A good garden

I have been meaning to update my blog but I really didnt have much going on to talk about.
So my exciting news is my garden. Here are a couple of pics of my very first homemade cucumber and one of my homemade yellow squash. There were both grown from plants that started as seeds. I am excited to really be able to eat veges (other than tomatoes) I grew myself.

I have grown tomatoes before and I planted 10 regular tomato plants, plus one sweet 100 plant. My tomato plants are out of control. They are so big the tomato cages are tipping over from the weight of the plants. I love them, they are awesome.

The picture above is of all 10 tomato plants I have planted next to my driveway. It is a little blurry but you can see a few red ones in between those leaves. I just love them.

Cute little guys

This morning I was sitting in my living room drinking coffee and I could hear the little "chook-chook" noise that quails make when they are calling or warning their babies. So I went to the window and out in the drive way I saw 3 bigger quails with 3 babies. They are so cute I could not resist taking some pictures. Enjoy!

Trip to Ely

On July 21, 2008 I had to go to Ely, Nevada to work on an Aloha system. Matt decided to go along with me.
This is one of the many preserved animals in the Hotel Nevada. This one is inside a plexiglass box, that is why you see reflections of the neon around the wolf.
The pool at the hotel we stayed at. I never got the chance to use it.
Matt enjoyed the hot tub and pool while I did my job.
You can see how the pool is inside the hotel just behind the casino area. It is a small hotel but it has alot going on.
Traveling home from Ely, Nevada. The road betweeen Ely and Mesquite is long and somewhat boring. The road between Mesquite and SLC has a few interesting sights. Like "The Tree". The leaves that fell from "The Tree".

July 4th/Birthday Pics

I took some photos at a BBQ we had at my moms on July 4th, but more importantly I am posting the birthday card I got in a video, it is HILARIOUS!

Pictures of my "special" family members =)

Is that pineapple or an earring?

Mom is kicking up her heels!

Karen is a silly person.

Fun for all.

Cute little Auntie Marsha!

Snow White on mine and mom's birthday cake!

My trip to Georgia..

My trip to Atlanta, Georgia was pretty good. The travel part was not so fun, but the time I spent there was fairly enjoyable. Radiant Tech Fest was the reason for going. It is 3 days of classes to learn more about Aloha software and Radiant hardware that we sell and support at POS Technologies.
The Westin Buckhead hotel I stayed in was very nice. My room even had a mini bar with liquor and snacks. The picture below shows the view of the Lenox Square mall out my hotel window.
The building in the picture below was also one that i had a nice view of out my hotel window and I found it to be very unusual and striking. I think it had trees growing on the roof.
The picture below is of the Lenox Square mall. It was a very high end mall with Macy's, Bloomingdales, Cartier, Crate and Barrel, and tons of other shops. It was huge AND it has Valet parking. HOly cow. I saw a Lamborgini parked out front along with lots of Mercedes and BMW's. Down the block from the mall was a Saks Fifth Avenue. So this whole area (Buckhead) seemed to be an affluent area. The picture below is of a statue in front of the Lenox Square mall. I thought it was cute. Below is a picture of the room at Maggiano's where we had our closing dinner for Tech Fest on Monday night.
Below are two pictures of interesting sculptures in the Atlanta Airport walkway. I think they are very cool.

Sad news

Yesterday 6/17/08 my friend and co-worker, Centry went home for lunch and found his 17 yr old had passed away in his sleep. It was heart wrenching for Centry and his family, my heart went out to them.
Trek, 17 yrs old, has had some troubles with seizures in the past, but was on medication for it. They think he passed away at about 3am.
It is just very sad that he was so young with so much ahead in life.

My deepest sympathy goes to Centry and his family.

Anyone that reads this please say a prayer for the Kenyon family.
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On another sad note I found out yesterday that a long time friend, Jason LeCates lost his 15 yr old daughter, Eleigh(Ellie) on 6/4/08.

I worked with Jason for several years at Charlie Chow and I attended his wedding to Brandi. Thier daughter Eleigh was almost 1 yr old at their wedding. She was so full of energy and grew up to be a beautiful girl.
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Life is just too short for some people. And sometimes it doesnt seem fair.

Hi Bloggers

Hi Bloggers out there in blogging land. I have not posted for a little while. What is new with me? I am going on a trip tomorrow to California. I will be working 12-14 hours a day while at the Restaurant getting computers setup and installed and then training the managers and staff. I hope to be coming home on Saturday or Sunday.
The weather there is supposed to be in the 80's and 90's, so it will be fairly hot there.
I am taking my camera so I should be able to get some photos of things I am working on and the people I am working with.

Today I went for a walk and got a couple of really pretty flower pictures. I took a cute picture of Matt too. =)