Girl Gone Golfing!!!!

As a reward to myself for losing all that weight, I got a new golf bag! Thats right people, I am playing golf...thanks to my cousin Aaron that is. Dan and I got some clubs from some family members and ever since, we have been enjoying the sport 1-2 times a week. These pictures are from the Pleasanton Fairgrounds Golf Course, its a simple 9-hole course that we enjoy after work. This has been awesome activity and will continue to help me lose more weight as long as I stay away from the golf carts. And I look super cute out there with my pretty pink bag! I love the Mary Kay pink!!!! And yes, my golf balls and glove are also pink...super cute!!!!

Me with my new bag!

Dan and Jim prepping for tee off. Dans first shot this evening was hilarious. He smacks the ball, perfect shot, except it hit a tree and came flying back. It landed not but a foot away from his starting position. Now that was a great way to start a game. You can see a bit of the race track in this picture, the course is in the middle of a horse race track.

A simple shot of the greens. This course is surrounded by a horse track. The entire outside parameter is used for horse racing. And no, we are not able to play when the horse races are on, but how fun that would be. I love palm trees!!!!! It was a beautiful night. I am really enjoying the sport, I can't wait till I actually get good...although I hear that can take years. I would like to join a league next year maybe, they have an all womens league in Livermore but I am not yet good enough, in time though.

OK, so I decided I would blog this picture because the wonderful comments have been flooding in. And to be perfectly honest, its the compliments that keep me in the game. So here I am, now 63 lbs. lighter and still going strong!

Yay! Another Dog Park has opened in Dublin, its called the Dougherty Dog Park. It comes equiped with a small and large dog park, Honey loves both sides. It is fully equiped with Dog agility equipment, tunnels and lots of tennis balls. This is the first week it has been opened with over a year of preparation, there were a lot of visitors. This park is less than a mile from our house, so we couldn't be happier...and Honey loves it too.

This is a funny story. Honeys first Dog Park experience was in Aloha, Oregon where she met a sweet mixed terrier that had a naughty habit of kicking water out of the dish bowls, but for some reason, it would only do this at the dog park. The owner told me that her dog had learned it from another dog at this same dog park. Well, wouldn't you know it, our sweet Honey also learned this trick and has carried on the tradition. Here she is caught in the action. It is truly hillarious how this habit was learned but we are trying to get her to stop as the other dogs don't find it to be all that nice.

Dog Park Entrance. We are facing the large Dog Park as we are hanging out in the smaller dog park.

Hey El Kabong, aka Dan Licon, these are for your viewing pleasures. Good time to snicker and laugh at all your old classmates. Mr. Licon and I agreed to go the next reunion, its our pact! Maybe Steff and Keri will join us!??? It took some scrambling but I managed to find a wide array of 10 year Reunion pictures. I'm kind of bummed I didn't go because I wanted to see Carol and Neil. But once I saw Harley was there, and a bunch of cowboy hats, I think I made the better decision of not going...LOL. Cowboys drive me nuts but not in the good way!

All I can say with this one is uuuuugggghhhh! Harley was so mean to me in High School!!!!

Marcy, Lisa, Jenee and Kaleene. Lisa was recently married.

Jenee and Matt Ellis

Jenee and Anne Schnouer

Rob St. Evans (I think) and Kaleene.

Robert Stone, Anthony and Geraldo Sandavol

My favorite two people from High School. I wish I could have seen this hug! I miss you both!

Mike Bass and his wife, Tina

The Schullers, Matt and the other girl, cant remember her name...they got married + a child.

The Shulls,

Billy Zuckerman

Yeah, this picture makes my stomach hurt, good ol' country boys are NOT my favorite!

Kaleene and Husband, now living in Germany. How cool is that???

Kerri, Nicole and Kaleene...they look the same to me!

Eric Whal and Zuheit. I miss Eric so much, I wish I could have seen him.

Justin, Amber and Billy Murray. Amber is Neil's younger sister...she is so pretty!

Anne with her husband and Byron Clark with his girlfriend.

I don't remember this guys name, but thats his wife, name also unknown.

Rogelio and Family, beautiful wife!

Roger and some line dancing, yes, there was line dancing at the reunion. I forget sometimes that we were all raised in farm country. I was terribly out of place.

