Mini GoatRun 2009

I just got back from going on a cruise with about 25-30 other GTOs from Oregon down to Fresno. We met the group at a rest area on I-5 just North of the Nees Ave exit. It was real cool seeing GTOs pull into the parking lot at once.

The day started at 4:45am at the Yukon Jack's parking lot. That was our meeting spot for the Fresno/Clovis GTOs. We had a late start because one of the GTOs who wasn't cruising with us stopped by to chat it up a bit. He had been working just before us leaving. We took Ave 7 all the way West through Firebaugh and to the Rest Area.

We cruised South on I-5 until Hwy46 to Wasco. It was cool cruising with so many GTOs. I had a tripod setup on my passenger seat and taking videos every here and there. In Wasco, the Fresno/Clovis GTOs decided that was the end of the cruise. Whereas the rest of the GTOs were going to meet up with the SoCal group in Barstow and eventually to Las Vegas.

Our group went to Denny's in Delano. No one had eaten so it was a great stop. On the way home up the 99 we ran into a couple cars that wanted to play with our very attractive cars. That did help pass the time for the drive home.

All in all it was a good trip even though I had to wake up at 4am. Next year maybe I'll do the whole trip to Vegas.

Some pictures and videos can be found here: http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?p=6078574#post6078574 just scroll down until you see them.

New Pingbox

Hi all!!

Check out my new pingbox for an easy way to chat if you don't have my yahoo IM. I hope all is well with everyone and I'm working on keeping this blog up to date!

Our Website

Since we got married, I have not updated our personal website (brandonandcandice.com). I think the blogger way is a little better than having a personal website. So if you have visited our website looking for updates, I'm sorry but there will not be any. It was started as a way for friends and family far away to know a little something about us and our wedding preparations. We will keep this blog going for as long as we can. I know we do not posts many blogs, but soon enough I think this will be another way to communicate to everyone.

Church Softball League

I've been playing on a church softball league with a bunch of cool guys. The team is composed of guys who just want to play. Everyone has great attitudes it was fun playing with them. We had our playoff tournament this past Saturday and I dont think any of us really thought we would win a game. It was single elimination so when you lose, you're done. I didnt even tell Candice to come out because by the time she would've made it to the school, we could've been done.

Well with our determination and great hitting, we won our first game by a few runs. In the first game I hit a ball so far it went over the outfielder's hand and it was a 2 run HR. The balls we were playing with sailed. I played much deeper in the outfield than normal and only one ball got by me, but it was my fault and it went off the top of my glove. The second game we mercy ruled them. The championship game we had a 7 run lead into the last inning. With 2 outs, the other team started to rally behind a few errors. It made for a dramatic ending. The bottom of the 7th with 2 outs and 2 runners on 1st and 2nd. I was on deck, but the guy ahead of me hit a ball into the outfield. The runner from 2nd was going for home, the throw beat him, but he slid under the tag and the umpire made the correct safe call. It was over and we won the playoffs. Our prize was t-shirts that said 2009 spring league champions!

Now my 2nd softball league of the summer will start this Tuesday at Barstow & Villa. This team consists of a bunch of friends new and old just going out to play. We'll see how we'll do there.

Wedding Photos

Our professional wedding photos are now available to view! Check it out at:

www.morganjamesphoto.com

Once the page loads, click the client proofs link and find our names. To get a brief overview choose the "story" link. To view all 939 pictures click the "complete" link.

Password: cby090508

It's a lot to look through and I hope you enjoy them!

*C

Backyard Complete

The final piece to our backyard. The gazebo was from Orchard Supply and they were having a sale. The patio furniture was from Home Depot. Erik helped with his truck in bringing it over to the house. Candice and I worked on both at the same time; she was on the furniture and I had the gazebo. It took us about 5 hours with a lunch break in the middle. The gazebo was tough and it needed 2 people to take on the task. Now we can have people over and enjoy the outdoors.

