I'm finally seeing that proverbial light at the end of the tunnel! I graduate from Sacramento State University with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration (Human Resources Organizational Behavior concentration) on the 19th of December.
I want to take this time to personally thank everyone for supporting me when I went back including Jay who got me to go back in the first place to my wife Gina for being so understanding all of the nights that I stayed at school until 9:30 or 10:00 to get work done. Also my bosses at work for allowing me the flex time to be able to complete all of my classes, some of which were during ordinary work hours. I couldn't have done it without you all!
One final memory I will always have is that of an email from my dad that I will never get rid of. I emailed him my grades one semester because it was one of the only times in my college career that I managed to get straight A's. He wrote me back "congrats on your success from what I know was hard work. I'm proud of you and glad all combined. Dad"
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
The verdict is in...can I have a drumroll please!
WE'RE HAVING A BOUNCING BABY BOY!!!
Gina and I took all of Tuesday off to go to 2 doctor appointments. The first was to have the first ultrasound done as well as the amniocentesis test done. The gal in there was too funny. Even before we could tell what the baby's sex was she kept referring to it as "he". When we said something about it, she sheepishly said that she always said "he" by default. Who knows, maybe it was a sign! Well, Junior didn't really want to cooperate at first. He was lying breach with his legs crossed. This proved to be challenging to the technician who was trying to get all kinds of different measurements of bones and such.
Then she started pointing out organs. She would say "oh there's his kidneys" or something. For someone like me, that's a BAD thing! I'm too inquisitive! I want to see what she's seeing! But I couldn't see it and finally had to just believe that she really saw something there that looked like grey matter to me!
So needless to say, Gina and I are just TOO excited right now. I wanted to go bounding out of the room when the technician said it was a boy. I stayed seated, I just don't know how! We were also glad to hear that all the measurements so far indicate that we're right on track and where we should be as far as baby's size goes. He's about 6 ounces right now and everything down to the size of the head shows no indication of ANY problems. Whew!
Now if I can just pick a name and get the baby's room ready! Oh boy...I have some work ahead of me I think...I'd better hop to it!
Gina and I took all of Tuesday off to go to 2 doctor appointments. The first was to have the first ultrasound done as well as the amniocentesis test done. The gal in there was too funny. Even before we could tell what the baby's sex was she kept referring to it as "he". When we said something about it, she sheepishly said that she always said "he" by default. Who knows, maybe it was a sign! Well, Junior didn't really want to cooperate at first. He was lying breach with his legs crossed. This proved to be challenging to the technician who was trying to get all kinds of different measurements of bones and such.
Then she started pointing out organs. She would say "oh there's his kidneys" or something. For someone like me, that's a BAD thing! I'm too inquisitive! I want to see what she's seeing! But I couldn't see it and finally had to just believe that she really saw something there that looked like grey matter to me!
So needless to say, Gina and I are just TOO excited right now. I wanted to go bounding out of the room when the technician said it was a boy. I stayed seated, I just don't know how! We were also glad to hear that all the measurements so far indicate that we're right on track and where we should be as far as baby's size goes. He's about 6 ounces right now and everything down to the size of the head shows no indication of ANY problems. Whew!
Now if I can just pick a name and get the baby's room ready! Oh boy...I have some work ahead of me I think...I'd better hop to it!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Dillon's Beach
Ok, who knows the answer to my question...
A gang of people from Gina's family went on their camping trip this past week...and they always go to the same place. I was familiar with the name although I've never been there before. I've always heard it called (and they all called it) Dillon's Beach...plural. So I look up the directions on Google Earth and it shows Dillon Beach...singular. So what's the correct version?
It really doesn't matter I suppose, just another curiosity to me that probably no one else really cares about. I'm weird like that, but at least I can admit it! We only went up for the day on Saturday since we don't have any camping stuff. We left at like 7:15am and ended up getting home just before midnight. Even with the fog early and constant wind, we had a great time. It was just nice getting away from the hustle and bustle that weekends typically are to just hang out with the family. We didn't have to cook...we didn't have to clean...we just had to hang out, eat some oysters (thanks Uncle Don, they were awesome!), and share laughs...which we both love to do anyway!
I have a couple of pictures to share here, but if you'd like to see the rest of them you can do so here...
A gang of people from Gina's family went on their camping trip this past week...and they always go to the same place. I was familiar with the name although I've never been there before. I've always heard it called (and they all called it) Dillon's Beach...plural. So I look up the directions on Google Earth and it shows Dillon Beach...singular. So what's the correct version?
