How Pretty is My BFF?

Love the photos....can't wait for the wedding!

http://seantroeger.blogspot.com/2009/06/rosa-geoff-santa-barbara-ca.html

Back in Action

Finally got my new camera charger yesterday....battery is charged and ready for action! This weekend is BBQ time. Looking forward to burgers and dogs with the Coleman's tomorrow and enjoying perfect San Diego weather.

Last weekend was Father's Day weekend and we had John and Goldie in town. We had tons of fun and the Midway tour was awesome (but long) as was brunch. I wish I had pictures to share!

Looking forward to movie night at Stone with the peeps next week and then a long weekend for 4th of July. No big plans, but I'm sure sunshine and spirits will be involved. Maybe a little beach time too.

http://www.stonebrew.com/movies/

So Proud of Jeff

Jeff has worked for Titleist for 5 years now, but a year ago he moved to their putter division Scotty Cameron. For those of you in the golf world you need no explanation of who Scotty Cameron is, but for those of you who aren't in the know here is the lowdown. Basically a Scotty Cameron putter is THE putter to have. Even players who are sponsored by Callaway, Nike, etc...use Scotty's putters, including Tiger Woods. He has a following and his putters are collectors item as are his headcovers. His headcovers when released typically sell out in less than 10 minutes online and can be found on ebay soon after for a much higher price. There are blogs dedicated to his headcovers and putters! Several months ago Scotty had a staff meeting and asked for ideas for headcovers and Jeff threw out his idea. Scotty liked Jeff's idea, put it into production and well, Jeff's headcover is now the 2009 US Open Commemorative headcover! It went on sell this morning! Check it out:

http://blogs.golf.com/equipment/2009/06/scotty-cameron-2009-us-open-commemorative-headcover-hits-bethpage.html


Needless to say we are very excited! I'm so proud of Jeff and think he just might have a future in headcover design......

Fun, Fun, Fun!

Friday after work Jeff and I headed up to Redondo Beach to see his dad and Goldie. We always have a blast with these guys and our livers always get a good workout. True to form, Jeff's dad had cocktails waiting for us when we got there and we stayed up late catching up. The boys got up and went golfing the next morning, Goldie went to Yoga, and I slept in.....When Goldie got back she treated me to a massage at a local spa and then we met the boys for chips and beer at Calimex. John and Goldie live in a beautiful condo just minutes from the beach and walking distance to shops and restaurants galore. After a few beers we went back to the condo and got ready for dinner. Jeff and I owed the Boeder's a nice birthday dinner and had been waiting for months to find a weekend we could all get together. Typically we've taken them to Lawry's in Beverly Hills but we decided to stick closer to home and go to The Proud Bird near LAX. This place was like a museum with planes all over the grounds and hundreds of pictures on the walls. John and Goldie have a knack for finding restaurants full of character and this place did not disappoint. The food was great and we had fun watching the planes land at LAX. When we got home we debated walking across the street to Bogey's (dive bar), but instead opted to continue on with cocktails and have a Wii bowling tourney at home. Sunday I had an appointment with my BFF Rosa in Burbank to choose/buy a bridesmaid dress and the whole Boeder clan joined me. Roadtrip! Well, its only a 1/2 hour drive but in LA driving anywhere seems like a road trip. Dress was picked out and purchased (in only 45 minutes!), we grabbed lunch and went back to the RB area and caught The Hangover. Laughed so hard tears came down my face! We then headed back to the condo to watch the end of the Laker game. The worst part about visiting them is the leaving part. But, they are coming and staying with us next weekend for Fathers Day so we are looking forward to that! Sorry for lack of pictures, I left my camera charger in Vegas last month and just ordered a new one on ebay today. But definitely check out the Proud Bird site. I'm sure we'll be back :-)

