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Memo to Limb Buds - 29 weeks (prenatal)

2011-04-04T19:00:00.000-07:00

We made it to the third trimester. Eleven more weeks to go. Today you are 29 weeks and you are getting bigger and stronger every day. You're mixing up your movements now. Instead of just kicking and punching, you are now doing 'the wave' inside my stomach. It still freaks your dad out. You seem to always be awake...just like your dad...but that's fine. It reassures me that you're still doing well in there...and I can sleep through anything. You're about 2 1/2 pounds now and a little over 15 inches long from head to foot. You're still fairly small but all the extra weight in my belly is really doing a number on my legs. I can't stand for long amounts of time (ie. more than 5 minutes) without my legs getting weak and I get shortness of breath super easily. My weight is up to 132 pounds which is quickly approaching your dads 136-139 pounds.

Your movements...

Pay no attention to the unmade bed. You still have to make your bed if I tell you to...because I said so.

Gracie Bamberger...You're 3 years old today!

2011-03-23T18:15:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday!
These are some of the things that we love about you...
-You're so well behaved.
-You're very patient when we eat dinner. You don't try to jump on us or get in our food. You sit patiently next to us because your favorite thing to do is lick my hand after I've finished eating (whether I've used a fork or not).
-You have never tried to destroy anything in the house. When you stay home alone, you don't touch a thing...not even your toys.
-Your 'moves' when I come home...

-Your 'moves' when Nate comes home, which is frantically chewing your bone.
-You think dental teeth foam is a treat.
-You love your poultry flavored toothpaste.
-You love your Heartguard.
-The way you do your 'kicks' after you've gone poopie.
-How you can't maneuver the turn before the stairs...your weenie bod is not that long.

-The way you do your 'swim moves' during your baths...

-Your American Idol audition...

-You never give up...

-How you hate dressing up but you do it anyway to amuse me...

-Your long weenie bod...

-Your nut bagginess.

Happy birthday, Gracie!

Burn baby, burn!

2011-03-18T19:37:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday, as we were driving back from dinner in Albany, we noticed red caution tape around Nate's old apartment building that he lived in for 7 years...yes, 7 years. Who lives in the same apartment for 7 years? The same guy who just threw away 10 years worth of phone and electric bills that he had been filing away (because I finally convinced him that how much he paid for a land line in 1999 is not valuable enough information to hold on to for a decade). This is where Gracie gets her nut bagginess from. Anyway, so we got out of the car and looked around to see what had happened...not noticing the fire damage since it was dark. Apparently, a fire started Saturday morning in the apartment right next to the one that used to be Nate's and rapidly spread to more of the building. Firefighters even had to break a hole in to the side of the building to get people out. Super scary. Make sure you have a fire extinguisher in your house and you know how to use it...P.A.S.S. And while you're at it, you might want to get your earthquake kit together and get some potassium iodide tablets from the pharmacy!

1234 Solano Avenue #203, Albany, CA.

Pre-Fire Photos...

5/3/2003 - I think the decorating skills have improved a bit. Nice lava lamp.

The gourmet kitchen.

The luxurious bathroom.

8/12/2003

12/1/2003 - Lovely Christmas decorations.

6/3/2005 - Moving day!

Post-Fire Photos...

-Megan

What lies beneath!

2011-03-13T00:43:00.000-08:00

Michelle Pfeiffer?

Today Nate noticed that one of the bathroom sinks was draining slow so he decided to plunge it. It worked so well that he also decided to plunge the shower sink. Little did he know it would open up a can of worms...and a giant hair monster...and a rusty nail.

Uh...this is what he was able to get out of the drain.

Notice the rust nail (courtesy of Pulte Homes)

Surprisingly...the shower had been draining fine even with this hair monster growing in the pipe for so long. However, after this was taken out and he kept plunging away it completely stopped up. Could there be another giant hair monster lodged way down there now so nothing could pass? I said no way and blamed it on Pulte and the fact that they had probably dropped 20 more nails down there while building the house. Nothing else could be powerful enough to block the pipe. So we drove to Home Depot and bought a drain snake. It didn't help. What the deuce. We decided to give up and call a 24/7 plumber...whose voicemail said they would be closed on Saturday and reopen at 9am on Sunday. Mmmmkay...what part of 24/7 are they not understanding? We were resigned to the fact that we would have to wait until Sunday to get the pipe unclogged and were debating on whether or not we should try Drano. I thought we should give it a try but didn't really think it would be able to disintegrate all the nails in the pipe. Nate thought we shouldn't try it because it might burn the skin of the plumber when he was trying to fix it the next day. Forget that, plumbers should have gloves. And if they don't think someone's going to try Drano before they call a $400 plumber, they deserve to get their skin burned off, right? So we bought the $6 Drano (which by the way has a money back guarantee if it doesn't unclog the drain...bonus). We let it sit for 30 minutes and voila...we were both shocked...the pipe completely unclogged. So it wasn't a whole bunch of rusty nails after all? It was my giant hair monster spawn that Nate plunged so deep down the pipe and so perfectly lodged it in there that no water was able to pass by. Drano prevails! Although I am sad that we never got to see the giant Gracie-sized ball of hair that was living in that pipe.

This made it all worth it. We don't need a plumber. We already have buttcrack up in here!

Added bonus...portable table.

2011-03-09T17:54:00.001-08:00

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Memo to Limb Buds - 25 weeks (prenatal)

2011-03-07T19:19:00.000-08:00

Sol Food = Good

Cankles from Sol Food = Bad

Memo to Limb Buds - 24 weeks (prenatal)

2011-03-03T19:11:00.000-08:00

I'm super tolerant of the glucose. I took my glucose tolerance test yesterday and passed. Yay...no gestational diabetes for me. However, I am slightly anemic so I'm starting ferrous sulfate 325mg 1 tab po qd. That's pharmacist talk...I'll teach you early and your dad can teach you C++ (??). You'll be the smartest kid in Gymboree. Today at the doctor I weighed in at 2 pounds heavier than my last visit 4 weeks ago. I think the doctor was pleased that I didn't gain 8 pounds since the previous visit like the last time! Ooops...I was just trying not to starve you. The doctor said she would give me a 'kick counter' log to keep track of your kicks but she forgot. That's ok...because there's an app for that! I need to count your movements once a day and you should move 10 times in less than 2 hours. Using my Baby Kick Counter, you kicked me 10 times in 1:50 minutes....and you're still going strong. You're an over-achiever already.

My glucose tolerance test...mmmmlicious.

More shots with the new camera...

2011-02-27T17:54:00.000-08:00

"I used to have more room up here."

"I think I hear Limb Buds."

Hot dogs are delicious!

Mighty dog!

Snoogle-licious

2011-02-27T17:33:00.000-08:00

Since I can't sleep on my stomach anymore, I'm enjoying my new discovery...the Snoogle. The best pillow ever. And...Gracie thinks it's the perfect place for a good bone chew.

