Lake Tahoe

Eric and I went to Lake Tahoe to ski with some friends. We stayed at one of the Stanford surgeon's home in Lake Tahoe. It was beautiful. We had a good time the night before skiing. The next morning we went skiing at Squaw Valley. I haven't skied in FOREVER so I was nervous. Eric went last year in Salt Lake City so I had more confidence in him. Some of the residents are expert skiers. They were on the black slopes! I can't even imagine. Eric, Achal, David, and I were on the green and blue slopes. It was a lot of fun. We skied all day, and we were so sore the next day. Eric said that I skied well. :) We had a great time with our friends and enjoyed the beautiful scenery in Lake Tahoe. We are planning on going back soon since we live so close. We may even try snow boarding since a lot of our friends ski and snow board.

Achal, Eric, and David ready to ski

Me & Eric on the slopes

Beautiful Lake Tahoe

Squaw Valley

Squaw Valley

Me & Achal on the ski lift

David, Eric, and Achal on the slopes

Looking good

Go Eric!

Country Music in California

Last Friday night, Kristy invited me to join her and David for a country music concert in San Jose. Unfortunately, Eric was on 24-hour call at the hospital. Kristy, who is from California, has always joked that she should have been born in the South. She loves country music, too. I've been to a lot of country music concerts in Arkansas, Texas, and Tennessee, but I've never been to one in California. Needless to say, I was curious about the venue. We went to the Rodeo Club in San Jose to see Gloriana. Surprisingly, it felt very "country" once we walked into the club. There was country music, line dancing, and mechanical bull riding. The concert was also great. I really enjoy hearing live music. David doesn't really listen to country music, but I think he still enjoyed it. I kept telling him all sorts of country facts- like what is a pearl snap shirt and who Chris LeDoux is. Overall, it was a good country and "western" night on the West coast.

Neat fact- At the concert, I realized that one of the girls in Gloriana is Cheyenne from the old MTV show, "Cheyenne." Anyone remember that one?

Me, David & Kristy

Gloriana

Kristy's pink cowboy hat from Nashville and my cowboy boots

Our First EARTHQUAKE!

Image from the earthquake website

On Thursday morning at 10:00am, I experienced my first earthquake. I was sitting on the couch watching TV and eating breakfast when all of a sudden I felt the house move. It felt like someone pushed the couch forward and then back again- like a jolt. Rita was in the front window sill looking outside when it happened. She immediately jumped from the window and ran to hide. She knew something was wrong. At first, I thought someone hit the side of our townhouse. I ran outside to see, but no one was there. Then, I called Eric to tell him about this experience. He was in the hospital didn't feel a thing. I "googled" California earthquakes and found that there was a 4.1 earthquake in Milpitas. Here is a link to the newspaper article I read about it. I still can't believe how crazy it was! I'm just glad that we are all safe and sound. Hopefully, there will not be many more.

http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_14143883?source=most_viewed