Thanks, Jeff, for recomendinig the Canon Powershot A510. We are loving it. As you can see from the pictures, we will be loving it even more once we figure out how it works!
Saturday, April 30, 2005
A Whole New World
Day 1 with our new digital camera!
Thanks, Jeff, for recomendinig the Canon Powershot A510. We are loving it. As you can see from the pictures, we will be loving it even more once we figure out how it works!
Thanks, Jeff, for recomendinig the Canon Powershot A510. We are loving it. As you can see from the pictures, we will be loving it even more once we figure out how it works!
CHER
Lori and I went to the Cher concert at the Hollywood Bowl last night. We had a great time. Cher was amazing!
Monday, April 25, 2005
Del Mar National
Saturday I got up at 6am (not a single snooze did I hit) and headed down to Del Mar to go to the Del Mar National Horse Show. My mom's friend, Wendy, was going to be showing in the show.
It was such a wonderful day. As soon as I stepped on the property I felt like I was home. I miss showing horses so much!
Highlights for the day:
1. Spending the day hanging out with my mom.
2. Catching up with old friends. Funny how not much has changed in the 4 years I have been completely out of the sport.
3. My new jacket. It was getting really cool toward the middle of the day so my mom bought me a really cool new jacket. I have worn it every day since.
4. Standing only 5 feet away form Bob Avila! Bobby Avila is one of the top horsemen ever! He is like the Lance Armstrong of the horse industry.
5. Sting Ray boots. My boots are just about to fall apart so I was checking out the boot selection at one of the vender booths. They had boots made out of all types of hide, such as ostrich and alligator, however there was one that I could not identify. They merchant explained that it was sting ray and I guess it is one of the most durable materials to make boots out of it. It is non-porous so you don't have to polish them; you just hose them down when they get dirty. They were a mere $400 so I passed. They were really cool looking though.
It was such a wonderful day. As soon as I stepped on the property I felt like I was home. I miss showing horses so much!
Highlights for the day:
1. Spending the day hanging out with my mom.
2. Catching up with old friends. Funny how not much has changed in the 4 years I have been completely out of the sport.
3. My new jacket. It was getting really cool toward the middle of the day so my mom bought me a really cool new jacket. I have worn it every day since.
4. Standing only 5 feet away form Bob Avila! Bobby Avila is one of the top horsemen ever! He is like the Lance Armstrong of the horse industry.
5. Sting Ray boots. My boots are just about to fall apart so I was checking out the boot selection at one of the vender booths. They had boots made out of all types of hide, such as ostrich and alligator, however there was one that I could not identify. They merchant explained that it was sting ray and I guess it is one of the most durable materials to make boots out of it. It is non-porous so you don't have to polish them; you just hose them down when they get dirty. They were a mere $400 so I passed. They were really cool looking though.
Friday, April 22, 2005
Important Information....just in case
Kristin Michele Titov's Aliases |
Your movie star name: Ice Cream Bob |
Your fashion designer name is Kristin Paris |
Your socialite name is Midget Cabo |
Your fly girl / guy name is K Tit |
Your detective name is Pony Ocean View |
Your barfly name is Candy Vodka |
Your soap opera name is Michele Waltz |
Your rock star name is Strawberry Jet |
Your star wars name is Kripj Titdav |
Your punk rock band name is The Lazy Candle |
Thursday, April 14, 2005
No More Planes...PLEASE!
WOW...What a trip!
My boss and I flew out of John Wayne at 9am Tuesday morning. We landed in Houston around 2pm for a 2 hour layover. Then we got on a plane headed for Charlotte, NC. However, once we got near the airport they closed it down due to severe weather. We flew in a circle waiting to things to clear up, but when we began to run out of fuel we were rerouted to Charleston, SC. We landed in Charleston, waited on the plane for a half hour and then they let us off the plane to wait in the now closed down airport. Donn and I were starving, having been well past dinner time by now. However, the only food options where inside the souvenir shop. I had a bag of Skittles and Donn had some salted peanuts. After about an hour in the Charleston airport they let us back on the plane and we headed back to Charlotte. By the time we got off the plane in Charlotte, haled a cab and got to our hotel, it was midnight. However, we still hadn't really had dinner yet. So we hoofed it to the nearest restaurant in the rain. We were exhausted and quite punchy at this point, but it felt good to be out side and stretching out legs.