-Megan

Memo to Limb Buds - 23 1/2 weeks (prenatal)

2011-02-24T18:26:00.000-08:00

Today we went back to see the perinatologist for another ultrasound to look at your space cord. He said your cord looks fine now...yay! He also said my tummy looks good...like a Vanity Fair tummy. Suweet. Hope it stays that way!

Memo to Limb Buds - 23 weeks (prenatal)

2011-02-21T18:31:00.000-08:00

You're ready for your first episode of 'Cribs'! Yes, I'm sure that show will still be around when you're old enough to read this. After the second attempt to get your furniture delivered, your crib and dresser are finally here. Another delightful experience dealing with delivery people. They were originally supposed to deliver on Saturday between 10am and 2pm. They were so kind to call at 1pm with multiple excuses of 'my partner called in sick' and 'it's raining too much and my truck doesn't have a cover on it'. Okeee...what kind of delivery person only works when it's not raining? Oh, and thanks for waiting 3 hours to call and say you weren't coming. Sooo...it was rescheduled to today between 10am and 12pm. We joked that it was a 50/50 chance that they would show up between these times. Not so funny at 11:55am when they still weren't here. So I called and was told by a dispatcher that the driver's wife was sick (I dun care), he was running behind (dun care) and wouldn't be here for another 1.5 hours (care!). They FINALLY showed up at 1:30pm. The two guys who are about 50 years old...one with a huge beer belly who almost had a heart attack carrying the crib box up the stairs. When they got to the front door with the dresser, they wanted to take it out of the box saying there was no way they could get it up the stairs in the box. He proceeded to tell me that when they deliver, they usually don't even take the furniture up the stairs. To which I thought, "Whaaaa?? I seriously doubt it, you lazy man. I could have rented a truck for less money than Babies R Us charged me to have this delivered." Your dad's response was, "Well, you're not taking it out of the box, so you better just start moving it." They were uber-retahded and couldn't do it themselves so your dad had to do most of the work! Super lame. Finally, they made it up to your room. And as they were leaving, this is what we overheard Fatty McFatstein saying, "Wow, this is the hardest delivery I've ever had to do." Hey buddy, why don't you try delivering a child.

Maybe we'll leave the diploma on the wall to emphasize the importance of higher education...no pressure :-)

Fun with the new camera!

2011-02-12T20:48:00.001-08:00

Week 8 through Week 21

2011-02-11T22:52:00.000-08:00

I used to be skinny...

Score...

2011-01-29T17:25:00.001-08:00

It's the little things that make me happy.

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Memo to 'Limb Buds' - 19 weeks (prenatal)

2011-01-28T18:09:00.000-08:00

You're a boy! The nausea is gone. The amnio results are good. Although, the doctor does say you have a varices on your umbilical cord. He doesn't seem too worried but we're going to keep an eye on it. I told your dad it's probably my fault for leaning on my desk at work...maybe I was putting too much pressure on it. He says I'm a nutbag. Well, just in case, I've improved my posture over the last week and a half. At the last ultrasound, you had your cord right up against your mouth. Your dad and I think you were trying to repair it...Apollo 13 style...a la Tom Hanks.

In other news, I can feel you kick now so you must be getting some good exercise in there. You should weigh about a half a pound now and be six inches long. One website says that at this point you look like a mango dipped in cheese...nice. I can tell you're getting bigger because it's harder to breathe when I'm lying down and yesterday, after I had chinese food for lunch, my ankles swelled up quite nicely. Some of the many joys of the increased weight in my belly. Now I know what it's like to have cankles...and I love it.

A picture of your wee wee. I'll save this one to show your future girlfriends.

With the cord near your mouth.

Doing some repairs on the cord.

-Megan

Nuttius likes my leg pillow...

2011-01-26T22:23:00.001-08:00

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Memo to 'Limb Buds' - 13 weeks (prenatal)

2010-12-13T18:47:00.000-08:00

Yes, this is what we call you right now. We first found out about you at 6 weeks...the week you were growing your limb buds and the name has stuck ever since. We don't know if you're a girl or a boy yet so I hope we are not traumatizing you already with this name. Your dad saw you for the first time today on ultrasound. You've come a long way, baby. The first time I saw you was at 6 weeks and you were merely 0.72cm crown to rump. Today, you measured in at 8.3cm. Not bad considering you were 2.18cm just a month ago. Please don't hurt me when you come out! So far, you've changed my eating habits substantially. I currently have an aversion to eating food at home. I prefer fast food or restaurant food. This makes for many stops on the way home from work to Taco Bell, Jack In The Box, chinese food, etc. I hope I will grow out of this soon!

6 weeks 0 days - 0.72cm

8 week 6 days - 2.18cm

13 weeks 0 days - 8.3cm

Your alien picture

-Megan

Happy Halloween from Gracie Bamberger!

2010-10-31T17:16:00.001-07:00

Gracie doing her scary Halloween face.

-Megan

Gracie loves bone...

2010-10-14T19:12:00.000-07:00

...and NBA 2K11!

-Megan

Big football weekend!

2010-10-14T18:58:00.000-07:00

Saturday...Cal versus UCLA. My mom got us all tickets in the nosebleed section. Literally the second row from the back of the stadium. But Cal dominated UCLA...yay!

Sunday...Chargers versus Raiders. We sat in the 6th row at the 50 yard line. Great seats...to see the painful loss to Oakland. Thank you special teams. They obviously rode the short bus up from San Diego. The good news...Chargers offense looked phenomenal. Go Philip Rivers!

-Megan

Newtius Bagones

2010-10-06T18:47:00.000-07:00

This is what Gracie does every time we come home. She is such a nut. Maybe she gets it from Romeo, her birth father.

-Megan

More celebrity sightings...

2010-09-26T19:43:00.000-07:00

Before we left on our Alaskan vacation, we went into SF to see comedian Craig Ferguson (the extremely funny host of The Late Late Show with you know who...Craig Ferguson). It was a hilarious show plus we got the added bonus of seeing 'local comedian' Robin Williams on stage and co-host of Mythbusters, Adam Savage, in the audience.

Adam Savage from 'Mythbusters'

Robin Williams and Craig Ferguson

-Megan

We missed the first two weeks of football season!

2010-09-25T17:10:00.000-07:00

Argh...well, it was worth it because we did go on a great cruise to Alaska. Our adventures along the way included a stop in Seattle to have lunch with Nate's good friend from high school, Jim, and his family (Amanda and little Sam). Then we completed our long travel day with a train ride up to Vancouver. Big thanks to William Shatner for the great deal on the hotel room. I love bidding on Priceline.com! Here are some highlights from our vacation...

Seattle...

Jim and Nate...they don't look a day over 22!

Highlights of Vancouver...
-Celebrity Sighting: Joshua Jackson (aka Pacey from Dawson's Creek, or more recently, Peter from Fringe)
-Kiapalano Suspension Bridge
-Going whale watching and not getting eaten by sharks (hey, we're all afraid of something...ahem...heights)

Hyatt Regency Vancouver

Curling?? Really??