It really doesn't matter I suppose, just another curiosity to me that probably no one else really cares about. I'm weird like that, but at least I can admit it! We only went up for the day on Saturday since we don't have any camping stuff. We left at like 7:15am and ended up getting home just before midnight. Even with the fog early and constant wind, we had a great time. It was just nice getting away from the hustle and bustle that weekends typically are to just hang out with the family. We didn't have to cook...we didn't have to clean...we just had to hang out, eat some oysters (thanks Uncle Don, they were awesome!), and share laughs...which we both love to do anyway!
I have a couple of pictures to share here, but if you'd like to see the rest of them you can do so here...
Sunday, July 13, 2008
And down the strech they come!
Talk about a race to the finish! These last few weeks have just seemed to drag on in terms of finishing the kitchen. For some reason, once the cabinets were in place, I started thinking that all the work was within a week or so of being done. It's not been like I thought to say the least. Don't get me wrong, we're very much ecstatic about how the kitchen is turning out thanks to Louis, Andy and Mike it's just when you start seeing things all come together...when you start seeing how it will look when it's all done, you can't wait for it!
Turns out all the work Gina and I did in trying to match colors for the granite, the tile, the appliances and the cabinets turned out fantastic too! We had originally wanted to do a slate color for the floor, but we could never find one in our price range and then couldn't match that color through to the tile back splash, counter tops, and cabinets. We ended up doing a more tan/brown color that looks awesome in conjunction with all the rest of the new stuff. It all went down last week along with the installation of the appliances and back splash. The drain pipes in the sink aren't playing nice-nice with Andy so far, so we only have one side of the sink operational right now, but check out some of the pictures of our new look kitchen!
Turns out all the work Gina and I did in trying to match colors for the granite, the tile, the appliances and the cabinets turned out fantastic too! We had originally wanted to do a slate color for the floor, but we could never find one in our price range and then couldn't match that color through to the tile back splash, counter tops, and cabinets. We ended up doing a more tan/brown color that looks awesome in conjunction with all the rest of the new stuff. It all went down last week along with the installation of the appliances and back splash. The drain pipes in the sink aren't playing nice-nice with Andy so far, so we only have one side of the sink operational right now, but check out some of the pictures of our new look kitchen!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
A trip down south
So this past weekend, Gina and I took a trip down to Los Angeles to see my Grandmother and Aunt. We haven't seen them since before our wedding and so it was long overdue. We left on Friday after I got off work and drove down. The weekend was very hot in L.A. and a bit on the sticky humid side as well. But the company, food and gin and tonics more than made up for all of that! On top of that I got a picture of us all together!
When Gina and I were ready to leave on Monday, our plan was to head up north by taking the scenic route. She and I have never been to Hearst Castle and only she had been to Carmel and Monterey. I don't think I've ever been to either. Our plan was soon foiled as the numerous fires forced us to turn around 70 miles after Cambria, just south of Big Sur on Highway 1. No big deal, there would surely be some road that met up with Highway 101 or better yet I-5 to get home right? WRONG. We had to go back all 70 miles along Highway 1 to get back to Highway 46 which was another 80 miles and then home for another 230 miles. All in all I drove for almost 12 hours that day and 700 miles. Man was I tired! We still managed to laugh the whole time. I suppose that's what I love about Gina so much. In all of the hassle of having to turn around and go back and having to sit in the car with me all of that time, she and I still found all kinds of ways to make each other laugh. It could have been a silly song or laughing at something along the road or just telling funny stories. We found something to laugh about that day and it made an otherwise horrendous day a happy one. Don't believe me? Take a look at this picture we took along the side of Highway 1 AFTER we got turned around at Big Sur...
When Gina and I were ready to leave on Monday, our plan was to head up north by taking the scenic route. She and I have never been to Hearst Castle and only she had been to Carmel and Monterey. I don't think I've ever been to either. Our plan was soon foiled as the numerous fires forced us to turn around 70 miles after Cambria, just south of Big Sur on Highway 1. No big deal, there would surely be some road that met up with Highway 101 or better yet I-5 to get home right? WRONG. We had to go back all 70 miles along Highway 1 to get back to Highway 46 which was another 80 miles and then home for another 230 miles. All in all I drove for almost 12 hours that day and 700 miles. Man was I tired! We still managed to laugh the whole time. I suppose that's what I love about Gina so much. In all of the hassle of having to turn around and go back and having to sit in the car with me all of that time, she and I still found all kinds of ways to make each other laugh. It could have been a silly song or laughing at something along the road or just telling funny stories. We found something to laugh about that day and it made an otherwise horrendous day a happy one. Don't believe me? Take a look at this picture we took along the side of Highway 1 AFTER we got turned around at Big Sur...
