Karma the Bear

So here's the latest psychedelic springer painting that I did the other weekend. The two previous ones have been more Zen focused, so I wanted to do one that really showed Karma's personality instead. This is Karma in her favorite position - ready for a tummy rub! The picture isn't as good b/c I had to use a flash but it gets the point across. Enjoy!

Marlins vs. Giants

The other weekend our financial advisor, Michael Kay, had some extra baseball tickets to go see the Marlins play the Giants down in Miami, so we went to check it out. It turned out to be really really fun - it was a great game and surprisingly, they have mini-concerts after the Saturday games so we got to see Blues Traveler as well. Just the other week Jeff and I were wondering what happened to those guys - they're still jamming! We also saw Barry Bonds from San Francisco's team hit like the millionth homerun. Pretty cool.

BBQ for No Reason

A while ago, Jeff and I realized that we haven't had a big party or invited everyone over to our house in a long time and started to feel bad. So, last weekend, we decided to have a random BBQ at our place! It was great fun and lots of co-workers and friends and neighbors came over for some hang out time and good food. We grilled out, played in the yard, and watched the dogs block the traffic areas in the house (they didn't even jump up on the table - I was so proud). Please take special notice of one of my co-worker's, JP, family photo in front of the bay window, which turned out super super cute! I also like the one of my boss, Ed, his wife, Pam, and another co-worker, Aldo, posing at the grill. There was a great HDR showing, I must say! Some of us hung out a bit later with some choco-fondue to end the night off right, per Shelley's suggestion. Yum!

Okeechobee Landscape

I was out helping a co-worker with some field work last week just north of Lake Okeechobee and took some random pictures. The situation is that there are these wetland areas that either flood too much/often and it creates problems with availability of water for cow pastures. So my office was contacted to help explore options for protecting the wetlands while still creating areas where the cows have enough water. Besides the gi-normous-ness of the cows and the skull I found, I just thought the trees and wetlands areas we found were really cool. I know, I know - I'm such a nerd. Maybe I've been in the office a bit too much lately?

Tampa/St. Pete with Jackie and Wari

The other weekend, Jeff and I drove over to Tampa/St. Pete for the weekend b/c Jackie and Wari were in town on vacation. It was also a great opportunity to go to the Salvador Dali museum and Busch Gardens, which we've always said we would do since we've lived in Florida, but haven't. It was great to meet Wari for the first time and catch up on some Jackson time! As you can see, good times were had and Jackie and Wari are super cute together. I'm also going out on a limb here and posting one of the MANY pictures where everyone else looks great but I look drugged/drunk/crazy/problematic with my blinking during pictures. Man - I really have a problem with this (just ask Jim Ahrens) but I didn't have many group shots, thus a sacrifice must be made. By the way, I just want to say that we fully recommend both the Dali museum and Busche Gardens. Comments on these attractions are as follows: 1. Always thought Dali was a bit kooky, but he is Jeff's favorite, and now seeing the paintings up close I seriously appreciate the time and detail this artist had in him. Really talented guy. 2. Busche Gardens is the perfect mix of a bunch of crazy rides with a zoo! Does it get any better?