Friday, September 12, 2008
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Look Out!
Sit back, relax, and grab some popcorn because I have a story for you! A couple of weekends ago, one of the members at the country club Will works at gave us his season tickets for a Dodger's game that they weren't going to be able to attend. There were 4 tickets, so we decided to invite my cousin Brianne and her boyfriend Clay who I haven't seen in years, and Will has never met. We have been wanting to get together with them for awhile and figured this would be a great opportunity to meet in the middle. We had a feeling our seats would be pretty good based on who they came from, but they were more than pretty good. We were directly across from first base, behind the opposing team's dugout, on the first row of seats that aren't reserved for the V.I.P's. Here's a picture that gives you an idea of our view:
As soon as we sat down, Brianne said something to the effect of - oh boy, this is dangerous, if anyone is going to get hit by a foul ball, it's going to be me - I have terrible luck! Will was stoked because we were in prime area for the players to toss a ball to us after each inning. Clay was excited because he is from Wisconsin, and the Dodgers were playing the Brewers. I was just happy to have a chance to sit and chat with my cousin. Which we did. Bri and I were pretty much unaware that there was even a game going on because we were so busy catching up. At the middle of the third inning, after the Brewer's third out, Will told me to stand up and try to get one of the players to throw me the ball on his way into the dugout. So I did. And sure enough, this player, Prince Fielder threw it right to me.
Well, I'm not exactly the best catcher, so it bounced out of my hands... but, luckily Clay got my rebound and we got a ball! We thought that this would be the most exciting part of the game, but we were wrong. Bri and I went right back to talking and forgot all about the action. A few innings later, for no apparent reason, we just stopped and turned to watch the hitter. This is the first time the whole game that we were actually paying attention to the play, and we couldn't have chosen a better second. Ray Durham was at bat, and he crushed a foul ball straight at us. I swear the ball was going in slow motion, but in actuality, it was hauling. I leaned toward Will, Bri leaned toward Clay. The ball wizzed right between the two of us, barely missed the little boy sitting on his mom's lap in the row behind us, and CRACK! nailed the lady behind them square in the mouth. For a minute, I thought that the commotion behind us was just people scrambling to get the ball, but then people started shouting for a medic. I won't get too graphic, but let's just say it was pretty bad. Amidst the chaos, the ball found it's way down to Will's feet. He picked it up and gave it to the woman's husband. After what seemed like a really long time, some "officials" of some sort came and helped the lady up the stairs and she recieved a standing ovation. It was pretty nerve-racking. Needless to say, we intently watched every play from that point. And I'm glad we did. It was a very exciting game that went into one extra inning, and Manny - for the second time - wasted a game winning opportunity, blowing it for the Dodgers. Oh well, go Yankees!
As soon as we sat down, Brianne said something to the effect of - oh boy, this is dangerous, if anyone is going to get hit by a foul ball, it's going to be me - I have terrible luck! Will was stoked because we were in prime area for the players to toss a ball to us after each inning. Clay was excited because he is from Wisconsin, and the Dodgers were playing the Brewers. I was just happy to have a chance to sit and chat with my cousin. Which we did. Bri and I were pretty much unaware that there was even a game going on because we were so busy catching up. At the middle of the third inning, after the Brewer's third out, Will told me to stand up and try to get one of the players to throw me the ball on his way into the dugout. So I did. And sure enough, this player, Prince Fielder threw it right to me.
Well, I'm not exactly the best catcher, so it bounced out of my hands... but, luckily Clay got my rebound and we got a ball! We thought that this would be the most exciting part of the game, but we were wrong. Bri and I went right back to talking and forgot all about the action. A few innings later, for no apparent reason, we just stopped and turned to watch the hitter. This is the first time the whole game that we were actually paying attention to the play, and we couldn't have chosen a better second. Ray Durham was at bat, and he crushed a foul ball straight at us. I swear the ball was going in slow motion, but in actuality, it was hauling. I leaned toward Will, Bri leaned toward Clay. The ball wizzed right between the two of us, barely missed the little boy sitting on his mom's lap in the row behind us, and CRACK! nailed the lady behind them square in the mouth. For a minute, I thought that the commotion behind us was just people scrambling to get the ball, but then people started shouting for a medic. I won't get too graphic, but let's just say it was pretty bad. Amidst the chaos, the ball found it's way down to Will's feet. He picked it up and gave it to the woman's husband. After what seemed like a really long time, some "officials" of some sort came and helped the lady up the stairs and she recieved a standing ovation. It was pretty nerve-racking. Needless to say, we intently watched every play from that point. And I'm glad we did. It was a very exciting game that went into one extra inning, and Manny - for the second time - wasted a game winning opportunity, blowing it for the Dodgers. Oh well, go Yankees!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Piece of Cake!
