I miss Kauai…

I need to work on my pictures from our trip! I fiddled with them yesterday and burned them on to a CD for viewing, but I need to work on the online versions. And then there are the pictures from our anniversary party. Ye gods!

Right now I’m at the Husband’s workplace. Yes, again. And no, I don’t work here now. 😛 We’re going to visit my mom today after work. Hence, I can’t work on my pictures right now.

This time last week (wow, I was in Hawaii a week ago!), we checked out the North Shore. Although it’s supposedly the rainy side, our day there was sunny with some clouds. We drove through Princeville (developed with resort type places and lovely golf courses) and checked out Hanalei. While we were down there, we checked out some shops. We bought doggie treats for our doggies! LOL! While we were in that store, we overheard the employees telling a couple of customers about how the store had just gotten robbed a couple of hours before. Scary!

Update on the former workplace

I chatted with my friend yesterday. She took over my old position, but now she’s free from the office and doing meal relief. She’s happier, though the way TIIC handled the whole thing is just horrible. Now someone who doesn’t know how to do the office is doing my former job. Ye gods! It’s like they don’t care about the work, they just want someone with a badge doing it now.

Pathetic.

I told her to tell my favorites hello. I should have told her to tell everyone else hello too. 😉 Ahhh well, I can email her or call her again.

Baseball woes

Mulder lost. Ugh! They’re making me mad. I didn’t even watch the whole game yesterday because they’re making me mad. And like I said yesterday, I do not like when they lose. But it’s even more frustrating when it’s Mulder who gives it up.

Grrrrr!

today in baseball Oakland 1, NY Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium

Winning Pitcher – Jose Contreras (1-2)
Losing Pitcher – Mark Mulder (2-2)
SV – Tom Gordon(1)

OAK Runs: 1, Hits: 5, Errors: 1
NYY Runs: 5, Hits: 9, Errors: 0

Oakland Record: (10-11)

I don’t like when they lose and I like it even less when it’s Mulder. Aaaack!

Baseball while we were away…

Let’s play some catch-up. Suffice to say that I am a little disappointed by the fellas this past week. Grrr! We’ll start with the latest game and go backwards…

April 27, 2004

today in baseball Oakland 8, NY Yankees 10 at Yankee Stadium

Winning Pitcher – Donovan Osborne (1-0)
Losing Pitcher – Jim Mecir (0-2)
SV – Mariano Rivera(6)

OAK Runs: 8, Hits: 16, Errors: 0
NYY Runs: 10, Hits: 10, Errors: 2

Oakland Record: (10-10)

April 25, 2004

today in baseball Anaheim 4, Oakland 3 at Network Associates Coliseum

Winning Pitcher – Ramon Ortiz (1-2)
Losing Pitcher – Rich Harden (0-2)
SV – Troy Percival(5)

ANA Runs: 4, Hits: 7, Errors: 1
OAK Runs: 3, Hits: 6, Errors: 2

Oakland Record: (10-9)

April 24, 2004

today in baseball Anaheim 6, Oakland 3 at Network Associates Coliseum

Winning Pitcher – Kelvim Escobar (1-1)
Losing Pitcher – Mark Redman (1-1)
SV – Troy Percival(4)

ANA Runs: 6, Hits: 12, Errors: 1
OAK Runs: 3, Hits: 7, Errors: 2

Oakland Record: (10-8)

April 23, 2004

today in baseball Anaheim 12, Oakland 2 at Network Associates Coliseum

Winning Pitcher – Jarrod Washburn (3-1)
Losing Pitcher – Barry Zito (2-2)
SV – Kevin Gregg(1)

ANA Runs: 12, Hits: 14, Errors: 1
OAK Runs: 2, Hits: 8, Errors: 1

Oakland Record: (10-7)

April 22, 2004

And the A's win! Oakland 8, Seattle 2 at Safeco Field

Winning Pitcher – Mark Mulder (2-1)
Losing Pitcher – Jamie Moyer (1-2)

OAK Runs: 8, Hits: 13, Errors: 0
SEA Runs: 2, Hits: 7, Errors: 1

Oakland Record: (10-6)

April 21, 2004

And the A's win! Oakland 7, Seattle 4 at Safeco Field

Winning Pitcher – Tim Hudson (3-0)
Losing Pitcher – Mike Myers (0-1)
SV – Arthur Rhodes(6)