The next morning started with a 7:30am wait-up call (keep in mid that this is 4:30am CA time). My eyes felt heave and I just wanted to stay in bed. I drug myself over to the mirror and was quickly aware of why my eyes felt so heavy. They were totally swollen and red. I looked like once of those big gold fish with the bugged out eyes. When I met Donn for breakfast he refused to even look at me claiming that they made him sick to his stomach (yes, this made me feel much better). We had 9am and 10:30am appointments (which I won't go into deals about being the discreet HR pro that I am). Then the cab came to pick us up to take us to the airport at noon. Our 2:35pm (11:35pm CA time) flight was delayed by an hour. Turning out 1 hour and 5 minute lay over in Houston only a 5minute layover. We found ourselves speed walking from the B terminal to the E terminal on direct opposite ends of the airport. We got to out next plane just in time...hot and sweaty, but on time. I was really not look forward to getting on another plane. This was just way too much airplane time in such a short period. And my travel companion wasn't very entertaining. The second we got in the air he would fall fast asleep and then wake up just as the landing gear was hitting the runway. We ended up getting back to The OC last night at 8pm.
PLEASE...N O M O R E P L A N E S ! ! !
My boss and I flew out of John Wayne at 9am Tuesday morning. We landed in Houston around 2pm for a 2 hour layover. Then we got on a plane headed for Charlotte, NC. However, once we got near the airport they closed it down due to severe weather. We flew in a circle waiting to things to clear up, but when we began to run out of fuel we were rerouted to Charleston, SC. We landed in Charleston, waited on the plane for a half hour and then they let us off the plane to wait in the now closed down airport. Donn and I were starving, having been well past dinner time by now. However, the only food options where inside the souvenir shop. I had a bag of Skittles and Donn had some salted peanuts. After about an hour in the Charleston airport they let us back on the plane and we headed back to Charlotte. By the time we got off the plane in Charlotte, haled a cab and got to our hotel, it was midnight. However, we still hadn't really had dinner yet. So we hoofed it to the nearest restaurant in the rain. We were exhausted and quite punchy at this point, but it felt good to be out side and stretching out legs.
The next morning started with a 7:30am wait-up call (keep in mid that this is 4:30am CA time). My eyes felt heave and I just wanted to stay in bed. I drug myself over to the mirror and was quickly aware of why my eyes felt so heavy. They were totally swollen and red. I looked like once of those big gold fish with the bugged out eyes. When I met Donn for breakfast he refused to even look at me claiming that they made him sick to his stomach (yes, this made me feel much better). We had 9am and 10:30am appointments (which I won't go into deals about being the discreet HR pro that I am). Then the cab came to pick us up to take us to the airport at noon. Our 2:35pm (11:35pm CA time) flight was delayed by an hour. Turning out 1 hour and 5 minute lay over in Houston only a 5minute layover. We found ourselves speed walking from the B terminal to the E terminal on direct opposite ends of the airport. We got to out next plane just in time...hot and sweaty, but on time. I was really not look forward to getting on another plane. This was just way too much airplane time in such a short period. And my travel companion wasn't very entertaining. The second we got in the air he would fall fast asleep and then wake up just as the landing gear was hitting the runway. We ended up getting back to The OC last night at 8pm.
PLEASE...N O M O R E P L A N E S ! ! !
Monday, April 11, 2005
House For Sale
Our Aliso house is finally beautified and on the market. It is on Homeseekers.com of you want to check it out. I am expecting the offers to be rolling in any minute now!
Sunday, April 10, 2005
"Camping"
Friday night we packed up our camping gear and headed down to Doheny Beach to meet some friends from SCU for a bit of camping. By the time Dave and I got there it was dark but we were able to get our tent up with out too much trouble. We didn't bring a hammer so we weren't able to steak it down. But, we figured that that wasn't very important anyways. Also, we didn't really want to bother with the directions so we we just attached the cape on the top so that it "looked" right.
