Aggies All the WAY!!!

They didn't quite make it all the way... or even out of the first round. But it was fun to watch my little Aggies play such a close game. They only lost by 1 point. It was a heartbreaker.

But I also got to hang with my dad and little brother so I can't complain too much.

bbq awesomeness

This weekend was just barely warm enough to justify a bbq and I could not resist. Although burgers and dogs are always nice, I must say the side dishes my friends brought were remarkable. I love having potlucks at my house because my friends are total gourmets.

Besides totally gorging ourselves on the wonderful spread there were lawn games including that weird one with pvc pipe and golf balls, frisbee, and bocce ball. Later we played games inside and Mike and I dominated at Trivial Pursuit as usual. (In the interest of full disclosure, I am actually terrible at Trivial Pursuit and mostly hate it. I can't ever answer any questions. But Mike, on the other hand, is like dating Wikepedia.)

It was such a great time, I hope it is just the first of many to come this season.

i love a good storm

I would have never thought of it when I took this job but one of the perks is the view from my desk. We are on the tenth floor and have lots of big windows giving us a perfect view of the valley on a normal day. But the best is when a storm moves in and we can watch it surround us. It always disrupts the whole office for a while as everyone migrates to the windows for a better view.

It is pretty sweet.

Plus now I have a good excuse to blow off my run tonight. Just kidding guys, I love running with you and I am sad.

Caaalifoooorniaaaaa

Did anyone else ever watch the OC? If so the title of this post is for you. I used to love the opening song for that show and had it running through my head for my whole vacation to LA a couple of weeks ago. We had a blast enjoying the beautiful beaches, warm breezes, and enviable real estate.

Mike was a really good sport about me constantly taking his picture. He may have also come away from that vacation with a new sympathy for pathetic characters like Brad Pitt and Jessica Simpson.

best week

Last week was one of the best. Here is the summary:


Fri. Feb. 13th: catered box seats at hockey game


Sat. Feb. 14th: Mike made me V-day dinner


Mon. Feb. 16th (My B-day): no work, lunch @ Tacanos with some great friends who brought me some awesome presents including snow shoes and these:

then bowling and pineapple upside down cake.

Tu. Feb. 17th: chocolate cover strawberries delivered from Mike

Thur-Sun. Feb. 19th-22nd: Sunny SO CAL! It was rad. I took lots of pictures and will post them soon.

One Photograph at a Time

After spending several hours in a classroom talking about photography my trigger finger was getting pretty itchy to take some photos this week.

It turns out wiggly little kids are not the easiest subjects for a photographer who isn't sure how to focus yet. But one or two turned out okay.

Later Steph, met up with me to practice on each other.

She is so much more daring and artistic with her shots and I am learning lots from her.

It was fun.

And yes, I think I did ruin my coat.

spring fever

The sun is shining in Boise for the first time in weeks and it is a balmy 41 degrees. It has me all antsy and anxious. I am like a kid in sacrament meeting. I forgot how hard it is for me to focus when the weather is nice outside. I have decided that I need to get all my work done before April so I can take the summer off.

That will work. I think that will work.