Merry Christms everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. As for me, it came...and went. It was fun spending time with my parents, and the little time I did with my sister and her family. It was a lot of fun seeing the kids opening their gifts. Our house was clean, and once they came, all hell broke loose....gift wrap, toys, ribbons, boxes...everywhere. But it was a lot fun.
Christmas was a little ehhh this year for me. As I said earlier, its just been exhausting with work, Christmas shopping, that I didn't really have time to soak it in and enjoy it. And it sucked to have to leave Christmas night to work the next day. Well, I only showed up for a couple of hours on Tuesday, but man, there's barely anyone at work, it makes me not want to work. If there wasn't a stupid Broadway musical at work, I'd probably ask for the week off. Oh well...at least there's another three-day weekend. Thank you everyone for the presents...they were really cool.
Went shopping yesterday at Sport Chalet, and bought myself a new snowboarding jacket and a new goggle case. Gotta prep up for the big Tahoe trip. I got a good deal on this Ride jacket. Normally it was $150, then Sport Chalet had a 30% off sale, then I had another $25 off coupon, so I got it for about $80. Not too shabby. The only problem is that I wanted another color. And the only place that had it was back in Oxnard last month when we went black Friday shopping. I've been to 5 local stores (South Coast, HB, Foothill Ranch, Irvine, and Mission Viejo) and none of them have it. I'm still gonna check the Laguna store and the Brea store. If they don't have it, then blah! I'll just keep what I have.
I'm getting pretty excited about the trip. I stopped by the Spectrum after Sport Chalet, and just watched people ice skating on the outdoor rink. Reminds me of the fun time we had last year, ice skating at high elevation at freakin freezing temperatures. What's also cool is that, we wont be working a full week of work until the week after we come back from Tahoe! See...this week is a 4 day work week cuz of Christmas, next week will be cuz of New Years, the week after, we leave for Tahoe on Friday, so that's another 4 day week, then we come back on Monday, which would be another 4 day week. Awesome!
Anyhow, two more days until our after-Christmas party, then we celebrate the New Year and of course, the Rose Bowl game: USC vs Michigan. I can't wait! Happy New Year everyone! GO BLUE!!
Wednesday, December 20
I can't believe Christmas is just around the corner. I honestly don't really have that 'Christmasy' feel this year. I guess part of the reason is its been so busy at work, there's not time for me to enjoy it. Then after work, I'm all stressed out shopping for Christmas gifts. And I guess knowing that I have to work the day after Christmas, kinda blows. My sister and her family will be coming up, but they'll be arriving Christmas day, which leaves me just a few hours with them before driving back down to work. So, we probably can't stay up late, watch movies, enjoy some wine, or wake up the next day to do some shopping. Kinda sucks, but I'm making the most of it.
Last week was pretty fun, went to Belle and Lou's place and helped decorate their first Christmas tree in their new home. That night's episode of The Office was hilarious, probably one of the best episodes ever. The following night, Karen and I decided to check out Disneyland. We finally had time to go, but unfortunately it was just way too crowded. Despite the crowd, we had fun. Here are some random shots I took.
Just like Lou, I'm getting really excited for our Tahoe trip this year. I guess anytime I get to fly on an airplane, I get excited for some reason. The cabin I booked is really nice: 3 bedroom, nice living room, 2 car garage, 2 car driveway, front porch, back porch, and a hot tub! I can't wait to get in the hot tub. In fact, I'll probably jump in the moment we get there. Well, probably after unloading, getting anything from the groceries, etc. But I'm exciting cuz I'll be with the best friends in the world. It would be perfect if everyone can go, but its all good. I'm just praying that the weather will cooperate this year, and be perfect so we can all have a blast. And like Lou, I still remember the final run we did at night at Squaw. It was cold, clear, and no one was around. You just feel the cold air breezing against you while you carve down the mountain. It was perfect...until I freakin ate it and busted my lip. HA! Well, hopefully that wont happen this year. There's about four feet of snow at Tahoe right now, so I'm hoping between now and MLK weekend, there would be at least 8 feet of fresh powder. But we'll see.
Been trying to get some last minute health stuff taken care of before my benefits end for the year. Got my new bridge replaced this week (I had a skateboarding accident when I was young), and I'm trying to get my eyes taken care of. Apparently, I have some kind of inflammation in my left eye, which is keeping me from getting a new prescription for glasses. My doctor says it might signs of pink eye, which blows, but we'll see how things go. Nothing too serious though. Stupid eyes.
Anyhow, here are some random shots I took this week at my work and surrounding buildings. I was just killing time before Karen's shift ends. Have a good week and good luck shopping!
Last week was pretty fun, went to Belle and Lou's place and helped decorate their first Christmas tree in their new home. That night's episode of The Office was hilarious, probably one of the best episodes ever. The following night, Karen and I decided to check out Disneyland. We finally had time to go, but unfortunately it was just way too crowded. Despite the crowd, we had fun. Here are some random shots I took.
