March 21, 2010

Change of Weather

We just arrived in Los Altos after spending a week in Utah! It was our first taste of winter for the year and we spent hours trying to dig out our winter clothes so we didn't freeze for the week. We originally went to ski, but ended up spending much more time with family and friends because Christian's knee started acting up. It's been bothering him since last season when he followed Doug off some cliff (despite having knee surgery only a few months prior). We stayed with the Eastons for the first few days and had an absolute blast playing with the kids, staying up late talking to Jeff and Camille, and of course eating Camille's amazing home cooked meals is always a perk! We then headed up to Park City for a little relaxing and skiing for the rest of the week.
For Lauren's birthday we gave her a kit that had a oyster with a pearl inside. You had to open it up to get the "treasure". the kids kept asking how much it cost and we kept telling them nothing was too expensive for Lauren. At the U of Utah gymnastics meet. Christian almost got thrown out for taking the picture...no flash photography allowed.
Big decisions at the Dollar Store...Extra or Bubblelicious. We babysat one evening and after the twins went to bed high roller Uncle Christian took the older kids to pick out a treat at the $ Store. Christian came back wondering why I'm not that easy to please!

March 13, 2010

i heart n.y.c.

We just returned from a whirlwind trip to NYC. We flew out for a diamond training for work and then stayed a couple extra days with my good friend & old roommate Rachael. We had an absolute blast and the weather was amazing. I think we saw more shows and more of the city over the past 4 days than I ever did in a month while actually living here. Here's the breakdown of the last few days...
10,000 Diamonds
60 Degrees in NYC
5 Slices of Pizza
3 Broadway Shows (Rock of Ages, Hair & Fela)
2 Old roommates
1 Big Apple

Our training group (Geoffrey, Megan, & Mike the trainer) at Rockefeller Center on our way to...
The Top of the Rock above the NBC studios.
Grading a couple diamonds.
Just a handful of 3 carat tanzanites.
Rachael (one of my best friends since 5th grade) and her boyfriend Andrew.

March 12, 2010

Tune In

Christian and I are sitting in the second row at tonight's show...it's gonna be a hit.

March 7, 2010

Oh the places you'll go...

2 years ago today we tied the knot and had no idea what kind of adventure we were about to embark on. Our plans to "put in our time" at Ernst & Young and Marcus & Millichap quickly went out the window. Instead we moved to St. Maarten & have since visited 35 different countries (including 29 islands) while on cruise ships! I can't wait to see what the next 2 years has in store!! Happy Anniversary Christian!!

March 4, 2010

Surf's Up

Since I've known Christian there are only 2 things that I've seen him get really excited about--Spear Fishing and Surfing. We are now back in surfing land. Unfortunately, this also means we've (Christian by choice, myself by default) been waking up several hours earlier on vacation than we ever did while working because "the waves are calling". Since all of his gear is in Los Altos Christian told me he just needed to get a couple things so he would be all set up to surf in LA. He has been scouring craigslist and so far these "essentials" have included:

-2 surfboards (1 long & 1 short)
-wet suit
-surf racks for the car
-surf racks for the bike (this has been used once, the day he put the racks on)

When I told him it seemed like a bit much he said it's way less than I spend on Diet Coke for the year. Whatever.

March 1, 2010

Room with a View

My mom is working in Irvine this week so we traded our timeshare for a place closer to her office...not that you need an excuse to spend a week in Newport Beach. Jenna, one of my best friends since 6th grade, came up from San Diego to hang out for the weekend. Christian (Mr. Anti Southern CA) even admitted that he could move here...I should've got it on tape...baby steps:)
Hot tube with ocean views...a little slice of heaven!
Sunday afternoon walk on the beach! "Buddy Shot"...reminiscing on the standard pose from high school tennis!
My mom's corner office