http://www.theproudbird.com/

Update

My mom had her surgery on 5/27 at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara. I left SD that morning expecting to arrive about a 1/2 hour before the surgery so I could see her briefly before they put her under, but the traffic gods were not with me and I got there right after they wheeled her away. Per the doctor surgery would take 4 hours and she would be able to go home the next day.....My Aunt Linda, cousin Amanda and her daughter Kiya had been with my mom that morning so I picked them up and we decided to wait out the surgery by enjoying Santa Barbara for the day. We walked around downtown and window shopped on State Street and then headed to the beach for a while to enjoy a walk in the sun. About a half hour before she was to be out of surgery we headed back to Cottage and the waiting room attendant had no news for us. 5 pm came and went and finally at 6:30 the doc came out, told us they had some complications which is why the surgery took an extra hour but she would be fine. All the cancer was out and he didn't believe any radiation or chemo would be needed (yay!). We had to wait another two hours until she was moved to a hospital room and we could see her. I was pleasantly surprised to see her alert and smiling. She wasn't in any pain and seemed ok. She was relieved with the good news. Linda and Amanda went home and I stuck around for another couple of hours keeping my mom company. Around 8:30 I finally left and made the hour drive back to my mom's house for the night. It was a long day......

I went back to the hospital the next day at 10 am and my mom looked miserable. She was in a lot of pain. Apparently she was still numb from the general anesthetic the night before and now that it wore off she was feeling the pain. Needless to say, she wasn't coming home that day, or the next, or the next.....Because my poor mom hadn't eaten in several days she was week, but they wouldn't let her eat or leave until she was up walking around. After 6 days of no food she finally ate on Saturday night and I was able to take her home Sunday. My days were basically spent at the hospital keeping her company with brief breaks to run at the beach or meet Cynthia for lunch. Not to mention it was an hour drive each way from my mom's to the hospital......the days were long but I'm glad I could be there for my mom.

I was supposed to come back to San Diego on Wednesday and return to work on Thursday but my mom was still not able to get up much and could not cook for herself. She improved greatly each day so I knew just a few more days were needed so I informed the boss man. By the time I left Friday morning she was making her own breakfast (to prove to me she would be ok if I left). Linda and Amanda have been checking on her daily and recovery is going well. She was a good patient :-)

Needless to say, as much as I love my mom and am so glad I could be there for her I was soooo glad to get back to San Diego. Being away from the husband for 9 days was hard. Plus, my mom lives in the boonies. Thank God Rosa and Cyn came to town and kept me company. I might have gone bananas! I may have spent the first 20 years of my life living in podunk, but city life is the life for me. No going back!

On my daily drives to SB I actually had to use my high beams at night. I forgot my car even had high beams. And, I had to drive slower than usual as creatures tend to run out in front of your car in the country. I succesfully avoided all the creatures that ran in front of me, including a large deer and a badger.

I'd run a few miles each evening and had to remember to listen for rattlers, stay out from under the oak trees (the ticks will get you), avoid poison oak and keep an eye out for mountain lions and coyotes. And people think the cities are dangerous!

But, I do have to admit that the Central Coast is a beautiful area and was a wonderful place to grow up. Amanda works at a winery and gets to bring home all the unfinished bottles, so I'd like to thank my cousin for keeping my hydrated on my trip! I look forward to September when we'll all get together for my mom's 60th for wine tasting. Can we say Sideways....?

Sisquoc is in Wikipedia?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisquoc,_California

This was 'the city' when I was growing up:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Maria,_California

The wine trail I grew up on:

http://www.foxencanyonwinetrail.com/

The winery Amanda works at (best Syrah I've ever had):

http://www.bridlewoodwinery.com/home.asp

Home Sweet Home

I'm back! Can't wait for Jeff to get home from work, can't wait to sleep in my own bed.....so glad to be back in SD!!!!! I'll post the details on Nurse Katy and Theresa's status (news is good) later. But first, got to unpack and then somehow make 6 O'clock get here fast so I can see my Jeff.