On March 9th, the weather was so beautiful! but snow was still up in the mountains so we took a long awaited jaunt to Lake Tahoe. We were planning on just going to Pollack Pines, but when we arrived in Pollack Pines, there wasn't that much snow, and the mile marker on the road indicated we only had like 25 miles to South Lake Tahoe. So went decided to just continue all the way.
Upon arriving in South Lake Tahoe, we immediatly went to the ski lift at Heavenly, but they had just closed the life. So we checked out some shops, found a place to hike around, throw snowballs, played in the snow, and take pictures. The crisp cool air with the sun out, and the snow around the lake was so picturesque!
When it became dark, we picked Hard Rock Cafe for dinner, which conveniently was located in a Casino. We hung out there and enjoyed dinner. We left South Lake Tahoe around 10pm. Too bad we couldn't stay with work the next day!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
St Patricks Day, 2009
David had to close at work on the 17th, so our plans to go to the downtown (old) Sacramento parade got thwarted. I was going to just head down there and hang out, but I respected David's and my families concerns of going downtown alone at night, even in public.
This year, green nailpolish, a green necklace and earings that my friend Sarah Latchaw made for my birthday a few years ago, would be the most Irish I would get. My parents invited me, and I accepted her invitation to come over for a yummy corned beef and cabbage meal to their house, which was fun- thanks mom! I brought David a plate of food home to have when he got home and he loved it also.
This year, green nailpolish, a green necklace and earings that my friend Sarah Latchaw made for my birthday a few years ago, would be the most Irish I would get. My parents invited me, and I accepted her invitation to come over for a yummy corned beef and cabbage meal to their house, which was fun- thanks mom! I brought David a plate of food home to have when he got home and he loved it also.
No fingerprints and rejected fingerprints????????
Ok- talk about humilitating!! David and I went into the UPS store where they do live scanning to get our fingerprints for the department of justice (DOJ) and FBI. We went in thinking it was going to be an easy, 10 minute ordeal, and get it over and done with. The store was busy in the first place, after 15 minutes of waiting, we were called, and I, Amy was first up.
The guy doing the fingerprinting grabbed my fingers, and started his work. In great shock, I noticed my fingerprints looked like a bunch of lines with no grooves or contours in my skin. He had me use some lotion that is suppose to help expose more of the grooves and contours of the skin on the finger, but unfortunatly, it only helped a little. To make matters worse, a 5 minute deal turned into a 25 or maybe 30 minute deal. He was patient and did the best he could, but my fingerprints were still rejected. The guy said the system will reject them at first to make sure it is not the administrator and if they show the same problem when I go in again, they will accpet them on the basis that it is the best print they can do. SO SO Humilitating. He said some people just don't have clear fingerprints, and that alot of times if I wash my hands alot it happens. He said nurses and doctors especially have the problem. So I am waiting for our rejection letter so I can go back in and get them accepted on the basis that that is the best fingerprint they can get on me. To top off the lame experience, the guy said our total was $310 for both of our fingerprints, because they go to three different government agencies. Talk about pure robbery- that should be illegal- but then the government is the best at taking money.
The guy doing the fingerprinting grabbed my fingers, and started his work. In great shock, I noticed my fingerprints looked like a bunch of lines with no grooves or contours in my skin. He had me use some lotion that is suppose to help expose more of the grooves and contours of the skin on the finger, but unfortunatly, it only helped a little. To make matters worse, a 5 minute deal turned into a 25 or maybe 30 minute deal. He was patient and did the best he could, but my fingerprints were still rejected. The guy said the system will reject them at first to make sure it is not the administrator and if they show the same problem when I go in again, they will accpet them on the basis that it is the best print they can do. SO SO Humilitating. He said some people just don't have clear fingerprints, and that alot of times if I wash my hands alot it happens. He said nurses and doctors especially have the problem. So I am waiting for our rejection letter so I can go back in and get them accepted on the basis that that is the best fingerprint they can get on me. To top off the lame experience, the guy said our total was $310 for both of our fingerprints, because they go to three different government agencies. Talk about pure robbery- that should be illegal- but then the government is the best at taking money.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Oldest Neice turns 15!
On February 27th, our oldest neice, Rachael, Amy's brother Ben's oldest and only daughter turned a whoopin 15 years old. She started high school also last fall, and is quite the smart cookie. We can't believe she is already 15! We love you Rachael!
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