Did I Hear the White Eagles Won Again?

You heard correctly. Our soccer team moved up leagues from the Open league to Men's C league and won our second straight championship. It wasn't easy but we played some crisp soccer and scored timely goals. This season we were 9-1-0 and the #1 seed going into Playoffs. We played good enough in the Semi's and then played the only team we lost to in the regular season in the Finals and shut down their best player and won 6 to 2. Another championship was ours and now a move up to the B league is upon us. Hope we can continue to have fun and play great soccer!!

Idential Twin Nephews; could it be?

I can't wait for a lifetime of second guessing which nephew is Lucas and which nephew is Noah, but that is what Kindra and I are going to have with our identical twin nephews. On November, 6th Mel & Jeff had their second and third children and couldn't have been happier. It's going to make family time oh so much crazier and awesome. Kindra and I can't wait to come up and see our new nephews and the big sis!!

It Can Be Cold In October!!

Kindra and I have been wanting to visit Ellen in Ann Arbor, Michigan sent she started grad school there. We took off for a three day weekend to get out of the beautiful San Diego weather and enjoy some real fall/winter weather in Michigan. We got to meet Ellen's squeeze Chris and had a blast hanging out there. We saw our first college football game - Michigan vs. Penn State - 111,000 people. It was an awesome experience and took a tour of this awesome city. The colors we saw on the trees were ridiculous and it made me itch even more for some cold weather in SD. Thanks for a great getaway El!!

Will turns one!!!

Kindra and I snuck up to the Bay to celebrate our nephews first birthday. We had a blast seeing family and playing in Will's jumpy house. We got to check out the empty hollows of the McGurk residence (it is under construction) and simply enjoy seeing our nephew a little bit. How awesome is his curly hair!!!

Adios 20's Kin!

Kindra needed a surprise party for her 30th and she got it! :) I planned a surprise party at Kindra's parents house for the weekend before her birthday and it worked to perfection. I got her sis and bro down here, as well as her college roomie and my parents. It was awesome. We had about twenty-five people to surprise her and she had no idea. With all the people coming and going I can't believe no one let is slip or blew it on accident. We pulled one on Kins and she was so happy to share this event with the people she loves. We socialized, had some snacks and drinks, played Kindra trivia and then had some cake. It was awesome. Hope you remember it forever my sweet love!!

Josh & Sarah's Big Day!!!

It takes four hours from the Oakland Airport to get to Napa right? On the day before Josh's wedding, it sure did and it sucked. We had every problem in the world but I got to the rehearsal on time (barely) and we had an amazing weekend of being in Napa and enjoying the festivities that Josh & Sarah had planned for us. Good times spent with friends and family. I did get to do a speech at the wedding and even though I wanted it to be a roast, I made it a pretty damn good toast. What a wedding weekend Josh & Sarah!!!! Welcome to the marriage club. It's a good club to be in :)

You are running from where to where?

Kindra and I decided early on in the springtime that we were going to train for a 1/2 marathon in July or August. Kindra wanted to run one before she turned 30. We found a race that went from Point Loma to Balboa Park in SD and thought it was perfect. We got in shape in April and May and then started our running training in June and July. Kindra stuck to the plan amazingly and I battled through some injuries early on. Kindra continued to impress herself with how fast she got with each run and I started to feel like a distance runner again. We both were in excellent shape heading into the race. On race day morning we had to take a bus from the finish line to the start line and we were on the very first bus. There was over 8,000 people racing in this half marathon and to be two of the first thirty-five was a pretty funny feeling. We sat on a curb at Cabrillo National Monument for over an hour in the pitch dark. It was a crazy experience. The first two miles were spent weaving between the thousands of people that started in front of us. I started out perfectly as I went through the first half of the race in 42:25 and thought I had a chance at my ultimate goal time of breaking 1:30. I completely bonked and didn't have enough training (a combo of my early injuries and trying not to run too much so my injuries could heal and starting out too fast!). I finished at 1:49 and change and was thrilled to be done but hungry to race again. Kindra simply wanted to finish but truly had the goal of breaking 2:45 and if she had a fantastic day breaking 2:30. She went 2:17 and change and I think surprised herself on what a great accomplishment she had done. She must have had a great coach :) All the training had paid off for both of us because we reached our goals of finishing a 1/2 marathon and got into great shape doing it!

Where is my Championship Ring?

Our first season in an all guys soccer league turned into a championship season. This was our second time winning the league we played in (one coed victory in VAVI outdoor soccer). We knew we had a great team and were actually hoping to go undefeated but lost a game late in the season to go 7-1-2. We were the #2 team for Playoffs and played a good team that we simply destroyed the first time we played them. We were overconfident and were down 6 to 1 with 15 minutes left in the game. We went on a shooting frenzy and ended the game in a 8-8 tie. I had four goals in a 6 minute span and felt like Lionel Messi out there! We won the shootout with our goalie Ari dominating and kept the momentum in the final to win 6 to 3. The feeling of winning a championship still feels great at the age of 29 :)

Who is that PRE guy again?

Of course no one in Eugene, OR asked that question because Steve Prefontaine is still a hero in the Eugene community. Kindra's cousin Ellen was getting married in Eugene so Kindra and I flew up and enjoyed some great time with her family in a beautiful Oregon escape. After the wedding Kindra and I enjoyed some of the Oregon landscape and checked out Pre's old stomping ground at the Univ. of Oregon. We ran on amazing trails, had killer ice cream and had a great time with family. I wouldn't mind living up there for the summer (training for a big race of course!).