I Met an OC Member!!!!

Last Sunday April 15th, I met a member of the OC.

I called around 3:30 in the afternoon and we planned to meet at a Starbucks in Oceanside. It was a 90 minute drive and in Los Angeles, 90 minutes can equal about 5 miles on a freeway BUT since I was heading south it was smooth sailing all the way.

The directions I was given were easy to follow. I pulled into the parking lot and saw her. It is strange to meet someone you only have seen pictures of and now they are sitting at a table right in front of you. It was surreal.

If you have not figured it out, I met the OC’s very own Allison Blass (pronounced like Blossom – FYI).

We went to dinner at Mimi’s Cafe and talked about the CWD conference she was in town for. We also discussed several other topics including, my fear of clowns, ice water, why LA sucks, The Glycemic Index, the OC New Me Challenge, meeting OC members, planning a giant OC party in 2009, and a possible trip to Minnesota. I am sure the poor waitress at Mimi’s has quite a story to tell. Don’t worry, I tipped her well I think. I let Allison figure it out! LOL

Then we drove. We drove around Oceanside looking for something to do. Allison said, “We should go to the beach!” I mention how there must be a beach near by or this is the dumbest name for a city ever!

We drove west and found the Ocean. When we got out of the car I explained to her how much I love the beach except for the sand, the people, and the sea creatures. She laughed and took a picture of me refusing to step foot on the sand. I am assuming she will post that picture since she said after she clicked it, “I am going to post about how are you are scared of the beach!”

Here is the picture I took with my camera of the two of us. All and all it was a lot of fun. I laughed a lot and Allison did too although I am not sure if it was with or at me.

Probably both!

I can’t wait to meet more of the OC in the future. It was a very cool experience. As long as none of you show up dressed as a clown of course.

The Last of the Vacation Pictures

Thursday night we left New Mexico and headed to Flagstaff Arizona to spend the night. On the way there it started snowing. A LOT. It was pretty crazy and the kids and I were freaking out. I was thankful that my brother in law was driving since Los Angeles doesn't get much snow.

Friday morning we awoke to a beautiful blue sky filled with puffy white clouds. There was snow melting all over rooftops, cars, and trees . The reflection of the sun made everything sparkle. It was a very pretty sight.

Here are some pictures from the road on our way to the Grand Canyon.

And here are pictures of the kids in the car. It was a wacky ride for sure!

And here we are at the Grand Canyon. The last picture here I took with my little digital camera. It is now my background on my computer.

After the Grand Canyon, we drove down to Kingman (just outside of Laughlin, Nevada) to meet my wife at my cousin's house. She drove up with a friend Friday morning. We spent the night with my cousin and his family then left Saturday morning for home. We of course stopped off in Laughlin for a little gambling but I did not do so well.

Oh well, all and all I think I made out like a bandit. I had a relaxing and fun filled week with my kids which is priceless. It was perfect.

Tomorrow I will tell you about the big meeting that happened on Sunday. Very cool and I have a picture too!

SWEETNESS.

More pics from vacation

Here are some more pictures from our vacation that I wanted to share.

We got to Albuquerque on Monday afternoon and pretty much hung out at my sisters house the rest of that day. On Tuesday morning we went to Santa Fe and walked around. It was windy but beautiful.

On Wednesday we went to a few Indian Reservation (Pueblos) and saw Petroglyphs, Soda Dam, and actually got to go down into a real Kiva! It was pretty cool.

Thursday morning we went to Old Town Albuquerque and enjoyed New Mexican food one last time before we left. I am a HUGE fan of Sopaipillas!

Thursday night we went to Arizona for more vacationy goodness. But I will show you pictures of that tomorrow.

You Tube Tuesday #16 - SUPERSIZED!!!

This is a Supersized You Tube Tuesday! Since I have been gone on vacation I thought I would post a little with the video this week.

We had a great time in New Mexico. We took a train to Albuquerque and honestly, it was very relaxing. I thought it was going to be torture but it was not at all! It was nice to be able to walk around and stretch. It was a fun adventure just getting there. The kids really liked it too.

When we got to Albuquerque it was raining a bit. My sister and her husband picked us up about 10 minutes after we got there. Here is a picture of the kids at the train station.

I promise I will post more pictures and stuff about our week because we saw a lot of cool stuff but now I want to show you the video I tried to post last week but could not.

My son George and my youngest Niece Samantha decided to entertain us before they went off to bed. It was the first night of our vacation and was a good indicator on how the rest of the week would be. You can hear me laughing through most of this and laughing is pretty much all I did on this vacation.

What a great time!

Enjoy.

You Tube Tuesday #15

I took video and could not get it uploaded so here is one to tide you over til i get home.