Pacey from Dawson's Creek

The water was cold!

Please...scramble your dogs poopies in a frying pan after you pick them up.

Oh, Canada.

Someone likes burritos!

Kiapalano Suspension Bridge

Nate doesn't like heights. He said he would meet me on the other side and took off. I took my time hanging out on the bridge.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom has nothing on this!

Thinking we were early for our tour we decided to take some pictures. We realized later that we were supposed to meet at the office to get our survival suits. Ooops.

Got them!

Since we were the last ones to put on our suits, we couldn't sit together.

Killer whales!

Lookin good, Mr. Kotter.

I felt like I was getting on the space shuttle.

We survived!

Grouse mountain

Because somebody (Nate) didn't want to ride up on the ski lift, we hiked to the top of this mountain. Oh well, it was good exercise!

He'd rather face a bear than a treacherous ski lift!

It's not even that high.

Meet you at the bottom, Nate.

This is just how Gracie chews her bone...but hers is plastic and his is from a moose!

Highlights of Alaska...
-People watching the perpetual 'cruisers' and how they really get their money's worth...at the buffet!
-Juneau: Our canoe trip to Mendenhall Glacier was cancelled due to high winds but our replacement excursion, river rafting, was super fun. Plus, we got to wear survival suits again. Bonus.
-Glacier Bay: An absolutely amazing place! Check out the video (down below) to see how awesome these glaciers are.
-Sitka: Riding an ocean raft and seeing otters, porpoises, and bald eagles...and...still not getting eaten by sharks. Contrary to what Nate tried to tell me, there are sharks in Alaska...I Google'd it.
-Ketchikan: Taking a float plane through the mountains and landing on a lake in the middle of nowhere.

Holland America M/S Zaandam. You can imagine all the dam and Van Damme jokes we made during the week.

Not so shocking for an Alaskan cruise, but still a funny picture.

Uhhhh...awesome! Haha.

We worked out 3 times during the week. You can tell by this picture how many other people did the same.

In honor of the Olson twins, "How rude!"

Iceberg, right ahead!

The perfect T-shirt, "I'm on a boat"!

Optical illusion...the glacier behind us is actually way taller than our 9 story ship.

Survival suits again...suweet.

I'm getting used to these.

Nice.

The Alaskan volcano...Mount Edgecumbe.

Otters are sooo cute!

4x4'ing up to the volcano.

I almost hit a couple trees...on the passenger side. Good thing Nate had his helmet on.

Nate's excited. I'm skeptical about planes that take off and land on water.

Does anyone else think this mountain is way too close? Looks like a scene from "Alive".

We landed in the middle of nowhere and it was awesome.

Our pilot.

Don't be embarassed...even veteran air travelers get sick.

The cruise boats were by far the biggest things in Ketchikan.

What the deuce?

Hehe.

Welcome back to Canada!

Highlight of Seattle Airport...

Stedman...Oprah's boyfriend!

Fantasy Football scores so far...
Megan: 213.52
Nate: 190.48

-Megan

Our Ebay Disneyland Adventure

2010-08-08T00:45:00.000-07:00

This year we decided pretty last minute that we were ready for our annual Disneyland trip. Since there wasn't enough time to order tickets with my wonderful Kaiser discount, we decided to scour the internet for good deals. We found a guy on Ebay selling three 2-day park hoppers for the price of 2 tickets. Too good to be true? We thought so...but decided to chance it anyway. The stipulation with the tickets was that the guy would meet us at our hotel at the butt crack of dawn to give us the tickets and we have to meet him again at the end of the second day to give him back the tickets. Okeeeee. You're being a little weird about your tickets, dude. But who am I to question it when we're saving about $150 on our car insurance...I mean park hoppers. In the end, it all worked out and we had a great time. Can't wait to go back already!

Someone gets pouty when they are low on sugar.

The new 'World of Color' at California Adventure.

Snow White and her...goat??

-Megan

We like to call her 'Space Dog'

2010-08-04T20:07:00.001-07:00

Her other names...Nutbag...Newtius Baggonia...Abe Baggonia...Gracie Whinecrate...Princess Newtius Baggius of Gracieland.

Bethenny and me in our matching shirts...

2010-08-04T20:01:00.000-07:00

-Megan

Fun on the bay...

2010-06-21T18:38:00.000-07:00

This year for our second anniversary, we kept with the 'boat' idea of our wedding, and took a bay cruise on the catamaran, Adventure Cat.
I was planning on wearing just a sweatshirt and jeans. Thank goodness Nate forced me to bring a huge jacket and wear leggings under my jeans cause it was wiiiin-day out there! We had a great time and sat on the outside of the boat for the whole cruise while most everybody else sat inside...boringgggg. I guess they are not adventurous cats like us.
After the boat ride, we toured the Jeremiah O'Brien which was one of the WWII ships!

Did I mention I'm deathly afraid of sharks!

What a great view!

Nice hair!

Playing with the guns.

This ship was HUGE.

Nate needs to put this on his door at work.

-Megan

Fun with the crock pot!

2010-06-04T19:28:00.000-07:00

Ok...so it only took about 5 years but we finally started using our crockpot! It's amazing and I love it.

Our first experiment was broccoli beef. Yes, it did take us about 30 minutes in the grocery store, a smartphone, and a call to Nate's mom to figure out the difference between beef consomme and beef broth but it all worked out in the end. It turned out fabulously and I had leftovers for the whole week at work. My asian coworkers (which means 'all my coworkers') were very impressed!

Smells good!

Hope it tastes good!

Looks just like a restaurant...but healthier!

Next up...chicken tacos! Mmmmmm!!!! This was super easy. Throw the chicken in the pot, cover it with salsa, and let is cook. We made way too much but it was super good. I think I like it more than the broccoli beef.

Mmm...Mmm...Good!

-Megan

Tony Romo was at my mother-in-laws house!

2010-05-12T22:10:00.000-07:00

Check it out...we were watching The Biggest Loser tonight with special guest, Tony Romo. Tony goes running with the Biggest Losers and look where they are! Right in front of Nate's mom's house!

Tony Romo and the Biggest Losers

Nate and I hiking out in front of his mom's house.

Too bad we weren't out there on the same day. That would have been suweet!

-Megan

Conan and Colorado!

2010-05-12T18:45:00.000-07:00

This weekend we travelled to Colorado to see Conan O'Brien's "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour". Why Colorado, you may ask. Well, we tried to get tickets for San Francisco, then Sacramento, but they quickly sold out. So, since we've never been to Colorado, we decided to see the show there. We stayed in Denver and booked our hotel through Priceline (my new favorite way to book hotels and rental cars). I bid on a room and got a 3.5 star hotel for $50 per night. Thanks William Shatner! We were amazed at how clean Denver was and what little traffic and people walking around the city there was. My only complaint...the air was so dry it made my nose hurt. The Conan show was in Boulder so we spent much of Sunday there just walking around enjoying the city.

