Birthday Bash at the Studio

This post is a few days old, but...


First off, I wanted to thank all the sweet people who came out and made my birthday sweet. Best of all it was great to see everyone at the same time. We had a Wii Tournament and a Photobooth up, there was a ton of people going through. I was cracking up looking at the images later on. My favorite thing about the photobooth is how it really lets people be themselves in front of the camera, I love my shy friends shots that I now have forever. Its cool to see their personalities come out behind the curtains! Anyways, birthdays are always a wierd thing sometimes, they come up fast, i remember years back, looking forward SOOOO much for my birthday cause of gifts and the party and stuff, but now, gifts are nifty and sweet, but i just love bringing together everyone who I have not seen in a while, its like thanksgiving, everyone adjusts their busy schedule, and makes time to be available for friends and family. Which sometimes is easy to put all the ambient todo tasks that take up way more hours than need be, (and then becomes a habit of us as a society, thus making the times together even more special, because they are more rare) above spending more time being available and not distracted or multitasking when we are with friends. Anyways, the important thing here is I have amazing friends and I love you guys. Thanks for coming and I hope you enjoyed the night. To those who beat me in Wii tennis(I won't say how many!), this is just the beginning, cause your going to get a rematch sometime soon! Laura, your rap song was killer, Shaun, you won the award for driving the farthest, and Rachel thanks for being so sweet with putting it all together. Beau, you, Missy, and all of us guys win the award for most people in the photobooth, and Claire & Gayle, thanks for the food!

Mom, thanks for the amazing hand made card you sent me, I scanned it in for the world to see. Your the sweetest mom. Dad, I love you too!

Coolest Friends - Birthday surprise

Yesterday, my friends surprised me with a camping trip to the beach this weekend for my birthday. I have been traveling SO much lately and its SO nice to spend some time around the Central Coast of California. It was warm, with offshore winds and the sweet smell of fall was in the air. We hung out and (unfortunately no surf!) but we did play a huge game of Frisbee golf which lasted a few hours, then bbq’d some great food and had a campfire. Later, Bryan broke out the guitars and he and I played till late. It is such a blessing to have such great friends who can get away. Life is so busy and I get so caught up myself in the 'business' and daily task list. It is so refreshing to get away, I ALWAYS forget how simple life is when there are no computers, cell phones and chores waiting around the house. Camping is so organic and for me at least, it brings me back to nature, and cleanses me from any stress.