Busted

I think I was really making some progress with this girl until Elisa and the kids caught me. I didn't even get her name.

Southern Cal

We went down to Southern California this past weekend before the kids went back to school. We first went to Knott's Berry Farm on Friday. We were there very briefly about 7 years ago and decided to spend some more time there. I had people telling me it was a little to kiddy but it was just the opposite. They had added in several new extreme rides that we enjoyed. They also had several cool shops to explore. We ended the evening at Mrs. Knott's Famous Fried Chicken place, she was famous for her chicken. I actually had the Chicken and Dumplings which were pretty good. We then loaded up on Knott's preserves for ourselves and others. Saturday we got up and headed to Venice Beach. We had breakfast at a nice place there on the boardwalk and then explored the funky shops and all of the interesting people along the boardwalk. We went by the Muscle Beach there and saw all of the guys flexing their muscles. Spent a little time playing in the water before heading up the coast to Malibu. Some nice little houses there. We finished up Saturday night by waiting in line for 1 1/2 hours at Pink's where they are famous for their hot dogs. I was determined to actually eat there and the dogs were very good. Not sure anything is worth that long a wait, but they were very good and I don't really care for hot dogs. Sunday we got up and headed to Roscoe's, one of our favorite places. They serve chicken and waffles for breakfast and it is very good. We then headed over to Universal Studios to hang out before heading home. All in all it was a nice trip and we had fun.

Silver Oak Release Party

Once again this year, Elisa and I made our way up to the Alexander Valley for the Silver Oak Release party. Silver Oak only makes Cabernet and is one of my favorites. They pour the new release as well as some old ones throughout the day. Plus they have a lot of amazing food as well. It was another fun day. Does it look like we were having any fun?

We Be Tours

Well another weekend and another tour. As soon as Greg left town my friend Bret came into town. He is teaching at the University of Nevada now and was in town for a Conference. We picked him up at his hotel and were off to show him our standard Saturday tour. Greg should remember that one. We went over the Golden Gate to Sausilito and then to the Palace of Fine Art followed by a drive down the coast before dinner at our Malaysian & Thai restaurant. It was really good to see him and fun to talk about our early years. The kids enjoyed his stories of things we had done. We will go up and see his family as soon as the kids finish their Dragon Boat season. This weekend we will be heading down to Southern California to hit Knott's Berry Farm and then go to Venice Beach as well as our usual hangouts. On another note the kids were sure ragging on Greg his last day in the city. They couldn't believe he would rather hang out with his "Computer" friends instead of hanging out with them. It was fun to have him here.

Greg at Big Trees

Notice the homage to Mike?

Greg and Kids at Treasure Island

Greg and Dean at Golden Gate Bridge

Greg on Twin Peaks

Greg and Elisa at The Palace of Fine Arts

D'oh!

Well this past weekend was very busy for us. On Friday Ethan graduated from High School and Elisa and the kids were able to go to his Commencement. We are very proud of him and the hard work he put into it to make it happen. On Saturday we went to see the new "Simpson's Movie", I will have to give it a thumbs up. It was a very funny movie which had me laughing throughout. I highly recommend it to you all to see. On Sunday we went to see the Giants play, hoping to see Barry Bonds hit the tying and hopefully record breaking home run. But alas, it was not to be. Later that night we had a dinner for Ethan to celebrate his graduation. Last week we also had dinner with our first tour group to China and will be going out to dinner again this Thursday. It's always good to see them. Glad to hear the cruise was so much fun and that you all were able to find something to eat while you were gone.