Visit from the Kanes, Tippets, and Katie (or should I say, a visit from Sprint Store employees and their families)

We had such a fun weekend with Jeff's sister (Katie), her fiance (David) and his two sisters (Emily and Natalie). They did the Southwest Tour de Hibshman (going to Vegas and San Diego in one trip). They came in Friday evening and we went to go eat Afghan food in Hillcrest. We actually went to go to a Thai restaurant down there, but it was a little bit of a wait, and we were all starving, so we just went to the restaurant next door. It was actually really good! Really similar to Indian food...only different. After dinner, we did a drive around San Diego, and drove through balboa park, then walked around Balboa Park. We saw a large group of what appeared to be LARPers outside of the Model Train Museum. My personal philosophy is that they took a break from DND for the night and decided to do Live Action Role Playing as conductors of the mini trains...

Ok, well...moving on...

The next day Jeff and I took them to the suspension bridge in Bankers Hill (on Front and Spruce street). It was really fun. The bridge goes across this beautiful canyon, and because it is a suspension bridge, it moves from side to side. Pretty cool!

Since it was overcast and kind of cold (I swear, Katie brings it with her every time she comes to San Diego...then it goes away when she leaves...They left last night, and it is bright and sunny today... Hopefully it won't be like that on their honeymoon!)...so we couldn't go in the water at the beach. But we did go up to La Jolla and looked at the seals. We also rolled up our pants and hung around the shore a little bit. Because the waves in La Jolla break right on the shore though, we got pretty wet.

After the fun at the beach, we went down to Old Town and ate at the Old Town Mexican Cafe. It was really good. Katie and I played an awesome game of "push the sweet and low packet across the table" and I won. It got really intense there, and she almost defeated me, but in the end, I was able to get the packet to just the right place in the table. Victory was mine!

We also walked around and looked at Mexican wrestler masks, ate tamarind candy from Mexico, looked at soap, and walked through a "blown glass festival." I bought a keychain of a real crab (dead) in glass. It is really cool! Jeff and I named him Oz. Jeff said that was the first name he thought of when he looked at him, and I justified it by saying that my old boss at Marie Callender's was named Oz, and he had really big hands...kind of like a crab. It worked.

Then we went back home and took naps/watched the office. It was nice to rejuvenate. Then we went to the Baseball game.

I have never seen the Padres win (I don't think...) and it was awesome to see such a great game. Blanco hit 2 home runs! The kid next to me (must have been about 16 or so) kept beat boxing....seriously, it was almost the entire game. When there was silence, he was usually making out with his girlfriend. I only saw him do both at the same time once. We ate hot dogs, and drank $4.25 diet coke. Good times! The best part was when a fully clothed streaker jumped out on the field and sprinted across to the other side, and tried to climb a fence...but security chased after him. He got stuck on the fence and a person from the other side pushed him back over. It was so awesome. When he got escorted off the field, he got a standing ovation!

Then after the game we went back home, and everyone went back home (well, back to Vegas...then back to Utah/Idaho). Here are some pics from the trip:

Me and Katie in Jeff's car

Emily, Natalie, me and Katie all in Jeff's backseat (it was cuddly)

Me and Jeff at the suspension bridge

Everyone else at the suspension bridge

David and Katie

ready...

JUMP!

Seals

Jeff at the Beach

Katie and David

Katie and Jeff

Katie, me and Jeff

David and Katie climbing on the rocks

Catching a moment, awe...

At the Padres Game...it was cold but we were prepared!


Good times!!!!

Earlier in the week, we had Jeff's cousin (Melissa) and her husband (John) over for dinner. It was fun having them over, and getting to know them better. Every time we see each other, it is always at big family gatherings...so it was good to hang out with just them! Melissa is so funny too. It was really fun We made pollo asada, guacamole and mexican rice, which was really good!

Now that all the excitement of the week is over, it gives Jeff and I a day to relax (and do school work) before the same old grind starts tomorrow!

