Happy 65th Dad

My brother and I spent the day with my dad for his 65th birthday. Part of our day involved an 18 hole game of disc golf  and geocaching in the scorching desert.

My dad caught air on this throw

David had the best arm of the day

A found cache

Chubby Chaser

I turned 37 today and celebrated by getting together with friends for a casual dinner at Chubby's in Pleasant Grove. It's a classic American joint that serves up delicious burgers, fries, and other greasy staples.

Chubby's

Outside Looking In

The Chubby Challenge Wall. We didn't attempt it.

(Left to Right) Aaron, Mary, Cali, Joey, Deanna, Lauren(?), Katie, Brandon, Me, & Annie

Cali & Joe

Deanna & her cousin(?) Lauren(?) -- I'm terrible with names.

Brandon and I posing with my birthday present from Chubby's--a $10 gift card. Yes, Brandon is holding my hand. We are both very comfortable with our sexuality.

Two thirds of the way through my Bacon Bleu Burger. They don't skimp on the bacon or the bleu cheese.

What I've been up to

I've been traveling a lot more with my current job than I did with my last one. In a nutshell, I put on entrepreneurial competitions. My company helps start-ups get funding. Our most popular event, called CrowdPitch, has 5-6 entrepreneurs present their business plans in front of an audience, as well as a panel of judges. The crowd and panel invest FUN money at the end with the company they liked best. Winner gets a prize package worth about $5,000.

I traveled down to Arizona for the second time to do a couple events. The first time around, I invited my parents. This time, in addition to my parents, I had by brother Dave and his wife, and my sister Jenny and her husband. It was a mini family reunion.

This is a shot of Dave & Julie we found in another blog post

I've really been taking my time getting back into shape. That translated into my second 5K of the summer. My time of 20:49 in the Alpine Days 5K was only good enough for 4th place in my age group. Some great runners came out.

Why even bother "hiding" your keys under the tire if you're gonna just do a half-assed job. They'd be better concealed in the ignition.

Hot air balloon. Part of Alpine Days.

Deanna is back from nannying around the globe. We celebrated her birthday the other night at a park in Lindon. That's her niece Lola, not our love child.

WingShack Takeover

We celebrated my birthday lunch at The WingShack. We sort of took the place over--rearranging all their tables into one giant one. Thanks to everyone who came out to share in the fun. I'll see if I can name everyone in the photo, starting with Callie on the left.

(L to R) Callie, Brandon, Ryan, Nicole, Ashley, Chris, Cody, Jose, Sam, Me, Cannon, Joey, Dave)

Not pictured: Scott and Jeff. I think there was 1 more.

Cat's Meow

Celebrating Holly's birthday the other night.

Mouthwatering

I'm way late posting this, but I wanted to give a quick shout out to Ashley & Cali for gracing me with one of my favorite meals on my birthday. Her tortilla soup is to die for.



Ok, I'll get back to more Baja photos now.

James 1

We celebrated my nephew James' 1 year birthday at Peter Piper Pizza during Thanksgiving weekend. Per tradition, (and for the record, this is a tradition I am staunchly opposed to) James was prodded into making waste to a giant slab of birthday cake.

"My work is done here"

Tanner, Kimball, and Sam in hot pursuit of prize tickets.

Becca besmirching the fact that 100 tickets only scores you one giant pixie stick. Or wait, that was me.

Kimball & Becca with their newly purchased vampire teeth. This Twilight thing has gotten way out of control.

Tessa tucked away under her dad's arm.

Dinner with Friends

I celebrated my birthday the other night with friends. Of course all my friends are married, so it was more of a couple's night and me.

The wives put together a fantastic home cooked meal, as seen in the picture below. I didn't pose them. This is really how they cook when they get together.

Left to right: Celeste, Ashley, & Cali

Cali brought out the fine china for the occasion.