We all had a nice evening sitting around the campfire roasting marshmellows. At 11pm we decided it was bed time. We all ajerned into out own tents for a restful slumber. However, then the wind started up. It was blowing so hard that our entire tent was moving. Every few minutes the side of the tent would hit me in the head. And the cape that wasn't secured correctly to begin with was being caught by the wind and acting more like a sail. Oh, and it was also freezing. I just couldn't seem to get warm. So at 2pm I had not gotten a second of sleep so I sat up and turned to Dave saying, "I am seriously thinking about driving home." Giving the amount of complaining that I had done over the past few hours he replied, "I think that is a good idea." So he got up to remove the "sail" and I headed home.
The next morning I headed back to our camp site to endure some teasing, but turns out I wasn't the only one that didn't sleep very well. We spend that day basically just relaxing. We sat around and talked and read magazines. After lunch a group of us headed to a big grass field for a game of barefoot soccer. I wasn't planning on playing but when they were short a person I was called upon to even out the teams. I played defense and ended up having a really great time. Our team, consisting of Eric J., David T., Matthew J., Conner E. and myself, ended up the victors.
Dave and I stayed for dinner, amazing chili made by Jenn W. and Natalie J. Then headed home to get a good night of sleep since sunday was going to be spend putting the final touches on the Aliso house including planting tons of flowers and trees.
We all had a nice evening sitting around the campfire roasting marshmellows. At 11pm we decided it was bed time. We all ajerned into out own tents for a restful slumber. However, then the wind started up. It was blowing so hard that our entire tent was moving. Every few minutes the side of the tent would hit me in the head. And the cape that wasn't secured correctly to begin with was being caught by the wind and acting more like a sail. Oh, and it was also freezing. I just couldn't seem to get warm. So at 2pm I had not gotten a second of sleep so I sat up and turned to Dave saying, "I am seriously thinking about driving home." Giving the amount of complaining that I had done over the past few hours he replied, "I think that is a good idea." So he got up to remove the "sail" and I headed home.
The next morning I headed back to our camp site to endure some teasing, but turns out I wasn't the only one that didn't sleep very well. We spend that day basically just relaxing. We sat around and talked and read magazines. After lunch a group of us headed to a big grass field for a game of barefoot soccer. I wasn't planning on playing but when they were short a person I was called upon to even out the teams. I played defense and ended up having a really great time. Our team, consisting of Eric J., David T., Matthew J., Conner E. and myself, ended up the victors.
Dave and I stayed for dinner, amazing chili made by Jenn W. and Natalie J. Then headed home to get a good night of sleep since sunday was going to be spend putting the final touches on the Aliso house including planting tons of flowers and trees.
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Paint Everywhere!
As most you know, that see me in person on a regular basis, I am a fan of the creative airbrush designs on my finger nails. I have had everything from stars to ocean scenes with dolphins and palm trees to the most recent Easter eggs. However, right now all that is noticeable on my nails is brown and white paint. No, not nail polish or airbrush paint....wall paint.
Dave and I are in the midst of getting our Aliso Viejo house ready to sell. Yesterday was phase 1. Dave resoded part of the back yard during his lunch break and then both of us were there last night. I chose a brownie-grey color for the bedroom to match the towels I had purchased for the master bath since there isn't a door between the two. I thought it would look great to have the bedroom brownie-grey with white accents and then the bathroom white with the exact same brownie-grey accents. I spent about 1/2 hour at Lowes finding the exact color to match the towels. After the color was mixed it looked perfect in the can. Then I got home and painted a little spot on the wall. However, on the wall the color looked more mauve. Dave and I continued painting hoping that it would dry the right color or maybe it was just the peachy-orange color it was covering that was reflecting oddly, but once it is all covered it will look right. By the time we left at 9pm it was looking better, but I seriously doubt that it will end up being the same brownie-grey as the towels. O'well...it was a nice try, I guess. Dave's dad is spending the day today finishing up the room. I am excited to see how it will turn out.
