San Mateo County Fair

Last Saturday Brett & I were driving back from my company's kickball game unsure of how the rest of the afternoon and evening was going to go. We started throwing random ideas out with no sort of response or excitement. It was one of those moments from the Jungle Book, you know with the vultures, "Okay, so what we gonna do?" "I don't know, what you wanna do?" "aw, now don't start that again!"

Then I saw a billboard for the county fair and shouted "LET'S GO TO THE FAIR!" Brett started scrambling on his phone to find out how much it was and where we needed to go. And just like that we had plans.

I don't think I've ever been to an actual county fair before. Farmer's markets, street festivals, theme parks, sure.. but county fair.. no sir.

There was everything from food trucks, to carnival rides, beer tents, petting zoo, even a sloth! It was overwhelming the amount of activities to see and do. There was even a stage with performers and a hypnotist that came out towards the end of the night. 

There was a GORMET GRILLED CHEESE TRUCK, which I quickly made eyes with and high tailed it over to. You will never guess what I had... Go on, GUESS! Did you say a texas toast grilled cheese sandwich WITH macaroni and cheese inside? Because if you did, you'd be right! That's exactly what I had. And. It. Was. Epic!

Even though all the games are totally fixed and a waste of money, I wanted to play some anyway and feel like I was a little kid. The one that Brett & I did the best at was throwing darts and popping the balloons. You needed to pop 6 balloons to get a big stuffed animal and I had my eye on a certain penguin. With little effort we popped all 6 and the penguin was mine!

Of course, we had to try deep fried Twinkies, Oreo's and Reese's. One word: overrated. I don't even like Twinkies to begin with, so I went into this with zero expectations. I don't really get the fascination we seem to have with deep frying things. The only time it's acceptable is with fish & chips, or vegetable tempura in a Japanese restaurant, that's all folks, okay!?

At least I can say I tried it... and that I never need to have it again.

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beer bottling time

If you remember my previous post a couple weeks ago, Brett and I used a brew kit to brew our own beer. It's now been a couple weeks and the beer has been fermenting in a glass jug. {not going to lie, it smells pretty bad}

Now it's time to take the fermenting liquid and transfer it into bottles in order for it to carbonate for a couple more weeks.

The process is a little trickier than it sounds. First you have to sterilize all the bottles and let them air dry. Next, dissolve 3 tablespoons honey with 1/2 cup water in a sanitized pot. {It will vary from sugar to honey to maple syrup; depends on the beer you are making} Then, take the jug filled with beer and funnel the liquid into the pot. Make sure the sediment at the bottom of the jug does not get sucked up into the pot. Once everything is in the pot, it must be siphoned into each bottle.

Once you have transferred all the liquid into the bottles, you must put it in a dark place again where it will not be disturbed. The bottles will stay here for a couple more weeks until it has carbonated. Once you are sure it's ready to go, the bottles can be transferred into the refrigerator. Allow it to chill for 24 hours before you drink it.


Don't forget to come back and check in for the final post - drinking time!

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my new toy

I have a pretty big new addition to my family.. I would to introduce you all.

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To my brand new - Mac Mini!

She will be a great addition to my current Apple family that includes everything from Apple TV to iPod.

I am really looking forward to working with my new computer and having a faster OS to create new content and videos!

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national running day

Happy National Running Day!

What are you waiting for? We should all celebrate National Running Day somehow today. 

Whether you get out there and go for a run, meet up with some friends for a jog at the park or prepare for your next big run, do something to celebrate this thing that we love!

What are you doing today? Leave a comment and let me know!

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law school graduates

Quite a few of Brett & my friends have gone the law-school route. One already down, three currently graduating and taking the Bar exam this summer and a couple more still in school. 3 years of more schooling after the 4 years of under-grad is just too much schooling if you ask me.

Last weekend the boys threw a combined party since they both graduated from the same school together.

The theme was fiesta with music, margaritas, beer and wine to choose from. There was also a taco truck on the side of the house to order tacos, burritos, or tamales.. ole!

The best part was when the two grads tried to break open the piñata - blind folded, disoriented and with a golf club!

It was the perfect way to celebrate and honor these two with their new Law degree.

Congratulations Jake & Steve!

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