Turkey Trot

Matthew and Kristen made the long drive down the lovely scenic I-5 for Thanksgiving. They left on Saturday early in the morning, much to the displeasure of Kristen. After a brief stop at the Best Buy to get something for the iPod (yet another toy Kristen thinks Matthew doesn't need), the ride to LA began.

With light traffic for most of the way, the trip was lovely except for the dreaded 405 strectch aka the worst freeway in America. The trip was highlighted by a delightful turkey day meal complete with pumpkin pie dessert afterwards. The dynamic duo got to spend some quality time with Ms. Molly and other various members of the family.

Another highlight was a little get together last night reuniting the fats.

That is all for now, more later...

Halloween --- Mario Time

Hello to everyone. Last night we went to a Halloween party at our friends' (Emily and Jason) house, and we dressed up as Mario and Luigi. Matthew wanted to be Mario, but as usual he did what Kristen wanted and dressed up as Luigi (he insists that he looks great in green or red, so it worked out okay). After an exciting drive over there, we arrived and had a good time hanging out.

Today we are going to watch the Cal vs. Oregon game despite the inclement weather. Hopefully the bears can eat the ducks and get back on track.

Big Apple and Blue Angels

Hello friends and family. This weekend was an eventful one for both Matthew and Kristen. Kristen ventured off to the East Coast to see her homies while Matthew stayed at home and watched the Blue Angels who were in San Francisco as part of Fleet Week, when a parade of Navy ships come to San Francisco.

In another fun news, we have booked our tickets to Bali and now just need to find a couple hotels. Matthew of course bought a book to read and has been learning about the fascinating history of Bali. We are very excited to have our tickets and are looking forward to the trip in a big way.

Stay tuned.

Molly's Baptism

Well the big baby finally received her baptism at the lovely Wayfarer's Chapel in Palos Verdes. The ceremony was wonderful and the chapel was awesome. Following the baptism we had a lovely lunch at Mom's (my mom not Molly's) house. Kristen and I were honored to be named Godparents, and were happy to be there to watch the adorable Molly get baptised .

Outside Lands Festival

Kristen and I went to a three day music festival in Golden Gate Park called Outside Lands. We got to see Steel Pulse and Radiohead on Friday night, which was very exciting since Matthew really enjoys Radiohead.

Saturday was a lot of fun with Ben Harper, Cake, Tom Petty and many others. We were joined by numerous friends who took in many of the shows with us.

After two days of festival going, we were pretty tired, but we checked out some pretty cool bands including Broken Social Scene and Rodrigo Y Gabriela. It was a great time, and we hope that they do it all again next year.