Esplin Quality Time

I just got back from a trip to Vegas to see my family - Anthony, Jenny, Cord, Gus and Homer. We had a wonderful time and it was so good to see them. Wish we lived closer to each other!!


Anthony and Homer having breakfast...what is not pictured here is Homer's breakfast - a cold hotdog, doughnut holes, potato chips, cereal and milk, some juice and a little bit of diet coke.
Kid sure knows how to start his day out right...:) Too funny!!

Cord, Gus and their friend Michael playing poker. Check out those cool shades on Gus! Don't let their cute faces fool you...they can play a mean game of poker and will take all your money while flashing those million dollar grins your way...:)

The boys having fun on the new tramp. They sure have a lot of energy!! Aunt Michelle was content to watch and provide the "OOH's" and "AH's" for the awesome tricks.

Whole family got new shoes at the "Crocs" outlet. That was a lot of fun picking out the right style and colors for everyone. Nice way to spend the evening together.

And of course...I had to get a new pair...:)

Thanks guys for letting me stay at your house and for showing me such a great time.

LOVE YA LOTS!!!

Crosgrove Family in Town

My BFF Kim and her family stopped by Portland to spend the day with me. They were on their way to Victoria BC for a family reunion. I could not believe how tall Zach was!! Holy cow he has grown up!! So has Josh...man I remember when they were just babies...:)

We spent the afternoon at the Portland Zoo - Morgan and Blake had a great time looking at all the animals. It was REALLY HOT! Over 100 and I thought I was going to melt...don't get too many of those days in PDX.



Kim and I got to chat all afternoon and get caught up on all the happenings with our friends and families...it was so nice to spend time with her!! Doesn't she look amazing??!!!


Stopping for a much needed snowcone break to cool off...:) What a wonderful family!!

OIT

Oregon Institute of Technology is currently reviewing my application for admissions. Hmmm....wonder if I will get in...:) Working at Intel (the place people want to work after they graduate from OIT) might help me out.
Anyways, very excited to pursue my Bachelor's degree in Operations Management. Have an appointment with my advisor on Thursday to review my transcripts from BSU and PCC. Think I have close to 130 total credits. LOL!! I know they will transfer my Associates of Science degree from PCC...but will they dust off the old BSU credits and let me use some of them - that is the question.
So, to all my faithful readers (Jenny) cross your fingers that they accept me and all my BSU credits.
http://www.oit.edu/home

Taco and Game Night

Kevin and Renee had us all over dinner on Sunday - all the fixings for Beef and Chicken Tacos. It was some kind of a WONDERFUL meal!!! After gettting our grub on...Renee made us play her new game called Rummikub and she is really good at it...:) Renee is really good at ALL games. LOL! Poor Kevin gets tired of getting his butt kicked and really appreciates it when we all take a turn playing against his wife. Only joking!! Renee is my best girl and always lots of fun to hang out with!!

Here is team Renee, with Bobbie (Javier's wife) as her partner.



It was also my good friend Karen's last night in Portland. She is moving back to Boise, which is sad, sad, sad... Very proud of her though - she got yet another promotion with Kraft Nabisco. Wish her all the best!

Karen was on team Kevin.


Here is team Ella and her parents - Jeremy and Nicole

And I was on team Javier

And the winners were...Team Kevin (Game 1), Team Renee (Game 2) and Team Kevin (Game 3). Javier and I should have won both Game 1 & 2 - only one tile left both times!!! Dang it!!

Wade & Jenny in PDX

Wade and Jenny flew into Portland last thursday for Jenny's hand surgery and we had a great time hanging out together! I picked them up at the airport around 2:30 pm and we walked around downtown - hit Pioneer Square Mall, where they got great gifts for the kids at the Fossil store. We did a little shopping at Nordstrom Rack and then met up with Scott, Andie and Javier for dinner at "Rock Bottom". Food and conversation were fabulous!!













After dinner, we went to "The District" to hang out with my friend Peter, who is also the owner. We also got to go up and see his new downtown condo but I didn't take any pictures. Let's just say you can buy an awfully nice home for a million bucks. It is beautiful!

Portland Family Picture

We took a picture at our family BBQ last wknd. Nicole and baby Ella are to my left, her husband Jeremy is behind her, then John, Kevin and his wife Renee are to my right, than Javier and his wife Bobbie and then Julie and her boyfriend Marc. The BBQ was at Julie's cute new house in Oregon City.

John is moving to Texas

My BFF John is moving to Austin Texas. He received a great job offer from On-Semiconductors and decided to leave Intel. I am really going to miss him...

Pictures from one of the Blazers games this past season.

Kevin, Javier and John at my 40th Birthday celebration.