Giants Game

Sunday, we went to the Giants game in San Francisco. A friend of mine was nice enough to give us some tickets so we headed down there Sunday morning to catch the game at 1:05. We drove to a bart station and then took the bart to the city which worked out very well. The ball park was really cool and the view from the seats of the Bay was beautiful. Unfortunately, the Giants lost to the Diamond Backs but that's ok, I'm a Red Sox fan anyway. After the game, we walked around the city some and then headed back to Sacramento. It was a nice end to a great weekend (minus the loss of the wallet:()

Tahoe

This past weekend was very eventful. Friday I took the afternoon off and went up to Tahoe for the night. I had never been there so I was excited to see it. It took a little longer to get up there than planned as the car overheated on the way up but it all worked out ok after pulling over on the side of the road for an hour. It was great not having any set plans because we were able to stop wherever we wanted on the way there. We found a cute art and craft show and stopped at the Nevada border to walk around. The weather was beautiful and there were lots of fun stores to look in. We even went to the casino to play the slots! We eventually headed up to our campsite to set up our tent and then walked down to the Lake. It was so nice, the water was a little cool but it was beautiful. Saturday we spent most of the day at the Lake and ended up very sunburned. Four days later, I'm still a little red. I guess that our travels were meant to be eventful because on the drive back, we stopped for a very long lunch where we were forgotten several times by the waitress and then when stopping at the gas station, I lost my wallet. I have yet to figure out exactly how this happened but either way, it's a real pain. I'm trying to remain optimistic however and remember that things could have been worse. Overall, it was a great trip and I really enjoyed Tahoe. I will certainly be making a trip back there at some point.

The Big Move

The most interesting news of this past month is that Meghan and I moved. Next year, there will be three volunteers instead of just two so we had to move to a bigger place. We now have a house that's a little farther away from work but closer to Sacramento State, a lot of stores and other fun places. I'm really happy with the new place. It's a three bedroom, two bathroom house with a garage and a yard! The yard is one of my favorite parts as we didn't have a yard at the last place and I've already spent lots of time outside. The house also has a lot more sunlight and space. The apartment we were in last time was very open and with the exception of a few doors, all the rooms were one big space. It was hard to be in the kitchen without waking up the other person but here, it's easy to do. There are plenty of doors and the kitchen and tv room are separated from the bedrooms. My bedroom has almost it's own wing. There's a door that goes to the backyard from the room and I have my own bathroom. It's very nice and I will enjoy the privacy. Below is a picture of our backyard (perfect for cookouts!) and here are some others of the house.

Quick Catch Up

First, I apologize for going so long without posting anything. I'm going to do a quick summary of this past month and then hopefully get back to my quasi-regular posting. Father's day weekend in June, I went on an Narcotics Anonymous campout with work. There were around 1200 people there and it was an amazing experience. There were meetings throughout the day, a lake for swimming and fishing and all sorts of other activities. I went fishing for my first time and caught a fish! It was a very busy and exhausting weekend but lots of fun.
The 4th of July was a fun weekend. Friday we had a cookout and then went to see some fireworks and then Saturday there was another cookout. Other than that, not too much has been going on. It's been interesting getting ready for another year volunteering while Meghan and most of the JVs are wrapping up their time here. Next year will be an interesting transition.