Sara, Sonoma, & San Fran...

Back in August we went out to San Francisco for one of my bestest friends weddings. Sara's wedding was on the California Berkeley campus on August 7th. We stayed in Emeryville with Caitlin and her boyfriend Scott (yes there are 2 Scott's). After a disaster in the airport we arrived at almost 6am, only 8 hours later than planned. Caitlin and I helped Sara put together flowers for the big day. Then we met our boys for some afternoon beers. Friday night we went into the city (San Fran) to celebrate one last hoorah with the bride-to-be. The wedding was absolutely beautiful and Sara did an amazing job planning. We gave Sara an Essen Haus boot and managed to drink from it all night. Sara looked stunning and I've never seen her happier.

The next morning we woke up and drove to Sonoma. We did various wine tastings along to the way to our hotel. Scott and I are rookie wine tasters so it was a treat to have Caitlin and her Scott along to help educate us on the grapes, different wines, etc. We went to an Italian dinner in Santa Clara that night. On Monday we drove back to the city and toured Fisherman's Wharf, walked the San Fran hills, and managed to stumble across China Town, Little Italy, and downtown San Fran. We stayed at Sara and Jeff's apartment and went to the Giants vs. Cubs game on Monday night. They only live 3 blocks from the stadium. We managed to see "Beige", one of Scott's friends from High School. A big shout out to Scott's sister, Amy, for hooking us up with the amazing seats behind home plate/visitors dug out. We had an amazing time celebrating with Sara and Jeff and touring the bay area. Congrats to the newlyweds. We can't wait to see you very soon!

Enjoying some afternoon beers after flowers.

Caitlin and the other Scott
The last picture of the Wimberger girls

Besties from High School

Picture next to Sara's guestbook

Joe walking Sara down the aisle...

The new Mr. & Mrs. Durston

Sara with das boot The happy couple salsa dancing...

Soooo in love...

We love you Sara!

Waiting for BART...

Wine tasting in Sonoma...

Fisherman's Wharf

Beige, Scott, Caitlin, Scott, and Cara

So windy...

Can you see the Golden Gate Bridge in the background?

A view from the cheap seats for the game...

GIANTS WIN in extra innings!!

View from the awesome seats!

Twins, Target Field, & Twenty Ten

2010 marked the first time in 27 years since the Twins played outdoor baseball at home. The new stadium, Target Field, is amazing with spectacular views of the City. We've been incredibly fortunate to make it to 2 games so far this season. We saw the Twins beat the Brewers in extra innings in May and we also saw the Twins beat the Tigers in June.

Scott, Amy, and Anne

Kids in a candy shop!

A great day for baseball!

Day game vs. Brewers

Scott & Amy

Cara & Amy

Night Game vs. Detroit Tigers

Heaven - Twins & Captain Morgan Deck

TWINS WIN!!!

Easy to get to...hard to leave

That is the Alexandria saying. It's very true. Easy to get to (despite the 6.5 hour drive) but it's extremely hard to leave. So far this summer we've spent 3 weekends in Alexandria. The first trip was on Father's Day weekend with Katie & Logan. Then we went up for an additional 10 days to spend time with the entire family for the 4th of July. It was the most amazing and relaxing vacation. Here is a small sampling of the pictures taken so far.

Pants & Scott

1st minnow of 2010
Wine tasting at Carlos Creek WineryScott & Kirby before Weston Station

Owen and Jim driving the boat

Amy's girlfriends ready to soak in the sun

Using the self-timer on the new camera

Alexandria Beetles baseball game

Walking to the beetles game

We got purple shirts!

After shooting the 2nd minnow

Bonfire night with Scott and his crazy eyes

Self-timer picture at the bonfire

4th of July booze cruise

Boys on the booze cruise - who is driving the boat?

Wine tasting at Carlos Creek Winery

Sarah & Cara Run Madison...

On Sunday, May 30th, Sarah Mahoney and I ran the Madison Half Marathon. I had trained all Spring and felt great going into the race. It was my 3rd half marathon and I knew I wasn't going to break my personal record. With the heat that day I decided not to push myself to the extreme. I finished about 20 minutes off my best time. It was a very hard race due to the heat but I'm glad I finished. After the race Sarah jumped on a plane and headed to Hawaii. We miss her a lot!

Before the race with Sarah

After the race with our medals and Scott

After the race we headed to Foxboro for the Man-O-Man-She family golf outing. It was nice to see all the Mandli's. Here are a few pictures.

Afterwards at Ray's
Scott, Uncle Merl, and I sporting our Twins Hats

Shout out to my Niffer

This past Saturday, June 5th, I had the honor to stand up in one of my best friends weddings. Jen and Jordan have been together since Jen and I lived together at Randall Ave. Jen has always been an incredible friend and we always manage to have an amazing time together. Their wedding was full of fun and laughter. I snapped a million pictures, but here are a few of my favorites...

Jen + the bridesmaids

Jen is ready to walk down the aisle...

After the ceremony with Riley

The Bridal Party...

Easy as 1, 2, 3...

It has been a long time since my first and only post. I'm not exactly sure how to use this thing, but I will enjoy learning. I'm sure that the majority of my posts will include Kirby, family, friends, fun adventures, and the Badgers. Be patient with me as I figure things out, but I'm excited to start sharing...