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Wow. I just realized that I haven't written on my personal blog for over a month. Sometimes when time passes you by, you forget to stop and remember what has been going on lately. Today, I got unexpected news. It's weird. I had to find out from FB, but then again, I'm thankful for FB that allowed me to see in the news feed that one of the guys that I played waterpolo with was killed while jogging this morning. This morning, I knew that I wasn't feeling it. I didn't feel like getting up. I didn't feel like doing anything and now I know why. May he rest in peace. I do have to say this, my fondest memory of him is that he loved playing waterpolo and he loved having a great time! His positive outlook was by far awesome and he was never amused with any negative thoughts. He loved joking around and every once in a while he'd look you in the eye and give you this wink. That's how confident he was in himself and with life. Thus, as much as I want to be there for him and his family, I know that I'll be there for him now. Alive in my writing and within this post. :)

I hope you're still playing waterpolo in heaven! Mr. P. You were certainly beloved!

His memorial service can be found here.

I wanted to take the time now to recall my experience going to my second Giants baseball game in three years. It's always a special moment going to a baseball game; it's even more of a special moment when you go to a baseball game with friends and colleagues. Sometimes you have to figure out how to keep work and personal life separate, however, at times, it can work in the best interest to go out and enjoy the company of your co-workers.

My favorite memory is enjoying getting up out of my seat after a home run or a run to home play and giving my colleagues high five! We talked about anything and everything. From future jobs to movies to what my colleagues wifes were up to. I enjoyed the sipping a cold hefe beer with the Bay wind pressing upon my face.

Good memories. Yet, great memories are the ones when your favorite baseball team wins one at home.

Why?

Go to a baseball game and find out why. :-)

Continuation of the previous story: Forty-five minutes later, I was in an apartment with my friend’s family, the future bride-to-be, and with two other bridesmaids. What conspired in the next twenty-four hours turned out to be an adventure that I would never forget.

The tiniest details should be the very moments that one should remembers. For it is these memories that will last forever in our minds and within our hearts. After arriving to the apartment, I learned that the future groom still had some last minute errands to do. Not only that, but one of his bride’s cousin still needed to do some last minute shopping for the wedding. After a quick snack/light dinner, we met up with them outside of the apartment complex.

In front of us, there waited a 1986 Honda Accord with the groom, his bride cousin and the groom brother. I quickly recognized the groom in the front seat and quickly entered the back seat of the car. The groom introduced me to the bride cousin and from there, we set on to get business done: a professional trim.

The drive took about half an hour, but according to the groom, it was worth the drive since the guy that done his trim before did such a good job that when he told him that he was getting married that he’d love to do it again for him. What we all didn’t realized was just how good this guy was until we got there. Of course, the groom went first. So while we waited, three of us decided to check out the local area to see if there was any liquor stores around for the second bachelor party for that night.

Two obvious truth were discovered: Liquor stores are never open on Sundays and because of Washington State Law, major distribution stores such as Fred Meyers, Safeway, etc, were forbidden to sell hard liquor.

Bummer.

We headed back to the Barber Shop. I must say that I was extremely impressed with the work they did on the groom, so impressed that I decided to get one for myself. I believe, at that point, that there was no question, without a doubt, that I would be attending the wedding. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of what I had looked like prior to the trim, but if I had done so, you would of totally noticed the significant changes afterwards and you know what? I looked good :-)

Next, we went to several stores to get last minutes stuff that I do not really want to go into details about since, well, it’s meaningless.

Remember, this is about the tiny, important memories that you want to remember.

Thus, after all the last minute shopping, the groom had to drop off some ‘important, critical’ items at a friends’ place. On the way there, well, let’s just say that the groom had a few surprises up his sleeves for his buddies! Taking the poor Honda Accord (remember, it’s old!), up to 50 mph in a 30 mph zone and then deciding to turn off the headlights in a area with no lamps on the road! (Note: we did tell him to slow down and reminded him that he was going to get married the next day!) You know what? I’m just glad I had my seatbelt on and there was a handlebar that I could hold onto for dear life! But, after that we dropped off the ‘items’, he decided to go into a church parking lot and do some major burning of the tires (now, that was fun since we were going in circles!)!

Good memories.

Zooming through the parking garage, zipping past parked cars, my mind watched the variety of colors of cars pass by, my eyes slowly turned to the left to the front of the car and in front of us, large grey bricks seems to become larger and larger by the minute. My eyes started to widen ever more slowly. He jerked the car to the right and slammed on the brake, the loud squealing of the brakes echoed in my left ear, and within that moment, I took a breath and sighed with relief.

The rest of night flowed beautifully.

Plenty of beers. A good long heart to heart talk with a close friend. Three to four hours of Call of Duty on Xbox. Losing. Twice. Blame it on heavy intoxication.

Passed out.

It is these memories that will last forever in our minds and within our hearts.

thomsen.

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