Hockey is such a fickle sport. You never know whats going to happen. The game can be awful with sloppy play and general yuckiness. Your team plays practically the entire first period (20 minutes) before getting their first shot on goal (horrible). Then the second period starts and your team is doing better, skating and scoring chances improve. Bam, your team scores on a weird touch of the puck and then you're thinking, oh please hang on and don't let the other team score!! By the 3rd period, the score is still 1-0 but something exciting happens. The 1st scorer Jeff Carter scores again! 19 seconds later, Carter scores again! A natural hat trick.
We were not at the game this night, I had given our tickets to our niece and her husband so they got to experience something very cool. :) On free hat night too...
It was quite funny because soon after the hat trick, my niece texts me asking what was going on? It was her first hockey game and she had no clue what was going on. In addition, my SIL texted me asking why people are throwing hats. She doesn't think of using Google so I was being a smartass and texted back that throwing babies & beer is frowned upon! ;)
So in conclusion, never turn away or leave a hockey game because great things can happen even when it looks hopeless.
Never LEAVE a hockey game in progress!!!! This night we gave our tickets away (there's a trend I need to stop. lol) and the couple left!!! We didn't know this until the next day when Hector was talking to the guy saying what a great win the Kings had & the guy didn't know about the comeback!!
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Tuesday, March 05, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
Opener
Well, the flu bug hit the household last week which didn't totally wipe us out (thank goodness). I managed to find a flu shot for Tyler a week before he came donw with a fever so I think it minimized the worst of it. He got to stay home for 2 days (plus the holiday Monday) went back to school Thursday while Josh got the fever that morning & has been home ever since. We have another free day (teacher inservice day) so we can benefit from it. I was nervous since Josh is the only one in our family who didn't get a flu shot but he only had a low grade fever with cold symptoms.
Both kids are back to their normal selves along with some lingering congestion/cough so hope that will be the end of it.
Also last week, NHL hockey began!! Woot woot!
This was the hottest ticket of the season...the cheapest seats that usually go for about $45 skyrocketed to about $150.
Yay for season tickets!! Thanks honey!! <3 br="">
Okay, I've never seen a Stanley Cup banner ceremony before but later learned that passing around the Cup was something that hasn't been done before. Some people didn't like it but we're Hollywood and the long wait was deserved something a bit extra.
Here is the set of photos from the opener....
The Kings lost that game but now they can focus on the rest of the fast & furious season. Go Kings!
Both kids are back to their normal selves along with some lingering congestion/cough so hope that will be the end of it.
Also last week, NHL hockey began!! Woot woot!
This was the hottest ticket of the season...the cheapest seats that usually go for about $45 skyrocketed to about $150.
Yay for season tickets!! Thanks honey!! <3 br="">
Okay, I've never seen a Stanley Cup banner ceremony before but later learned that passing around the Cup was something that hasn't been done before. Some people didn't like it but we're Hollywood and the long wait was deserved something a bit extra.
Here is the set of photos from the opener....
The Kings lost that game but now they can focus on the rest of the fast & furious season. Go Kings!
Monday, January 21, 2013
oh boy
Hockey finally started again with a roar so that occupied most of my weekend. ;) Hector and I went to the home opener game for the Kings vs Chicago to see the Stanley Cup banner ceremony. It was really cool. I have some pics on my p & s camera so the quality won't be as good and I really wanted to relish the moment. Unfortunately, the Kings lost which we have to consider shortened training camp, season and pretty much everything associated with hockey.
We get Center Ice free for the rest of the month so I spent the rest of the weekend watching lots & lots of hockey. Yes it was a bummer to see the Kings not fare as well but several other teams have it just as bad or worse so just chalk the first week as ugly, weird hockey and hope your team jells fast. :) It's sort of a sprint season with 48 games in 99 days so hold on and enjoy the ride.
Kind of like the Hunger games....may the odds be ever in your favor!! :)
Each fan was given a mini banner so I just hung mine for now on the framed photo. I still need to add my pennants which are somewhere (hopefully not crushed) in our house.