We are here.

The rental car came with an ice scraper. You don't see that in California.

Not bad for $50 a night!

The picture over the toilet says "All the women moaning about finding husbands have obviously never had one!"

The lobby bathroom of our hotel.

Each floor of the hotel had a different theme. We were on the 'chick flick' floor :-)

The 13th floor...the horror movie floor. I'm glad we weren't on that one!

Yikes!

The dirty dancing floor?

The sports floor. An actual Sports Illustrated cover from 1955 featuring dachshunds!

Question: What does Nate love more than pillows?

Answer: Burritos!

These burritos were seriously good!

Chasing the geese...Gracie-style.

Paddle boating.

Getting buzzed by the geese!

Boulder, Colorado

Conan O'Brien

-Megan

Discipline

2010-05-12T18:41:00.000-07:00

Sometimes Gracie tears her stuffed animals apart and we have to discipline her. At least she listens intently while we lecture her...

-Megan

Trip to Southern California

2010-05-11T20:26:00.000-07:00

In March we flew down to L.A. to visit family and spend a couple days at Universal Studios. We even got season passes for Universal for about $70. Guess we'll be going back there a couple more times this year!

At the Gene Autry Museum

Panning for gold

Gracie Films!

Always the jokester

My worst fear!

Norman Bates and The Bates Motel!

We climbed all the stairs at Universal...

...multiple times!

Hanging out in Hollywood...pre-Oscars

The original Bob's Big Boy

Mmmm...mmmm...good

Nate picking up poopies at the dog park

Nate, Megan, and Shelly at 3rd Street Promenade

Santa Monica

Enjoying some Pink Berry in the cold weather

Stopping to smell the flowers

Griffith Observatory

What a great picture...notice the depth of field.

Action shot

-Megan

Nate wins...

2010-02-24T19:36:00.000-08:00

His Valentine's Day card was way better than mine!

Nate's card

My card

-Megan

Gracie vs. Hex Bug

2010-01-02T18:51:00.000-08:00

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the fight of the new decade. In the red corner, the challenger, weighing in at 9.5 pounds, it's Gracieeeeee!!!

And in the blue corner, the champion, weighing in at a mere 3 ounces, it's Hexbug!!!

And now, fasten your seatbelts folks for the action you are about to see...

Merry Christmas...from Gracie Bamberger!

2009-12-16T18:45:00.000-08:00

My friend at work bought Gracie this dress for Christmas. Gracie wasn't too pleased about it but I think she looks great!

-Megan

Thanksgiving weekend...

2009-12-11T19:32:00.000-08:00

Some pictures from our annual day in SF the day after Thanksgiving...

Choosing tea is stressful!

We need to ride one of these around the city someday!

Mmmmmmmmm...cupcakes.

-Megan

Happy Halloween...

2009-10-31T18:01:00.000-07:00

...from Gracie Bamberger.

Trick or treat. Give me something good to eat.

-Megan

Birthday 2009

2009-10-31T17:45:00.000-07:00

Pretty much the funniest home made birthday card from Nate so far. I don't know how I can top this one.

...and the best Chargers jammies ever from Rita. Super warm and just in time for winter!

-Megan

UFL!

2009-10-21T19:23:00.000-07:00

Saturday was the home opener of the California Redwoods. "Who?!", you might say. They are one of the four teams in the new United Football League. Apparently, not too many people know about this new league because there were only about 5000 people at AT&T Park to see them play the New York Sentinels. However, we had a blast and the tickets were super cheap...$20 each...and since barely anyone was there we went right down and sat in the front row. The rules are pretty much the same as the NFL with a few exceptions. We enjoyed it so much that we bought tickets for the next game as well, when they play the Las Vegas Locomotives.

Get it?

The little boy was the nephew of the player in the picture below...

We won!

"They are who we thought they were!"

These guys are HUGE!

We're on TV! (in the top left)

Now we're on the right.

-Megan

Jim Richards in High School Musical 3

2009-09-29T19:45:00.001-07:00

Monday Night Football!

2009-09-16T19:40:00.001-07:00

Nate and I went to the Raiders vs. Chargers game on Monday night. The Chargers won in a close game. They pulled ahead in the last 2 minutes. Thank god. I would hate to have them lose to the Raiders. I wore my Philip Rivers jersey and was nervous that some Raiders fans would try to beat me up. They must be the most ghetto fans in the entire NFL...reminding us, once again, why we only go to one of their games each year.

Monday Night Football!

We sat in the 6th row right behind the Chargers bench :-)

Warming up.

Nate Kaeding

Philip Rivers

Shawne Merriman

Hoping I don't get beat up for wearing a Chargers jersey :-\

Chargers 24, Raiders 20

-Megan

Resting the long weenie bod...

2009-09-12T19:49:00.000-07:00

-Megan

Depeche Mode in Las Vegas

2009-08-26T18:19:00.001-07:00

This weekend we flew down to Las Vegas to see the Depeche Mode concert at The Palms. We flew in our friend's small 4-seater plane very early on Saturday morning...6:45am...ouch. Since we were going to be down there anyway, I talked Nate into staying four days so we could take in a couple more shows. The Depeche Mode show was on Saturday night. It was great...a very small venue (about 2500 people) with not a bad seat in the house. I guess the only bad thing was that they decided not to turn the AC on at all during the entire show. I think it must have been about 95 degrees in there. Thanks Maloofs. Sunday night we went to the Wayne Brady show. This was about the fourth time we've seen him and he was hilarious as always. Then on Monday, we had tickets to see Phantom of the Opera...my favorite. We had front row seats which were magnificent! Along with all the shows, we also took in a couple buffets and ate way too much. We stood in line for 45 minutes to go to the Bellagio buffet...which, I think, was not worth it. Although, they do have all you can eat crab legs and sushi...so if you're into that, this is the place for you.

Heading out to Vegas.

Made it to Vegas...all in one piece!

Nice food presentation at one of the Treasure Island restaurants :-)

Nate at Treasure Island.

Ready for the show!

Going to the chapel.

Wayne Brady

He hates it when I make him take lame pictures. Hehe.

I took all the strawberries at the buffet :-)

Mmm...grapes.

Treasure Island

The Wynn takes the cake for the nicest hotel in Vegas.

Front row seats at Phantom :-)

-Megan

Gracie loves a good smoothie...

2009-08-18T19:04:00.001-07:00

-Megan

Disneyland!

2009-07-24T21:19:00.000-07:00

Fourth of July weekend was Disney weekend for us. Yup...it was time for the annual trip again. We flew down to L.A. on the fourth and hung out with Nate's family and enjoyed some swimming and barbecuing. Later that evening we drove to Anaheim for two fun-filled days at Disneyland and California Adventure. The fifth of July was actually not that crowded and we made it on all the rides with never more than a fifteen minute line. The next day we were not so lucky but enjoyed some great people watching, shows, and a great dinner at the Blue Bayou. Too bad we were so stuffed from snacking all day that we couldn't even finish our crab cakes!