Anyways, that is the big time consuming project for this week...getting the house ready to sell. We still have about 20-30 more projects on the list to get done before Monday.
Dave and I are in the midst of getting our Aliso Viejo house ready to sell. Yesterday was phase 1. Dave resoded part of the back yard during his lunch break and then both of us were there last night. I chose a brownie-grey color for the bedroom to match the towels I had purchased for the master bath since there isn't a door between the two. I thought it would look great to have the bedroom brownie-grey with white accents and then the bathroom white with the exact same brownie-grey accents. I spent about 1/2 hour at Lowes finding the exact color to match the towels. After the color was mixed it looked perfect in the can. Then I got home and painted a little spot on the wall. However, on the wall the color looked more mauve. Dave and I continued painting hoping that it would dry the right color or maybe it was just the peachy-orange color it was covering that was reflecting oddly, but once it is all covered it will look right. By the time we left at 9pm it was looking better, but I seriously doubt that it will end up being the same brownie-grey as the towels. O'well...it was a nice try, I guess. Dave's dad is spending the day today finishing up the room. I am excited to see how it will turn out.
Anyways, that is the big time consuming project for this week...getting the house ready to sell. We still have about 20-30 more projects on the list to get done before Monday.
Sunday, April 03, 2005
Palm Desert
The brokerage firm the we use at Barbeques Galore invited Jen (our HR Assistant)and I to attend their Annual Employee Benefits Informational Seminar in Palm Desert at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort. Since it was free our boss encouraged us to go and learn more about trends and new legislation/regulations relating to employee benefits. Soon after RSVPing that we would attend we found out that our husbands were also invited. I though this was a bit strange, but Dave was more than willing to attend. So we left around 3pm on Friday. We got there around 5:30pm since there was quite a bit of traffic. The frustration of the traffic was quickly forgotten once I checked in and was informed that we would be staying in a "1 bedroom Penthouse Suite" on the "Concierge Floor".
Friday night at 6:30pm there was a Welcome Reception for all the attendees of the seminar and their families. Then after breakfast at the Regency club on Saturday morning the real work began at 9am. The hard work ended at 12pm just in time for lunch. And that was it. The "Employee Benefits Seminar" part of the weekend was over after only 3 hours of information. So after lunch Dave and I headed out to the pool for awhile and then it was time for my 50 minute Sweetish Massage. Then back to our "suite" for a quite nap and some lounging on the balcony enjoying the mountain views. And then to the regency club for ordurves and off to dinner. Dinner was at a swanky little Italian restaurant in the shopping district of Palm Desert. It was one of the nicest meals I've ever had (probably in the top 10). Dave had Filet Minion and I had some dish I can't pronounce or remember but had to moan with each bit. Oh, and did I mention the entire weekend was "open bar"?
When we went to check out on Sunday morning the only charge on our bill was for the tip on the massage. The weekend cost about $60 including gas and road tolls. Now this is my kind of "seminar"!!!
Friday night at 6:30pm there was a Welcome Reception for all the attendees of the seminar and their families. Then after breakfast at the Regency club on Saturday morning the real work began at 9am. The hard work ended at 12pm just in time for lunch. And that was it. The "Employee Benefits Seminar" part of the weekend was over after only 3 hours of information. So after lunch Dave and I headed out to the pool for awhile and then it was time for my 50 minute Sweetish Massage. Then back to our "suite" for a quite nap and some lounging on the balcony enjoying the mountain views. And then to the regency club for ordurves and off to dinner. Dinner was at a swanky little Italian restaurant in the shopping district of Palm Desert. It was one of the nicest meals I've ever had (probably in the top 10). Dave had Filet Minion and I had some dish I can't pronounce or remember but had to moan with each bit. Oh, and did I mention the entire weekend was "open bar"?
When we went to check out on Sunday morning the only charge on our bill was for the tip on the massage. The weekend cost about $60 including gas and road tolls. Now this is my kind of "seminar"!!!
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