We're Taking Over

Here is a link to a really interesting article that someone sent me today. It talks about Generation Y in the workplace and how we're going to take over...maybe someday sooner than others had thought:

http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/05/28/100033934/index.htm

It is a little long but definitely worth the read - let me know what you think!

California #2

Today we ventured out to Muir Woods to check out the Redwood trees. On the way out we drove across the Golden Gate Bridge. We were able to stop and get some good pictures since it was actually a pretty clear day in San Francisco. After Muir Woods, we went to Golden Gate Park and checked out the Rose Gardens which were beautiful. We also drove down Lombard Street and then Dan was on a mission to "find Danny Tanners house." Andrea did some research and found the address so Dan was happy.

Gorgeous! Thankfully we had a clear day. If we had gotten up a little bit earlier we could have seen the whales swimming back to sea! That is all they have been talking about on the news here...I am glad they are finally safe!








One of the many pictures of the HUGE redwoods! We did a 1.5 mile hike through the woods. It was so relaxing to be in the woods with peace and quiet. There definitely aren't places like this in New York City.









That is one of the many redwood trees where you could walk into the base.









Absolutely beautiful! They had a rose garden in Golden Gate Park with rows and rows and different rose bushes. I wish all roses bloomed to look like this one. In my opinion.....perfect!







Dan was so happy to finally find Danny Tanners house.

It is the little things in life that matter, right?

California #1

I promised to update from California, so here we go...

Dan's birthday was cut short by an hour when we missed our connecting flight in Salt Lake City on Thursday and got stuck there for the night. But, we still made it to San Jose pretty early on Friday. We headed out to Monterey for the weekend. First, we biked part of the 17 mile drive. We got really lost and ended up biking a long time up a lot of huge hills! Saturday we went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and then drove down through Big Sur...it was absolutely beautiful! Sunday we had ticket to the Giants game. We got to see Barry Bonds hit home run #746. They love Barry in San Francisco. Monday morning we went to the Winchester Mystery House and then picked up Andrea at the airport. She led us up to Picchetti Winery where we did a wine tasting, and then we had dinner with out old neighbors in Mountain View. Today Andrea went back to work (ha ha!) and Dan and I went into San Francisco. We did a city tour and of course Dan had to try out some local beers at a bar in San Francisco. Back to being tourists tomorrow!

Enjoy the pictures!


Biking along the 17 Mile Drive. I know, I know....those helmets are hot! But they did keep us safe. Behind me is Bird Rock. Can you guess why the rock is mostly white?










The infamous Lone Cypress....need I say more?


















One of the beautiful shots we got while driving along Big Sur! It definitely paid off to get a new camera before the trip.

















The penguin exhibit at the aquarium was great.













We had awesome seats at the Giants game after we traded tickets with a couple who wanted to sit next to their friends. This is Barry Bonds crossing home plate after home run #746.










Picchetti Vineyards had peacocks running around the premises. Of course Dan had to chase them! We had some great wine, but I am still looking forward to Napa Valley!









Wine tasting at Picchetti. Andrea is a club member here so we tasted for free...Thanks Ange!











Coit tower on the left and the Transamerica Pyramid on the right.

Happy Birthday Dan!

Happy Birthday Dan!

Dan's words of wisdom on his birthday (this is what he said as soon as he woke up this morning!)..."So today will be the longest birthday I ever have." I guess since we are changing time zones during our flight to California, he will get three extra hours to celebrate!

He got a new digital camera for his birthday, so check back for pictures from California during next week.

Fun Weekend in South Carolina

Dan and I were able to take a quick trip to South Carolina this past weekend. We flew down Friday night and headed back Sunday afternoon. One of Dans friends got married so we had a good reason to make the short trip. We had a great time even though it was only for two days!



I think you all know already, but Dan's sister-in-law is pregnant. Our niece is due August 20th. How exciting!











If you remember Grant from the wedding, he was the one getting married. This was at the reception.










Next week we will be updating the blog with pictures from California. We head out on Thursday night for a week of fun! Stay tuned!