I still knit a lot especially during hockey on TV so I mostly listen and glance up every so often. I do miss stuff but thats what rewind is for. ;)
I had to send my Seahorse socks to the frog pond. They're so pretty but they were not going to fit me and I wasn't about to give these away so they will be ripped back for something else. I just have to remember to pick a thicker fingering weight yarn/bigger needles to make this pattern work.
I even turned these inside out and still got some puckering from the stranded parts. Its a good thing I'm frogging them...
So that meant I only had one other pair of socks cast one and I usually need two in case my brain doesn't respond to one that particular moment, then I have another one to do.
In December, it was leftover month where I managed one pair finished. I got the book with Drip Candles in it, so I cast on last night. Pretty good progress too. They are fitting snug so I will go up a needle size to see how that goes but I don't mind giving these away if I have too.
On the side note, I signed up for our Comic Con ID badges so we can purchase tickets to Wonder Con this year. Don't know if we can tickets to the big one but this will be fun. The Wonder Con is in Anaheim so we don't have to stay in a hotel and save a little moola. The 3 day pass is an afforable $40 if we buy online so we shall keep our fingers crossed.
That means I need to work on my steampunk costume and start planning Hector's too. Fun fun fun..
We get Center Ice free for the rest of the month so I spent the rest of the weekend watching lots & lots of hockey. Yes it was a bummer to see the Kings not fare as well but several other teams have it just as bad or worse so just chalk the first week as ugly, weird hockey and hope your team jells fast. :) It's sort of a sprint season with 48 games in 99 days so hold on and enjoy the ride.
Kind of like the Hunger games....may the odds be ever in your favor!! :)
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| Slowly adding stuff to the wall. |
I still knit a lot especially during hockey on TV so I mostly listen and glance up every so often. I do miss stuff but thats what rewind is for. ;)
I had to send my Seahorse socks to the frog pond. They're so pretty but they were not going to fit me and I wasn't about to give these away so they will be ripped back for something else. I just have to remember to pick a thicker fingering weight yarn/bigger needles to make this pattern work.
I even turned these inside out and still got some puckering from the stranded parts. Its a good thing I'm frogging them...
So that meant I only had one other pair of socks cast one and I usually need two in case my brain doesn't respond to one that particular moment, then I have another one to do.
In December, it was leftover month where I managed one pair finished. I got the book with Drip Candles in it, so I cast on last night. Pretty good progress too. They are fitting snug so I will go up a needle size to see how that goes but I don't mind giving these away if I have too.
On the side note, I signed up for our Comic Con ID badges so we can purchase tickets to Wonder Con this year. Don't know if we can tickets to the big one but this will be fun. The Wonder Con is in Anaheim so we don't have to stay in a hotel and save a little moola. The 3 day pass is an afforable $40 if we buy online so we shall keep our fingers crossed.
That means I need to work on my steampunk costume and start planning Hector's too. Fun fun fun..
Friday, January 18, 2013
Meet The Players
Last Saturday as season ticket holders, we got tickets to meet the LA Kings for autographs and photos. This is offered yearly but this is the 1st year as Stanley Cup Champions! :)
For the most part, getting autographs is not that hard if you go to the practice & hang out in the parking lot. The players are very nice and approachable but there are a few that park behind the gates so it's much more difficult to catch those guys.
Here I am with Dustin Brown, captain of the LA Kings. I had him autograph my Stanley Cup book too. I really need, need a haircut. ;0
He has perfected his smile so not display his missing 5-6 teeth in the front.
Here he is with Kathy and his smile.
Kathy seems very thrilled to be with the 3 Kings players, doesn't she? The players were grouped in 3-4 per section but these guys are close friends and wanted their table jammed up to one another. I guess they couldn't bear to be about 3 feet apart for 3 hours. Uff. They're still pretty nice to look at...
We managed 6 players as the lines were pretty long but he got the hard to find players so now I can work on the rest of my autographs at practice.
For the most part, getting autographs is not that hard if you go to the practice & hang out in the parking lot. The players are very nice and approachable but there are a few that park behind the gates so it's much more difficult to catch those guys.
Here I am with Dustin Brown, captain of the LA Kings. I had him autograph my Stanley Cup book too. I really need, need a haircut. ;0
He has perfected his smile so not display his missing 5-6 teeth in the front.
Here he is with Kathy and his smile.
