Famous?!!!

Famous? - No not really. As part of an advertisement I did with Sacramento's News10 web-site, they came into the funeral home and filmed me giving information about our services, then took quite a bit of film of the funeral home to use in the video. This is the final version that is published on their site under our funeral home. It is quite obvious that this was my first time doing it and I am nervous, but overall, I think it turned out fairly well!!!
Please feel free to share on your blog, Facebook, or any other social network you are with!

March Madness - Bicycle Style!!!

In the month of March, the local bike club puts on "March Madness". The Davis Bike Club donates one penny per mile ridden by each participant and applies that amount towards bicycle helmets for school age children (click here for the full details).
Since this was my first time signing up, I pledged to ride 250 miles, to see how I would do. Due to poor weather this month as well as being busy with work I did not reach my goal. In fact, up until Monday, I only had 50 miles. I knew at that point I would not reach 250 miles, but I still wanted to get in as many miles as possible in hopes that I can help as many children as I can. So, between Monday and today (Thursday) I rode 120 miles! Thanks to the cool GPS watch mom and dad gave me for Christmas, I am able to see on a map exactly where I have been! I have included a map of each day of my rides this week.
I also got a VERY SMALL glimpse at what my 100 mile ride will be like in October, and you know what? ... I do believe I can do the full 100 miles!!!

30 Miles (to Winters and back)



30 Miles (to Woodland, around some of Woodland and Back)



20 Miles (just some country riding - it was windy and I wimped out!)



40 Miles (to Winters, then back taking a long way around!)

Smith Girls Weekend 2011

This last weekend we had our annual Smith Girls Weekend. All the Smith ladies 12 and older attend this wonderful event. This year, everyone came to my place! The event started Thursday evening with Pizza then wonderful crepes from Crepeville. On Friday we all boarded Amtrak and rode the train (switching to bus for the last little bit) to San Francisco. We spent a great day eating, touring, walking, eating etc. Saturday we went to the Davis Farmers Market, then wandered around several of the cute shops in Davis. In the afternoon we held a baby shower for Melissa. We also took a field trip to Trader Joes and to World Market. For dinner we ate at Thai Recipes (which for some was their first experience with Thai food!). On Sunday morning most left for the trip home. Matti and Brenda had a later flight, so we went to Winters for breakfast at Putah Creek Cafe. I had a great weekend and I so grateful that everyone was so willing to come out here, since I was not quite ready to leave my new business for a full weekend! Thank you ladies for a GREAT time!!!



San Francisco:


















Davis Farmers Market:








Baby Shower:

Antique Buffet

When the Wiscombe's moved, one of the items they left was this antique buffet. It is absolutely beautiful, and just needed a little sanding and refinishing. As most (if not all) of you know, I enjoyed doing wood-working, so I was excited to have the opportunity re-finish it! The pictures don't really do it justice, but you can a good idea of how it turned out.

The front:
Before


During


Finished



The Top:
Before


During


Finished


Set up in my foyer:

"Angels Among Us" in ASL

This is a very touching Video a friend posted on Facebook this morning. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Small Business Owner!!

As most (if not all) of you know, I recently purchased the Funeral Home I have been working at for the last 4 1/2 years! The sale was finalized and official on December 1, 2010. I am quite nervous, but also very excited at the same time. I am looking forward to this new adventure in my life!!!

Front of the Davis Location.


The front of the Winters Location.


Pulling the for sale sign up.


No more for sale sign on the lawn!!!


The new furniture in the arrangement office. The Wiscombe's replaced the furniture that was in there with this!

Thanksgiving 2010

On Wednesday, I left at 3:30 A.M. to drive to Caliente for Thanksgiving. I took I-5 south through Las Vegas then back up in order to avoid the storms on Donner's Pass. I arrived at 3:30 that afternoon. By 4:00 my nephew, Hafen called to ask if I could go on a bike ride with him. I went over to their house and Hafen, Hudson and I went for a bike ride. I had a great time (I hope they had as a good of a time that I had!). Later that day and on Thursday we had most the rest of the family arrive. Everyone except Brenda and Andrew were able to be there. They had planned on being there, but storms and closed roads prevented it. Brenda, Andrew, Keagan, Deker and Bauer we all missed you. Thursday morning several went out to the gun range to go skeet shooting. I didn't go out in the beginning, but went out later and joined in on some of the fun. That afternoon we had dinner. We had 38 people there and STILL had left-overs!!! That afternoon we relaxed and quite a few of us of joined in on some mattress surfing down my parents stairs. I had never done it, but apparently some of younger siblings did when they were younger. Some left Thursday evening, most of Friday then the rest of us left Saturday morning. I left at 9:30. Due to traffic in many areas, I didn't get home until 11:00. A good weekend at home with family was well worth the over 1400 miles I drove there and back. Thank you mom and dad for hosting us and going to so much work to provide a great dinner and a great weekend!



In the bunker releasing the skeet.





Getting hugs from my nephew, Sawyer!



Before Dinner.



After Dinner.



Mattress surfing down my parent's stairs.