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New Blog

2008-07-20T14:16:00.000-07:00

Our blog has moved. You can check it out by clicking here

Wedding Photos

2008-07-12T22:35:00.000-07:00

We will post some photos of our wedding and honeymoon in Hawaii soon. In the meantime you can click here and scroll down to Daniel and Vanessa. Enter durham to see our pictures. Enjoy and we will be posting again soon.

Lake Tahoe

2008-06-01T22:19:00.000-07:00

We went to Lake Tahoe this weekend to see Vanessa's Uncle get married. The ceremony was lovely and provided Vanessa a few ideas for our ring ceremony. It was kind of crazy being at a wedding with ours coming up so soon. We had a lot of fun even though it was a very short trip
These were from the actual wedding. The pictures below were some fun pictures from our one day of free time at the lake.

Engagement Pictures

2008-05-13T21:57:00.000-07:00

Now that our invitations have gone out we can share some of the other photos we took. Eric took over 300 pictures and we liked so many of them but in the end we could only choose one. There is less than 6 weeks to go. That's super exciting!!!

Engagement Party

2008-03-27T20:20:00.000-07:00

Since we haven't posted anything in a long time, here are some pictures of our family engagement party we had a few weekends back!!

Wedding Registry

2008-02-29T21:12:00.000-08:00

We have officially started our wedding registries. Links to the registries can be found at our wedding website. You can check it out and start your shopping

Mammoth Mountain

2008-02-18T20:30:00.001-08:00

Every President's Day weekend Vanessa and her mom's family go to Mammoth mountain for snowboarding, skiing, and good old snow fun. This was my second year being able to go with them. We had a good time and even made a pretty amazing snowman. We had a great time even though it didn't snow while we were there.

Wedding Website

2008-01-24T20:20:00.001-08:00

We created a wedding website. It tells how we met and gives the details of when and where everything is happening. Check it out. It is pretty cool.

How It Happened

2008-01-21T11:42:00.000-08:00

Some of you are very curious as to how I "popped the question." So here are the details. Well I do have to admit that I was pretty smooth. I picked her up at her house and I had some roses with me. I asked her what 2 important firsts happened at the house and she said our first kiss and the first time I said I love you. She got two roses for each correct answer. I then blindfolded her and drove her to where we first met and then to where we had our first date. She got roses for each of those answers. Then we went to a park where we had celebrated our first anniversary. I asked her what 2 firsts happened there. She remembered the anniversary date and was trying to think of what else happened there. Then I got down on one knee and said, "I asked you to marry me." She said yes and we had a nice romantic picnic at the park. That is how I became engaged.

Big News

2008-01-20T01:49:00.000-08:00

Well I've got some exciting news. The writers strike may be ending soon!!! And better than that Vanessa has agreed to marry me!!! I proposed yesterday afternoon and the big date is going to be June 20th. Check your mailboxes often because invitations are on the way.

Fight On!!!

2008-01-07T19:45:00.001-08:00

Vanessa and I started out the New Year right by watching USC destroy Illinois. It wasn't a competitive game but we got to wear our new shirts. The best part of the day was Vanessa's homemade nachos; yummy!!!

Christmas is here

2007-12-02T18:20:00.001-08:00

What do you want for Christmas?

Quack Attack

2007-12-02T18:12:00.000-08:00

I have determined that Vanessa is bad luck for baseball teams and hockey teams. We had great seats at the Ducks game (10 rows from the ice) but they got killed 5-0. Although they did do a great job of winning all the fights in the game.

We are Lakers Fans

2007-10-29T21:22:00.001-07:00

We are serious Lakers fans. We even got t-shirts because we are real fans. As the giant foam finger says, "We're #1"

Lakers Game

2007-10-29T21:04:00.001-07:00

Vanessa and I went to a Lakers preseason game. As you can see by the ticket, the seats we had were quite nice. We got those seats for 1/8 of the price. And we saw Jack Nicholson even though he wasn't in his traditional seat. The Lakers won and we had a great time.

Hans is alive!!!!!

