Cowboys

Not only am I a Dallas Cowboy football fan, but I like anything cowboy!  Look at this great find from the thrift store!  When my daughters were young, we watched hundreds of Sesame Street episodes.  I wouldn't say Big Bird was their favorite, but cowboy Big Bird....yeehaw!

Nicolas Sparks

It is always fun to meet the person behind the pen!  Such was the case for me last Friday when I headed up to Borders book store for a book signing of Nicolas Sparks new novel "Safe Haven".  Little did I know it would be such an event!  The store was packed and they had run out of his books!  Thankfully I had brought along my copy of Dear John and he happily signed it for me! 

Geraniums

I don't know what it is but geraniums seem to grow so easy for me.  I never have to do anything to them, just an occasional watering and pruning and they look just beautiful all the time.  The leaves are always green and pretty colored flowers come and go.  I have learned to plant them in containers otherwise they just take over the area.  If you have a hard time growing flowers....geraniums are the way to go!

Another fun Cal game

Here I am writing about another fun Cal game.  Even though Cal lost, the game was a blast.  My daughter was on the field photographing and I was having fun in the stands with my friend from kindergarten.  This time the game was in Reno at UNR in a beautiful stadium on a beautiful evening.  The fans were great and there is just something exciting about being at a football game! 

Cal Football game

There is such a great feeling about being in Memorial Stadium for a Cal football game.  To think that years and years of football have been played here is so exciting.  It is also super exciting for me because my daughter is a photographer for Cal....Go Bears! 

San Francisco

One of the most beautiful cities in the world is San Francisco!  San Francisco here we come!  This visit we took another free walking tour, the best deal in town!  We walked the wharf and learned so many exciting trivia facts.  Of course we then had some of the famous Boudin Havarati cheese bread made right there on the wharf, so yummy!  There is so much to see and do in San Francisco, I could go back again and again.  If you go be sure to check out the billboard near AT & T park on 2nd and Brannon....that is my daughter's photo,  woot woot!

Professional Women's Soccer

Wow!  I went to my first women's professional soccer game on Saturday, what fun!  I would not even know about WPS....Women's Professional Soccer....if it wasn't for my daughter photographing them.  Let me tell you, the game is exciting, the venue is beautiful and quaint, the fans are wonderful, the sponsors are terrific, and the players are amazing!  The one voted best in the league is Marta and she plays for FC Gold Pride....she is incredible to watch in action, she is right up there with Landon Donovan!  I won a free T-shirt too!

Brazilian Blowout

Now if you are like me, you have no idea what a Brazilian Blowout is....but now I know!  It is a process that "improves the condition of the hair by creating a protective protein layer around the hair shaft to eliminate frizz and smooth the cuticle."  They say it leaves the hair shiny and smooth and frizz free and lasts up to 12 weeks!  The reason I know all this now is because my daughter just got a Brazilian Blowout today at the hair salon.  It took a couple hours, but she is really happy with the results! 

Cal Game

Ever since our daughter began inviting us to Cal games, we have become Cal fans....Go Bears!  The stadium is fantastic and we have great seats and great people seated around us.  My husband loves watching the game and I like looking for my daughter somewhere on the field photographing the game....and I like going and getting the yummy stadium food!  The first game this season Cal won 52 - 3, was so fun to watch all the touchdowns and hear the cannon after each one.  Later we drove to San Francisco to see my daughter's photo on a billboard....now that is super exciting!  

    

Uncle Ray and his buddy Bill

Everyone who knows Varnell refers to him as "Uncle Ray".  He really is my Uncle and he is quite the character.  He considers my husband Bill his buddy and the two of them are quite a pair.  I am thankful that my husband helps so much with taking care of my family, Uncle Ray would definitely be lost without him.  Here they are posing for a photo near the VA Hospital in Sacramento.  What a happy guy when he is with his buddy Bill!

Gas station sight

You never know what you are going to see at a gas station!  My husband spotted these unique creations while we stopped for gas and of course I just had to take a picture.  Alot of time and effort went into making these beauties, I sure am glad they needed to stop for gas!

Costco

If you are ever lucky enough to be a Costco member or a friend of a Costco member you will know what I mean by making a meal while shopping there!  They always have out free sample tastes of some of the foods they offer and for some reason they usually all are delicious and we walk out with them in our basket.  Today was no exception....ham and cheese sandwiches, baked potato chips, green tea, tri-tip steak, Louisiana hot links and brownies.  Sadly the brownies were cooking when we went by and all gone by the time we went by again, but the other samples were delicious!  One of our Costco favorites is Tony Roma's BBQ ribs and Will's San Francisco style potato salad....so easy to fix and super yummy!