OAK Runs: 7, Hits: 10, Errors: 0
SEA Runs: 4, Hits: 9, Errors: 2

Oakland Record: (9-6)

April 20, 2004

today in baseball Oakland 1, Seattle 2 at Safeco Field

Winning Pitcher – Ron Villone (1-0)
Losing Pitcher – Jim Mecir (0-1)

OAK Runs: 1, Hits: 3, Errors: 0
SEA Runs: 2, Hits: 4, Errors: 0

Oakland Record: (8-6)

April 19, 2004

today in baseball Oakland 1, Seattle 2 at Safeco Field

Winning Pitcher – Kevin Jarvis (1-0)
Losing Pitcher – Justin Duchscherer (0-1)

OAK Runs: 1, Hits: 10, Errors: 0
SEA Runs: 2, Hits: 10, Errors: 2

Oakland Record: (8-5)

Back home in California…

Oh my, can I just say how much it SUCKS being back home? I am so grateful that we made it home safely, of course. But I cannot help but wish we were still on that beautiful island of Kauai, driving not faster than 50 mph with the mountains on one side and the ocean on the other. I already long for the open spaces and bright skies and crashing waves and warm nights.

Alas.

The whole week in Kauai was lovely. I really enjoyed myself. I love the island! I want to go back! And perhaps we’ll go back again soon. 😉

Yesterday was our traveling day and I would not like to repeat such a day. The scariest moment was two hours into our second flight (the one landing in Oakland). We were having drinks when the airplane hit an air pocket and we dropped hard. It was the freakin’ most scariest thing I have ever experienced. I was just glad that those little oxygen masks didn’t fly out from above. If that had happened, I would have totally freaked. As it was, I just minimally freaked. I also got a nice mix of Coke and water doused on my shirt.

I was so glad when we landed safely in Oakland.

Then we got to the car and what greeted us? A freakin’ flat tire. We had to wait for AAA to change the tire and we had to drive home on a little donut tire, not going more than 65 mph. From Oakland to Salida. It was a LONG drive.

I will give you all the lovely Kauai details when I’m back at home doing laundry. 😉 Right now I’m at the Husband’s workplace.

Until later…

Aloha from Kauai!

Just wanted to drop a very quick hello from the island of Kauai. I hope everyone is well. 😀 I see my boys lost last night. Hopefully they’re doing all right tonight. I haven’t checked the score yet. 😉

Okay, only 11 minutes left on the computer. Time to go! 😀

HDTV rules, Hawaii here we come! :D

And the A's win! A’s 7, Angels 1
Angel Stadium of Anaheim

Winning Pitcher – Barry Zito (2-1)
Losing Pitcher – Kelvim Escobar (0-1)
SV – Chris Hammond(1)

OAK Runs: 7, Hits: 13, Errors: 0
ANA Runs: 1, Hits: 5, Errors: 0

Oakland Record: (8-4)

A Barry good night for A’s
Recap of tonight’s game

Of course, a winning game for the A’s is always a good game. 😉 But it’s even better in HD. Yowsa! It’s so clear, so sharp. Everyone should show their stuff in HD. Rockin’!

Here’s a Mulder picture from last night. Even though he lost and even though it was yesterday. 😉

Oakland Athletics pitcher Mark Mulder looks at a ball after giving up a two-run homerun to Anaheim Angels' Vladimir Guerrero, background, in the third inning in Anaheim, Calif. on Saturday, April 17, 2004. (AP Photo/Francis Specker)

Onward to Kauai

We’re visiting the island of Kauai. I’ll probably check my email a couple of times, but I probably won’t blog while I’m there. Can’t waste all that tropical sunshine! 😉

So, until I get back, ALOHA!

A good day (if you don’t count baseball)

today in baseball A’s 3, Angels 6
Angel Stadium of Anaheim

Winning Pitcher – Jarrod Washburn (2-1)
Losing Pitcher – Mark Mulder (1-1)

OAK Runs: 3, Hits: 7, Errors: 2
ANA Runs: 6, Hits: 7, Errors: 0

Oakland Record: (7-4)

A’s lose ugly in Anaheim
A recap of tonight’s game. Apparently it was horrible. Alas!

Other than the baseball, it was a VERY GOOD DAY…

Twas our anniversary party today, hosted by his parents. Many people came and I took many pictures. But you all won’t get to see them until after we get back from Hawaii. 😉 Right now, I’m missing my doggie.

with Saffy...

I’m tired now. Maybe I’ll write more later…