Alexandra & Maria see Justin Timberlake

Thanks to my good friend, Judi, we got some free tickets to go see Justin Timberlake at the HP Pavilion in San Jose. I drove Alexandra and Maria down to the arena and dropped them off for a mother-daughter night ;-)

They said the concert was pretty awesome!

I took off and visited my Auntie Willy, Uncle Ed, and cousin Wendy, who I haven't seen in months. As they fed me, we talked about anything and everything, past and present. It was a long dinner conversation that lasted probably three hours. I can't think of a more engaging three hours I've had in the last several months. Fun!

Then, Maria and Alexandra called me to pick them up at our pre-arranged location...got home a little after midnight. What a fun evening...not bad for a Sunday ;-)

Luis Miguel at Concord Pavillion

Maria and I saw Luis Miguel in concert at the Concord Pavillion last night. We had excellent seats about 7 rows from the stage...terrific view.

We first started to like Luis Miguel after hearing the song, "No Se Tu," in the movie, "Speechless," with Geena Davis and Michael Keaton. Their car gets stuck in the middle of nowhere and they hitch a ride in the back of a truck and this song is playing on the car radio while they talk about their relationship. It becomes "their song" and is playing when they make up at the end of the movie, as well.

In any case, it's a really romantic song that got Maria and me exploring more of Luis Miguel's songbook. Obviously, "No Se Tu" is not the only romantic ballad in his repertoire (watch/listen to "O Tu O Ninguna," which was obviously filmed in San Francisco). For years, now, we've enjoyed a LOT of his CD collections. He's one of the few artists that we've always wanted to see, but hadn't...well, until yesterday.

And Concord Pavillion is a wonderful venue for this kind of music, being an outdoor amphitheater. We had a great time...

Maria's Birthday at Albion River Inn

I kidnapped Maria on Sunday and took her to Albion River Inn (6 miles south of Mendocino). We stayed at this inn 17 years ago on our 1st Anniversary...thought it was about time we returned. We had a VERY nice room that overlooked the ocean. The view from our patio was breathtaking.



The inn served a terrific breakfast the next morning...again, overlooking the beautiful Albion River. Our room came equipped with a spa tub with a window to the ocean. What a wonderful trip...Happy Birthday, Mady! Let's do it again, soon!

Nicholas shows Mitchell & Curtis how to use ToonTown.com

So, just in case you think the youth of today might have trouble keeping up with the rapid advances in technology this day and age, take a look at these three kids playing on ToonTown.com. I don't think they'll have any problems whatsoever ;-)

Lisa and I have a laugh...

My sister Lisa and I are looking at old family pictures at Mike and Anne's house. We're having a blast. So many memories. If you want to look at some of these pictures too, go to http://www.yeephotos.com/ and check it out. I'll post more pictures later.

In this picture, my cousin Scott joined us...haven't seen him in ages, but it was nice catching up with him and his family at the party.

Brandon performs IronMan on Guitar Hero II

In honor of Uncle Alex's Canada IronMan triumph, Brandon (on his own) decided to serenade him with his own version of the song, "Iron Man," on Guitar Hero II. VERY cool!

Deer Valley Dance Squad Performs During Football Half-Time

Here is the Deer Valley Dance Squad performing at this evening's Friday Night football game during half-time.

Alexandra is on the very end on the right when they start to do the line kicks. The team did a great job! Good going!

Happy 10th Birthday to Brandon!

Our family happily celebrated Brandon's 10th Birthday one day early since I was pretty sure I'd have to work a little later on his actual birthday.

This picture was taken in Jack London Square just after we had sushi at Yoshi's (SEE building in the background). We walked across the street afterwards and had ice cream and Ben & Jerry's.

Brandon got some pretty cool gifts, like a DNA lab kit, fingerprinting set, and a mailbox (don't ask...). Wow, can't believe he's ten now...time goes by FAST!

YeeCAM: Labor Day Weekend in Review

Hope you had a terrific Labor Day Weekend. I've been off work on vacation for almost two weeks...and I loved EVERY minute of it ;-) I have to go back to work tomorrow and the kids start high school, middle school, and homeschool tomorrow...fun! This YeeCAM is our Labor Day Weekend in review.

Happy Birthday, Uncle Mike

Me and Nicholas wishing Mike a Happy Belated Birthday AND Anniversary. Recorded on Labor Day Monday, 09/03/2007.

Lazy Labor Day Monday!

So far, I'm having a VERY lazy Labor Day Monday. I have to go back to work tomorrow after almost two weeks off (grrrrrrrrrrrrr). I'd like to say I'm looking forward to getting back to work, but I would be lying (hehehehe). I could easily play hookie for another two weeks ;-)

Brandon and Nicholas took this picture with me while I was watching the U.S. Open Tennis on TV. I wanted to go workout today, but the health club is closed for the holiday. I must say, I've been doing pretty well exercising one hour a day...sometimes twice a day. I'm definitely keeping my weight in check. Not doing anything fancy. Just mainly "moving" and getting that good ol' metabolism going. I do at least 30 minutes on the treadmill at a pretty good pace. Then, Cameron and I usually workout with the weight machines for another 30 minutes. I'm slowly but surely increasing the amount of weights I use. Believe it or not, we actually enjoy the workouts (grin).

I'm trying very hard not to make these workouts too crazy. I know I can burn out VERY quickly. I'm just keeping at a "regular" and "steady" pace and maintaining exercise workouts as an everyday activity into my life--like brushing one's teeth. It's been one month now and I'm feeling great! Now, it's time to get BUFFED! ;-)

Just enjoying the Labor Day Weekend!

We're in the middle of the long Labor Day Weekend and counting down to returning to work after a two-week vacation and school (Alexandra starts high school, Cameron returns to middle school, and Brandon and Nicholas continue being homeschooled by Maria).

Yesterday, we went to a new restaurant that just opened up in town...Cocina Medina. VERY good food! I kept stealing some of Alexandra's chili verde...yum! My pork flautas were pretty awesome, too!

Today, we're pretty much taking it easy enjoying the U.S. Open tennis on TV. We're going for a late lunch shortly. Maria and I (joined by Brandon this week) have already had our morning coffee at Peet's. Nothing like reading the paper and chit-chatting over a good cup of coffee.

The Bay Bridge is still closed for retrofitting. Sure hope they open it up on time for the Tuesday morning commute. Hope you're having a terrific weekend and enjoying the last week of Summer.

Alex Competes in 2007 Canada IronMan

Maria and her mom travelled to Canada last week to cheer her brother, Alex, on in the 2007 Canada IronMan. This is Alex's fourth competition and he finished the 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of biking, and 26 miles of running in a little over 16 hours (WOW). He was definitely a little dehydrated near the end of the race, but he finished ;-)

If you want to see more photos, click on the picture to go to the photo set on Flickr.com.