Just like Lou, I'm getting really excited for our Tahoe trip this year. I guess anytime I get to fly on an airplane, I get excited for some reason. The cabin I booked is really nice: 3 bedroom, nice living room, 2 car garage, 2 car driveway, front porch, back porch, and a hot tub! I can't wait to get in the hot tub. In fact, I'll probably jump in the moment we get there. Well, probably after unloading, getting anything from the groceries, etc. But I'm exciting cuz I'll be with the best friends in the world. It would be perfect if everyone can go, but its all good. I'm just praying that the weather will cooperate this year, and be perfect so we can all have a blast. And like Lou, I still remember the final run we did at night at Squaw. It was cold, clear, and no one was around. You just feel the cold air breezing against you while you carve down the mountain. It was perfect...until I freakin ate it and busted my lip. HA! Well, hopefully that wont happen this year. There's about four feet of snow at Tahoe right now, so I'm hoping between now and MLK weekend, there would be at least 8 feet of fresh powder. But we'll see.
Been trying to get some last minute health stuff taken care of before my benefits end for the year. Got my new bridge replaced this week (I had a skateboarding accident when I was young), and I'm trying to get my eyes taken care of. Apparently, I have some kind of inflammation in my left eye, which is keeping me from getting a new prescription for glasses. My doctor says it might signs of pink eye, which blows, but we'll see how things go. Nothing too serious though. Stupid eyes.
Anyhow, here are some random shots I took this week at my work and surrounding buildings. I was just killing time before Karen's shift ends. Have a good week and good luck shopping!
Thursday, December 14
Tuesday, December 12
I finally hit the stores today for some Christmas shopping and got some gifts for my nephews and other people. I still have a long way to go, but I'm finally starting. I hope to get some more done tomorrow and hope to be halfway done before the weekend hits. Late night shopping is pretty cool...avoids the crowd, traffic, and long lines at the counter.
Anyhow, weekend wrap...went to the Laker game on Friday. It was a bitch to get to cuz of all the traffic. Even the carpool on the 110 was packed. I parked at the infamous lot and paid freakin $10. It's never been that high ever, but I forgot the LA Auto Show was going on. Anyhow, got hooked up with some suite tickets. Kobe didn't play, but the Lakers still won against the Hawks. I like the whole 'lights out' thing...focuses more on the game. There were only 8 of us in the suite, and they all left early. So Karen and I just took a bunch of pictures.
Saturday, didn't do crap, and Sunday all I did was play softball. We lost again, but whatever. I hate that league. Stupid rules, stupid umpires, a bitch-ass scorekeeper, a fugly field. Hopefully, the Cerritos league in the spring will be better.
Tahoe is getting close and I'm getting excited. I wanna start packing already. More snow is going to drop this weekend also! One more month to go!
Anyhow, weekend wrap...went to the Laker game on Friday. It was a bitch to get to cuz of all the traffic. Even the carpool on the 110 was packed. I parked at the infamous lot and paid freakin $10. It's never been that high ever, but I forgot the LA Auto Show was going on. Anyhow, got hooked up with some suite tickets. Kobe didn't play, but the Lakers still won against the Hawks. I like the whole 'lights out' thing...focuses more on the game. There were only 8 of us in the suite, and they all left early. So Karen and I just took a bunch of pictures.
Saturday, didn't do crap, and Sunday all I did was play softball. We lost again, but whatever. I hate that league. Stupid rules, stupid umpires, a bitch-ass scorekeeper, a fugly field. Hopefully, the Cerritos league in the spring will be better.
Tahoe is getting close and I'm getting excited. I wanna start packing already. More snow is going to drop this weekend also! One more month to go!
Wednesday, December 6
Had a good weekend. Most of it was helping celebrate Joe's birthday. Happy birthday roommie! Friday, Cat made some sushi and we had Belle, Lou, and Ryan over. Played a little bit of Scene It and drank sake. Had a lot of fun...but just woke up with a little bit of a headache! Then Saturday, got to see USC loose to UCLA I was so happy. It gave me hope for Michigan to win the #2 spot, but that ended later that night when Florida won. I'm okay with Florida facing Ohio State. At least Michigan comes to the Rose Bowl to beat the living crap out of USC. I can't wait. Then later at night, we surprised Joe at Ocean's in Laguna Beach and finished the night off with some late night carne asada fries again!
I got another gift to cross off my Christmas list. I can't wait to get paid already so I can just get my holiday shopping over with.
I'm getting pretty excited as Tahoe is around the corner and we have a lot of committed people going. We all booked our flights into Sacramento and are ready for people to book the SUV's. My co-worker, Natalie, is coming along and Karen, her, and me keep talking about Tahoe everyday! The cabin's almost booked, just trying to get everyone to decide which cabin they want. Decide people! =)
I really can't wait for Tahoe! Just needs to snow a little more.
I got another gift to cross off my Christmas list. I can't wait to get paid already so I can just get my holiday shopping over with.
I'm getting pretty excited as Tahoe is around the corner and we have a lot of committed people going. We all booked our flights into Sacramento and are ready for people to book the SUV's. My co-worker, Natalie, is coming along and Karen, her, and me keep talking about Tahoe everyday! The cabin's almost booked, just trying to get everyone to decide which cabin they want. Decide people! =)
I really can't wait for Tahoe! Just needs to snow a little more.