(p.s. I totally don't proof read these, so please forgive any hard to understand sentances or mis-spelled words...MOM! :-)

We ended up not really doing anything crazy for spring break this year. No camping anywhere this year. Instead we had a really great weekend (mine started Wednesday afternoon!). Wednesday, I got out of work at noon and went to my first appointment with a new dermatologist. I feel really good about the regimen she started me on, and so far, it seems to be good. Thursday was my "getting stuff done" day. I went into work to take pictures of everyone for our new office website (http://www.drdanielbressler.com). The pictures that are up right now don't convey the right message (although it is an accurate portrayal of the office). Instead I took "headshot" type of pictures of everyone. I am thrilled that they turned out so well!! I will post some at the bottom of this post. After I went to work, I had lunch with my mom and then came home and deep cleaned the house :-)

Jeff had Friday off. He went mountain biking with his friend from work in the morning, and I went to the gym. It felt great to get back into it after taking a little bit of time off last week to study for midterms. That's all you need is to just get up and do it, then once you are exercising, you realize how much you love it. I love working out at the gym at SDSU because they have lots of TVs in the cardio room and you have your own set of speakers. I often find that I am so engrossed in a TV show (lame, I know!) that I don't want to stop after an hour...I want to keep going. Friday I was going between Jackie Warner's Workout and The E! True Hollywood Story of Heidi Klum...good stuff. Anyway, afterwards, we just kind of hung out at home. I made a big dinner and we stuffed ourselves full of pork chops and mashed potatoes!

Saturday (yesterday) I went for a long run in the canyon by our house...I haven't done that run in a while, and it really really really works you out. Next time anyone comes to visit, we should do it...lots of fun! Jeff worked on de-bugging some of our plants in the garden (aphids on the brussel sprouts and a reoccuring earwig problem...grrr) while I sat out in the sun and studied. In the afternoon, we brought our cars over to my parents house and gave them a good scrubbing. My mom went with my grandma to her 55yr high school reunion, so it was just my dad there. It was really good to hang out with him. We got my car very clean, and even rubbed out some of the huge scratches on the bumpers. After cleaning our cars, we BBQ'd chicken kabobs and squash. It was so delicious. I am kind of on a grilled squash kick lately...So good! Then we came home and watched Lost :-)

I don't know what is on the agenda for today, but it is my last day before spring break ends. It will probably entail me doing some homework and Jeff working on some music. Next weekend, we might go up to see everyone in Las Vegas (if we can ge Jeff's jury duty continued). I will keep you posted!

me

dr.b

PA - jamie

front office homies- me and two tall blondes (Sydney & Kristen)!

my friend stephanie

angel, lezley and victoria

check the website in a little while for the rest! http://www.drdanielbressler.com

Almost Spring Break!

I can't wait for spring break. It technically starts tomorrow after my last mid term, and I can't wait! I took this morning off of class to study, and I hope it pays off. My physiology test today is half multiple choice, half essay...oh geez louise!

Then my two tomorrow I haven't even studied for. Looks like I have a long day ahead of me :-)

Top O The Mornin' To Ya...

My whole life for St. Patty's Day, we have had Corned Beef and Cabbage, and I sometimes think I like it better than Thanksgiving dinner food... Wait, I DO like it better! Last night, my grandma made corned beef and cabbage and had Jeff and I over for some Irish food. It was awesome!

Other than that, things over here have been going well. I have been really busy with school and Jeff has been really busy with the band. When we have spare time we will watch DVR'd The Office or American Idol.

I have spring break pretty soon though, March 30 - April 3... We are talking about going camping in Southern Utah (which I would love!). I'll try to keep ya'll posted!

Have a great week everyone :-)

The List of Fives

Tagged by Renee...Here is my list of Five's:

5 things I was doing 5 years ago:
1) Working at Marie Callenders
2) Doing "Wizard of Oz" at City College
3) Played a lot of "The Sims"
4) Moved out of my parents house and lived with a couple of my best friends
5) Watched a lot of Family Guy and Sex and the City

5 things on my to-do-list today: (or this week)
1) Go on a bike ride with my dad tomorrow morning
2) Have my mom over to watch the Oscars and make appetizers
3) Study and take a test in my Food and Culture class
4) Learn how to cut up a whole chicken in my Food Prep class
5) Watch Frozen River AND the Changeling before the Academy Awards start

5 things I would do with a million dollars:
1) Pay off Jeff's car and buy myself a new one
2) Buy a nice, affordable home
3) Put a hundred thousand in a CD for our future children
4) Pay off my parent's and Jeff's parent's houses
5) Buy new clothes

5 Places I have lived:
1) Pacific Beach in San Diego - Born -2, 12-22
2) South Park (...also in San Diego) age 23 - present
3) Rancho Bernardo (...a suburb of San Diego) age 4-10
4) Danville, CA (Northern California) - 6th grade
5) Dublin, CA (Northern California, about 10 miles south of Danville) - age 2-4

