The Adventures of Us
Enjoy our adventures below as we try to balance our lives between work, two kids, and ... relaxation.

Watch Out Happy Gilmore!

Recently I signed up Bridget and me for golf lessons at Wildcreek. I was tired of always beating Bridget in miniature golf, so I figured this might level the playing field. City of Sparks offers a pretty sweet deal for six lessons for…

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My middle name is Bolt

Bridget signed us up for the Rock ‘n River at the beginning in the year. Bridget’s knee still hasn’t been cooperating lately: she still hasn’t been able to run over three miles without pain since the Chico Half. Even if her knee was…

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Book Review: The Last Days of the Incas

The Last Days of the Incas details the story of the rise of the Incan empire to Francisco Pizzaro’s takeover in his pursuit for power and wealth. Kim MacQuarrie, the author, does a good job of telling the Incan story as if he…

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Bikram Yoga

For the past two weeks Andy and I have been going to Bikram yoga on Monday and Wednesday nights from 8:30-10:00pm. My friend Nagisa got me into it and told me about a deal where you can go as many times as you…

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Best Invention Ever!

Last weekend I heard about something called the Furminator. It is supposed to remove the under coats of animal hair to reduce shedding, plus it is really fun to say. I heard the tool was about $20 so I was a bit skeptical.…

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Bidwell, Broken Bands, and Brewery

Bridget signed us up for Chico’s Bidwell half marathon in December, still a bit excited finishing the marathon. Our intentions for going to Chico were different: Bridget wanted to see how her IT band was going to react to the race, and I…

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Book Review: Email Marketing – An Hour a Day

So the past month I’ve been chipping away at an email strategy book. With the merger into One to One, I’ve been placed into our email and widget division. So, I figured I could use a little more info around email strategy. Email…

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Good job St. Mary’s, Bad job Target

The good: We have been going to St. Mary’s Gym for the past year. They had a deal where if you went to the gym 120 times in the year, they’d kick you back $150. We had joined the gym October 2nd. But,…

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B-Days and V-Day

It’s that time of year again, where everyone seems to have a birthday or is trying to find a Valentine. The month kicks off with Bridget’s Bday. Bridget’s Birthday This is the age that Bridget will be for probably the next six years.…

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Good Kitties

Just wanted to post proof that our kitties do actually get along…only when we’re not looking.

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