine tasting adventures. We took a jeep from Santa Barbara to the wine region. We hit several tasting rooms and a winery or two. Jack demonstrated his hidden painting talents. After the day was done, and we were all feeling' fine, we off-roaded back over the mountain to get home in time for dinner. View Gallery Labels: Friends, Trips