P90X

So I've seen the infomercials of P90X for a couple years now. I heard that one friend did this religiously and the results were amazing. So far my workout includes pushups, ab workout, jogging, and free weights. But I dont ever stick to a specific routine and reps. I just do it whenever I can when I get around to it. I thought I'd try a workout in the morning before work; sleep has overcome me more.

The other thing is that I like to eat. I think I can keep eating and eating whenever. P90X does have a diet that you can stick to, but it's a little overboard for me. So I'm not expecting to be 30lbs lighter after the 90days. I'm going to try my best to stick to the schedule. I still have a life and have other things going on after work. With the summer approaching, I won't have tutoring every night to interfere.

So this Monday will be my first day... So until then, I'm doing some research and working out a solution for my diet because I dont want to take out the joy of living and having fun. I mean c'mon the Young's Thanksgiving is like a smorgasbord and we Youngs like to eat.

Petsmart

After:

Candice thinks it looks good. I think it's a little too short for Mika. Mika was harry, but that's her look. Not sure if you can see it, but she has bows behind her ears. I guess it's good for the summer, but I think Petsmart over charges for my 20lb dog.

Before:

Finally!

So, Brandon has been busy adding blogs every so often but this is my first time even signing in. Whoops! I suppose I can't let it be a blog just for him!

All has been well after the wedding day and we are glad to be able to relax. It was our first weekend home without wedding plans to fill our day and we enjoyed every bit of it. :) We already opened all our gifts and were so thrilled with the results. However, we didn't receive much in the linens dept and decided to use our exchanged gifts towards new sheets, bath rugs, etc. I suppose most people like to buy kitchen appliances for the new married couple!

We were so thankful that we almost every single person that rsvp'd came out to support us...even on a Friday! It was the best day of my life and turned out perfectly. We couldn't have asked for a better party! Thought I'd share some pics for you all!

HWY 46 between Cambria and Paso Robles

I decided to take HWY46 to get to Morro Bay. It's less windy compared to HWY 41. As we were driving we decided to stop at this vista point where you can see Morro Bay and the Rock. I think it's pretty cool being way up high and looking down. We drove by Hearst Castle too since Candice hasn't been there before. We didnt go up, just drove by to show her. Maybe in the near future we'll go there.

Since Candice was snapping pictures with her phone I decided this was a perfect opportunity to steal some pictures for my car. So here are a couple that I shot.

Our View

Just a few pictures from our first night arriving.

Our Wedding

So just a few quick notes. Last night was my wedding and we had a lot of fun. If no one reads my blog it's alright. It's a way for me to tell everyone want's on my mind. So the first funny thing was that I couldn't remember the words the pastor was saying to me that I had to recite. Then for the speeches, Candice started bawling and I had to talk. I dont talk so I made everyone laugh...on purpose/accident, but it's what I do. Then during dancing my song came on. Growing up I had the Vanilla Ice cassette. I think I was one of 100 people who bought it. Well the lyrics were on the inside sleeve so I always replayed Ice Ice Baby and read a long. The lyrics are burned into my brain and I dont know how I remember pretty much the entire song. So when the song came on, everyone was telling me to get on the stage and sing it; so I did. I think I did a pretty good job. It was like a concert. I had 3 rows of crowd and a hot groupee to my left. I cant believe I did it, but it was a lot of fun. I guess I could do karaokee.

G8 GT

I finally got this to send from my blackjack 2. Actually this was a test message to get my mobile set up for MMS to blog. It took a while, but I figured it out. I like to think I'm gifted when it comes to problem solving. Comment and I shall reveal the strategy if anyone is interested.

3 Days Left

Well we're in the last week until the "Big Day". I think we're ready. We've been ready for a long time now. It's just now it's all going down. I have a few more projects to complete and I hope to be done by Wednesday night.

Sorry for our out-dated website. I haven't really made any updates for quite some time now. I switched hosting so that's one of the problems I had to change. After the wedding we'll blog more often. We may not have our website anymore but we'll definitely have this blog page.

Wish me luck!