Archive for the 'Family Life' Category
Parasailing Over the Atlantic
Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
Most of my adventures are rather tame. It doesn’t take a lot of gumption to drive to a Presidential Library, eat at a Hard Rock, or go through customs. But on Monday, July 27, 2009, I enjoyed a little bit more thrilling adventure – which although I admit had a very low danger-level, it did have a bit of a nausea-factor. Mom, Bob, Denise, Ashleigh, Briana, and I went parasailing over the Atlantic Ocean. Read the rest of this entry »
Myrtle Beach 2009
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009, came up pretty quickly. After all I had only been home for a total of five days from California when it was already time to leave again for my last week-long vacation of 2009. The week in between was maddening as I struggled to both catch up and get ahead at work and home. But Friday the 24th rolled around and it was crunch time – time to pack and head out to Mom’s for the night. 5am, Saturday morning arrived and I was up and loading up the car along with Mom, Bob, Ashleigh, and Briana. Read the rest of this entry »
Protected: The Dreariest Glorious Fourth
Tuesday, July 21st, 2009Jacob and Lauren’s Wedding
Saturday, July 18th, 2009
My cousin Jacob and his apparently-permanent gal pal Lauren decided to get hitched and they opted to do it on Friday, July 3, 2009. This worked out just fine for me as we surprisingly had the day off work for the upcoming Independence Day holiday. So I spent the morning working on the website, laying out in the sun, and then getting ready for this affair. They were scheduled to be shackled at Polen Farms (the site of my personal wedding reception #2) at 4:30pm in a lovely outdoor ceremony. Ashleigh and I stopped at Kroger to pick up a card, promptly forgot to bring along my camera, called Mom to make sure she had hers for me to use, and were on our way. Read the rest of this entry »