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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Saylor in Korea

Saylor's Hanbok basically fits her perfectly now. Just wanted to share how beautiful she looks in it.
Half dressed

Mid falling

Love
Saylor:)

Labels: baby, hanbok, S, Saylor

Thanksgiving Trip

Overall had a good and exhausting trip to Illinois and Iowa. Lots of stuff done. I will definitely miss UF. We talked every two to three weeks about UFC and Moto GP events coming up. I'm never got to ask him if he saw the last Fedor fight, but I'm sure he saw it. He was excited to see that and almost missed it cause he though it was on Showtime until I told him it was a live CBS event. He was my motorcycle website finder and he always talked about taking a cycle trip out to OK, but never got to do it. I will miss you UF.

We also got to see Laura and Grandpa Barnett who we both forgot to get pictures with. Grandpa was actually about to leave for Florida for the next 2 months (December and January) to hit up some Florida golfing. Lots of fun!.... jealous! And Laura was about to leave for DisneyWorld.... even more jealous! Nice to see both though and for Laura it was a first Saylor visit.

Thanksgiving went overall well. We had dinner in Iowa at B and C's and lots of yummy stuff. Turkey, mashed tatos, green beans, corn casserole, rolls / croissants, gravy and some really tasty desserts that Melissa made. We did some Black Friday shopping which tired everyone out. Melissa braved the crowds at Target in the early morning to get Say a new portable DVD player. Say and I were still snooze city.

Later on we hit an outlet mall, regular shopping mall, and a little out to eat din din. Pretty tasty. On the way back, Melissa and I stopped off in Kansas City at a place called Country Club Plaza. It was like a really big outdoor mall. Lots of fun. Say had a blast. We saw lots of horses, had some ice cream and did a little shopping. Unfortunanetley, the sony cam that I video with died and I forgot the charger. I only have one video of Say from the trip. Very sad as she had a lot of vid moments. It makes me realize I really need a new camera to video with, so I'm on a quest for that.

No Thanksgiving "Office"? Are you kidding me?
Ceej:)

Labels: Saylor, trip, Vacation

Monday, September 28, 2009

Vacation

Well, it's back to the old grindstone this week. Vacation was fun. Weekly 17 and Weekly 18 are up and running. I've still got some more work to finish out the trip and get Weekly 15 up and running. I suppose I shouldn't actually call them weekly anymore, but I'll maybe work on name changes later. Hawaii was a total blast. This was our second time there and traveling there with Saylor was a bit of a task. Not that I wouldn't have taken her, but it's a lot of extra traveling with a child. Total fun though. Next time we go back we'll plan on hitting a different island.

So let's dish the trip. We left on a Saturday around 9-ish and got to Hawaii around 8 pm or (1 am Oklahoma time). Needless to say Saylor was totally wiped. What stunk was when we got there the street our hotel was on was blocked off and a huge street party was going on for like 1/2 a mile. This made it difficult to get to our hotel, but we made it and hit the hay.

The second day we set off in our Jeep.... yea... that's right we rented a Jeep. Basically, taking a car seat with us for cab rides or riding the bus would be tough with Saylor. The car rental place had car seats so easy peesy. First we went to the Hawaiian Swap meet at Aloha Stadium. They have cheap stuff there that Melissa wanted to get as some props in pics (ie necklaces, leis and a hula outfit). We then headed off to North Shore. Last time we were in Hawaii, 2004, we didn't make it to North Shore. It was nice, but Saylor was getting a little crabby cause it was kind of hot. So we tooled around North Shore for a bit then headed back for some shopping at an outlet mall Melissa wanted to check out. After that, we headed back to the hotel and hit beach and walked around our hotel area. Super fun.

