Today was the first time I...

got to see something I designed be put in every Saddleback Church bulletin for all the services all weekend. Kinda cool!

"Shawn vs. Wild" Party

Tonight we had a surprise party for Shawn. Brittany, his girlfriend, planned it and she had it at her house in San Clemente. She had everything covered! That party was a hit. The theme was "Shawn vs. Wild." Check out how much Bear Grylls and Shawn look alike.


So this picture may or may not have been posed. Regardless, they still look alike.

The night was a blast...a chocolate fountain, incredible friends, "crack the egg" on the trampoline, spa, water slide into the pool, carne asada burritos and the most rad birthday cake I have ever seen.


Here is a picture of me standing in some wild flowers and bushes. Jake and Tim came dressed in homemade camo...can you find them?

After about 3 years...

the shag hair is gone.

Happy Birthday, Kali.

My beautiful sister's birthday was yesterday.





I love you, Kal.

Going for round 2!

Anyone want to join me?

Hybrid Life

This weekend Geoffrey (old roomate, best friend from college, coworker, European traveling companion) from Oklahoma visited Orange County for the weekend. It's a strange feeling when people from different eras of my life meet. It's surreal to me. Imagine your friends from college hanging out with your friends from high school. Would they like each other? Would they notice that you have changed? Or not changed? Are you noticeably happier now? Sadder? Do you make different types of friends depending on where you live? It's weird to think about for me.

Well, Geoffrey seemed to have a great time this weekend. He met most of my friends out here. We went to an Angels game, bought him Rainbows, body boarded in San Clemente, went to Disneyland and just hung out a lot.

I love my life out here and it was cool to share it.

Best thing that happened to me today...

I went to pick up a years-worth of contacts (that were completely covered by insurance at the church. Thank you Saddleback Church and HealthComp for the fantastic benefits package) at Rancho Santa Margarita Optometry and they told me that I get a $70 rebate for buying so many boxes of contacts.

I will probably spend this money on:

New sunglasses


One tank of gas for my car


put it toward paying off my rolling stop ticket


Sperry Top Sider boating shoes


black Rainbows


A dinner for one at Morton's



...but I'll probably put it in my checking account and use it to nurse my addiction to McDonald's and El Pollo Loco.