What's Dana doing now?

I'M BACK!!!!
Ok, so the truth is, I forgot my login info to update my blog, which is why I have been MIA. Too much has happened to catch you up on since I last blogged (um, almost 2 years ago!) So, instead I will start with the here and now.
Dave and I went to Minneapolis to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with his family. We had the best time and I loved Minneapolis. It even snowed!
Below are some pictures from the trip.
We are looking forward to spending Christmas in LA (no snow!) with my family. More pictures to come soon. I promise I will stay on top of this blog now that I have the login info again. :)

Hola! Here we are in Puerta Vallarta for Kristi's 30th birthday, Feb 1 - Feb 5. We had a blast parasailing, snorkeling, riding around on Seadoes and banana boats. Everyone there was so nice and friendly and the weather was perfect. We played in the sun, ate and drank to our hearts desire and took a boat out to Las Caletas where we saw huge manta rays. It was a perfect vacation. Esta vacacion perfecto...or something like that. Feliz cumpleanos Kristi!!

Margaritas!

Roses were a common theme

Another staple shadow picture

Me and my new friend

Parasailing - we did it!

Ready to Sea Do - day 4

Dinner out - Bogarts

Lounging around at Las Caletas

Beautiful sunset from our hotel balcony

Exploring the town

Our pool, where we soaked in plenty of sun, coronas and banana daquiris - thanks to Enrique!

Beautiful sights of the city

One last look...we don't want to leave!

Here I am at the Rose Bowl - HOOK 'EM HORNS!!!

Weds Feb. 4th was the best night ever...USC vs. UT for the National Championship at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. I have never ever felt so much energy in one place at one time. It was incredible. Vince Young is amazing, truly. Leading up to the game, ESPN kept referring to USC as "the best team ever," never giving Texas the respect we deserve. I think that mentality helped us out, USC came in and thought we were just going to roll over and give it to them. Not so fast, we showed up and did what we came to do. Texas: 41 "Best Team Ever": 38. Hmmmmmm.

Jon and Michelle came out from Austin to go to the Rose Bowl as well, we had a blast. This was a night we will all remember - the best game of football I have ever seen played.

I wish I could appropriately describe the evening, but I don't think words will do it justice. I will leave it to the pictures, enjoy!

Hook 'em!

Here I am in Texas!

Went home to the Lone Star State for Jon Sheppard's wedding - had a great time and saw lots of great old friends. I even caught the bouquet - yikes! We all had a super good time and I can't wait to go back.

Me and the boys, all dressed up. Don't we look pretty?

Playing "3 man". Isnt that what every groom does the night before the wedding??

Me and my little sister, Kristin - who DOES exist!

Here I am clowning in LA!
To supplement my partygoing lifestyle, I am "clowning" on the weekends. I love it and it is a fun way to make a some extra cash. Just about every weekend has a funny clowning story to go with it, so I will update "Tales of a Clown" as often as I can. The first weekend I worked, I was sent to a birthday party in a not so good area in LA. I was walking down the street and got harrassed by a car full of gangsta looking guys. It's kinda hard to stick up for yourself or be anything from humiliated in situations like those. In this particular instance, I was pretty nervous and just put one foot in front of the other thinking "Don't get shot in a clown outfit, just don't get shot." I can just see the headline "Clown Down" and the article: 'The body of a clown was discovered by little birthday boy, Johnny, 8. 'I don't really like clowns anyway...it just came with the moon bouncer. I am glad that moon bouncer didn't get shot. That would be a real tragedy!" '
This weekend I was in a less rough neighborhood. I told all the kids I had to go home to the circus, but one little girl didn't quite fall for it. She pulled me aside later and said "I'm not gonna tell anyone, but I think you live in a real house...I saw your shoes." An imposter! Exposed by the shoes...oh well. What's a clown to do?

Here I am in San Diego!
I visited GK, Kerry and Avery in San Diego this past weekend for some pre-Halloween fun. We carved pumkins, watched scary movies, watched HD football, went for a surf and played in Mission Bay. We had a great time, Avery sure is hilarious! Thanks for the great weekend guys!
Me and my jack-o-lantern

GK and me with our pumpkins - HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Avery and I hang'n out at the Wave House in Mission Bay

The lobster diver, his catch and the chef

It was a great weekend! I didn't get to see Clio in her Halloween costume, but here are my sweetest nieces in their getups.

Avery the lobster

Clio the pumpkin

Here I am on the internet!

Day one of this new undertaking...Lets see how long it lasts.
I guess I will just start with the bare bones: who I am and why I have rented out a tiny corner of the internet. I am Dana, living in Hermosa Beach and loving every minute of my charmed life. I thought I would start a blog because well, everyone's doing it and I thought it would be a good way to share my life with family and friends without spamming their email with pictures and running up costly phone bills...Also, friends and family can check in on me at their leisure - once a week, once a month and for the diehard - daily. I doubt I will be updating that often, sorry diehards. But, keep checking back to see where I am and what I am up to... Happy blogging!