The Third day started off at the beach around the hotel. We played on the beach and went swimming for about an hour and a half. Melissa and I took turns playing with Saylor on the beach as the other went swimming. Saylor didn't really care for the water. I think the salt water got in her mouth and she didn't like it.... who does though. We then went back to the hotel for Saylor to get in a little nap and set out to walk the beach and check out some of the stores again. After that we went back to the hotel again so Saylor wouldn't be too crabby for a nice dinner at Dukes. Dukes has the Ahi Tuna which was to die for. I got it on our last trip have been craving it ever since. Below are the pics. Sooooooooo goooooooood!!!!!!

Traveling with Saylor was fun and stressful. We can't wait for the next trip.
Ceej:)

Labels: S, Saylor, Vacation

Sunday, August 02, 2009

Team tag

Had a few moto things this weekend. M and I had a PNO (Parents Night Out) last night. We hit up dinner at Los Cabos then went and checked out the new River Spirit Casino. It was fairly nice. No free drinks like in Vegas though....well, no free alcohol. It was kind of fun. M and I just like to play the penny slots. We both took $15. I played $5 and it kept going up and down until I eventually lost it. I then moved to a different machine with the $10 left and did a max bet and won $7.40. I cashed out and ran. M lost her $15 so we lost $12.60. Not bad.

In moto news, the TSR has a thing where person A takes a pic then person B finds that spot and takes a pic. It then becomes person B's job to find the next pic and so forth. Despite the fact that my tires are almost done I went out to get a tag and got there just as another person, Brian48, had got it. He was cool though and we retook the pic and then went to go take a pic of the next tag together. They have two versions of this game too. A short and long distance. If I can get a new set of tires this week, I'm going to try and get the new long distance tag and try and find the short too. I go early morning on the weekends when it's cool.
The found tag.

The new tag.

I also managed to go by the Ducati dealership in Tulsa and drool over the new 2010 Nicky Hayden 848.

Most people will tell you not to get a Ducati, but I don't like to go with the crowd. I'll eventually get one and everyone can suck it. Until then the pic is all I have. I have a new Weekly up and running. It's kind of short cause I've been working a lot, but it's got some good stuff in it.

Hello moto
Ceej:)

Labels: motorcycle, ride, tag, TSR

Saturday, July 25, 2009

TSR bust meetup

Well, I've been watching a website lately TSR, Tulsa Sportbike Riders. It's a forum for people with sportbikes in Tulsa. There's lots of news, little scavenger hunts, events, and ride meet-ups. This morning I got up early to go to one of the meet-ups and hit a ride with some other people. Riding a motorcycle is like running in a way. It's more fun in a group than solo. Most things are this way actually unless your playing GOW. So anyway, I know I needed a new rear tire and front for that matter. I've currently got 8200 miles on them. Tire life varies from rider to rider. Uncle Fidelity claims to get around 10 to 11 grand out of a tire on his bikes which is a lot considering the horsepower of both his bikes.

Okay, I'm getting away from the point. So I get to the meet-up point and go talk to one of the riders, OLracer. The person whose bike is beside mine in the pic.

He immediately, jokingly, notes I need a new tire. I forget his actual words, but said something to the extent that they don't ride with people who have the cords showing. I actually went there not only to ride with them, but get their opinion on my tire. Olracer, his TSR name, suggested I pass on the ride and get a new tire for next time. He was kind of odd. He did that "em hem" sound that G-ma Huber does. I ended up taking his advice and as they rode off one way I started my way back home....... alone:(

So, here's the problem though. The people at the meet-up were all OLD. Like late 40s early 50s. I felt like I was in the AF reserves again. Okay one younger guy showed up, but the other 4 were old. Everyone was kind of stand offish too. I talked to the younger guy, OLracer, a girl (who was not friendly at all), and another dude introduced himself but didn't say much. The girl had a new Honda CBR 1000rr and when I asked her about it she gave me a disgusted look as if who are you to talk to me and was like...."Yea, it's fun." Okay, that's the response you give to someone who doesn't have a motorcycle. I was like "Okay, whatever...."

Maybe when I get a new set of tires, I'll try a meet up again. Maybe more of a younger crowd will be there.

Running or riding I'm picky with my company
Ceej:)

Labels: group, motorcycle, sportbike, TSR