HAPPY 3RD BIRTHDAY CARTER!!!

Today is my nephew Carter's 3rd birthday. I wish I could see him today, but Canada is a little too far of a drive!! I finally got my passport mailed to me last Friday, so I may be there soon! I hope that he had a great day. I am sure he is going to be pretty excited playing with all his new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figures!!! This seems to be his latest obsession!! Heather and I got him some pretty cute outfits as well, so he will be pretty stylin (Dave..you can thank us later..we are looking out for you!!) I am pretty jealous that my mom is up there with him...wish it was me! I can't wait to see them at Christmas time. It will be here sooner than we think!!!

Have a great day Buddy!!! Happy Birthday!!!

A Girl and Her Shoes...

How cute are these DC snow boots??? I just couldn't resist picking up a pair. I got the white and blue ones. I am always walking around in my tennis shoes when I got visit my sisters in Calgary and Colorado and get pretty tired of my wet toes. You have got to check out this website: whiskeymilitia.com. They have to coolest stuff, mostly skater/surfer stuff. They have such great prices!!! These boots are normally $90 and I got them for $35. They have one item up until it sells out and then a new item goes up. I have gotten tons of stuff!! I can't wait to play in the snow with my new STYLISH boots!!!! They will match the white watch I bought the other day off the website!!!! When it comes to shoes, I just can't resist!!!

Several Acts of Kindness...

Today was an amazing day. I spent most of the day counting money at the Honda Center from people who donated money for the wild fire victims. It was such a neat experience! When I got there at 9:30, they had raised $30,000. When I left at 2:30, they had raised $282,000!!!!! There were soo many people who came by. All you had to do was drive up and drop off your donation from your car window to the Red Cross volunteers. I was in charge of adding up all the checks and I was amazed to see such large amounts! There was one for $10,000!!! There was one for $5000 and a ton for $1000. There was this one guy who pulled up on his Harley and dropped off a check for $3600!!! There were tons of kids who brought all the coin from their piggy banks and even made cards with pictures they drew. The Anaheim Ducks presented a check for $100,0000!!! The owner of the Ducks was there along with a few players.

I didn't want to leave. I love doing stuff like this! It was soo awesome to see all the cars lined to give their donations. I was told that Hurricane Katrina raised $300,000. There were 3 Red Cross locations collecting donations today and the Honda Center alone I know will pass $300,000. I can't wait to hear how much money was donated from all three locations!! It will go on until 7:00 tonight. (I did try to get on the Channel 7 News, but I wasn't famous enough for them!!)

I am watching the news right now and Toyota just donated $2 MILLION DOLLARS at the Rose Bowl location!!!!! AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!


This is picture of Lake Mission Viejo from Alicia Parkway looking up at the mountains! This fire is OUT OF CONTROL!!! It is crazy to think how close it is!! (A friend of mine emailed it to me) I hope they can put it out soon!!

Trying To Do My Part...

Tomorrow I am going to volunteer at the Honda Center to collect donations for the fire victims with the Red Cross. A bunch of people from my work are going. It starts at 5 am and goes until 7 pm. I am going to be working there from 9:30-2:30. I hope that there is a big turn out. You can basically just drive up and drop off your donation from your car. I am happy to help in any way I can. These fires are awful and I feel so sad for all the people that have lost their homes. I encourage everyone to try and donate whatever you can or try and volunteer in any way you can. I am sure that we all know or have heard of someone that has had their life effected by these fires.

It's A Miracle...

I absolutely HATE to read!!! Everyone has been talking about the book "Twilight". My cousin Emily had the book and I asked her if I could borrow it. I am sure she was shocked that I was interested due to the fact that she knows I HATE to read!!! I started to read it on Friday night for a couple of hours. It was ok, not hooked like everyone else, but I was determined to finish it. I read a couple of hours on Saturday and then finished it today. It did get better towards the end, but I still don't know what all the hype is about. I think I will probably end up reading the sequels, "New Moon" and "Eclipse". I can't believe I actually read a book in 3 days. The last book I tried to read, "Angels and Demons", I got about half way through it and never finished it. I guess now at least I can sound cool that I read a book that everyone is obsessed with. Maybe I have found a new hobby......let would be a MIRACLE!!! I doubt it!!

Gotta Love Banker's Holidays...

My good friend Becky was in town from Sunday until tomorrow to take her kids to Disneyland. It was soo good to see her and the kids. Her kids are the cutest..Avery, Edi and Robert!!! Joe and I met up with her family at Disneyland on Monday afternoon. We were lucky to have Monday off due to Columbus day (got to love Banker's holidays!!). This is my favorite holiday because hardly anyone is off!! We didn't get there until around 4:30. It was soo hot out and wanted to wait until it cooled off a bit. It felt like a summer day in October. Nothing like walking around in shorts, short sleeve shirt and flip flops.

