Long Time Update

I was looking at the last update which was about one month ago... totally crazy! I'll not be so bad about this in the future as I'm sure you all are just dying to get updates from me :)

Lets start by updating on the topics from the past:

1. SF Giants - I'll have to admit that I was nervous going into the season as we typically get off to terrible starts. This year we are off to a great start. I've never been so motivated to go to games as we have been playing well. Heck... I'm actually 2-0 on the year for games we have attended. I went to opening day with Tim Mapes and saw an incredible game. Then Jamie, Emily and Ally and I went to a Friday game against the Cardinals and won. Best part of that event was getting a Giants Snuggie blanket.

2. Still planning on the SF Giants 1/2 marathon. I'm working my way up to the 13.1 miles and focusing on a good time. I'm up to 6 miles and hope to be up to 7-8 miles by the end of the weekend. We'll be in San Francisco the entire weekend and hopefully catch 2 or 3 of the games against Oakland. We got a great deal on the Marriott we love to stay at down the street from the park. It is a 2 room suite including parking which runs about $45. I think we are paying $125 per night... incredible deal.

3. Ally has been fun to watch in soccer. Last week they tried a new thing to have all the girls play in the 3rd Quarter and the boys in the 4th Quarter. It made a huge difference as Ally played her best all year. Probably less intimidation with the boys being faster and stronger. She was an absolute animal on the field and turned into a dominant player. They said they will probably make all girls teams next year which would be great for Ally. Emily is even suggesting she wants back in soccer.... I hope so as I really miss watching her play.

New Stuff:

1. We leave for San Diego in less than 3 weeks for Championship with Farmers. It is our 4th consecutive year we made it with being an agent for 4 years. I was told today that we are the only agency in the company history to make it 4 years in 1st 4 years of agency. Pretty cool stuff... got good staff to prove it. The band Foreigner is going to be playing... once again I had to look up the ITunes top hits to refresh myself. One of those nights we'll be having a dinner on the USS Midway Aircraft Carrier, that should be a real treat. We chose golf for one of the Farmers excursions this year. Never done golf in the past and always wanted to.

2. Toppers with Farmers is in June. This is a down-scaled version of Championship as between 5% to 7% of Agents make this each year as the goals are super easy. This will be in Anaheim next to Disneyland. This trip is a bit tricky as the kids go with us on this. We'll have Disneyland passes for one day for Jamie and myself, but we'll have to get passes for the kids and then determine the days we can go. I saw the agenda includes a night at the House of Blues... maybe we'll have a really cool band this year?

3. I've been playing baseball in the same league this year. I'm enjoying it a lot more as the team doesn't have the plentiful amount of pitchers like our previous team was stacked with. I'm getting a lot more innings which is helping me get better and better. We could be playing better this year but still having a lot of fun.

4. What can I say about softball.... 4 years in the making... we went undefeated this year! Playoffs are Monday and it has been such an easy team and season. Everyone is so relaxed and having a bit more fun as the pressure is pretty low-key. It helps to be playing with a lot of good players. Nice to be on the opposite side of things beating teams every week by 15 runs. And... we are even in a higher league.

5. Yep, climbing Mt Shasta again... or going half-way up. We've been talking about that as it has been a while. I'm hoping we can do it in July or August this summer. I'm even debating taking Emily this year as I think she can handle the hike. It would be some great memories forever for her.