Disneyland!

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to have a friend of a friend sign me to in to Disneyland. Jordan, my roommate Courtney's boyfriend, was nice enough to sign myself and my roommate Catrina into the park for the day. Courtney and Jordan both work at Disneyland and are able to sign a certain amount of people into the park per year. They had to work yesterday, but were able to hang out with us for half the day. The rest of the day it was just Catrina, Robin and I. Here are the pictures from the day, there aren't that many because of some battery issues.


Here's the whole group (L-R: Robin, Me, Catrina, Courtney, and Jordan)


Catrina, Robin and I on King Arthur's Carousel


Robin, Catrina and my shadows.


Me just goofing off.


Robin and I walking.


Me, Robin and Catrina on the Winnie the Pooh Ride!


It was a great day and we even saw a television star! Hayden Panatierre from Heroes was getting off of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride as we were getting on the ride. Catrina freaked out because she is a huge Heroes fan, I am not that big of a fan but it is still cool to see people who are on television.

Thank you Courtney and Jordan for getting us into the park!

Until next time...

Video Chat

Just wanted to give a quick shout out to my brother. Kyle helped me set up Skype on my computer so now I can video chat with my parents from my room! It has only taken us three years to figure it out, but better late than never. So no more unsafe trips to Panera at 10pm, now I can video chat with my parents from the comfort of my dorm room.




Until next time...

A Wonderful Weekend

Well what a wonderful weekend I had. Let me elaborate.

I am currently taking a class called New Venture and Creation. For the class all students were asked to develop a business concept for a business they would like to see created. I pitched an idea called "Creative Divine." Creative Divine produces high-quality, fully custom paper products for particularly special social occasions.

I found out this weekend that my idea was selected as a top 12 idea for the class, and number 6 overall. This in fact means that my idea will now be used as a basis for a semester long project. The project will be to develop a full business plan for the company. I have two group members who will work with me to see my concept through to creation. I am extremely excited to see what fresh minds can add to my concept and to what level we can take my company.

My second piece of news stems I have to thank my former roommate Juliet for. Juliet works for a PR firm called Shubert Flint. The firm recently acquired the California Republican Party as a client and their convention as an upcoming event. The event is wedding themed based around Proposition 8 and the company wanted 200 wedding favors, 250 awareness ribbons, and 36 boutonnieres made. Juliet contacted me to make the necessary items and work as an independent contractor. I submitted a bid and was chosen to complete the work. The convention is September 27th so the turn around time is fast, but I will make a decent profit. Plus the experience will be priceless and it will give me some more insight on the possibilities on my horizon.

All in all, a wonderful weekend.

Until next time.

Concert Under the Stars

Last night was the concert under the stars. The show was mediocre at best, but we had a fun time hanging out. Here are some pictures!









Until next time...

The New Apartment

Well...the first week of school is over. I've moved into my new room with three new roommates and so far I love it! My roommates names are Courtney, Catrina and Natalie. We all like country music! Yeehaw!! To keep busy we've been playing Rockband. We're pretty good as a group...I'm not going to lie. Our apartment is finally starting to look like a home instead of a sterile apartment. Check out the pictures below. I have pictures of my room and the living room.

The quotes above my bed are from The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch





I made this poster by printing it off through a free web site called blockposters.com.







The living room! Our entertainment system built by my roommate's brother David and his roommate Travis.





Another of my poster from blockposters.com.



Rockband guitars and James Dean.



Thats all for now. Watch for updates about my classes!

Until then...

Happy Birthday Mom!

Here's to my wonderful mother on her birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!

I love you.

Disneyland

I was fortunate enough to have my friend, Robin Crawford, sign me in to Disneyland to help celebrate her birthday! A group of about 12 of us went and had a great time, here are the highlights. Photos thanks to David Monroy.









































It was my first time to California Adventure and I survived the Tower of Terror! It was a wonderful way to celebrate her birthday!

Until next time.

Later days.

Go Taylor!!

Well on Saturday February 16th my cousin Taylor was in Pomona, California to play basketball with Chico State. Little did she know that Pomona is a mere 15 miles from Fullerton! So along with Jeff and my good friends Emma, Darren and Mitchell we made the trek (yea right) to Pomona and surprised her at her game. She played great, and logged the most minutes she has had all season. Afterward we were able to hang out with her for a little while.



After the game, my mom treated to the biggest Pazookie ever!!! One third chocolate chip, one third oreo, and one third peanut butter cookies with a mound of ice cream on top is how it started, and this is how it ended up:



Overall a wonderful night.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! I know its a little late but what can you do? Here are some picture of the roses Jeff gave me and a picture of us before we headed out. We had a nice dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and then headed to the CSUF basketball game.

Christmas 2007...Here Comes 2008

Well Christmas 2007 has come and gone, and I am now almost a week into 2008. And Oh what a week its been. First and foremost, I had a great Christmas at home with family. We were able to share our Christmas morning with my brother and new sister-in-law. Then we had dinner and enjoyed an evening of games with some of my extended family on my mom's side. I've included some pictures of us having a good time at the end of my blog. This is actually my first time on the internet in 28 hours. After having a large storm hit Chico, we went without power for 28 hours. Yes, we barbequed hot dogs, played games by candlelight and slept in the pitch black. Unfortunately, this meant I was unable to get my wisdom teeth out as my appointment was scheduled just two hours after our power went out initially. Oh, well I guess I will just have to ruin a different vacation with that experience.

That's all for now.

Kyle and Megan Walling

Well after around five years of dating, my brother and his girlfriend finally tied the knot and headed off to Costa Rica for their honeymoon. It was a GORGEOUS Sunday afternoon on November 4, 2007 when they walked down the aisle and said their vows. Much of our family was there as the bride and groom grinned their way through the ceremony. It was a whirlwind weekend as I flew in on Thursday afternoon and left on Monday morning...arriving as one of three...and leaving as one of four. I have some pictures now, and more to come.


The new whole family.


The wedding party.


The newlyweds.


Just us.