Monday, May 30, 2011

MayDays


May 1st was 2 years exactly from when we moved to Oakland.... crazy how time flies. This year, I started the month off by going camping with some gal pals and my best lil buddy, jack :)
We stopped at the beach in santa cruz on the way home...Jack enjoyed stretching himself out in the sun, after running huge circles in the sand.
Hoping to be a little better about blogging this summer. We'll see how that turns out...
In the meantime, you can find me behind a black scarf, or under a green tent.



Tuesday, September 28, 2010

nothing feels quite the same as fall

going to try and use this blog to post photos more often, if nothing else. here are a few sights from the last few weeks of summer....

met up with my friend jessica in san fran....one of the highlights of my summer!

shouldn't every refrigerator have a brightly colored notepad?

the fence in my back yard, up close....and below, the fence in my front yard, & favorite tree!

knome on the porch, and random shots around the house.





early morning photo with the hubcap :)



Friday, September 18, 2009

life as of lately

I finally got some keys .... :D As you can see below. Can't wait to break them in, at last....it has been wayyy too long since I had a piano around on a regular basis, and i really can't explain the withdrawals i've had this past six years! pretty excited to have this set up at home, in my living space :)!


We have recently gotten a little more familiar with public transportation (BART!) after taking the subway to and from SFO for our trip back to Billings. Here are a few random cell shots from our trip, as well as around the back yard n such.....
(...speaking of the back yard...):


drivin around billings...


a local burger place , jace showed us:


waitin on the train...


hoping to get a wedding photo blog up soon but it seems a little delayed and now i'm not sure if i should bother? anyway it was a great trip back to billings and we enjoyed seeing everyone's familiar faces and gettin a few photos of them as well... :)

more soon, i hope!






Thursday, August 13, 2009

getting to know o-town.


I've been feeling a bit claustrophobic lately, and felt the need to get to know the bay area a little more. Dragging patrick on walks around lake merritt, or through the botanical gardens has become my regular excuse to get some fresh air and a little bit of sunshine. I mean, what is the point of living some place with nice weather if you never leave the house to enjoy it? This is my rationalization, at least. Today was my day off, so I put this into practice. By the way, I think patrick is getting tired of being in all these pictures, heh. i need to find a friend to drag around with me and give him a break :).

lake merritt! we were tryin to get some kind of tan...

little sandy area, not sure what to call it.

Oasis! 
Here's another one from my phone, the other night at work. late lunch, around 8 pm, outside whole foods on the patio......

gotta love that 7-11 sign again the sunset:)! the clouds were especially purple that night. which got me to searching other oakland sunset photos on google, where i found this one...

one thing about this area i am really liking is how the fog rolls in and out of the hills... this one kind of captured that a little bit, I think. looks like winter maybe ? can't tell for sure.

and, here's an aerial view of the area.... we live on the right side of the freeway, behind the buildings in downtown Oakland (that's the general neighborhood anyway)


Hoping to get out more and take some more photos as time and money allows. This weekend there's a show at this local venue and 4 bands are playing, all consisting of whole foods employees. I've gotten to know a few of them, and I think we're gonna make an effort to get out and hear their tunes, hopefully I'll have some interesting pics from that evening to share eventually..... we shall see....

As a last note, I'm extremely excited that we will be able to make a quick trip back to Billings for Graham and Coralene's wedding, and am hoping to get some photos during that time as well. We miss so many people on a daily basis, and it will be great to see those familiar faces:)!




Thursday, July 30, 2009

it's always breezy in berkeley

Hooray for a day off! :)
So.... we went to the used piano store in Berkeley today. Err... maybe Oakland. I still can't tell where all the lines are , heh :/ . At any rate...... it was a dream! The piano above was probably my favorite, design wise at least... :)

And this was the rest of the floor, or most of it anyway... I personally liked the pianos out on the sidewalk, but forgot to get a photo of those...


I'm still scouting on craigslist for a steal, but I might end up back at this store if I can't find anything, I'm thinking keys are keys, right? Anything would be great at this point!


Last, but not least, Patrick in his new tee...lookin' good in the neighborhood :]


And , the sunset. Fourth of July. Old-ish photo I had been wanting to post.





Tuesday, July 14, 2009

a "whole" new world...

so i started a new job this week.... figured it was a good excuse to get my blog going as well. this first post is kind of boring, i realize... but here is a quick overview of the new employment situation, including a few photos, courtesy of google images. and my cell phone. :)

pretty sure i took this on my first break, second day at work. if you can't already tell by the look on my face, so far it's been a little overwhelming. going from a desk job, to a fast paced customer service position will take a lot of adjusting, i can already tell... to give some basic info, my job title is "team member", my department is "prepared foods". basically, i work in the deli.....need i say more? :) here's a couple photos of the store I work at, and the counter I stand behind:



i basically show up to work, roll up my sleeves, and hit the counter to help the next customer with whatever they may be looking for... which in my department is sold primarily by the pound.... its amazing how much people will spend for their favorite foods... curry chicken salad, smoked mozzarella pasta, roasted vegetables, handmade sandwiches with every spread you can imagine, burrito bar, oven fresh pizza, etc. you get the idea! its an amazing array of smells to be greeted with, to say the least.... and here are a few images to help your imagination...:






here's a view of the outside of the building... it used to be a cadillac dealership back in the day, and was just recently renovated into a Whole Foods location... here's a few pics from now:




and here's one from before, that i found online.....:



anyway, that's the jist of it. i'll try to think of something more interesting to post for next time, but for now..... that's what's new.... :)