Amy Got A Baby

Today Brian and I found out that Amy was having a baby!!! We met up with her and hubby Tom, Beth, Bob, and Val for lunch today. And thanks to today's technolgoy I can show you a pic of the baby in the Amy's tummy as well as a picture of us all at lunch. Congrats Ames!

Karaoke With The Boys

So yesterday I had a lot of fun. I met up with my longtime friends (Craig, Peter, Mark and Jason) for dinner and then drinks at a bar. Well, it just so happened to be Karaoke night at the bar. Mark started off the evening by singing Elton John's "Daniel" and a beautiful rendition of Brooks and Dunn's "Neon Moon". The pressure was on for the rest of us to get up and sing so after a few drinks, Peter took to the stage and sang Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone". I followed up by singing Soul Asylum's "Runaway Train". After hell froze over Brian took to the stage and sang Bowling For Soup's "Ohio". John rounded out the evening by singing Dixie Chick's "Wide Open Spaces". A good time was had by all! Below are some pics and clips of the evening!

Baking Cookies With Joe, Sam, and Kids

Last night we went to Joe and Samantha's house to bake some cookies with the kids. We made pizelles and sugar cookies. The adults had some wine and then it got really crazy when we all started singing and dancing which made for a very merry evening!

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

OMG, I just bought Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town on DVD!!! Yeyyyyy!

What's Hansolo Packin'?

Is it just me or does anyone else notice what Hansolo is packin' in his pants? This was on display at the Museum of Science and Industry this past week.

Star Wars Exhibit

Yesterday Paul, Brian and I decided to take a day off of work go to the Museum of Science and Industry to see the Star Wars exhibit. My employee discount got us in for $5 bucks a person! Can't beat that! I was able to meet Queen Amidala of the Naboo and see many of the props that were used in making the movies. Below are some of the interesting pics that were taken.

Seperated at birth?

What's funnier? The fact that Brian is picking the Duck-Billed dinosaurs nose or the fact that he looks just like it? Seperated at birth perhaps? I think so!

Christmasmarket

Yesterday Brian, Shep, Chesca, and Aaron went into the city to see the maps exhibit at the Field museum. After that we headed to the Christmasmarket downtown and it was FREEZING!!!! Below are a few pics, and I mean a few since it was so damn cold out!

Wiesbaden

I thought the picture below was quite funny. I decided to take a picture with the sad and happy lion statues atop the Neroberg hill in Wiesbaden. After doing a little sight seeing we all walked around town to do a little shopping. I ended up buying the most beautiful cuckoo in the whole world! Not only does it "cuckoo" but it plays "Adelweise" and "The Happy Wander" at the top of every hour while little figurines dance around. Ich liebe meine cuckoo clock!!!

Surprise!? Happy Birthday Jeanie!

Brian and I made a special trip to Germany to surprise his mother for her birthday. As you can tell from the clip above, she was very "surprised". She later told us that she had a gut feeling we were coming. Her expression was priceless. :-)

When I grow up I want to be a _______________.

Photo courtesy of an Lui5.com fan.

Lost In A Maiz Maze

Last night Brian, Paul, Mark and I went to the Richardson Farm which has the world's largest corn maze. The conditions were just right for a late night maze under a full moon. With the light of our illuminted cell phones we were able to zigzag our way through the maze and find all 24 checkpoints in a little over 2 hours. We received our certificates of completion and became true SUPERSTARS!

Cranfest 2007

This weekend we went to the world's biggest Cranberry Festival in Warrens, Wisconsin. This was our 2nd year in a row and just like last year, we had a great time! We also got to meet Anna and Kirby's new puppy, Mika. Thanks again to Anna, Kirby, Seth and Mary for hanging out with us.

Happy Birthday Chris!

San Fran

Yesterday afternoon was busy. We drove to San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge. We visited Alcatraz Island, walked down Fisherman's Warf towards Pier 39 to see the California Sea Lions, visited Telegraph Hill to see the famous parrots, and then dinner in the Italian district. What can I say? San Fran is absolutely beautiful! This is one city I will definitely come back to visit!

Muir Woods

Last Sunday we left Tahoe and drove to Sacramento to visit Dave and Penny. On Monday we drove to Muir Woods National Monument to see a grove of Redwood trees. I had to take a video of the trees since they wouldn't fit in the viewer of my camera! Amazing!

Myself, Renee, Brian, Dave and Penny in the bowels of a dead Redwood.

Virginia City

Yesterday was a crappy day in Tahoe so we decided to head for the desert to escape the cold weather. We headed east over the mountains through a winter wonderland. Within half an hour we descended the snowy landscape to the dry and warm Nevada desert. We visited the old gold mining town of Virginia City where we shopped, toured an old mine, and rode a historic train through the desert.

Separated At Birth

Could it be possible that Barbie the Horse and Tammy's dog Cracker were switched at birth? They both take their sweet ole time doing things, shy and beige. I mean, they do look like twins, don't they?

Horseback Riding In Tahoe

Today Brian, Renee and I went horseback riding along some trails. I rode Willie, Brian rode Ace and Renee rode Barbie. Barbie was extremely slow as you can tell in one of the pics below. She kinda reminded me of Cracker. We had to stop about 5 times for Barbie to catch up with the rest of the group. Barbie kept on stopping along the way to munch on grass, take a dump and pee.