Bay to Breakers

This past weekend I walked in a 12K road race with 60,000 of my closest friends in San Francisco. I'm not sure how many people really run though - someone on my team summed it up well by saying it is a mixture of Mardi Gras, Halloween, and a beer festival. Most people wear crazy costumes (many wear nothing at all) and drink the entire time. I walked with a team of about 40 people and we had a great time! We were ping pong players. Some of the guys built a table that we rolled with us that held 2 kegs, about 500 ping pong balls, and conveniently had handles for moving keg stands. Here are some pictures:

This is walking over to the race. It was about 7:30AM here and the cops were not at all bothered by the 100's of kegs being wheeled around the city...
The moving keg stands were harder than they looked but it was really a lot of fun! Here are some of the massive crowds
It took us about 6 hours to walk the entire 7.4 miles. The winner of the race finished in 34 minutes I think. Most of our team actually never made it to the finish line because they opened the streets back up after 4 hours. A few of us walked ahead of the group so I actually did make it to the finish line... it was gorgeous!

Hey Everyone,
I justed wanted to say hello .  I havent been on in a while so i decided today i would actually leave a message.  I am hopefully planning on spending the 4th at the camp.  I hope there will be many others!! I also wanted to tell you guys how lonely meme has been lately.  And how much she loved andrea's mothers's day card.  Aside from the casino meme is obsessed with mail.  She must ask a million times a day if she got any mail.  So i was thinking that if everyone who reads this sends her a little card it would totally make her day.  And if you really wanted serious points, you could even throw in a few scratch tickets!
~ Amy

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Pics from Guatemala

And it only took two and a half weeks to get them online!

 

http://www1.snapfish.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=160992232/a=94781687/t_=94781687

 

More to follow when we get Kev’s memory card back.

 

Anyone know if the camp is open yet?

 

Did you all hear that the camp is no longer rented the week after the 4^th of July?  Now you have.  Who’s planning on going up and when?  I am going up on the 3^rd and staying through the weekend.  I’m going to learn a few new songs on the guitar for some sing a longs – any requests?  I think we’re going to need sequels to “Big bright lights” and “Chompin on Kevin’s smore”.

Happy Mothers Day to you all you mothers out there! (especially Mimere!)



Have a wonderful day!

While Mere was Reading...

Well while my lovely sister was reading all weekend I decided to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a limo tour of some Napa Wineries. My friend Blair from home was out for the weekend visiting her sister and brother-in-law near me so we spent the weekend in Napa - it was a lot of fun! That is Blair, her cousin Kemely and I tasting at VSattui in the private wine cellars...

Anyways, my real reason for the post is to pass along a fun website I found for all of those Splenda lovers out there: http://www.splendidlife.com It is a new website that we just published where you can buy cute things and learn about different ways to use Splenda. They actually have some really cute stuff! Unfortunately I don't think that we get a discount here but I thought I would share with everyone anyways :-)

Kevin & Paul - where are your picture?????

Looking for a good read?

This past weekend, I was doing anything I could to keep from writing the first 1/3rd of my thesis (which is due tomorrow!). This led me to reading a book, which I haven't done in a long time. If anyone is looking for a good book, easy read, and not too long, check it out... "For One More Day" by Mitch Albom.


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I hope everyone has a great week!

Family Weekend?

When is family weekend?  Do we have any crazy event’s planned yet?  I think we should do a pig roast!! Anyone else?!?  We had a pig roast at my apartment in Boston two years ago and it was awesome!! The pig was great and there was plenty for everyone.  And while it’s cooking would be a perfect time for some cornhole, horseshoes, card tournament, etc… quality family time!

 

Paul

 

 

Back From Central America

We are back safe – with stories, photos and diarrhea!  We cruised the streets of lakeside villages on motorcycles, we flew through the jungle canopy on ziplines, we climbed to the top of ancient Mayan ruins, we swam naked in the most beautiful place in the country (it was the most beautiful even before we were naked there),   we climbed through caves that housed Mayan sacrifices, we stood on a volcano 10’ from molten hot lava, and one night we even wore dresses and played pool.  It was an amazing trip!