Kathy seems very thrilled to be with the 3 Kings players, doesn't she? The players were grouped in 3-4 per section but these guys are close friends and wanted their table jammed up to one another. I guess they couldn't bear to be about 3 feet apart for 3 hours. Uff. They're still pretty nice to look at...
We managed 6 players as the lines were pretty long but he got the hard to find players so now I can work on the rest of my autographs at practice.
Monday, December 31, 2012
2012 ---> 2013
Last post of the year and this year has been full of ups & downs. We lost 2 family members which was a gutwrenching time but we have loving memories to keep us going. Lots of senseless violence in the world lately which reminds us to hug our loved ones and not let the little annoyances get in our way of family and friendship.
My youngest boy Josh turned 10 and for the last few years has always wanted to stay overnight at the Westin Bonventure hotel in Los Angeles. You can click HERE for the official website. I had to use the overnight stay as incentive for Josh in school but the rates are usually expensive and the timing is always wrong. I think Josh reminded us of the promise and we planned it to coincide with Josh's 10th birthday. The kids are off of school and to be honest, it's difficult to plan birthdays around this time of year. Everyone is focused on Christmas and yes, we have moved his party ot February or June, it's just not the same for him. So everything was going as planned.
I even gave each boy their very own carry on 20 inch suitcase for Christmas saying we will have a chance to use them very soon!! With a couple of hints, Josh guessed our destination was the Bonaventure and his face lit up! He exclaimed, "Tomorrow can't get here fast enough!"
We planned on taking the Metro to downtown LA since the hotel charges $40 a day for parking and we can better use that money for food so my friend Kat tagged along with us the first day. We would take our car to the station, head to LA via Metro, have dinner then Kat would come back and take our car to her place.
Joshua was very funny this year; he wanted to tell everyone that today was his birthday. He even hung out at the registration desk to tell the man that it was his birthday! It was very cute.
As you can see the hotel is clover shaped so it makes for some interesting room configurations which means the rooms are small. :) Stunning views though. Joshua stated that it was his lifelong dream to stay at the Bonaventure. Well, that dream came true! :)
For dinner we headed to LA Live by Staples Center and braved the blustery cold winds. Brr, it was chilly. The Clippers had a game that night so we were lucky to get a table and even then we had to wait 45 minutes. Hector got off work and met us here for some 1/2 priced appetizers and drinks. Josh got a brithday chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream. LUCKY! For whatever reason, he only ate the ice cream and didn't want the lava cake so Kat & I enjoyed that part. :)
After dinner, we went back to the hotel so Hector could see our room. Kat & Hector headed back home while the kids and I went to the 34th floor lounge for Josh's 2nd dessert. The great part about this is the revolving lounge. It takes 1 hour and 45 minutes for the entire rotation and we made it about halfway around. Very cool and the kids loved it. Extra points for serving Chex mix that Tyler devoured.
We enjoyed our nights sleep and the beds were super comfy or I was really tired. :)
We headed to Union Station for some French dipped beef sandwiches at Phillipes (Tyler's request) and then made our way to Hollywood & Highland. Way too crowded and the kids aren't really into the Hollywood thing.
We went back downtown and rode Angels Flight.
Overall, it was a very nice stay. We got to see a few more things we hadn't seen before like Angels Flight and the Bradbury building and most of all, stay at the Bonaventure. I know Joshua will always remember his 10th birthday for the rest of his life.
On that note: HAPPY NEW YEAR!! :)
My youngest boy Josh turned 10 and for the last few years has always wanted to stay overnight at the Westin Bonventure hotel in Los Angeles. You can click HERE for the official website. I had to use the overnight stay as incentive for Josh in school but the rates are usually expensive and the timing is always wrong. I think Josh reminded us of the promise and we planned it to coincide with Josh's 10th birthday. The kids are off of school and to be honest, it's difficult to plan birthdays around this time of year. Everyone is focused on Christmas and yes, we have moved his party ot February or June, it's just not the same for him. So everything was going as planned.
I even gave each boy their very own carry on 20 inch suitcase for Christmas saying we will have a chance to use them very soon!! With a couple of hints, Josh guessed our destination was the Bonaventure and his face lit up! He exclaimed, "Tomorrow can't get here fast enough!"