High School Sweethearts, Sean Whitney and Zuheit Salas (now Whitney).

Stacy B. and Marcy

The Garcias, Matt and Cherie! Cherie Garcia, is that not a perfect match!?

The Spooners!

Just testing some HTML code. Each day this blog will change to reflect a new quote, or so I think. Its just a test...having some fun. Lets see if it works!

Alisha gets crafty!

There is no better way to celebrate Earth Day than by turning anothers trash into something special. I found the most perfect Wine Rack that needed a little TLC. What do you think of my rack?

Before Picture

After Picture

Close up of vine design

I love to fiddle with words and have embraced writing. I am no poet and lack the skills to woo you, but I will share one of my pieces with you now. As many of you know, I have come to love California by simply leaving it for a while. I have written the peace discovered within that.

My California Love

The Scent of warmed roses
The copper glow of poppy tops

The once greened hills now
drying my borrowed Golden moments

You warm my face beyond this place
Your wind brushes away my fears
It is the sun that dries my tears

The Wild West it just feels like the best
I don't even want to know the rest

You embrace us all, skinny and tall
With this love, I will not fall

Our Mother has called us home
A sharp reminder of a brighter tone

As this sound came crashing down
I have finally found my town

The Meloy Family grows beards to support the San Jose Sharks win the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs!!! What a great year to be back in the Bay. As of tonight, they are going onto the 2nd round for three rounds total. This is a Sharks tradition, grow a beard during the playoff games and shave it the night you play for the cup. We just sent the photos to FSN Bay Area and with any luck, we will see are faces on the big screen!!! We love CheeChoo!!!!!

JuDo, this one's for you! Honey says Hi!!

Honey trying to take a nap...

This ol' truck is a 46 Chevy. It belonged to our Grandpa, Manley Miller. Uncle Gary is in the process of bringing this ol' truck back to life. When I first saw this ol' truck, I knew immediately who it belonged to, not only because it was once prominently displayed in Grandma and Grandpas backyard but also because of the scent it carried. That first rush of rustic pine brought me back in time. This ol' truck is as close as I ever remember being to my Grandpa Manley, he passed on when I was 3.

Uncle Gary has his work cut out for him.

Can't wait to take the after pictures!

We have new neighbors! Appopriately named, Fred and Wilma, by the locals on our block. These two have moved into the historic landmark, Alamilla Springs, which is our view off of the apartment patio. Alamilla Springs is a chunk of the land owned by the famous Jose Maria Amador. The area where we live in is also known as Amador Ranch.

Alamilla Springs, Amador Ranch, Dublin California

We did it!!!

Dan and I ran/walked our first 5k (3 mi.) event. Each year the City of Dublin has a St. Patrick's Festival weekend, including a 5k Fun Run/Walk. We plan to make this a family tradition and continue to beat our own records. We came in at an whopping 52.04 minutes; we walked most of it but managed to jog a complete mile. There were over 1,500 participants with 1st place coming in at 16.22 and last place in at 1:21:16. These pictures are just showing off our bib numbers. If I can find any event pictures online, I will post them at a later date. Cheers to good Health! Happy St. Patrick's Day!

You know your man loves you when he is willing to wake up at 6:00 a.m. on a Sunday to jog 3 miles with 2,000 strangers. I have to admit, this was my crazy idea and Dan was super supportive. On to our next run!

Happy Birthday Honey!!!!!

Honey turned 2 years old today, March 3rd, 2007. She looks so Happy in this picture. And look, I have a little lawn growing in my small yard.

For her birthday, we checked out a new dog run in Dublin. It is in the center playa of a very large condo community. Its like a small town within the city of Dublin. Papa Dan is playing chuck-it with Honey, one of her favorite activities.

One of my favorite things about Honey is her submissive behavior towards all other dogs, kids and adults. She is very loving and always takes on the submissive role in the relationship. I have seen her coward down to a 5 lb., 13 year old, miniature poodle with only two teeth. She is such a good girl.

Our favorite thing about the dog park is that Honey runs all of her energy out leaving us with a very peaceful evening. Rat Terriers have a great deal of energy and usually don't grow out of it until they reach 5 years of age. Daily walks and weekend visits to the dog park seem to do the trick.