Waltham / Crash on the 405

Last Tues I flew to our Corporate HQ in Waltham Mass. Beautiful this time of year but the sun never came out. But it really didnt matter as I was in a conference room most of the day anyway.
I came home last night on Delta. My flight was scheduled to leave at 530pm and connect through Cincinnati but when I arrived at the airport I noticed a direct flight to LAX leaving at 4:20. I ran to the gate, made the flight and I was even upgraded to First class! I was thrilled, instead of getting home at 1130Pm I was now going to arrive at 730PM.

We arrived on time but once I got on to the freeway my luck ran out. It turns out that earler in the day a big rig crashed through the center divider on the 405 in Long Beach and the freeway was shut down to 3 lanes in each direction. Read about crash here . I finally got home 2 hours later completely exhausted.

Today has been relaxing catching up with emails and just hanging out. We are having a heat wave but the ocean breeze is starting to kick in. Tomorrow I have tickets to the Padres Giants game down in SD. I havent been to PETCO park nor have I seen the boys play this year and I am really looking forward to it.

Thats it for now

MacKenzie's ballet recital

Z's recital was over the weekend. Z has also inherited the showmanship from my wife's side of the family. She looked beautiful, she was confident and best of all she was smiling. I am really proud of her! Z has been taking classes at the Focus Dance Center and the preformance was at the Irvine Barclay.

They didnt not allow photos during the show but here are some from before and after.

Travel and Car

Sorry for the lack of posting, I was home last weekend and then it was off to Provo again for 4 days of intense meetings. Typical day: 30 + people enter a room at 8AM and don't leave the room until 7PM.

Anyway, (as luck would have it) while I was gone our 97 Lexus 450 SUV decided to breakdown on Kim. New Radiator and Thermostat are getting installed this morning and I am praying the heads not warped. Whatever the case we have decided its time for a new SUV.

My good friend (and my Boss) has a Landrover LR3. I asked him this morning how he liked it and he suggested this model instead.
...Ah thanks Martin, Looks like it has plenty of seats but does it only go down hill??

Alisal Ranch

What an extrodinary place.

Tell me it ain't so? How can I enjoy a trip with No Phones, No TVs, No Internet (though I did find a connection), no local Starbucks . Not only did I make it through, I honestly throughly enjoyed every minute. What did we do to get by... Swim, Golf, Tennis, Horseback Ride, Rodeo's, BBQs, Arts and Crafts...I could go on for ever. Alisal will become a family Vacation tradition... we will be going back to Alisal for many years to come.

We are finishing our trip in Santa Barbara and will be heading home tomorrow. There are lots and lots of pictures to sort through. As soon as I get home I will post up some favorites.

Adios for now

Eric's 40th has commenced.

Eric's 40th has started, got in last night. There are 8 of us here now and whole bunch more on their way up this morning. Beautiful day outside...should be a great day for golf! Link to cabin.

Summer

Worked in Utah earlier this week and headed back to Orange County last night. As luck would have it my flight was delayed. Good news is vacation starts today. I fly up to Sacramento this afternoon and then on to NorthStar for Stiffy's 40th birthday. I return Sunday morning and then the girls and I will be heading to El Capitain for a night and then Alisal for a week. I will have limited access during the trip and probably will not post until my return. I will be sure to take lots of Photo's.

Ah yes, How could I forget to mention...It is the last day of school for the girls today, Summer is here. It just blows me away that they are going to be in 2nd grade next year. Not to sound like an old crodger but " I feel like I am going to wake up one day and being walking them down the isle." When it does happen, I am praying for one at a time and a few years a part :)