Almost a Family Reunion in SF

Back in July, Gav and I flew to SF to meet up with my mom, sister and niece and my brother (who lives there). My dad decided to care for a sick dog and stayed in Hawaii.

This was our first family vacation since I was a kid, so I was very excited to make the most of it. We hit the city hard and played tourist like you would not imagine. From Chinatown to the Golden Gate Bridge, we explored San Francisco like champs!

Check out the pics below and click on the link for more pictures.



Me, Julia, Kailee and my mom.


Me, Kai, Kailee and Gav.


Kailee and I, exploring the wilds of the Castro.


I love my niece.

San Francisco Web Album

A Japanese Media Feeding Frenzy!

Ross treated us to a wonderful day at the ballpark for one of the best games I've seen in recent history. The Boston Red Sox came to town with their ace pitcher Daisuki Matsuzaka, for one of the highly anticipated match-ups between him and Mariner All-Star Ichiro Suzuki. It felt as if all of Japan's media had descended upon Safeco Field.

A mild Seattle summer day at the ballpark is one of the greatest things in life that I can think of, and a Mariner victory was nothing short of a perfection.


Gavin and the 5-liter Heineken Keg Can. (What does this have to do with the ball game? Nothing.)


Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners.


Ichiro Suzuki. One of the finest baseball players. Period.


Red Sox ace pitcher Daisuki Matsuzaka.

Summer in Seattle

Gav and I weren't quite ready to find jobs after returning home to the US from Argentina, so put our heads together and came up with a plan to relive our youth and have a good ole fashioned Summer Vacation!

Gav made a stop in Norfolk, VA to visit his family and I flew to the Lone Star State of Texas to visit Joe D in the Dallas area. This was our first time being apart in over a year and a half! It felt awkward being alone, but it was definitely needed. In Dallas, I stayed at the palatial home of Joe (honestly Joe ... 3 floors of living?). Joe was a wonderful host and we had a blast during the 2.5 weeks that I stayed with him. Unfortuantely, I didn't have the camera, so no pictures were taken during my stay in Dallas, our trip to the Six Flags waterpark, the weekend trip to Austin with Ross and Rich or our trip to Oklahoma City to meet up with the Air Force Boys.

Gavin and I met up in Seattle in mid-June. We decided to cash in on some of my social-capital and couch surf our way through the lovely city of Seattle, Washington.

We arrived in Seattle just before my 30th birthday, and I had the most amazing time celebrating it with my amazing friends. I love Seattle.


The Seattle skyline looking north.


My first time behind the wheel in almost 8 months.


Seattle-Tacoma International Airport


Grrr ... Seattle traffic sucks!