San Francisco Days: August 2008

August 14, 2008

Time to Meet Our Humble Abode...

Today is the last day of a looong week. It's my final day at work and after five years there, I'm definitely ready for a change. I made life long friends there - I'm sure of it, so I am definitely leaving on a great note. Later tonight we will pack up the truck, and in the wee hours of Saturday morning will begin trekking up highway 5 towards San Francisco. Candi and I are extremely excited and a bit apprehensive at finally getting to check out our apartment (which we have never actually seen inside) but I think we're ready to make anything work...at least for the 6 months of our lease.

I had a great week. A series of going away parties and a few fun get-together's for our last full week at home.

Friday, Candi and I (and partially for Ad too) had a going away party the was orchestrated by none other that Becky. I was the only one thought that wasn't let in on the plans, so it was a wonderful surprise that I won't forget. We stayed at Kitch bar and then a few of us caroused over to TGIF late that night...sliders and water never tasted so good ;)

Saturday, I got together with some family for lunch at Moreno's, which was very fun. I really wanted to see them all together (although truth be told, this is only about half of them) before I left and since it was my last full weekend here, it was very special to me. Everyone's been so supportive and helpful, so I couldn't ask for anything else.

We pretty much had a very late lunch that ran about 4 to 5 hours long...What, like that's weird?

I think it was Erika and Ray that got me this shot, which they said to just take without smelling but I did smell and.....um, yeah not so much...

So I shared it with these two (suckers)

Sometime after the 5 hour lunch, Adam and I met up with some friends at Strike for bowling. The place was fun and had good music playing. I pretty much was the worst player while Candi, Becky, and Adam competed for the Bowling Olympics.

Group shot...minus Rocio and Dante =/

So, it was a jam packed weekend that ended with Rocio's very pretty bridal shower on Sunday, (I wish I had some pics from there but will try to download them soon).

Its been great hanging out with everyone lately, I went to a few work lunches during the week and also got to check out an Angels game on Tuesday.

I will post very soon with pictures of our place. I hope we have enough closet space :::sigh:::

August 7, 2008

The first purchase for our new place...

So, when Candi and I decided we would be roommates in SF, we went straight to Ikea where we took a looksie at what we would need/want. We both really loved these pillows and bought them on the spot. No couches yet - but we've got the pillows! We've been storing them for over two months now - cant wait to take these puppies out of their bag =)

(Nerdy, I know)...

August 5, 2008

First Post! And so the countdown begins...

Let's see...well I'm about 2 weeks from moving out of the house (and my cozy room) I have called home for approximately 18 years. I am about to embark on the next chapter in my life, which is leaving the nest at the tender age of 27 and moving waaaaay up north to San Francisco. I have never been so happy, excited, scared, and sad at the same time. While I know its where my life's journey is meant to take me, I can't help but be nostalgic about the life I will leave behind (for a while at least). I will mostly miss seeing my life-long roommate (Mom), and those two crazy kids next door (my lovely Grandparents) on a semi-daily basis, but life is about taking opportunities and chances, and I know GOD wouldn't be placing me where I am, if it wasn't his purpose...

So, I have given my 2-weeks notice - last day being the 15th, school begins on 8/25 and I have my schedule set (only Tues. & Thurs. this semester), and we have our new place in Pacific Heights...Yay - LOVE it! Now all I need is a little thing called a j-o-b...but presently working on that =0

I hope the transition period is a good one, and I hope as many of my close family and friends are able to visit me in the City by the Bay as often as possible...remember, nuestra casa es su casa!

Oh! The Places You’ll Go!

Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You’re off to Great Places!
You’re off and away!

You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself any direction you choose.
You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.

You’ll look up and down streets. Look’em over with care. About some you will say, “I don’t choose to go there.” With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you’re too smart to go down a not-so-good street.

And you may not find any you’ll want to go down. In that case, of course, you’ll head straight out of town. It’s opener there in the wide open air.

Out there things can happen and frequently do to people as brainy and footsy as you.

And when things start to happen, don’t worry. Don’t stew. Just go right along. You’ll start happening too.

Oh! The Places You’ll Go!

You’ll be on your way up!
You’ll be seeing great sights!
You’ll join the high fliers who soar to high heights.

You won’t lag behind, because you’ll have the speed. You’ll pass the whole gang and you’ll soon take the lead. Wherever you fly, you’ll be best of the best. Wherever you go, you will top all the rest.

Except when you don’t.
Because, sometimes, you won’t.

I’m sorry to say so but, sadly, it’s true that Bang-ups and Hang-ups can happen to you.

You can get all hung up in a prickle-ly perch. And your gang will fly on. You’ll be left in a Lurch.

You’ll come down from the Lurch with an unpleasant bump. And the chances are, then, that you’ll be in a Slump.

And when you’re in a Slump, you’re not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not easily done.

You will come to a place where the streets are not marked. Some windows are lighted. But mostly they’re darked. A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin! Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in? How much can you lose? How much can you win?

And if you go in, should you turn left or right…or right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite? Or go around back and sneak in from behind? Simple it’s not, I’m afraid you will find, for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind.

You can get so confused that you’ll start in to race down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space, headed, I fear, toward a most useless place.

The Waiting Place…for people just waiting.

Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow or waiting around for a Yes or No or waiting for their hair to grow. Everyone is just waiting.

Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite or waiting around for Friday night or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake or a pot to boil, or a Better Break or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants or a wig with curls, or Another Chance. Everyone is just waiting.

No! That’s not for you!
Somehow you’ll escape all that waiting and staying. You’ll find the bright places where Boom Bands are playing. With banner flip-flapping, once more you’ll ride high! Ready for anything under the sky. Ready because you’re that kind of a guy!

Oh, the places you’ll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all. Fame! You’ll be famous as famous can be, with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.

Except when they don’t. Because, sometimes, they won’t.

I’m afraid that some times you’ll play lonely games too. Games you can’t win ‘cause you’ll play against you.

All Alone!
Whether you like it or not, Alone will be something you’ll be quite a lot.

And when you’re alone, there’s a very good chance you’ll meet things that scare you right out of your pants. There are some, down the road between hither and yon, that can scare you so much you won’t want to go on.

But on you will go though the weather be foul. On you will go though your enemies prowl. On you will go though the Hakken-Kraks howl. Onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak. On and on you will hike. And I know you’ll hike far and face up to your problems whatever they are.

You’ll get mixed up, of course, as you already know. You’ll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and remember that Life’s a Great Balancing Act. Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left.

And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and ¾ percent guaranteed.)

Kid, you’ll move mountains!
So…be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or Mordecai Ale Van Allen O’Shea, you’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So…get on your way!

-Dr. Seuss