New TV Addiction

A little behind the times and as late adopter groupies, Nate and I have officially become addicted to the TV series Lost. We were given Season 1 for our wedding and it took us a few months to start watching but once we did we couldn't stop.

And now, after losing a few bids on eBay for Lost Season 2, we finally were victorious and should have the next season on its way in the mail. We can't wait to get it. Although, we'll have to keep our watching to a weekly minimum since Nate should be studying for the CPA exam he is signed up to take in January and well...I should probably do more productive things with my time.

Singing Beauty

Another fun thing Nate and I were able to do on our short trip to Boise for Thanksgiving was attend one of my little sister's performances. She is part of a singing and dancing group called, "Showtime Company." When my parents first signed her up, she acted as if she wasn't excited to be in it but we all new with her love to perform in front of people and her natural ability to ham it up on stage, she would end up enjoying it. You can tell by the smile on her face that she loves performing and the group.


Her group performed at Boise's Festival of Trees on Saturday. Growing up, I always thought festival of trees was unique to Boise and it was a play off of Boise's tag name "City of Trees" Nate kindly informed me my long time notion was false and other cities do the same thing. I guess I didn't get out much. After browsing through all the trees, I decided the rubber duckey one was probably my favorite. People are so creative!

Thanksgiving

This year our Thanksgiving holiday started at 6:00 am on Wednesday morning. We flew from Oakland to Boise and we wanted to give ourselves as much time as possible given that we were taking public transportation to the airport on one of the busiest travel days of the year. It turns out that our worrying was for nothing. BART was on time and we made it to the airport and through security almost two hours before our flight left. Better early than late, that's what I always say.

Thanksgiving was great. We made the drive with Jaime's family from Boise to Rexburg Wednesday afternoon, then finished the last hour and a half to the West Piney Girl's Camp Lodge in Swan Valley, ID Thursday morning. The drive was a good lesson in Idaho history because we were sure to stop at as many historical markers as possible.

At the site of the Teton Dam which failed in 1976. Just one stop on the Idaho history tour

We spent Thanksgiving with the extended Jacobson family. It was a good experience for me to finally meet the aunts and uncles, even if it was a bit overwhelming trying to remember Blaine's 10 siblings and their spouses. It is especially intimidating when you meet a new uncle over an intense game of Rook. The Jacobsons take their Rook very serious and you feel like your worth as a person hinges on your strategy in the game.

Warming up for a Rook game by playing a little speed. You can tell by Jaime's face that she just wiped the floor with me. (Sorry no pictures of an actual Rook game, everyone is too intense to remember to snap a photo.)

Thanksgiving was a great holiday for us to escape from our daily grind in California and reconnect (or connect for the first time) with our loved ones. We are grateful for our family and all the support they give us.

Two Nephew Birthdays

My brother's two little boys celebrated their birthday's this past week. Ryder turned one on November 12th and Tyson turned four on November 13th. They are the cutest boys so I thought I would post some pictures of them.

Happy Birthday!!!!

G-OLD-en Curry

Last night Nate and I tried our hand at making curry. It was a first for both of us made easier by a box of curry paste I bought awhile ago and carted with me here to San Francisco-one of the few items in my cupboard to make the journey.

Part way through the dinner, I started thinking back to how long ago I purchased the box. It really didn't seem to long ago until I started putting together a bit of a timeline. Running to the trash I pulled out the box and looked at the "Best Before Date." When I saw it, I was almost too embarrassed to show Nate. June 13, 2004. Yikes! Hopefully I didn't poison him. We figure I bought the box the summer of 2003 and have carried it around with me since. I always knew I wanted to make curry sometime and just couldn't part with it. It tasted good. I wonder if it would have tasted that much better 4 years ago?

Golden Gate

We were a little bummed that we didn't have time to share a proper San Francisco experience with my parents before they left, so we had one without them.

We woke up to a beautiful, clear Sunday morning and we decided to make the most of it. After church and a quick lunch we took the scenic route from Millbrae, along the coast, and across the Golden Gate Bridge.


The viewpoints were especially crowded with people both enjoying the perfect weather and trying to catch a glimpse of the oil spill in the Bay. Neither Jaime nor I could see anything, but when Jaime was at the pier on Friday she could smell oil.

I "Wood"n't Say It Was A Bad Weekend

Last weekend my folks (Doug and Annette) came to visit us. Actually, the official purpose of the visit was for my dad to attend a banking conference in the city. We tried to show them a good time, but unfortunately I was scheduled to perform an inventory count iat a lumber yard in Modesto, CA. The count took longer than anticipated and I ended up spending 4 hours on Friday night, then leaving at 6:30 am to continue the job on Saturday. I never thought my accounting degree would land me in Modesto, sweating like crazy, and armed with nothing but a pen and tape measure. Stay in school, kids.

So all I had time for with my parents was a nice dinner on Thursday night, and a quick dinner Friday. Jaime, on the other hand, spent the entire afternoon shopping with her mother-in-law. Just what every newlywed dreams of. (Just kidding mom, she had a good time)

Sorry no pics of the visit or the lumber yard. We're still new at blogging and don't have our cameras at the ready 24/7.