Sunday, November 27, 2005


A very cool view of one of my favorite cities in the U.S. This was taken on the top floor of the US Bank building where met with Bob and Chelsea.



It hasn't changed much since I moved out of this house in 1987. This is where I spent my life from around the age of 3 until 17. It was a wierd feeling seeing again. It's amazing how the feelings and memories come rushing to your brain when you see something so familiar to you that you haven't seen in person in a long time.



A special treat. I had told Chelle how much I was hoping to see my good friend Tom Tuetsch, and as we were leaving the hotel, who should I almost step on on the way to the car!?! That's right! Tom Tuetsch. He was walking in to see the Christmas bazarre with his wife, son, and mother-in-law as we were walking out. It was a very cool couple of minutes.


We had such a great time with Eric and Margo. They are great friends.

Thursday, November 24, 2005

Our Thanksgiving Trip to Portland


We had such a great time with my best friend from high school Eric and his lovely wife Margo. We were joined with their friends Lance and Kristen and their adorable son Aiden and baby girl.




This is the view of Portland from Eric's living room window. He has a very cool heart shaped swimming pool and hot tub. This photo does not do it justice. You can see almost all of Portland, Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Hood.





We had such a good time. We can't wait for Margo to give birth to their baby so she and Eric can come visit us in Cali.

Saturday, November 12, 2005



So we went garage sale shopping this morning and we found some great stuff. First of all, we moved the new chaise in to the couch position and put it up against the wall. There are some new shag pillows to pull in the retro feel - Ah, we are too cool now.



We also got some new prints and frames for some more decor.




And finally, Chelle and I have been wanting to get a shelf to hang above the bed. We had looked at getting one from several different places, but for the size we wanted they were close to $50.00. We found this bad boy at a garage sale and only paid $6.00 for it. It is perfect. We are very happy campers.

Thursday, November 10, 2005



My angel's birthday gift!

Never mind the fact that Chelle's birthday gift was several months late, it's here now.
She is the proud owner of the Janome 5124 sewing machine. This is the same sewing machine that mother owns, so we figured if Chelle needs any tutoring as she learns to sew it would simplify things if they both had the same machine.

The adorable wife is going to learn to sew and make adjustments to our clothes, gifts for friends and family, and quite possibly make us a small fortune. She is such a creative women, and gifted to boot. This might be the beginning of a clothing empire!

Only time will tell!

Saturday, November 05, 2005

Sunset Ranch in the Hollywood Hills
Saturday at 4:15, 17 of us met at the Sunset Ranch for a horse back adventure.
We had horses hand picked for us by the great staff and once we were in the saddle we headed up the hill.
The ride to the resturant took nearly two hours and included great views of Los Angeles and Burbank, as well as the Hollywood sign and even a special treat passing by the set of the third installement of the "Fast and Furious".
After tying the horses up to the fence, we all sat down family style at a mexican restaurant for beans and margaritas.
At about 8:00, we got back on the horses and headed for home under the stars. The ride back only took about an hour. What a great time and a very cool experience. I had no idea that you could feel so outside of LA while you were in the middle of it.
I recommend this trip whole heartedly.
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The whole gang at dinner. Posted by Picasa
The Hollywood sign. Posted by Picasa














My girl is leading the pack with her horse Fox. Chelle was awesome! She was all over the place with Fox. Posted by Picasa














Good Times in the dark! Posted by Picasa