The Happiest Place on Earth

Tower of Terror

I had to go on this one by myself.

A nice nutritious meal after a long day at Disneyland. I like how they put the Coke in a carafe. Hehe.

What a great idea! A face painting SALON.

If you're going to go on a water ride...don't wear the ponchos. That's just bad form.

-Megan

Dog park and Spamalot

2009-07-03T22:04:00.000-07:00

Nate's mom came up to visit last weekend. We went to Gracie's favorite place, the dog park, to wear her out. Then in the evening, while Gracie slept, we went to see Spamalot. It's a great musical. I highly recommend.

Puppy love!

What you lookin at?!

Such a nice day, you can see SF.

Gracie's worst fear...a giant bath!

Stand off.

Dad, Gracie, and Grandma.

It was warm enough to sit outside for dinner in SF at 11pm...that's unheard of!

Do you want sweets or strawberries?

-Megan

Are you ready to go back to...the Empress.

2009-06-23T21:35:00.001-07:00

One year later...different boat...same name. Nate surprised me for our 1st anniversary with a dinner boat cruise around the bay. Well, he was able to keep it a secret for a little bit. He told me a week before. Hehe. We had a great time...wonderful food, awesome views, and watching crazy people on the dance floor! Enjoy some pics from our fun night...

The Empress...same name as the boat we were married on.

Super windblown and wondering why I bothered to do my hair.

Perfect hair

Crazy hair

Alcatraz!

Looking very orange

Our new Bay Bridge...coming soon!

Crazy eyes

McCovey Cove!

Who knew Vanilla Ice liked to cruise the bay?!

-Megan

Gracie loves to chase her laser...

2009-06-09T20:06:00.000-07:00

...and the best part is, I get to watch The Bachelorette in peace :-)

-Megan

happy mommy day

2009-05-16T01:51:00.000-07:00

my name is gracie and i am one year old and this is my first year with my mommy so i made her a very special kard for mommy day. she and my daddy are my bestestest peeple friendz and they take care of me very well. for the special mommy day i let my mommy walk me and pet me and pick up my poopie and i even got my mommy a card but i forgut to get it in the mail on time because sumtimes i get so excited when the mailman comes that i forgut what i was going to do so my card arrived late but my mommy still loved my card becauze she loves me a whole bunch.

gracie

Weekend in Reno

2009-05-08T20:09:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we dropped Gracie off in Sacramento for a fabulous weekend with her cousin, Ginger (the yellow lab), and we continued on our way to Reno. We saw Daniel Tosh, a great comedian, at the Silver Legacy. He never disappoints. We also enjoyed the crazy Reno buffets and, of course, people watching. We just happen to be there the same weekend as a bowling convention so you can imagine all the interesting people we saw walking around!

Daniel Tosh

Mmmm...Chinese stir fry (above), tacos and crab (below). You gotta love buffets!

Let's just say...most people we saw would not fit in here!

-Megan

Depeche Mode

2009-05-08T18:48:00.000-07:00

Click here to see our pictures in the Depeche Mode photo mosaic...

Gracie's Day at the Dog Park

2009-04-28T19:13:00.000-07:00

We took Gracie to Point Isabel dog park on Sunday. This was our second time there. The week before the weather was great, probably in the high 80s and all the big dogs were playing fetch in the bay. What a sight! This time it was a little colder but we had fun walking around. Gracie loves to take in ALL the smells! She was so exhausted when we got home that she couldn't keep her eyes open.

BFFs

Big girl off the leash

Save me!

-Megan

O.C.D. Gracie

2009-04-20T19:41:00.000-07:00

Does she take after her parents, or what?!

-Megan

Gracie's Amazing Weenie Race

2009-04-13T20:57:00.000-07:00

Last weekend was Gracie's weenie race at Golden Gate Fields. We had a blast. Although, Gracie didn't quite make it out of the gate as planned. Unfortunately, the gate didn't open properly because the lady next to me was standing under the lever. The gate opened just enough for little Gracie to wedge her little weenie bod underneath. When she finally got out she got so confused and just ran around back to me. Oh well. We'll try again next year! It was still fun to see all those weenie dogs walking around.

I guess it's never good to be in the first heat. That's where they work out the kinks.

Gracie before her race. She's in the zone.

Keep an eye on the lady to my left.

Gracie sees Nate on the other end with her chewy stick and she's ready to go!

Still in the zone.

She's got her eye on the prize.

Check out the bar hitting the lady in the back! Gracie can't get out of the gate!

She's finally free!

Weenie dog chaos.

Enjoying the horse races.

-Megan

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY, GRACIE BAMBERGER!

2009-03-23T21:03:00.001-07:00

-Megan

Wedding Photobook

2009-03-12T19:16:00.000-07:00

Here is a link the photobook that I made!
"Nathan and Megan's Wedding Photobook"

-Megan

Gracie's Valentine's card to Nate

2009-02-28T12:29:00.001-08:00

They are BFF's

-Megan

Trip to Los Angeles

2009-02-25T18:46:00.000-08:00

We spent last week in Los Angeles visiting Nate's family. We drove down with Gracie and she got to meet Nate's grandparents new dog (whose a little bigger than Gracie) and my friend, Michelle's, doggy (Lucy). We had a great time. It rained the first two days and then cleared up to the beautiful southern california weather.

Michelle, Lucy, Gracie, and Megan

Gracie chasing pigeons!

Lucy and Gracie

Nate in Santa Monica getting wind blown!

Megan, Gracie, and Nate's grandma

Gracie likes to steal toys from big dogs

So tired after long days of running around

Gracie driving home

-Megan

Merry Christmas from Gracie Bamberger...

2008-12-25T00:43:00.000-08:00

After the Petco Santa dropped Gracie on the ground, I decided to hold her in the picture. This was a very traumatic experience for her.

Union Square

-Megan

European Vacation...

2008-11-11T18:49:00.000-08:00

We just returned from our two week vacation in London and Paris. The main purpose of our trip (or at least how I enticed Nate in to wanting to go to England) was to see the San Diego Chargers play the New Orleans Saints at Wembley Stadium. The game was great...except for the fact that the Chargers lost. It was awesome to see an NFL game in Europe. They really do have a lot of european fans and most of them showed up in their jerseys. I think we saw about every single team jersey being worn. I guess when you live in Europe and you only get to go to one game every year, it doesn't matter who plays. Other than the game, we did all the typical touristy stuff...Buckingham Palace, Kensington Palace, Tower of London, London Eye, Harrods, etc. We saw the musical Spamalot which we highly recommend. We ate ALOT...although we avoided English food. Instead, we enjoyed some great indian, chinese, and italian food. In Paris, again, we were typical tourists. We climbed the stairs in the Eiffel Tower to the second level. What a workout! Then I took the elevator to the top and sent Nate back to the bottom. We spent about 8 hours in the Louvre and probably only saw about 20% of everything in there. The place is huge! We visited the Palace of Versailles and took a cruise on the Seinne. Again, we avoided french cuisine but did have a good gyro and some excellent McDonalds...hehe. We were disappointed with the crepes as they didn't measure up to the Crepes-A-Go-Go we have in Berkeley. Pictures are posted on my Picasa page... "Megan's Europe Pictures"

Not a Saints fan.

