My my my, how time files. This has been a very full year for Stephen and I! I took a glance back at my calendar…it seems we haven’t had a “free” weekend since February…I guess we just have too much of a social life and too many hobbies. If you are wondering how we could possibly have fit something into every weekend for 9 months, I may be able to help. We typically find ourselves participating in one of the four categores:
1. Some type of social function. Many of our friends are getting married; which means bachelor parties, bachelorette parties, showers, weddings, and engagement parties. So far, these events have taken up a fair number of weekends; and we have always enjoyed them. For the friends that have already been through the nuptials, we have also been spending time on baby showers and kid’s birthday parties…this year alone we’ve been exposed to more babies than we could possibly ever hope. Aside from marriages and baby things, there have been the obligatory birthday parties (adult), graduations, and holiday celebrations. And then, of course, Stephen and I do try to get out and just visit with friends we don’t see often; especially if it involves good beer!
2. We have also been pursuing some dancing events. We did make it to Viennese Ball this year, as well as a dance workshop with Frankie Manning (one of the original lindy hop dancers…this guy is well into his 90’s and makes even the youngest man look like a slob on the dance floor!).
3. The bulk of our time has been spent out-of-doors, pursuing some of our favorite hobbies…rock climbing, camping, hiking, and kayaking. Actually, I am not a huge fan of the Kayak, but Stephen seems to really enjoy it! So far this year, we’ve kayaked the San Juan Islands of Washington, hiked and climbed Pinnacles National Monument, hiked and climbed Lover’s Leap near Tahoe, hiked and climbed Bishop’s Peak in San Luis Obispo, hiked and climbed Castle Rock and Summit Rock near China Grade, and re-introduced my parents to the joys of “roughing it” again.
4. The last time suck is related to my occupation as well as Steve’s occupation. Both of us spend some amount of time managing relationships with clients. As such, we find ourselves at corporate-sponsored things like Sharks games, dining events, client venues, trade shows and trainings, as well as the obligatory holiday parties and general company cameraderie events. While these are not the bulk of our time, it does account for a few weekends.
So that’s what we’re doing out here. We miss you all and would love to wipe something out and add in “family time” with y’all.
Much love! 
What we’re doing out here…
September 25, 2006
General
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Kathie
My my my, how time files. This has been a very full year for Stephen and I! I took a glance back at my calendar…it seems we haven’t had a “free” weekend since February…I guess we just have too much of a social life and too many hobbies. If you are wondering how we could possibly have fit something into every weekend for 9 months, I may be able to help. We typically find ourselves participating in one of the four categores:
1. Some type of social function. Many of our friends are getting married; which means bachelor parties, bachelorette parties, showers, weddings, and engagement parties. So far, these events have taken up a fair number of weekends; and we have always enjoyed them. For the friends that have already been through the nuptials, we have also been spending time on baby showers and kid’s birthday parties…this year alone we’ve been exposed to more babies than we could possibly ever hope. Aside from marriages and baby things, there have been the obligatory birthday parties (adult), graduations, and holiday celebrations. And then, of course, Stephen and I do try to get out and just visit with friends we don’t see often; especially if it involves good beer!
2. We have also been pursuing some dancing events. We did make it to Viennese Ball this year, as well as a dance workshop with Frankie Manning (one of the original lindy hop dancers…this guy is well into his 90’s and makes even the youngest man look like a slob on the dance floor!).
3. The bulk of our time has been spent out-of-doors, pursuing some of our favorite hobbies…rock climbing, camping, hiking, and kayaking. Actually, I am not a huge fan of the Kayak, but Stephen seems to really enjoy it! So far this year, we’ve kayaked the San Juan Islands of Washington, hiked and climbed Pinnacles National Monument, hiked and climbed Lover’s Leap near Tahoe, hiked and climbed Bishop’s Peak in San Luis Obispo, hiked and climbed Castle Rock and Summit Rock near China Grade, and re-introduced my parents to the joys of “roughing it” again.
4. The last time suck is related to my occupation as well as Steve’s occupation. Both of us spend some amount of time managing relationships with clients. As such, we find ourselves at corporate-sponsored things like Sharks games, dining events, client venues, trade shows and trainings, as well as the obligatory holiday parties and general company cameraderie events. While these are not the bulk of our time, it does account for a few weekends.
So that’s what we’re doing out here. We miss you all and would love to wipe something out and add in “family time” with y’all.
Much love!