2007-09-22T11:51:00.000-07:00

I went to visit my good buddy Hans in his new digs in La Jolla. We decided to catch a baseball game and saw the Hated Giants take on the also Hated Padres. As I hate both teams I did not root for anyone and was going to be content with the fact that we were sitting in much nicer seats than the ones we had paid for. I was going to entertain myself by heckling Big Head Barry Bonds only to see him make a fool of himself in left field and leave due to injury. That play was worth the price of admission

BYU Football, a true misnomer

2007-09-22T11:40:00.001-07:00

We went to the UCLA vs. BYU football game at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. There were a lot of BYU fans who came to the game and left disappointed. The final score was close, but the game was ugly. As I don't really care for either team I just wanted to see a close game. Although the drunk UCLA fan's proclaiming to have had prophetic revelation of an impending BYU defeat almost got me to cheer for the Cougars.

San Diego, German for a Whale's.............

2007-09-22T11:28:00.000-07:00

Ron Burgundy once said, "It is a fact that San Diego is the greatest city of all time." Well Vanessa and I decided to see what all the fuss was about and we went on a lovely dinner cruise in San Diego. Their was dinner and dancing and a beautiful view that allowed us to drink in the goodness of San Diego. And Ron Burgundy would be proud, because San Diego was a classy town on the night of our visit.

The Wait Is Over

2007-09-22T11:23:00.001-07:00

Sam and I caught a Dodgers game a while back, when they were still in the Playoff hunt. It was good times but the Dodgers lost again, bringing their record to 0-5 at games I attended this season. But on the bright side, we saw a peanut vendor with one of the sweetest mustaches around.

Technical Difficulties

2007-09-05T20:29:00.001-07:00

Due to technical difficulties I have not placed any new posts recently. But rest assured that I will be adding new posts in less than 2 weeks. I might try to put something up sooner, but I'm not making any promises.

Leo Carrillo State Beach

2007-08-14T07:10:00.000-07:00

Vanessa and I went to the beach to visit her grandparents who were camping. We thought it would be fun to take some “cute” pictures. I know what you are thinking, and yes we really do look good together. Thanks for noticing.

Day At The Museum

2007-08-13T19:36:00.000-07:00

Since we were in the neighborhood, we decided to check out the Natural History Museum. Neither of us had been there in a long time. They had a special exhibit of props from the film, Night At The Museum. We weren't allowed to take photos of that exhibit. We still had a good time.

Butterflies Are Manly

2007-08-13T19:24:00.001-07:00

No matter what Sam says, butterflies are manly. Vanessa saw that the Natural History Museum was having a special butterfly exhibit and wanted to check it out. We saw quite a few butterflies and had a good time.

Mexican Birthday Fun

2007-07-08T18:07:00.001-07:00

As Vanessa and I both have our birthdays this week, we went to celebrate her birthday on Saturday. We went to Chevy's and her mom told the waitress it was both of our birthdays. We got sombreros and ice cream while they sang to us. The sombreros were ours to keep. To authenticate the Mexicanity of the Sombrero's a Made in Mexico sticker was placed on top. While Vanessa rocks a Sombrero quite well, she is not Hispanic at all. We also went and saw Transformers and I loved it. It was a great night.

All You Can Eat Dodgers Fun

2007-07-08T17:58:00.001-07:00

As part of the balancing out of my attending the theatre, we went to the Dodgers game on Friday. We sat in the all you can eat section and got our money's worth. We heckled the other team like crazy and even caused the right fielder to drop an easy pop fly. It was also Rafael Furcal Bobblehead night. So it was a good night, except the Dodgers could not pull out the victory.

4th of July

2007-07-08T17:45:00.000-07:00

We watched the City of La Verne 4th of July parade in the morning. A soldier who grew up with Vanessa in La Verne was killed in Iraq by a car bomb a few days before and many of the festivities of the day were done in his honor. A Blackhawk Helicopter did a flyover and 150 Harley's rode through the streets carrying the flags of each state and many American flags. There was a great fireworks show to finish it off.

Wicked Fun

2007-07-08T17:35:00.000-07:00

We went to dinner and the theatre on July 3rd. Since I have a real job now we could afford to go to Lawry's The Prime Rib in Beverly Hills and see Wicked. I have to admit I actually liked the play. And to balance it out Vanessa is going to multiple Dodgers games.

Random Ramblings

2007-06-17T18:45:00.001-07:00

This picture has nothing to do with anything that I'm about to say. However, I think it is a great picture so here it is. Working life is good. I got my first paycheck and besides the county thinking I was 53 years old it was pretty good.
For those of you considering seeing Fanatstic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, I highly recommend it. Once I actually got to a theater with power and was able to see the movie I enjoyed it.
Next week I am going to the beach and will put up some pictures from that.