Nate's game.

Pharmacists unite!

Doggie dressing room in Harrods!

-Megan

Put Me In Coach

2008-10-14T21:53:00.000-07:00

Gracie and I helped the Chargers defeat the Patriots on Sunday. What a great game...a massacre...just the way we like it.

Gracie likes to be right in the action.

It's looking good at halftime.

-Megan

The Fallen Heroes

2008-10-13T19:29:00.000-07:00

We salute those of you who entered into battle bravely. You didn't know what lay ahead or what challenges you would face. You never expected to come across someone so motivated in their endeavors to take down the opposition. We mourn the loss of you and hope that your replacements will be able to stand tough and make you proud.

In memoriam...

Kong Ultra...You claimed to be tough and indestructible, able to withstand the strongest of chewers. You were no match for little Gracie. You last only a couple minutes and then you had a bite taken out of you.

Orka...You claimed that you could entertain the power chewer but your qualifications also fell short. You too lasted only a couple minutes before part of you ended up in the belly of your most feared enemy.

Clifford The Red Dog...We had high hopes for you. You came prepared with your rope armor protecting your mid-section. However, when we realized you left your tail exposed we knew you wouldn't be with us for long. Time in battle: 10 minutes.

The Lion...We thought you were cute so we gave you a chance. We should have known that you would never survive. It wasn't long before the razor sharp teeth pierced your back.

The Weenie Dog...We tried you out because you were free with a coupon. You lost your foot within a few short minutes. We thought she would have had more compassion for you since you are both weenie dogs. However, she couldn't stand your incessant squeaking and she had to put an end to it.

Resistance is futile. Bring on the next victims.

Amazing Gracie

2008-10-09T18:51:00.001-07:00

Gracie turned her cone into a belt the first day we had to leave her alone to go to work. I don't even know how she was able to do that. Needless to say, she no longer has to wear her cone when we're gone.

-Megan

Gracie's big adventure

2008-10-06T15:10:00.000-07:00

Gracie had her first sleepover on Friday. Unfortunately, it was after her 'surgery' and it was at the vet. She was a brave little girl and now she gets to wear a cone for the next two weeks. She's been so good and she doesn't really try to bite her stitches so we've been taking the cone off her when we're home. She's thankful for that because it's very hard for her to wear a big cone when her weener bod is only a couple inches off the ground! She's been a little angel and even takes her anti-inflammatory medication gladly.

Just home from her sleepover at the vet.

The patient resting comfortably in bed.

Please take this ridiculous thing off me.

-Megan

Chargers, Cal, and Tosh

2008-10-06T14:30:00.000-07:00

Last weekend was jam packed with fun. On Saturday, we went to the Cal game and watched them beat down Colorado State. That evening we went to see a hilarious comedian, Daniel Tosh, at the Palace of Fine Arts. Then on Sunday, it was even more football with the Chargers making a comeback to pull off a win against the Raiders. Go Chargers! We'll see you again in London later this month!

Cal versus Colorado State

San Diego Chargers versus Oakland Raiders

These Raider fans are crazy!

San Diego...still scoreless in the 2nd quarter

Nate Kaeding missed a kick...he's not happy.

Chargers have only 3 points with 5 minutes left in the 3rd quarter!

The score is starting to look better.

San Diego takes the lead!

Chargers win!

Only in Oakland would you need to hand this out.

A clip of Daniel Tosh...

-Megan

Gracie says...

2008-09-24T18:50:00.000-07:00

Don't forget to vote...

-Megan

Solano Stroll

2008-09-16T22:01:00.000-07:00

On Sunday, we went to the Solano Stroll in Albany. It was Gracie's first big outing with so many people and other doggies around. Of course, everybody wanted to touch her because she's such a cutie...but she prefers that people get to know her first.

That's a big tarantula.

Stopping to smell the flowers.

Check our that guy's tshirt..."Gracie Forever".

-Megan

The next Michael Phelps?

2008-09-12T19:03:00.001-07:00

Check out Gracie doing her moves. I think we have an olympian on our hands.

Gracie is ready for football season...

2008-09-02T20:14:00.001-07:00

Charger fan

-Megan

The reason why I had to leave work early today...

2008-07-29T20:48:00.000-07:00

I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see it. Our little Gracie is quite the jumper. I think she's trying to qualify for the Olympics! Nate called while I was at work to tell me she had escaped her playpen and was running around in the office like a maniac. She even got up on the desk and pushed all the papers off of it. I had to leave work early and take her to every pet store in the area to find something that will better contain her while we are at work during the day. I bought the biggest crate I could find (german shephard size) so I can put her little sleeping crate in there with all her toys and blankies. I hope she does alright tomorrow and doesn't hate me for putting her in there :-(

-Megan

Our newest family member...

2008-07-28T20:01:00.000-07:00

Gracie, our miniature dachshund, came to live with us on Friday. She was born on March 23, 2008 in Vacaville. She is adjusting well so far but she probably misses her brothers and sisters. I think Nate needs to get his cat soon so Gracie has a pal to hang out with during the day. For now, we'll keep the TV on and hopefully she won't get too lonely. Here are some pictures of the little angel...

Gracie loves to run. She is very fast for a weenie dog.

Playing with her baby elephant

Gracie's brothers and sisters in Vacaville

-Megan

The wedding photos are ready!

2008-07-24T22:55:00.000-07:00

If you have a couple hours to spare you can check out all of our wedding photos. There are literally thousands! Enjoy :-)
Megan and Nathan - 06.21.08 Photography by Joel Flory

-Megan

Disneyland!

2008-06-29T21:18:00.000-07:00

It seems like we get the urge to go to Disneyland every year around this time. Since we couldn't go on our official honeymoon yet due to Nate's hectic work schedule...we decided to take a short trip to the Magic Kingdown instead. If it's good enough for Super Bowl champs, it's good enough for me. It was pretty packed since it's summer and the weather is so great. We had a great time people watching, riding the rides, and eating a ton of good (but bad) food! More pics are here..."Megan's Disneyland Pictures"

The canoes can be scary.

The best show at Disneyland..."The Jedi Training Academy".

Nate's a better space cowboy than me.

Italian sausage dog topped with caesar salad...yikes!

I like to top off my 50 grams of fat with apples.

If you don't feed him every hour he gets crazy.

Literally an hour after he ate a hot dog, french fries, and a coke!

Trying to land a job.

Time to eat again!

-Megan

Our Wedding Day...

