Happy Halloween...Boo!

Some of my friends and I had a little Halloween get together this week. Here are some pictures of our very spooky event:

Anyone who attended Dilworth Elementary with Aimee and me will appreciate the sumo costume, as they will know that this is a life long dream come true.

I am Manny Ramirez by the way. It was a pity that no one at the party knew who that was.

BOO!

We won! We won! We won!...no wait, we tied.

Last night was the most excited I have ever been about a tie. Real Salt Lake played the Colorado Rapids in the last season game of the year. On the line was a spot in the playoffs, and all we needed to do was pull off a tie. Colorado was up one goal almost the entire game, but right when I was beginning to lose hope that we could score the tying goal...we did! And in the 90th minute! It was amazing!! We watched it at Kate and Zach's and I wish you could have been in that room after the we scored. We went from quiet and depressed to screaming and bouncing off the walls.
What a game!



I love this picture. Even though he is totally posing for it.

I give the MVP award to our keeper Nick Rimando who kept us in the game. He had so many great saves.


This tie not only means the playoffs but it also gave us the Rocky Mountain Cup for another year.

ReAl will be playing Chivas next Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium. Good thing...we bought our tickets last week.

Park City Dinner Group

Joey and Lynsie had a condo in Park City this week, thanks to Joey's work, so we decided to have a dinner group up there. We love our dinner dates, and it is extra nice when the Mortensen's can join us. Here are a few pics:



Poor little Rubers had been sick, but that didn't stop her from being the cutest child ever.

The Al's Engagement Pics

Which do you like best?

A:

B:

C:


They turned out really well, huh?

Cali Trip

Date: October 11 - October 14, 2008

Last weekend Kurt and I flew out to California to hang out with Ryan and Courtney. We always have such a great time with them and this weekend was no exception.

We got in Saturday morning, just in time to watch a lot of football. We drove up the street and took a little tour of the UCLA campus, just to keep it in mind when Kurt is applying to law school.

we leached food off of all of the groups meeting around campus

Last time we visited Ryan and Courtney we did Disneyland and this time we decided on Universal Studios "Fright Nights". It was so fun. It was kind of like a haunted house on steroids. They had all of the employees spread out throughout the huge crowds scaring people, and because I get distracted easily and startled easily I was the perfect target. They had some rides open too, we loved the Jurassic Park ride and the Mummy Returns ride, which we had never been on making everything unexpected. You should have seen our faces in the pictures. Unfortunately Courtney couldn't join us on the rides due to the child in her stomach.

this is on the back lot tour. behind us is the mother's house in Psycho


Sunday night we went to Ryan's parent's house for dinner. We now feel right at home with Ryan's parents and were so happy to see them again (they are amazing cooks by the way). So, I knew that Ryan's dad Rick was a producer and a director of animated movies (not to mention that he is on the Oscar board that votes on the nominated films), and we also knew that he was working on a new movie that comes out in 2010. He took us to his studio to see some clips and it wasn't until then that I discovered that he is kind of a big deal. He was the director and producer of films like: Fox and the Hound, Pete's Dragon, the Swan Princess, the King and I, and all of those Living Scriptures ones. Just check out his IMDB link. By the way, you better believe that I will do some shameless promoting of his new movie, which is great.

Anyway, Monday was another great day. The boys went to the fourth game of the Dodger v. Phillies playoff series (we won't be discussing it further because of the outcome, however), and the girls went shopping, went out for ice cream, watched the game on their new giant tv, and built their new crib (way cute by the way).


By early Tuesday morning we were back at work. It was a much needed vacation and it came and went way too fast.

Thanks Rich's!

Stadium Opener

Date: Thursday, October 9, 2008

Last night was Real Salt Lake's first game in their new stadium, and it was....awesome! We went with Kate and Zach and had such a great time. The place was packed and there was so much energy. Everything about it was amazing (except the tie).


We had great seats, in a section right next to the one where they put up all the injured or suspended players and their families. We saw Andy Williams and his cute family, and Kate and I got this picture with Fabian Espindola. I love him, and I can't wait until he can start playing again.

What a stud!

Anyway, we love the stadium and we all had a great time. We can't wait for next Saturday's game and hopefully the playoffs!

Rio Tinto

Kurt and I took a tour of the Real Salt Lake's new stadium last week. We didn't exactly have a tour guide, but we did okay without one. It is so nice, and we are so excited for our boys to finally get their own field...with grass! The first game in the new stadium is this Thursday (10/9/2008) and we hope to see you there.