Friday Night Dinner

Friday night Natalie made enchiladas so we could study for finals and celebrate her sister Ashley's birthday.

It was Ashley's 22nd birthday.

We supported CSUB nursing by buying the cake from Coldstone on Thursday.

Coldstone

The nursing class of 2009 had a fundraiser at Coldstone on Thursday. We actually got to work behind the counter serving ice cream. I had the first shift and then hung around for awhile.

Phoenix International Raceway

Last weekend I went on a road trip to Phoenix for the Nascar race. I know, I am lame and I like Nascar. Well, Jenny was supposed to go with me and due to a job obligation could not come. It worked out and I ended up taking my cousin Emily.

The drop off. Emily is only fifteen so her mom dropped her off to me at McDonald's halfway between her house and my parents.

The journey begins. This is Emily.

Scenery

Welcome to

Arizona Emily had never eaten at a Hard Rock and since it was walking distance from our hotel we had dinner there

The hotel

Getting ready for race day

We found the car

A reason to come back

The guy in the really tight shirt in the middle thought we were taking his picture. He figured out we had never been to a waffle house which was made more obvious when we had to ask where the door is.

PIR

We had really great seats just after the stop/finish line. Thanks to Sea Watch International (aka the family company of the number 1 car driver Martin Truex Jr)

Dale Jr.

Jeff Gordon (I really wanted him to win)

Forgot the camera was on zoom

My shoe was untied so Emily helped me out

Progress

My parents home remodel has come a long way. Here are some newer pictures. The house is further than the pictures here show and is still a work in progress.

The old furniture in the new room. The new furniture got delivered this week and I have yet to see it in the house thus you can't see it yet either






Mom wanted a convection oven and a conventional oven











My dog and me waiting outside the house while the concrete floors were being done






The new floor is very shiny but it came out nice