Time for a change!

So when I need a quick change in my life, the first thing I do is change my hair. So...I hacked my hair :)! And to be honest, I see myself and think I am back in college playing (since my hair was this short back in the playing days). Of course, this cut is more styled AND I died my hair last night to a dark chocolate brown. Anyways...this being one of the 3 weekends off this summer, I decided to make the best of it! First I headed out to my cousin's 15th bday party at my uncle's in Fontana. They rented that cool & huge water slide for the kids (but if anyone wants to rent one for a party...let me know...so cool). It was great to see a lot of my family (ie...grandparents, etc).





















Then it was off to my friend Jen's bday bash in LA. We started at the grand re-opening of Sebastians in Toluca Lake. It was free drinks and appetizers all night. I brought my friend, Melody, with me to meet my LA friends :)....












Finally, on Sunday I met up with Melody and some of her friends for brunch at Schooner or Later. So we started at Schooner or Later, but ended up at Joe's...it was only a 2 hour wait for S or L....haha....good times!!

Bonfire fun

So, my sister and her family went down to Huntington State beach this past monday to have a bonfire with their church youth group. Since I was in town and it was pretty close, I decided to join them. I love spending time with my nieces & nephew, AND my sis & bro-in-law! :) Here are some of the pics from the evening....

The land of 1,000 lakes...seriously!!

So, I recently came back from the infamous Junior Olympics in Minneapolis, MN. Being it was my first time in Minnesota, I was excited to see as many cities as possible. IRONICALLY, my travel person put me up 30 minutes away from the convention center, so I saw more then the average person! Hahaha. It was awesome to see a ton of my friends who were their either coaching or recruiting. The one night I went out, I met up with some of my Mizuno coaches and some other college coaches at "the local" for the annual Molten Party. It was an early night, but a good night!! :)



Besides living in a gym, I got to venture through St. Paul too. From the 94 you could see the capital...which was gorgeous!! And on Sunday, before I left, I went to the infamous Mall of America!! And yes, it is MASSIVE!!! The outside lining of the Mall was pure shops (everything you could imagine). The inside was an amusement park! And below the 3 stories of shops, etc, was an underwater, underground aquarium! CRAZY!





And let's end this blog with my miracle of a trip yesterday home! From hail & severe weather on the runway (before take off)...to the horrific takeoff (the 1st 10 minutes were HORRIBLE)...to me having 5 minutes to make my next flight, in another terminal...to getting my bags FIRST at John Wayne...CRAZY!! Hahahaha!!

To Reno & Beyond...

So part one of my week long tripped started in Reno, Nevada on the 1st. And, for the most part, it was pretty cool! When I start the trip by getting into the supershuttle with a friend (who I had no clue would be there AND he ended up being on my flight too) I knew it would be an "ok" 3 days.

I brought our AVP athletes, Stacy Rouwenhorst & Ryan Mariano, along with my co-worker Pace. And, for the most part, it was great! Here are some of the pics from the booth & "lovely" nightlife in downtown Reno.

Booth Action







Silver Legacy Nightlife








And now...the booth action is in Minneapolis, Minnesota :)