We planned on taking the Metro to downtown LA since the hotel charges $40 a day for parking and we can better use that money for food so my friend Kat tagged along with us the first day. We would take our car to the station, head to LA via Metro, have dinner then Kat would come back and take our car to her place.
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| Ready to start our adventure. |
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| Construction going on Pershing Square station. |
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| Kat & I got distracted by the pretty Biltmore Hotel. |
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| Soon the Bonaventure came into view. |
As you can see the hotel is clover shaped so it makes for some interesting room configurations which means the rooms are small. :) Stunning views though. Joshua stated that it was his lifelong dream to stay at the Bonaventure. Well, that dream came true! :)
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| The beds are really comfy and they're called Heavenly beds. |
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| Our room was on the 19th floor and had a nice view of the Central Library. |
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| The Central Library is the smaller building in front. |
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| Here Tyler enjoys the view. |
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| Happy Birthday Josh! |
After dinner, we went back to the hotel so Hector could see our room. Kat & Hector headed back home while the kids and I went to the 34th floor lounge for Josh's 2nd dessert. The great part about this is the revolving lounge. It takes 1 hour and 45 minutes for the entire rotation and we made it about halfway around. Very cool and the kids loved it. Extra points for serving Chex mix that Tyler devoured.
We enjoyed our nights sleep and the beds were super comfy or I was really tired. :)
We headed to Union Station for some French dipped beef sandwiches at Phillipes (Tyler's request) and then made our way to Hollywood & Highland. Way too crowded and the kids aren't really into the Hollywood thing.
We went back downtown and rode Angels Flight.
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| only 50 cents |
On that note: HAPPY NEW YEAR!! :)
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Arboretum
No rain here but definitely cooler weather. The kids are being amazingly cooperative with me and each other which is always a nice event. They are replaying the last season of Ninjago so they have been enjoying those episodes and made sure the todays premiere will be recorded while they are at kenpo.
They wanted to watch Ninjago on the big TV so I came up to give them their space and thought I should work on those arboretum photos.
It was cooler than normal in Santa Anita but much warmer than we are used to so at 76* in the full sun had us hot in no time. Seriously, it probably is around 85* typically and we are plodding along at 76. Ugh, I tried to tell them it'll be warmer, much warmer in Honolulu next month when the kiddos and I take off for some R & R. At least the pool water will be at a comfortable level for Josh who doesn't tolerate cool water the same way Ty does. It's always such a lopsided day...poor Josh is done at x amount of time and is shivering with cold while Tyler could last twice as long, maybe more. One kid wants to go inside for hot chocolate and the other wants to keep swimming. Tyler is the one who has to cave in mostly so he seems to get the short end of the stick. I'm looking for that to change in HI so I'm sure they will wilt in the heat and want to stay in A/C all day. Ha, not on my watch! :)
Okay so here are the photos....
I'd love to come back again and really explore this place.
The kids helped spot a couple of hummingbirds so I did my best taking some shots then zooming in and cropping later on.
It was a fun outing although we are such heat wimps. We must work on that!!
They wanted to watch Ninjago on the big TV so I came up to give them their space and thought I should work on those arboretum photos.
It was cooler than normal in Santa Anita but much warmer than we are used to so at 76* in the full sun had us hot in no time. Seriously, it probably is around 85* typically and we are plodding along at 76. Ugh, I tried to tell them it'll be warmer, much warmer in Honolulu next month when the kiddos and I take off for some R & R. At least the pool water will be at a comfortable level for Josh who doesn't tolerate cool water the same way Ty does. It's always such a lopsided day...poor Josh is done at x amount of time and is shivering with cold while Tyler could last twice as long, maybe more. One kid wants to go inside for hot chocolate and the other wants to keep swimming. Tyler is the one who has to cave in mostly so he seems to get the short end of the stick. I'm looking for that to change in HI so I'm sure they will wilt in the heat and want to stay in A/C all day. Ha, not on my watch! :)
Okay so here are the photos....
I'd love to come back again and really explore this place.
The kids helped spot a couple of hummingbirds so I did my best taking some shots then zooming in and cropping later on.
It was a fun outing although we are such heat wimps. We must work on that!!
