Rehearsal Dinner

Amy's Wedding party in the back row:

Elin, Aubrey, Kelly, Amy and Erin (missing: Elena)

Old school Friends in the front row:

Monika, Katie, Sara, Me

Step by Step

Last night I had the opportunity to go to a concert that was 15 years in the making (yes that makes me feel old) and see The New Kids on The Block! OMG! I was seriously having flashbacks to being 10 years old again dancing in my room to their cassette tapes. They were AMAZING live. They sang, danced, played All of their old stuff, a few of their solo songs and a few songs from their new album. The concert was 2 1/2 hours of solid screaming, dancing and feeling giddy (on my part). Ladies were even throwing their bras on stage!

I was invited to the show by my friend and Vivian who went all out for the occasion and got a box with open bar and food. Thanks SOOO much Viv! I took my friends Kerry, Brittany and Adarra who all enjoyed the show. Kerry and I even wore vintage New Kids tees :) The only bummer was that my camera battery died so i don't have that many pics but hopefully I can gather some from everyone else's camera's to post. 

Another highlight of the show - the opening act - LADY GAGA. I absolutely LOVE her and have been playing her music all week in my office, coincidentally. So I was sooo excited when I found out she was opening. Here is a sort video I took of her song Just Dance:

and is her video from youtube:

Too much excitement....

....makes Bentley a sleepy dog. And he has made himself comfortable in his new spot on our couch.....

Bride to be....

My dear friend Amy, who I have been friends with for the past 21 years, is getting married in a couple weeks! 

This past weekend we celebrated her last couple weeks before becoming Mrs. Maxwell.

Dinner and Show....

Enjoying some dancing with our drinks....

Only a few pics... you know what they say "What happens at Amy's Bachelorette Party, stays at Amy's Bachelorette Party".....

The Celebration of V Girl

V Girl, Yeah Yeah V Girl. Clap. Clap.

If you know Vanessa, you know the cheer.

Every September 10th we celebrate V's b day. This year we headed to LA for a long overdue girls night out! It was soo nice to hang out with Vanessa, Emily B, Tawny, Crystal and Nicole altogether - a mini reunion of sorts. Lorena - we missed you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VANESSA!

Birthday Toast!

P1 and P2 (in reverse order):


Vanessa had a great time:

Presents!

Wax on. Wax Off.

I have been looking for an extracurricular activity to do after work besides running by myself. I know, I know, what could possibly be more fun that running miles on end by myself around Long Beach? Well, thanks to Matt and Kerry, i am now a proud member of the Karate Kids co-ed softball team! We have played 4 games so far and we are 3-1. I play right field, rover (a slow pitch softball outfield position) and catcher and my batting is so so :/ 

Here are Kerry and I at a game:

Yes! We wear bandana's during the game! dont laugh!
More pics of our whole team coming soon.

Sushi, Sake, Sumo's - Oh My!

Grand (Re) Opening on Sushi on Sunset... 

V Girl and I with our hot dates:

Michi with Tyku Sake - Try some, it's delicious :)

Traditional Sake Ceremony:


Fun Times:

Cheap Sax

We kicked off September with the 7th annual Cheap Sax BBQ and Fan Appreciation concert!

Every year a couple hundred Cheap Sax fans head out to Corona to have a backyard BBQ and listen to my dads band play. As always, no one was disappointed. Cheap Sax was rockin, everyone was dancing and a good time was had by all!

The crowd before the sun went down:

Enjoying the music:


Lorena and her favorite dance partner:

Mr MacColl, guitar solo:

Singing back up. Ride Sally Ride.....


The Fam:

Go Humans!

On 8/31 at 8:31 pm over 12,000 people ran thru the streets of downtown LA in the Nike Human Race. This was the biggest organized race that has ever taken place as runners from around the world all ran together in 25 cities and on their own using their Nike plus'.


This was the first time i ran a race at night and it was super fun to run under the LA lights. Along the race course were stages with entertainment from around the world: Japan, France, Mexico, Brazil, Jamaica, China and USA. As we finished the 10k we crossed the finish line in front of the Coliseum and all received runners batons that contained Nike commemorative bracelets. Then came the best part - a finish line concert featuring Common and Kanye West! it was off the hook, soo fun. Nike went big this year and we had the best time! 

Seaworld Saturday

Saturday we made the trip down to San Diego to take Jameson to Seaworld for the first time. My friend Mike is one of the Shamu trainers and graciously hooked us up with some park passes and prime seating for the Shamu "Believe" show that he is in.

Here's Mike in the show - top left:

Thanks Mike!

Walking with the Dinosaurs

We had an amazing time watching "Walking with the Dinosaurs" at the Honda Center. It was presented by the BBC and told a condensed history of the dinosaurs time here on earth until their extinction. Jameson was a little scared at first because he thought the the Dinos were real but once we assured him that they weren't real and weren't going to eat us then he was ok. I must admit though, they did an awesome job creating these dinosaurs to look incredibly lifelike. They were life-size, walked around, roared and one even pooped. It was pretty incredible!
Here are the Dinos:



Our favorite - the T Rex

After the show we ate lunch at Chilis....mmm