31

 I remember when I was younger, I'd always say I can't wait till I'm this age, well now that I'm at that age, I wish I was young again.  This year I celebrated my 31st, and the thought of getting older just freaks me out.  My birthday was nice and relaxing, I took the day off from work cause who wants to spend the day with their students. Not me anyways!!!  I got to sleep in which was nice.  Doug and I went to breakfast and then headed over to the bowling alley to knock down a few pins.  I beat him one game and he beat me the other game.  After bowling, we went to Baskin Robins and got some icecream, and I got myself an icecream cake for later.  Came home and relaxed until later that evening and then went had my birthday dinner at the Texas Roadhouse.  At the end of the day I had a really nice birthday and want to thank everyone who sent me birthday wishes.

gOoDbYe 2010, HeLLo 2011

I know it's been a while, but 2010 is behind me and 2011 has already begun. I spent the last few weeks of 2010 in Idaho. I always like to spend a few days in Boise so my first few days of my 2 week vacation were spent there visiting with old friends. Then I headed home to spend it with the family.  It was really nice going back home because we were all home for Christmas. 

In January, I made a trip up to Monterey to see an old friend from back home.  Since I've been here, I've been wanting to go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and finally got the chance to check it out.  It was pretty awesome and have to say the marine life soothes my mind. My favorite exhibit had to be the jellyfish and the coral reef.

Growing up I've always been a Jazz fan, and since I've known Doug he's always talked about how his Warriors are better.  So I got the opportunity to watch them play against the none other Warriors.  We had great seats that we got for cheap off a stub hub.

In February, I had another opportunity to see the Boston Celtics play.  I've always been a fan of Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett.  I also enjoy watching Rondo play as well. The seats to this game weren't that great but it was a sold out game.  The Warriors played well for the first 3 quarters but then the Celtics took over and won the game. 

 I took another trip up to Monterey to see Julie again and ended up doing the 17 mile drive along the coast and up to Pebble Beach, where the professional golfers play.  The weather was windy and rainy but it was awesome seeing the waves crashing up against the rocks.  The power of the ocean is just amazing to watch.  Watching those waves made me think of the tsunami that hit Japan eariler in the month.  On our way out from the drive, there were several surfers gearing up to take on those "Heavy" waves.  It was pretty sweet to see them actually get up and ride the waves. 

BSU vs. San Jose State

 It's always nice to know that once every other year BSU comes out to play San Jose State.  A couple of years ago I went with Doug and Sandy but this year I went with a guy I used to work with.  The weather was nice an cool and breezy, cool enough to have a hot chocolate. I knew the game was probably going to be a blow out but it is always nice to see my Alma mater play and come out victoriously.  There were a lot of BSU fans there and I wasn't sure if the fans of San Jose were there for their team or just to see BSU.  I only ask this because even though it was a blowout the San Jose fans didn't seem to really get into the game.  There were only a few plays were you'd hear them cheer. 

GO ORANGE, GO BIG BLUE, FIGHT, FIGHT BSU!!!!!

CoLt's viSit

 Last weekend Colt came into town for his first Raider game against the San Diego Chargers.  He flew in on Saturday morning and we went over the San Francisco for the day.  While we were over there it was Fleet Week for the Navy, so we walked up and down the pier.  There were so many people there and I think we walked a total of 10 miles the whole day.  That morning there was a Navy ship parade but we missed that but there were still a few ships out on the water that eventually docked at the pier. We got lucky and got a free showing of the Blue Angels.  I've never seen the Blue Angels so it was really neat to see them and not to mention that they were extremely loud.  They were flying really low and I guess San Francisco is the only place that allows the Angels to fly that low.  We then walked down to Fisherman's Wharf and then up to Ghiradelli Square for some chocolate.  Colt had never had it before so he got a bar and that night he ate the whole thing.After we got back from San Francisco we had to go to Kohl's to get Colt a Raider jersey for the game. 

On Sunday, we took the BART to the Collesium instead of paying for parking.  It was a perfect day to watch football, the sun was out with a slight breeze.  We had pretty good seats as well that let us see the entire field.  The first two series for the Chargers were blocked punts by the Raiders special team, one for a safety and one for a touchdown.  The defense played great and it wasn't until the 3rd quarter that the Raider offense started to do anything but by that time the Chargers had gotten themselves back into the game. 

It was a back and forth battle down to last 2 minutes of the game.  After 7 years the Raiders finally broke their losing streak against the Chargers. After the game every Raider fan in the stadium was going crazy.  AFter the game was over Colt and I went and had a nice steak dinner at Black Angus.  It was really nice going to the game with Colt and seeing the Raiders win. 

College Game Day

  ESPN's college game day finally decided to make their first appearance to BOise.  It was a big game against Oregon State and so I decided to take a trip to Boise.  I was hoping to get tickets to the game but unfortunately the game was sold out, but I still had a great time seeing family and friends.  My mom came up to hang out with me for the weekend and she was the only brave one to get up early with me for game day.  I couldn't think of what to write on my sign and so I called Doug and he came up with my poster, so I was up till 12:30 the night before making my sign with Mama Jo and then got up at 5:45 to go to Bronco stadium.  I also ran into a Brandon an old friend I used to work with sat with us. 

After college game day was over my mom, me, Sandy and Mama Jo met up for lunch at Jalepenos.  After lunch we headed home for a little nap before the game.  I went to my friend's Erin's house and watched the game with some other friends. 

sUMmeR vAcaTioN 2010

After school got out I decided that I would drive to Idaho instead of fly and after the 2 week trip was over, I don't plan on making that drive again. I drove through 5 states, over 2000 miles and many gas breaks, I had one sore butt by the time I got back home. But over that 2 week period I got to see and spend time with family and friends. I started out in Boise spending a week there where I had the opportunity to see Allison and her family, which I haven't seen in three years. I went over to the Fortner's for a classic BBQ and then another night for game of Hearts. There is nothing like having a game night at the Fortner's!!!!

I was the maid of honor for Jill's wedding.

Whenever I am in town, Erin and I have our usual slumber party. Watching movies, eating pizza and them making a late night stop and the local Dairy Queen.

After Boise, I made my way out to my parents house in good ol' Blackfoot and spend a few days there. I got to see my best friend Julia and her baby and lunch at the famous Hong Kong. We then went shopping in Idaho Falls and sometimes I forget that shopping with Julia can be a chore but she did good this time. I helped my parents out by mowing their lawn which took an hour and a half, talk about a freakin jungle of trees. Spending four days in Blackfoot is extreme for me, so I had to take my adventures down to Utah to see Teresa, John and Colt. On my way out of town, I stopped at Martha's and had breakfast with Marci and her kids.

I headed down to Utah for the weekend to spend a few days with Teresa and John. It was hot and lots of construction but the visit was nice. We had dinner at the Olive Garden on Friday night. Went shopping on Saturday afternoon and then met up with Colt for lunch and a movie. Then on Sunday it was a long drive back to the Bay Area, but in the end, it was a nice visit in Idaho and Utah!!

BIG 30

I turned the BIG 30 this year, ARGH!!!! The thought of getting older just freaks me out but besides that I had a great birthday. I took the day off from work and Doug took me to my favorite place, Olive Garden. A week after my birthday was Spring Break, so I continued to celebrate my birthday and went up to Boise for the week to spend with friends.