New Job

2007-05-27T00:37:00.001-07:00

I started my new job as Staff Analyst for the County of San Bernardino on the 14th of May. I work in the Auditor/Controllers office and am a full time bureaucrat. The County is the largest county in the country in terms of land. I am officially a working man and its sad. No more goofing off and no more care free days. Oh wait, I work for the government! Ha ha!!!

Viva los Dodgers

2007-04-28T12:49:00.000-07:00

Vanessa and I met Eric and Kira at the Dodger game. It was Nomar bobblehead night. Vanessa ate her first Dodger Dog and experienced sitting close to an obnoxious drunk fan. So she pretty much got the full Dodger experience, except for the fact that they lost.

Wow that's crazy!!!

2007-04-28T12:47:00.000-07:00

I showed up to pick-up Vanessa for our date and we matched way to well. It was not planned, but she thought it was cute.

California Adventure

2007-04-28T12:38:00.000-07:00

We went to California Adventure to complete the use of our 2fers. I have been bad about maintaining an up to date blog. This was like a month ago. Oh well.

Titan Pride

2007-03-05T22:38:00.000-08:00

The finest academic institution in the land is California State University, Fullerton. Titan Pride!!!

Disneyland

2007-03-05T22:32:00.000-08:00

We went to "The Happiest Place On Earth" this past Saturday. It was a good time. Space Mountain was rocking to the music of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. It was a long day but it was tons of fun.

Mammoth Mountain

2007-03-01T23:33:00.000-08:00

Over President's Day weekend I went snowboarding. I went to Mammoth mountain with Vanessa and her family. I had gone snowboarding once before in my life but that time really didn't count. For all intensive purposes this was my first time snowboarding. I took a lesson in the morning and by the end of the day I had a bruised butt and I could get down the mountain. I am pretty much a professional snowboarder now.

Daniel vs the Gorilla

2007-01-27T16:32:00.000-08:00

The gorilla is bigger than me, but I'm smarter. I don't play with my own poop.

Wild Animal Park

2007-01-27T16:25:00.000-08:00

The Wild Animal Park was fun. We saw an elephant show, a gorilla playing with its own poop, a rhino running, and lots of other animals.

Hollywood Wax Museum

2007-01-13T11:53:00.000-08:00

Good times in Hollywood

Lakers Game

2006-11-21T21:40:00.000-08:00

I took a date to the lakers game on Friday. It was lots of fun. Check out the view from the sweet seats I got.

Halloween Fun

2006-11-05T23:03:00.000-08:00

I won the work costume contest. I am Wolverine.

My Hawaiian Excursion

2006-09-24T23:08:00.000-07:00

I went to Hawaii for the weekend. I am preparing for when I become rich and famous. I went surfing and snorkling and swam with some turtles. It was awesome.

Hawaiian Designs

2006-09-24T23:04:00.000-07:00

The arrows and the stalls just don't work quite right.

Dodgers Fans are the best.

2006-09-21T23:14:00.000-07:00

I is a koolege gradjuate?

2006-09-07T02:06:00.000-07:00

I finally received my actual diploma in the mail today. It only took 3 1/2 months for them to verify that I did in fact graduate. My diploma is signed by Arnold Schwarzenegger. He can't pronounce California but he can say I am qualified to graduate college. I love the USA!!!

So that's what cool looks like?

2006-09-07T01:51:00.000-07:00

The shirt speaks for itself. I mean who can argue with a t-shirt. I once read that all true wisdom is found on t-shirts.

Belated Birthday Post

2006-09-05T23:14:00.000-07:00

Dora is pretty popular. Yet, another reason I am The Favorite Uncle.

Before

After

Sushi, it's what's for dinner.

2006-09-05T23:09:00.000-07:00

I think I'm turning Japanese. Well at least I have been eating sushi lately. Suprisingly, uncooked seafood tastes pretty good.

Norco CA

2006-09-02T17:50:00.000-07:00

Norco is Horsetown USA. This is a typical day in the life of the Assistant to the City Manager of Norco. Horses, gotta love 'em.

No Fun Allowed

2006-09-02T17:45:00.001-07:00

Here we see the real cops on the field at Dodger Stadium. Extreme measures have to be taken to keep extemeley ghetto people from doing stupid things.

Leave it to some overweight usher to be the fun police at the Dodger game.

Dream Job

2006-09-02T17:42:00.001-07:00

Wow, these guys are working hard. I gave them a hard time with some heckling and the Dodgers won.