Debt Free!

Saturday was a big day for me as I finally made the big move and paid off my student loan.

The move to San Francisco has provided many great things for me such as a great job, a fiancée and the ability to save some money. In the past year I managed to save enough to pay off both my parents loan (last October) and my loan (this Saturday). Now I just have to start saving for our new apartment.

Life is good in SF. It has rained this weekend, which kept me out of the water. This is probably a good thing since we are working steadily on wedding planning...

Me and My Kite

Saturday was a big day for me. I made the big step into kiteboarding. This year my buddy Luke and I both took some kiteboarding lessons and yesterday morning after much deliberation and research I finally got my kite.

It is a 12 meter cabrinha switchblade.

Yesterday I spend the day on Alameda beach meeting kiters and learning to ride. I am heading back to the beach today after church...praying for Wind.

now all I need is a tan.

Ryan Adams is Weird

On Thursday night Luke and I went to the Palace of Fine arts to see Ryan Adams.

The Palace of Fine Arts is this amazing building that looks like a garden straight out of the Roman Empire. Apparently it was build a while back for the World's Fair.

Ryan Adams is a singer/songwriter who has gained mild fame over the past couple years. He started out in an Alternative country band called Whiskeytown and has been out on his own for a while.

I am a big fan of his music but the show was straight up Weird. He was definitely hopped up on something and maybe a couple somethings and the show was more like a one man play than a rock concert. In fact I would say that he only played through three songs the entire night. He played a lot more music but he was constantly stopping to talk with the sound guys or the Audience or even himself. Most of it was either funny or simply amusing. I will say one thing, when he did sing, he had a golden voice and sounded just as good as he does on the cds.

I felt bad for Luke as he was expecting a concert and got a freak show.

Paige Met the Family...ALL OF THEM

So last Sunday while we were in Baltimore, my parents threw a "meet Paige party". I was very impressed by my mom's computer skillz as she designed and mailed really cool invitations to what must have been 100 members of my family. Since both my parents come from big families (8 brothers and Sisters each), it was easy to rack up a crowd.

Paige was a trooper, going with the flow as my parents home flooded with relatives. It was a great party on a sunny day. My dad manned the grill serving burgers and dogs while everyone brought over their famous specialty dishes. It was really amazing to have so many people show up.

In addition to my family I had a couple crashers that helped relieve the meeting the family pressure. Ryan has been in Russia for work so his girlfriend Andrea came to represent with our good friend Kimmy. My buddy Eric came over which was great since I had not seen him in over a year. My buddy Austin and his wife also stopped by and were able to provide plenty of valuable wedding advice. Last but not least, Kenny and Jess brought over little Kenny Junior (KJ), who is only about two weeks old.

All and all it was a great time and a privilege to have so many people come together to meet Paige.