Browse Month: February 2005

Photos courtesy of Beakatude

We went to Vegas this weekend for a little project. Jes’ friend Kevin wants to build a website for his restaurants so I had the opportunity to take some photos for him. Sounds fun, huh? Not really. Photography has always been a little hobby of mine but I’ve never had to actually do it well. With my Nikon and 6 rolls of black and white film in hand, I got free roam of the kitchens. The dim sum chef even made some dumplings for me so I could get some close-ups. It was sort of fun but I can’t help worrying how the prints will look. I also shot some digis and will hopefully be able to add some to my istockphoto.com portfolio. Stay tuned…

Let it snow…

Did I mention how awesome this season has been? Well, I’ll say it again, IT ROCKS! I went to Snow Summit this past long weekend and the conditions were really nice. Not too shabby for a local mountain. Anyway, we had plans of getting there by 8:30 when it opened and ski until 1:00 to get a $14 voucher to come back another day. Well, that didn’t happen…not even close. Instead, we got up late. Didn’t leave the house until about 7:30. We finally started up the mountain at 9:00 to find CHP checkpoint telling us that even though we had a 4WD car, we needed to carry chains in the car. Yikes! So we drove back down the mountain to buy chains. We checked Wal-Mart – no luck. We checked the Chevron that had a sign outside saying “WE HAVE CHAINS” – not for us. Before we gave up and went home, we checked a Shell station where we got gas earlier and they had chains for our tires!! WOOHOO! Back up the mountain we went. We got past the checkpoint with chains in hand, drove up the icy roads (pretty cool), and had lunch at Denny’s at 11:30. Hm…could we still have a fun-filled ski day?! The answer is yes-a-rootie! We got to Snow Summit just in time for the start of their half-day rate. Signed our lives away for a $10 discount and went up for only $29 each. Sweet! The snow was awesome; the runs were empty; and Jes had one of his strongest days!! On top of that, Koa had come with us and got to play in the snow after we put away our equipment at the end of the day. By the way, it was still dumping snow on our way home.

Plane – Incoming!

Happy 30th Birthday, Huy! Last night Jes and I went down to San Diego to celebrate Huy’s Big Three-O. Dinner was at Indigo Grill in Little Italy, which was not bad. The ambience was cool and we got a big oval table up front. The food had a southwestern flare and all had some “kick” to them. They also brought Huy and the rest of us 3 large platters of desserts on the house at the end of the night. The coconut creme brulee was very yummy. Afterwards we all went to Airport Lounge where Huy reserved two big booths and invited a bunch of people he worked with. He has a lot of friends! Anyway, if you were part of his “guest list” you had no cover and got to make your own vodka or rum drinks at the booth. The coolest part of the lounge was that it was right under the flight path of planes landing in San Diego airport. You can go out to the patio and watch the plane fly right over you. They flew so low that it seemed like you could reach up and touch each one. I thought it was cool…I sat there having an Autistic moment saying, “plane!” with a big grin on my face each time one flew by.

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I don’t get it. Each afternoon in the car as I drive home from work, I’m psyched up to take a long run around the neighborhood. But as soon as I walk into the house to find the doggie wagging his tail at me and the husband on the couch, the motivation…poof!..disappears. Home is so comfy. Why would I want to change into tight-fitting running clothes and go back out into the cold when I could be sitting around in my PJs at 4 in the afternoon ? Call it having no will-power, call it laziness…all I know is that I can’t break out of it. I was doing so well last month with at least 3 workouts per week! Now I’m down to zero for the week with no “energy” to do any different. What is a lazy, unmotivated girl to do?

buddies once again

Jesse and I went to Mammoth this weekend while Koa stayed with Patty. He got a fun-filled weekend of romping around with his half-brother Mochi. I was a bit worried when Mochi came over during Christmas and wanted nothing to do with him. Fortunately, they’re back in the game and have been buddies all weekend.
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In other news…the snow in Mammoth was great and skiing was fun! Going on Sunday is so much better than Saturday – no long lines and lots of empty runs!! Towards the end of the day, I got the courage to take a couple of baby jumps and got some air! I’m not quite ready for the terrain park but I can jump little mounds and moguls! Lookout Johnny Mosley!
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Valentine’s Day was spent on the road driving home but we got a nice dinner at The Chart House in Mammoth. Their lobster bisque, dynamite mahi, and MUD PIE were very yummy.

Wanted: Doggie-sitter

We’re going to Mammoth this weekend and are faced once again with the doggie situation. I had considered taking him along and sending him to a pet-sitting service but he has to be neutered…shucks. I thought about my mom taking him but it would be the third weekend in a row. So I called Patty and she’s agreed to take him! Koa lucked out!! He’s going to have a fun-filled weekend with his old buddy Mochi. This little taste of motherhood really sucks.
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