Monday, July 02, 2012
Downtown Day: part 2
The rest of our downtown Los Angeles field trip continues on after the Walt Disney Concert Hall. We all jumped back on the Metro to Union Station to have lunch at Philippes for some French dip sandwiches. Tyler can be pretty picky but he tried mine and really liked it. I got him a plain turkey sandwich. Now we know for next time...
After lunch, it was back on the Metro to the Central Library which is really cool. Lots of stunning artwork and paintings. The kids weren't too happy when they learned we were going to do another tour but this is also self-guided and there are lots of escalators to keep them entertained.
We head out the back to check out the gardens and whaddya know...there's the Bonaventure Hotel!! It was only a block away and it was a welcome distraction for the kids to ride all the elevators while Laura and I got to see more of Los Angeles.
Overall, it was a really great day! The kids had fun and got a bit of culture in them. Of course, we ended it with Slurpees from 7-11....
After lunch, it was back on the Metro to the Central Library which is really cool. Lots of stunning artwork and paintings. The kids weren't too happy when they learned we were going to do another tour but this is also self-guided and there are lots of escalators to keep them entertained.
We head out the back to check out the gardens and whaddya know...there's the Bonaventure Hotel!! It was only a block away and it was a welcome distraction for the kids to ride all the elevators while Laura and I got to see more of Los Angeles.
Overall, it was a really great day! The kids had fun and got a bit of culture in them. Of course, we ended it with Slurpees from 7-11....
Friday, June 29, 2012
Downtown: part one
During the summer, I try to take the kids out on a field trip of sorts once a week. It can be a museum, building, park or hike but it has to be something out of our usual routine. For the most part, the kids are game for whatever and this time I thought we would invite Laura and her son Glenn too.
Downtown LA has changed quite a bit over the years so I am not that familiar with all that there is to see. Laura said she spent time downtown when she was younger so that helped with navigation. Our first hurdle was getting there. Yes, we could have driven but we didn't want to deal with the high parking prices so we opted for the Metro. The kids were all for that and off we went.
Our first stop was the Walt_Disney_Concert_Hall. It is about a short 2 block walk from the Metro stop and there are free audio tours which take about an hour. Surprisingly, the kids were responsive to this type of tour and actually listened to all the audio. I think I would do this again without the kids so I could fully listen to the audio, etc. I think we were there for over an hour.
Here is the set of pictures from the Disney Hall. Much more later.
My favorite one of the set.
Downtown LA has changed quite a bit over the years so I am not that familiar with all that there is to see. Laura said she spent time downtown when she was younger so that helped with navigation. Our first hurdle was getting there. Yes, we could have driven but we didn't want to deal with the high parking prices so we opted for the Metro. The kids were all for that and off we went.
Our first stop was the Walt_Disney_Concert_Hall. It is about a short 2 block walk from the Metro stop and there are free audio tours which take about an hour. Surprisingly, the kids were responsive to this type of tour and actually listened to all the audio. I think I would do this again without the kids so I could fully listen to the audio, etc. I think we were there for over an hour.
Here is the set of pictures from the Disney Hall. Much more later.
My favorite one of the set.
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
We are the Champions!
Exciting time to be a LA Kings fan...great series, game and the Stanley Cup!
I'm exhausted and I have a throat thing going on too. Time to rest up for the parade on Thursday.
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Game 4
Well, it was fun going to game 4 even though we didn't win. :( I got to ride the green/blue line Metro to downtown LA which turned out pretty well. Hector drove to LA after work and he met me at the station. He wore his usual bright yellow sweatshirt in the 80* weather so he's super easy to spot in the sea of black. Good thing I took public transportation too since some of the parking lots were charging up to $100...crazy, right?
LA Live was packed with people, hockey fans etc and what I mean by etc is the funky people that attend E3. So amongst hockey jerseys, I spotted the lone Link from the Legend of Zelda. She was by far the best Link we've seen and I guess from that statement you can tell we've see several before. She even had a well made shield and sword. Silly me didn't even ask her if she would pose for me. Oh well.
I won't bore you with the game details but it was exciting and fun. Would have been better if the Kings won...Pictures later.
The one above is sponsered by Toyota and against a green screen that I chose and set up this morning. Too bad the kids wern't with us or we could have our Christmas card!! :)
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