Disneyland is all decorated for Halloween. The decorations were pretty cool and it was nice to see them. It has been a few years since they have decorated for Halloween. They changed all the California letters in front of California Adventure into candy corns. I can never find anything with my name on it so I thought I would take advantage of spelling my name!!! The park wasn't that crowded. We went on a few rides and had some dinner. It is soo fun going to Disneyland with little kids! It was good to see them and I wanted to take little Edi home!!!






Edi, Avery & Rob

Joe, Me, Pat, Edi, Avery, Becky & Rob

Deceptively Delicious...

ATTENTION ALL PARENTS WHO HAVE KIDS THAT WON'T EAT VEGETABLES!!!I am watching Oprah right now and she is having the best show about kids who refuse to eat vegetables. Jessica Seinfeld has a new cookbook called "Deceptively Delicious". She has three kids who refuse to eat vegetables and was tired of battling with them every meal. She found out a way to hide vegetables in everything they eat. She purees any kind of vegetable: broccoli, carrots, spinach, cauliflower and squash and mixes them in their food. She takes macaroni and cheese, chicken mcnuggets and even brownies and mixes the puree in them and the kids have no clue. LISA...THIS IS YOUR LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL!!! If any of you have kids that refuse to eat vegetables, you need to get this cookbook!

35 Home Game Winning Streak OVER...And to STANFORD????

We went to the USC vs Stanford game yesterday afternoon. Like everyone else, we thought it would be a blowout. USC was a 41 point favorite going into the game against Stanford. Well.....that doesn't matter when your QB throws 4 interceptions, you have an extra point kick blocked and you are on the 2 yard line on 4th down and go for the touchdown instead of the easy field goal when you are already ahead and get stopped!!??? Stanford beat USC 24-23 in the last minute of the game. They had a sophmore quarterback playing for his first time and he did AWESOME. Mostly due to the fact that he was never pressured and had all day to throw or run the ball. They ran the same play into the end zone 3 times in a row and finally scored to win. HELLO USC??? Were you not paying attention?? Ya...I'm a bit BITTER!!! It was awful!!









We did have some pretty sweet seats for this game. We were on the 10 yard line, 19 rows up. The view was great and we got some pretty nice pictures. My brother was there too, so it was fun seeing him.


There were these pigeons on the field during the whole game that wouldn't move!!


USC hasn't lost a home game since the first season Pete Carroll started coaching in 2001 and it was to Stanford of all teams!!! Stanford lost practically every game last year, but I guess that doesn't matter when you show up to play!!! USC has a long road ahead of them. They haven't even played any teams that really matter yet. I am sure they dropped even lower in the polls after this embarrassment!!!


Poor USC was getting "booed" off the field & then everyone applauded Stanford!!??


I can't help but think of the things I did differently this game that may have contributed to their loss: I wore a different hat for the first time and I forgot to kick the flag pole as we were walking in. I don't think those were the reasons, but maybe it will make them feel better!!! It was pretty sad to hear the crowd booing their own team and applauding as Stanford left the field!!! Good game Stanford! Time to wake-up USC and start playing like a real team!!!! Booty, you better get your booty in gear!!! UCLA also lost to Notre Dame 20-6. Notre Dame has lost every game before this one. Little embarrassing to be a So. Cal team this week!!


You can see my brother sitting across the field from us. Joe's camera zooms really far!!


On a good note....Happy Birthday Shannon!!! Hope you have a great day and I can't
wait for little Kaden to arrive in a few weeks! Make sure Bob tells Joe where he got you your pink ring!!!!

Happy BURKEday Megan...

Happy Birthday Meg!!!

Yesterday Megan and I spent the evening at Burke Williams. It was so nice to just relax and have "girly" time. We hung out in the Jacuzzi for a while before we each got a massage. I have to admit that I feel cheated when I go there. I would rather get 3 massages from Mike for the price of one at Burke's!!!! But it is the whole experience there. My massage was alright...better then Meg's! She had this wimpy little guy!!! It was such a relaxing night....and was finished perfectly with dinner at Jalapenos!! I love that place!!!

Hope you have a great day today Meg!!!

P.S. Is anyone going to the USC game this Saturday??? I will be there in section 9, row 19, seats 5 & 6. Come and find me or let me know where you're sitting! FIGHT ON!!!