Aren’t the mascots for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics cute? I like “Sumi”, myself. When D and I went to Vancouver/Whistler in 2005 they were already preparing for the games by working on the highway between Vancouver and Whistler. Back then it seemed like 2010 was so far away, and now it is just around the corner.

Last night we watched fireworks put on by the Irvine Police Association. D got free tickets, so we went with my parents. We sat in the bleachers of the Irvine High School football stadium, and the fireworks were set off very close to us. I was kind of concerned about how k and n would handle the noise. However, n slept through the whole thing and k fell asleep half way through! (We were covering their ears).

Getting out of the parking lot was a nightmare. You would think an event put on by the police would have better parking control. It was a good show, but the parking situation will probably keep us from returning any time soon. We got home past 10:30…D and I couldn’t think of a time when we have stayed out so late while having kids (I’m serious, we are NOT night owls).

Update: Our offer on the Tustin Ranch home was accepted! Two other offers fell through, and we were third in line. The inspection is tomorrow, so hopefully everything goes well.

Wow, June was a record-bad blogging month for us. I didn’t even write about Father’s Day or k’s 2 1/2 birthday. I can’t believe that the year is already half over!

Our buyer released contingencies, so apartment hunting we will go this weekend.

Father’s Day 2009

Also, n flipped over on the bed tonight (back to stomach). We’ll see if he can repeat this move, or if it was just a fluke.

As you may have noticed, our blogging has become a lot less frequent. Lots of stuff to do, plus must watch our Tivo’d episodes of The Bachelorette and Top Chef Masters! (We were just cheering on Rick Bayless, who we saw at Frontera Grill in Chicago). One update is that we have put an offer on a house in Tustin Ranch, but we’re still waiting to hear back. Part of the problem is that the sale of our place is still “contingent”. We just need to be patient, I guess. We haven’t started packing yet, and probably won’t, until the contingencies are released. Not really looking forward to that part.

The title of our last post was a little misleading, because we’ve been doing much more than just “hanging around” lately. This past week was my first week back to work (from home). PLUS, we are in escrow on our place! Yes, we have outgrown our 1,026 square foot condo. So now, we are on the hunt for another home. We have done a lot of research online, but we’re going with a real estate agent tomorrow to take a look inside some of the possibilities.

On Tues. morning we took full advantage of the free continental breakfast at the hotel. After checking out we drove to the Santa Barbara Zoo. k seemed much more interested in seeing the animals compared to our previous visits to other zoos/aquariums.

How come zoos seem to always put the flamingos near the entrance?

k got a kick out of seeing the elephant do its “business”.

Giraffes are my favorite animal at the zoo. These giraffes have a view of the Pacific!

D thought this display was funny because it looks so much like a domestic cat. (Here, kitty, kitty!) We didn’t see the actual cat, though.

Thankfully, n slept most of the time in his stroller. When he woke up, D had to hold him again while pushing n’s stroller. He slept most of the way home, though, so that was nice.

D.C.L. switches to Diet Coke

ANAHEIM, CA, May 21
D.C.L. annouced that starting May 21st, 2009 D will drink Diet Coke instead of Regular Coke when drinking from a can or bottle. However, when drinking from a soda fountain he will still put half regular and half diet.

Regards,
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2007 Revenue
From OC Register (May 14th)

#1 Big Ten: $177M
#2 ACC: $162M
#3 SEC: $149M
#4 Big 12: $119M
#5 Pac-10: $89M
#6 Big East: $78M (from thewizofodds.com)

Wow! This is bad news for the Pac-10. The Pac-10 should be at least third. Having attended a Pac-10 and a Big Ten school, I could tell the difference in fan support.

On Friday we went with my moms’ group to Tanaka Farms in Irvine for their strawberry tour. This was k’s third time! It was the first time, however, that the kids could actually pick the berries and take them home in a basket. The previous two years there were not enough strawberries, so it was just “eat as many as you can while you are out in the field for 15 minutes”. (n hung out with my mom in the shade…it was pretty hot that day).

k munching on a carrot, sporting her new Hello Kitty sunglasses.

After a brief hesitation, k ate her fill of strawberries. She wasn’t too keen on the picking part, so I picked, and she ate. I tried to fill k’s basket to the brim, but a lot of them ended up bruising. I think I picked ones that were a little overripe, too (you know, the darker the berry, the sweeter the juice?)

In the future I would like to go apple or cherry picking–I’ve never done that before.

Today D sat out in front of our complex for about four hours selling some of our unwanted “stuff” for our community yard sale. His total haul? Just over $30. Not bad, since he also did a lot of his BSF, talked to the neighbors, helped our community and we were able to get rid of some of the things that were weighing us down. I’m glad that D is the type of person that I could send out to do this sort of thing. He then drove the leftovers to Goodwill.

k, the Bag Lady

k is becoming more affectionate with “baby Nini”. This is how she likes to hold him (by the look on his face, he doesn’t enjoy this too much). I can’t wait until they can become friends!