5 jobs I have held:
1) Personalized Primary Care (current...this is my 4th year!)
2)Marie Callender's in Clairemont for about 3 years
3) Sam Goody (Employee of the month twice in a row!)
4) Sea World (Host of the Creatures of the Deep show for Halloween)
5) AMC movie theatre

5 things I want in 5 years:
1) To have at least one child
2) To have my RD
3) To have my personal training certification and teach yoga class
4) To own a home
5) To have run at least two marathons

6 people I tagged:
Katie, Anne-Marie, Maggie, Marie, Anna and Melissa

Happy 2009 - Finally!

Hello!

Sorry it has been a while since I have updated. The school year ended and it seems like to long ago. I am proud to say that I got a 4.0 this semester. It was very hard, and I had many a nervous breakdowns, but I got through it!

Last semester was also the last semester that I would be working full time while going to school. Starting January 1st, I have been working 20 hours a week. It has been nice so far because school doesn't start until next week. I have actually been able to go to the gym :-) It's been great.

Jeff and I spent Christmas with his family and we had a great time. We stayed up there for a week, and it was a really nice break. It had snowed a lot in Utah this year, so the backyard got turned into a winter wonderland. Although I had been Ice Skating before (or as I like to call it...Figure Skating :-) I hadn't ever been with a hockey stick in hand. It was a lot of fun! I didn't even fall once.


When we were at the Salt lake Airport (leaving Utah), it was announced that our flight was oversold, and they needed volunteers to fly home on a later flight. Seeing that we had nothing to do, we took them up on the offer. On the plus side, we got two 400 dollar fligtht vouchers and free food in the airport. On the negative, we were in the Salt Lake Airport for 12 hours. It was boring, but Jeff had my laptop and I had Twilight (and now I am halfway through Breaking Dawn, if that gives you a hint as to how I have spent most of my New Year...).

After we got home, Katie (Jeff's sister) came to visit us for a couple days. The weather wasn't in the 80's (what it has been this week. Practically summer) but it was good enough to get some San Diego fun in. We took her to a bunch of different restaurants and spent a lot of quality time together. It was really nice having her with us. We also realized that our house is definitely big enough for more, so anyone who wants to come down to visit, please do!

Since then, we have been getting on with work. We have been seeing a lot of movies too. Since Christmas, I have seen: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Doubt, The Wrestler, Grand Torino, Milk and Twilight. It has been pretty fun. Hopefully this weekend, I can drag Jeff to go see Slumdog Millionaire or Frost/Nixon.

As for our future plans...School starts next week for me, and Jeff has a show on Wednesday. The Softlightes are still recording, but their new stuff is sounding really good. There is a new video on their myspace page: http://www.myspace.com/thesoftlightes (The star of the video is Jeff's hands. It is "Part One, I wrote a letter).

Well, that's it! Until next time...

Message from Glenn Beck

I have been listening to too much conservative talk radio lately, it's really becoming a habit! My favorite is Glenn Beck. Everything that comes out of his mouth makes me say "Yeah! That's true! What a smart guy!"

And this was one of those...I really like it and wanted to share it with all of you. It is a "checklist" for becoming a leader in the hard times up ahead. It's pretty good!

Find Your Voice List

November 17, 2008 - 13:35 ET

FIND YOUR VOICE
You are your own voice. Others may be silenced. Who will lead if your guy 'who speaks for you' is gone?

FIND YOURSELF
Who are you really? What do you believe? Have you been pushed and challenged? Do you know where you stand? Can you support it with real facts?

FIND YOUR WEAKNESS
Don’t ignore your weakness. Make your weakness into your strength.

FIND YOUR VALUES
Make it your focus, work at them. Values don’t just ‘happen’ they are developed. A house divided against cannot stand. Be the same person at home, at work, in public and private.

FIND YOUR LOVE
Too much hate has been planted. Uproot it, pull it out and replace it with goodwill for those of different faiths, political party or viewpoints.

FIND YOUR FELLOW AMERICANS
Connect and encourage those who put Constitution and service to God first. Help them wake others.

FIND YOUR JOY
It will not come from places that Americans are encouraged to find it. True joy won’t be found in stores, sex or power. You will need to know where your unlimited supply can be found. Look to your family. Look at selfless service. But you have to find it for yourself.