Wedding in the desert

Our great friends had had celebration of their daughter getting married. We had our girls back  in town for the event.Out in Brawley California, there is a great deal of farming. and the cost of living is lower than on the coast. So the wedding was very simple, but I think it was one of the best I have been to. There was a very intimate vibe, and to me, that is very important. I hope that the weddings of my daughters go as well.

Indoor skydiving

Took the girls to an indoor skydiving facility.
They had a great time.

New job in SD

I resigned my position at ESI, as a project manager. The travel got to be too much travel. I took a position as an estimator/project manager/ sales, at a Company called Penn Air Group.
So far so good.
The position is called "Estimator", but it is evolving into something else. It has become "Sales", PRoject managing, and even accounting. I hope I can handle this. The General Manager for this area is very smart, and organized. I am hoping that i can do nearly as well as him.
I have done sales before, and did okay at it, but it was very stressful. The project managing is something I have done before, I just need to learn more about this arena.

On the road

Haven't talked to you in a while. I am still working for a Company that has me traveling 42 weeks a year. Visit My lovely daughter in Columbia SC, and had some time to play golf.


I also visit NY, and saw some sites.

Also traveled to Wyoming for some hunting:

 and To Sacramento where we stopped at Yosemite.

The past year with ESI

The time I have spent with this company has afforded me the opportunity to see a great deal of this country.
It has also given me the chance to visit my parents, my sister, my inlaws in Ohio, a couple of Navy buddies, and even scout the Mountains of Wyoming.
Plus, my parents came out and visit me.
Sorry I have been away for so long.

Puerto Rico

Hired on with a company that works on military bases all over the US,  and Puerto Rico. 
I worked on wash racks on the east coast for 2 weeks, then headed to Puerto Rico.

East coast trip in record cold

I have joined forces with a company that covers the whole US. Which means travel!
the temperatures have been in the single digits, and sometimes negative.

We are working with water most of the time, and it is freezing on my hands. The temperatures are so cold it hurts this morning, it was -4 degrees. Yesterday it got down to  -26 with the wind chill.

Riding in the snow

There was snow in the Mountains, and we wanted to ride, we thought we were past the snow by being closer to the desert, but we were wrong, and found ourselves in 64 degree sunny weather, and there was plenty of snow on the ground.

Getting snow

Well after Christmas, we got a arctic blast that broughht us some snow.
Sydney threw a couple friends in the car, and headed to the mountains.

She ran into a lot of town folk looking at the snow. Most of the roads were backed up, so she stopped in Pine Valley.

Grandma and Grandpa in town

Got a chance for the 3 generations to golf together. We golfed Eagle Crest Friday, and Mission trails today.
Scores could have been better, but it was casual golf as the photo shows.

Projects for the weekend

We had a stereo receiver that was just sitting around,  so I acquired a pair of marine speakers, and Sydney and I pieced together some speaker boxes out of some plywood given to me by a neighbor. We cut,it, glued,  and then nailed it with the air nailer.

I spent a little time on the dirt bike. I had to have the radiator tight welded, put on some new grips, and tried to soften the seat by drilling holes in the base, and putting the cover back on.

Glamis 11/21/14

Made our annual thanksgiving trip out to Glamis. However we were only able to stay for the weekend. Went out with friends from San Diego as well as Colorado. To start the day we made a short trip out to Oldsmobile and Comp. Hill. Later on we ventured out to China Wall for a 14 mile round trip.

Kim and Eric wedding ( not what you think)

Went to a wedding last night of our friends Virgie and Freddie's daughter.
Her name is Kimberly,  and she married Eric Anthony Dolton.
What a wonderful couple. They are so happy, funny, and energetic.  We sat with some friends from Kim high school. Took a few pictures.

Finished another helmet

Said I would never do it again, but here it is:

A young lady from a local travel team batted her eyes at me and asked me to please paint her a helmet like I have in the past.

I couldn't say no.

PV. Pine Creek hike

Had to get out of the house and get some exercise even though it was a little warm. We took off in the morning and hiked about 2 miles in and 2 miles out through rough terrain. We crossed a creek and we saw some cows

Tool box

I had been shopping on Craigslist for a toolbox that I could put my telecommunications tools in, and maybe some ammunition. I just didn't feel it .was necessary to spend money on that at this time. So, I was walking through the shipyard and saw this toolbox that needed some work.  I took it home and cleaned it up, and put some plastic in the sliders so the drawers work better, and painted the top with a black rubberized paint.here is a before and after.