2008-06-26T21:23:00.000-07:00

June 21, 2008...We couldn't have picked a better day for our wedding. The weather was amazing. The whole day went very smoothly. I went and got my hair done at a great place in Berkeley at 10am. Then I headed home and Nate went and got us some lunch (Quizno's...yummmmmy). We headed over to Sausalito around 2pm and got into our 'wedding gear'. The photographers arrived at 3:30pm and with the help of Nate's friend, Jim, and my friend, Michelle, we headed out to take some pictures before the ceremony at 6pm. I cannot thank Michelle and Jim enough for all their help driving us around, helping me get in and out of the car, and holding my dress up so it didn't get too dirty. Our photographers, Joel and Cara Flory, were great. They were the perfect fit for us...very laid back and friendly. The photos they took are absolutely amazing. Here is the slideshow they put together that they played at our reception... "Joel Flory Photography - Megan and Nathan's Wedding". I will update the blog when the full slide show is ready. Thank you to Nate's sister, Heather (who is also a wedding photographer), for taking some beautiful pictures as well. Here are links to all of her pictures and our candid pictures on my Picasa page... "Megan's Picasa Page - Heather's Photos" and "Megan's Picasa Page - Candid Photos"

Here are some of our pre-wedding photos by Joel and Cara Flory...

Jim and Michelle helping us out!

We wanted the whole wedding to be very classy but laid back. My uncle performed the ceremony and kept it very lighthearted and even cracked a couple jokes. A few days before the wedding I decided I didn't want to walk down the aisle to the traditional bridal march so I started searching for alternative music and songs that I could play instead. Just prior to my entrance we played "All I Ask of You" from Phantom of the Opera...my favorite song. Then I walked down the aisle to "O" from Cirque du Soleil. After the ceremony, we exited to "For Once in My Life" by Stevie Wonder...a very upbeat song.

Me and Dad

G.Q. Shot

Mr. and Mrs.

Nate picked all the songs for the reception...mostly big band type music (Sinatra, Michael Buble, etc.) since most of our guests were older. We did have one rule for the DJ...she was not allowed to play any songs with a dance associated with it (ie. no YMCA, chicken dance, or Macarena...yikes!)

We were very pleased to request the first dance be done by Nate's grandparents who have been married for 59 years! Nate and I joined in later with our first dance.

"Unforgettable" - Nat King Cole

"Grow Old With You" - Adam Sandler

Thanks again to everyone who attended. We hope you had a good time.
Thank you also to Nate for always making me laugh and sticking by my side. I am very grateful to be married to my best friend.

-Megan

New House Pictures...

2008-04-02T22:33:00.000-07:00

Pulte moves fast. After thinking that our house might not be finished until mid-May, we found out a couple weeks ago that it will actually be done April 17th! Needless to say, it's been a crazy couple of weeks trying to get our current places ready to be converted into our new rental properties and get everything lined up for the move. The wedding will be a piece of cake after this!

The future weenie dog trail :-)

First floor guest bedroom

Laundry room

This may be the only time you see this room with carpet.
It's being ripped out and replaced with hardwood on April 18th...
what a waste.

Master bathroom

Office

I wish I could put this up when I paint.

-Megan

Will it be finished by May?

2008-03-13T17:59:00.000-07:00

Here's some new pictures of our house. It's coming along and we hope it will be finished by May. If not, it will be a really hectic June. We are hoping that we don't have to move, find renters for our condos, and have the wedding all in the same month!

Dirty bathroom!

That's going to be a hard wall to paint.

-Megan

Sacramento Kings vs. Miami Heat!

2008-03-03T21:59:00.000-08:00

I now know that the best way to see a basketball game is by sitting courtside! Yesterday we saw the Kings take on the Heat from a view that most people never get to see. Even though neither team is having their best season this year, it was still a great game. The Kings came back from a 21-point deficit in the second half to beat the Heat 120-109! Thanks Greg and Visual Concepts for the great seats! More good pictures here..."Megan's Picasa Page"

Courtside baby!

Shawn Marion posing for my shot.

Ron Artest

Brad Miller

A good action shot.

Pat Riley

I got to hold the ball during the time out.

The guy sitting next to us kept calling over people to take pictures with us!

Nate, Slamson, and me

Dwyane Wade

The same guy next to us heckling Shawn Marion.

The best game ever!

A cool video that Nate took.

-Megan

Andy Roddick

2008-03-03T20:43:00.000-08:00

A couple weeks ago we went to see Andy Roddick at the SAP Open Tournament so I could satisfy my tennis obsession again. Here's a link to more action shots..."Megan's Picasa Page"

Not as packed as the U.S. Open but it was still fun.

Roddick

We sat in the nosebleed section.

We took some video while we were there.

Andy and I doing our John McEnroe impressions.

Crazy eyes (the picture is blurry because I was laughing so hard!).

-Megan

Go Chargers!

2008-01-02T23:23:00.000-08:00

On Sunday we went to see Nate's San Diego Chargers beat the Oakland Raiders in the last game of the regular season. Football, chili cheese dogs, and 45 degree weather...what more could you ask for? Next up...the Chargers play the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the playoffs.

The Coin Toss

My favorite kicker in the NFL...Nate Kaeding.

-Megan

Merry Christmas, from Eli Manning...

2007-12-24T21:26:00.000-08:00

Last year, Nate got me in to watching football and now I am completely addicted to it. Since he grew up in San Diego, he is a huge Chargers fan. I cheer for the Chargers with him but I've also become a huge fan of the Dallas Cowboys. Yes, I've jumped on the bandwagon of their winning season only partly because they have a cute quarterback. Nate even got me a couple Tony Romo football jerseys this year for Christmas. One of our other favorite teams to watch are the New York Giants...not because we're fans but because we have a running joke that every time Eli "Elisha"Manning starts losing he begins to pout incessantly. Everytime we see him we can just picture him saying "GOSH! Why can't I be more like Peyton!" Here is a funny Christmas card that Nate made for me this year that shows some of his best 'GOSH' moments...

Inside the card...

-Megan

Courtside!

2007-12-18T18:44:00.000-08:00

Nate has the best job ever! Not only did he sit front row at the most famous Super Bowl in recent history (the one with the Janet Jackson controversy)...now he gets courtside tickets for the Sacramento Kings vs. Miami Heat game in March. The best part is that this time, I get to go! Yay. Now, if only I could convince his company that they need to hire a pharmacist. The only perk I get from Kaiser is the occasional free pen.

Our seats are right next to the Maloofs!

A picture from the last Kings game we went to...almost 4 years ago! We look so young.

-Megan

It's Christmas Time in the City...

2007-11-27T19:05:00.000-08:00

Nate's mom came up for Thanksgiving and we made our annual journey to the city for the Christmas tree lighting in Union Square. The holiday weekend was filled with good food and alot of walking. We even made it over to the Golden Gate for what must have been the least windy day in the history of the bridge!

Did someone say chocolate?!

And you thought your job was hard!

Shouldn't it be more than a misdemeanor to drop a missile off the Golden Gate Bridge?!

-Megan

Fun at the Emeryville Yacht Harbor...