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Remodeling Update
So our kitchen is right smack dab in the middle of a remodel right now. We've had everything torn out to include the sweet 60's style linoleum and underlayment, the cabinets and sink. Also gone is the old hood saturated with dead bees that no doubt came down to enjoy the mass amounts of grease that had built up over the years. In its place now, are brand new maple cabinets that will hold granite on top. We'll also have new appliances, a new sink and canned lights to replace the one over the sink and two new lights over the penisula that looks out to the back yard.
We have an absolutely amazing contractor doing all of this work too, Louis Dalmau. Louis is the same guy who we had do our bathroom in the laundry room. There was such a tremendous amount of dry rot in there but you'd never know it to look at it now! Louis also brought us a lot of new ideas to improve the layout of the kitchen. He suggested moving the refrigerator over to accomodate a new pantry and to make opening both doors (it's a side-by-side) fully. He came in and worked with us within our budget and, as importantly, our timeframe.
As we started getting the new cabinets in last week, the look and feel of our new kitchen really started taking effect. I've posted some before and after pictures to see the difference. Enjoy!
We have an absolutely amazing contractor doing all of this work too, Louis Dalmau. Louis is the same guy who we had do our bathroom in the laundry room. There was such a tremendous amount of dry rot in there but you'd never know it to look at it now! Louis also brought us a lot of new ideas to improve the layout of the kitchen. He suggested moving the refrigerator over to accomodate a new pantry and to make opening both doors (it's a side-by-side) fully. He came in and worked with us within our budget and, as importantly, our timeframe.
As we started getting the new cabinets in last week, the look and feel of our new kitchen really started taking effect. I've posted some before and after pictures to see the difference. Enjoy!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
There's a little Someping growing...
So...here we are 5 months after Gina and I got married...Gina and me....we have the house to get done (kitchen in progress)...I have school to get done with (one last semester at Sac State)...and now the topper! Gina's pregnant! We just had our first checkup with the OB/Gyn today and he's awesome! Thanks Jay and Patricia for the recommendation. It couldn't have been any better.
So the pictures we got today show off what we refer to as "The Little Someping". Baby is too small yet at just 7 weeks and 3 days (it was only about 1/2 inch in size) to tell obviously, so we're calling it this until we know something more. Gina and I both want a boy, me for a promise I made to my Grandfather and Gina because she just does. But more than that we just want a healthy baby. What tripped me out more than anything though was the little heartbeat! That little heart was friggin' going off! That was so awesome to see!
Gina was so funny today...she was so nervous that she said she had a panic attack on the way to the doctor's office. It was an excited nervous I'm sure, but I had to chuckle. We're so different when it comes to dealing with stress and such. She gets all nervous and almost shuts down while I get a twitch or start whistling some song or something. Mostly though I tap. And it doesn't matter what. It could be my fingers or my feet.
So at any rate, the blog here will be our way of trying to keep everyone up to date with the latest news and pictures along the way. It oughta be a lot of fun! Here are the first pictures we have of our Little Someping!
So the pictures we got today show off what we refer to as "The Little Someping". Baby is too small yet at just 7 weeks and 3 days (it was only about 1/2 inch in size) to tell obviously, so we're calling it this until we know something more. Gina and I both want a boy, me for a promise I made to my Grandfather and Gina because she just does. But more than that we just want a healthy baby. What tripped me out more than anything though was the little heartbeat! That little heart was friggin' going off! That was so awesome to see!
Gina was so funny today...she was so nervous that she said she had a panic attack on the way to the doctor's office. It was an excited nervous I'm sure, but I had to chuckle. We're so different when it comes to dealing with stress and such. She gets all nervous and almost shuts down while I get a twitch or start whistling some song or something. Mostly though I tap. And it doesn't matter what. It could be my fingers or my feet.
So at any rate, the blog here will be our way of trying to keep everyone up to date with the latest news and pictures along the way. It oughta be a lot of fun! Here are the first pictures we have of our Little Someping!
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