So, I am not usually one to brag... but I am so proud of myself today! I completed my first wedding cake, for a real wedding, and it is awesome. Let me back-track a little. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to learn how to decorate cakes. I'm not really sure why - I've just always loved to "create" things, and cakes seemed like fun. But it wasn't until recently that I actually decided to act on this desire. A few months ago, I was talking to a friend of ours who is getting married this fall and she was telling me all the details of her wedding. When she started talking about the cake, I happened to mention that I've always wanted to be a cake decorator. She proceeded to tell me how cool the girls were that are making her cake, and that I should check with them because they were really busy and could probably use an apprentice. She was right. So for the past couple of months, I have been helping out at "Crumbs" cakery on Saturdays while Will is at work. Free training for me, cheap labour for them! It has been a lot of fun & has been a great way for me to get my creative fix!
Well, recently a couple came in wanting something a little different for their wedding. The groom is a tatto artist, and the bride really likes "Ed Hardy" brand clothing, so they wanted something kind of based around that style. The other girls I work with were not very excited about it, and asked me to try to come up with some ideas. To make this long story a little shorter, they really liked one of my ideas, and the girls at Crumbs decided that this would be my first "on my own" cake. I was a little bit nervous and intimidated, but really excited to be able to do it exactly how I wanted it done. I ended up having a blast and it turned out better than I expected.
What do you think? Go ahead and tell me how cool I am... :)
Well, recently a couple came in wanting something a little different for their wedding. The groom is a tatto artist, and the bride really likes "Ed Hardy" brand clothing, so they wanted something kind of based around that style. The other girls I work with were not very excited about it, and asked me to try to come up with some ideas. To make this long story a little shorter, they really liked one of my ideas, and the girls at Crumbs decided that this would be my first "on my own" cake. I was a little bit nervous and intimidated, but really excited to be able to do it exactly how I wanted it done. I ended up having a blast and it turned out better than I expected.
What do you think? Go ahead and tell me how cool I am... :)
Monday, July 14, 2008
2nd Annual Summer of Devon!
What a fun week we just had! Our nephew, Devon, came from Phoenix to stay with us & it was so much fun having him here. The week was filled with golfing, surfing, hakki sack, bicycle rides, a visit to the bird sanctuary, teaching eachother new songs on the guitar, and just all around good times. Devon is not your typical 13 year old boy... he is so polite, helpful, TALENTED, smart, funny, I could go on and on - he's just great! Since I am still recovering from my knee surgery I wasn't able to surf or golf with them, so I played photographer all week. I think they got a little bit tired of me making them smile for the camera, but they were good sports. Here's a few pics and videos of the action:
Friday, July 4, 2008
Our "kids"
So, most peoples blogs have cute pictures and videos of their kids....so I decided to put a video of our feathered kids! This is Peter and Lois (a.k.a Petie & Lolo) playing around with some of their favorite toys. It's kind of long, and may be boring to some of you, but I think they are adorable! We have had Petie for almost a year, and we just adopted Lois 3 weeks ago, and they are such fun pets.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Ode to Music
We love music. As I was putting together our playlist for this blog, I just couldn't help but think about how much better music makes everything. Some of my favorite times with Will involve music - going to shows, sitting at the computer for hours reading lyrics and checking out new bands, educating each other on our favorites as we drive to/from Utah, seeing how passionate he gets when he talks about certain bands, etc. etc. It always amazes me how music has the ability to change your mood in an instant, or bring you back to a specific time or place. If I ever start to freak myself out (you know, after watching a scary movie or something), I just pick a primary song, sing it in my head, and I'm all set! There are so many great songs out there that this list doesn't even scratch the surface, but hopefully you can enjoy a few of our favorites & maybe discover some new tunes from our list. And if you don't like our taste, you can just turn it off! Hooray for music!
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