2007-10-31T22:09:00.000-07:00

It was a nice sunset on Sunday so we over to the yacht harbor to walk around and take some pictures. We got some pretty good shots and it gives me the chance to practice my photoshopping...

Nate doing his Leprechaun leap.

American soccer rocks!

-Megan

Boo!

2007-10-24T00:18:00.000-07:00

A grizzly lineup, wouldn't you agree? From left to right:

1) a peculiar fellow my mom carved during her visit last weekend
2) Megan's superhero roots shining through
3) AAAARGGGGHHH!

-Nate

Our new house...

2007-10-22T21:16:00.000-07:00

Nate and I purchased a new house in Marina Bay. It's located on the old Kaiser shipyards from WWII (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marina_Bay,_Richmond,_California). Thrive! It's not built yet but will be ready in March or April of 2008. It's a great house for us right now because it will cut Nate's work commute by about 10 minutes, it will fit all of our furniture, and it has the perfect laundry room to put the kitty litter box when Nate gets the cat that he's been wanting. I'm hoping that when I get my weenie dog I can teach her to do her number two's in there too :-)

Here's some pictures of the model...

-Megan

European Holiday

2007-10-03T02:59:00.000-07:00

My mom will be vacationing in Europe sometime next year. This is a preview of what her trip might look like:

-Nate

Photoshop is FUN!

2007-09-28T15:21:00.000-07:00

If anyone would like commemorative buttons of our trip to NYC, here ya go:

Remember those word association questions on standardized tests? Here's one for you. Indiana Jones is to the Idol as Nate is to...

-Nate

The Big Apple and Our Engagement

2007-09-05T18:55:00.000-07:00

Last week we headed to New York City to see Grease and go to the U.S. Open. I also planned a bunch of other things to do while we were there including the Statue of Liberty, a World Trade Center tour, harbor cruise, NYC TV and Movie sites tour, and more. Unfortunately, I planned so much the first day we were there that I forgot to schedule in time to eat. Needless to say, I didn't let Nate eat anything until 5pm...oops.
I guess he forgave me because to my surprise Nate had been doing a little planning of his own and surprised me with an engagement ring on the top of the Empire State Building. Here's some pictures. (You can see more pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/meganadpi/)

"Danny" and "Sandy" from GREASE

The cast of GREASE

Row boats in Central Park

The Brooklyn Bridge

Empire State Building

Nate and his ice cream

My mother ship...the FRIENDS apartment building

U.S. Open

-Megan

Bums of drum corps

2007-08-15T00:58:00.000-07:00

Every year, my inner band geek craves field show performances, and accordingly we find a local drum corps competition to attend.

Weekend before last, Megan and I went down to Stanfurd to see the DCI West Championship. We were treated to some amazing corps from all over the US including the Blue Devils, Santa Clara Vanguard, the Seattle Cascades, and the Cadets among others. These pictures and videos certainly don't do them justice, but the performances were absolutely awesome.

-Nate

San Francisco Zoo

2007-07-30T21:53:00.000-07:00

Nate surprised me with a new camera last week so this weekend we went to the zoo to have a photo competition. We got some really good pictures and decided the competition was a tie. However, when we looked at the pictures closer we realized my camera has two dead pixels...so Nate won the competition by default and we'll have to send my camera back. Here's some of the pictures we took...

Megan's Pictures

Nate's Pictures

-Megan

Extreme Makeover...Car Edition

2007-07-24T22:23:00.000-07:00

Ty Pennington stopped by tonight to work on Megan's car...

Luckily, he was able to make some improvements. Here's the results...

She decided to give her old car to me!

-Nate

4th of July with Mickey and family

2007-07-10T20:52:00.000-07:00

We headed down to Southern California on 4th of July to spend two days at Disneyland. Unfortunately, we missed the new Nemo submarine ride because we really didn't want to spend two hours waiting in line for it. Oh well, maybe the line will be shorter next time. Two great things that we did see were the "Jedi Training Academy" at Disneyland and "Aladdin", a musical, at California Adventure. Check them out if you are there. It's definitely worth seeing. While we were down there we also spent a couple of days with Nate's family and had dinner with my friends Shelly and Sam.
Here are some pictures (to see all the photos, check out my new Flickr page by clicking the link on the right)...

Nate and Lego Vader

We made Shelly and Sam go to Red Lobster with us because the closest one we have in the Bay Area is in Vallejo! That's just criminal.

4th of July fireworks from our hotel

Jedi Training Academy

We had to hold really still for this picture!

Aladdin

Nate and his cousin, Brittany

Nate's grandpa

-Megan

Marin County Fair

2007-07-02T19:18:00.000-07:00

Here's a few pictures from the fair on Saturday...

-Megan

Happy Birthday Shelly!

2007-06-03T23:18:00.000-07:00

-Megan

Hangin' Tough

2007-05-21T22:39:00.000-07:00

This weekend I went to work with Nate and he took time out of his recent 80 hour work weeks (that's not a joke) so we could put up the larger than life-size LaDainian Tomlinson that I bought him for his birthday. It is ginormous but fits perfectly in his office.

Then I started on my own task of hanging my art. I started with my bedroom, measured very carefully and was shocked when I hung everything level.

For the living room I framed and matted pictures we took while in Greece. I used the new math Nate taught me and drew many lines on the walls. Thankfully, it worked.

-Megan

Happy Birthday Nate!

2007-05-03T23:03:00.000-07:00

Some highlights of the first 32 years...

-Megan

Doggies have birthdays too...

2007-04-13T15:48:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday, Bailey!

-Nate

Mendocino

2007-04-02T23:09:00.000-07:00

This weekend we flew to Mendocino with our friends, Kareem and Taylor. They are both excellent pilots. It was a quick one hour flight to get there (traveling by car would have taken around 5 hours). We met up with some of their other friends who are also pilots. We ate lunch and walked around the small town and oceanside then flew back to the Bay Area later that afternoon. Here are some pictures...

Kareem and Taylor

Nate taking the controls

-Megan

Wayne in Reno...

2007-03-25T22:40:00.000-07:00

No, not Wayne Newton...Wayne Brady! If you haven't heard of Wayne Brady, you're missing out. If you haven't seen him live, you're missing out even more. He's the very talented improv comedian/singer that is probably best known for his role on ABC's television show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and for his daytime talkshow The Wayne Brady Show. Nate and I saw him about 3 years ago in Vegas and we couldn't stop laughing throughout his entire show. When we heard he was going to be at the Silver Legacy in Reno this weekend, we decided to drive up there and see him again. Basically, his show is much like Whose Line in that the audience provides topics or random words and he will then use those to make up totally unique skits or songs that will have you laughing continuously. He really is an amazingly talented person.
Here are some pictures and video from our weekend...

Nate LOVES his ice cream!

How is he not 500 pounds?!

Wayne making up a song to one of NSync's hits

Another good one..."My Monkey Made Me Do It"

Hanging out in the lounge...

-Megan