January 17: The spa is delivered. 102 degrees...ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
February 1: The cage is delivered. Our own personal weightlifting equipment!
February 3: We watch our first Super Bowl game between the Giants and Patriots at Glendale, AZ.
February 18: Snowshoe hike to Inspiration Point in YNP.
February 19: The dishwasher is installed.
March 17: Not only St. Patrick's Day and my mom's birthday, but it is also the first day of my CWS (eight 9-hour days and one 8-hour day with one Friday off every two weeks).
April 5: Journey to the geographical center of California near North Fork, CA. We stand on the bench marker.
April 19: We hike to Yosemite Falls. Awesome!
May 2: We go to our first professional baseball game to watch the Fresno Grizzlies defeat the Omaha Royals, 6-4.
May 8: The Chevy turns 50,000 miles.
May 8: The propane tank is filled.
May 18: We hike to the cables at Half Dome. Thwarted again.
June 24: The leg press machine arrives. Our home gym system is complete.
July 14: Our first wedding anniversary is spent in Lone Pine, CA.
July 17: Pam and I along with Dave make it to the top of Mt. Whitney and back in 15:51. Thunder, lightning, rain, snow and sleet. What a "fun" hike. Thank you, Dave and Jane!
July 23: First day of Pam and me carpooling.
July 31: I get a temporary crown.
August 29: Delilah is taken away from us.
August 30: The family takes a tour of the Sierra Byway. Me, Pam, and Mom and Pop cruise in the Lincoln. We stop in Bass Lake to meet up with some family.
September 2: Pam solves her very first Sudoku puzzle.
September 7: We get another cat, Bandit.
September 11: Grass fire near the house. The CDF to the rescue. Thank you, fire crews.
September 13: We hike WPNRT. We drive the "Loop" from home to Fresno to Bakersfield to Mojave to Lone Pine to Tioga Pass to home.
September 25: I get a gold crown on my lower right molar.
September 26: We camp at Tuolumne Meadows for the last weekend of the season.
October 4: First heavy rain of the season.
October 10 and 11: Wawona Campground. Snow and brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
October 13: Our first year in our home.
October 20: I buy Pam a new ironing board. The old one would just drop to the floor without warning. Smashing toes and whatnot anynomore.
October 22: Gas hits $2.999 at the 22 Mile Valero gas station on Highway 41.
November 1 and 2: Rain, rain, rain.
November 7: Pam and I have our first lunch date.
November 10: Gas is at $2.289 at the 22 Mile Valero gas station on Highway 41.
November 21: Mom visits from Japan.
November 25: #51 and sick, but add some rain and a Starbucks and a breakfast burrito and all is better again!
November 26: Rain continues to fall. Almost 1 inch falls.
November 28: Canon EOS Rebel XSi EF-S 18-551S Kit. Great camera! Thank you, mom!
November 30: Gas is at $1.779 at the 22 Mile Valero gas station.
December 5: Samson gone.
December 5: Company Christmas Party (mine).
December 6: Company Christmas Party #2 (hers).
December 8: Gas $1.629 at the 22 Mile Valero gas station.
December 9: Mom goes to Missouri to see family, friends and the gravesite.
December 12: Gas $1.679 at the 22 Mile Valero gas station. Here we go up!
December 13: Metallica at the Save Mart Center in Fresno.
December 15: Mom returns from Missouri.
December 18: Gas up to $1.799.
December 19: Gas down to $1.769.
December 21: Cousin Mel passes away.
December 25: Christmas. Wet and windy, but oh very white indeed.
December 27: Mom returns to Japan. How quickly the time flew.
December 31: 37,400 pushups; 75,100 crunches; 2,715 pullups; 3,810 bardips; 6,220 vertical knee raises; 268.38 miles walked/hiked/ran. Weight 211. Gas $1.849.
What happened in 2008.
2008 Resolution: Have fun
2008 Results: Had fun
New Year's resolution for 2009?
Have fun...
Wherever I may roam...
