Indoor skydiving on Friday night. Saturday bike and run. Sunday swim and run.

Absolutely love this commercial. Don’t be surprised if you see me make a spoof of this commercial.

So Dave is about to be a daddy. There was a surprise baby shower being planned for his wife, Tracey, but I thought that girls shouldn’t have all the fun so the wheels were put in motion to have a Beer & Diaper party, aka a Man shower. Originally I heard that the baby shower was going to be on March 21st but mid last week I was told that there was a surprise party that would take place on March 7th. This really lit a fire under my a** as it basically amounted to 3 days to plan the dude party. Everybody stepped it up and the surprise party went off without a hitch. Forgot to record the initial reaction when Dave walked in but he was a sport when we did “Take 2″

Congrats Dave and Tracey, You’ll make wonderful parents!

I basically go snowboarding once every 10 years. This time around I met up with a bunch of college buddies, mostly fraternity brothers. It was a great time, once Bos and I finally got there. Our plane had to take an unexpected diversion into Salt Lake City, which ended with the flight getting canceled. So we got put up in hotels for the night and took another flight the next morning.

The following post is courtesy of my friend, Amanda. She gave her consent for me to copy and paste her blog post

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Older couples make me unbelievably happy. My grandparents, married for 59 years, have always been my inspiration. I can’t wait to be an old lady sitting in my rocking chair rehashing all my memories with someone I’ve shared a life with.

Meet Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher. The Fishers are the title holders of the longest marriage of a living couple (84 years). On Valentine’s Day The Fishers answered 14 questions via their twitter account about the secret to a happy marriage. My favorites are here.

Q2: How did you know your spouse was the right one for you?
A2: We grew up together & were best friends before we married. A friend is for life – our marriage has lasted a lifetime

Q4: What is your advice to someone who is trying to keep the faith that Mr. Right is really out there?
A4: Mine was just around the corner!He is never too far away, so keep the faith – when you meet him, you’ll know

Q5: What was the best piece of marriage advice you ever received?
A5: Respect, support & communicate with each other. Be faithful, honest & true. Love each other with ALL of your heart

Q8: You got married very young – how did u both manage to grow as individuals yet not grow apart as a couple?
A8: “Everyone who plants a seed & harvests the crop celebrates together” We are individuals, but accomplish more together

Q12: At the end of bad relationship day, what is the most important thing to remind yourselves?
A12: Remember marriage is not a contest – never keep a score. God has put the two of you together on the same team to win

Q13: Is fighting important?
A13: NEVER physically! Agree that it’s okay to disagree, & fight for what really matters. Learn to bend – not break!

Q14: What’s the one thing you have in common that transcends everything else?
A14: We are both Christians & believe in God. Marriage is a commitment to the Lord. We pray with & for each other every day

Had a PacBikes training camp this past weekend. Some good tough workouts from Friday -- Monday. I didn’t make it on Friday due to work and on Sunday, I decided to do the workouts later in the day so I could make it to Church and have lunch with the Siacor family. Andreas made a video of the last day’s ride which was a long and tough ride that included some drama as Nate took a spill but managed to come out of it without injury.

Andreas’ recap of the day,  “Today the conditions could have hardly been better for february. The ride on the Peninsula was hilly, hard and scenic and sunny. Some strong girls consisting of Erin, Kelly, Rosi and Vicki climbed Old La Honda with the boys then took a different route and it sounded like they rode a good 4 hours. The boys (John D and B, Alan, Nate and myself) headed up on Skyline, down West Alpine, up/down Pescadero, up/down, up/down, up/down on Stage road and up/up/up on Tunitas Creek Rd, down/down/down on the 92.”

Just renewed my passport and I didn’t know that you get your old one back. Looking through the old one (2000-2010) and I’m pretty happy with my travels in my 20’s. Even had to get pages added before getting it renewed. Most of them are Japanese stamps but there are some other countries mixed in such as Thailand, Malaysia, India, Taiwan, New Zealand, Philippines, and Canada. I received a total of 61 stamps in it.

I wonder what the next 10 years will bring.

Golden Gate Triathlon Club’s Expo where sponsors explain their services, raffle prizes are given out, snacks & drinks are consumed, and an all around good time

Overall, i wasn’t that impressed with the ads that played during the superbowl but there were a couple that still make me chuckle, awww, or phene for a dorito or lunch. I believe the first commercial that I really enjoyed was just before the game started and it was a play on the Jordan/Larry Bird commercials from back in the day except with Dwight Howard and Lebron James. Although the dunking was impressive, it was the end that got me laughing. Next I’ll focus on the two commercials that have stuck in my head since seeing them. While I enjoyed others also, it takes a good commercial to have you thinking about it 12 hours after seeing it. The first was the Doritos commercial where the dog with the bark collar as it was hilarious and now after writing about it feel like eating Doritos. The second one was a surprise to see as Google doesn’t really show TV ads but it appeared to be a huge success. Not really sure why they felt the need to place an ad as they are king in all their core areas but hey, I liked the simplicity and cuteness. So there you have it, if the ads really worked, today I’ll be snacking on Doritos while googling where the nearest McDonalds is for lunch.

GGTC representing at the Kaiser Half