David has started a blog.

So why don’t you go visit and you might see pictures of his adorable daugter! Welcome David (and presumably Gina) to the blog, now your life will never be the same!

I made a quick video from a few quick clips from recent visits of our newest (newborn) friends, Charlotte and Emma. They are both so small and cute, Dominic take note! But you’ll have to wait 18 years or so to start dating! :)

Today was our Family Baby Shower held at the Pizza House.

There were probably 35 people at peak (mostly women). I showed up about an hour and a half into it and came just in time for the tail end of food. We had a great spread of food like usual and it was a fun time. I am overwhelmed with the generosity of those who came today, we got a lot of nice and thoughtful stuff.

After the shower we returned home with both my truck and Lori’s car filled / packed tightly (should’ve got a picture, it was a bit comical) and we unloaded all the stuff into Dominic’s room and began to loosely sort stuff. We have a crib full of diapers that will need to be sorted and packed into our hall closet and we will have to start washing his mountain of cute clothes and begin putting them away, woo Memorial Day!

I must say it’s all really starting to feel very real and I’m getting super exciting and nervous waiting for the moment of birth to arrive, or as I’ve dubbed it, it’s like waiting for ticking time bomb to explode!

¡Odelay Vero! Cuz like, Dominic gots his new Doyers clothes, and pretty soon he’s going to get his black sunglasses, his knee high socks and then he’s going to grow a weak mustache and then he’s going to want to take his little `Charo` to a game, fool! So you tall her she better be ready, all right?

Congrats to Gina and David on the birth of their adorable baby girl, Emma Rose Higginbotham! Rest well, you sure have earned it! OH and she totally looks like Gina, Sorry DAVID! :)

which is probably mostly due to the crappy band and the mo-ron sound tech who had the level up WAY to high while the guitarist doing some noise / tuning thing…

Last night Rich, Don and I went to see The Vandals as the HOB in Anahiem. The Vandals were great and reminded me of a few things. Warn is a great guitarist and all-around funny dude. Josh Freese is still an amazing drummer who can keep PERFECT timing and he reminds me that I’m feeling WAY overdue to see Devo again (he’s the drummer for Devo also). I felt like I was 18 again though the same dudes 10+ years ago were much crazier but still very entertaining.

Rich, Michelle and I started off the evening by going into Disneyland to grab a bite and we ended up riding the Pirate ride. Being back in the park and walking around further put me in a nostalgic mood. I have some crazy stories and memories of working there I should write about sometime before I forget!

With baby coming soon, I guess I’m starting to feel old and nostalgic! So it was nice to go to a concert and see the same performers you watched and listened to while in High School and College.

After getting home and laying down for bed (my ears were still buzzing and I was still a bit wound up) I reflected on the evening and thought about life before I was married and now about to have a baby.

I have to say I do miss or feel nostalgic of my crazy and carefree *youth* days from time to time but I realize I like them better as memories and not as the present. I don’t think I would ever want to go back and relive those days even if I was given the chance to. I am very pleased with where my life is now. I have an awesome wife, a good job and I’m SUPER excited for the next huge step in our life, Dominic!

So I heard on the news maybe last night or the night before, “fritz is coming back with your weather and he said we’ll have to put away those sweaters” which made me think ok, it’s nearly May the heat is going to start coming.

Not what happened, we get a warm day yesterday and then today, hello almost 100 where the heck did you come from all of the sudden. GRRRR I hate the heat. Above 75 and I can’t stand it!

OK venting aside, today seemed like a good day to head to the coast and enjoy some relief. Lori and I loaded into the car and drove towards PCH. It was a nice ride and the coast had a nice refreshing breeze. We drove from Long Beach to Laguna via PCH.

When we landed in Laguna I decided to park at my childhood favorite spot, Divers Cove. It was under construction, well the Heisler Park part was being revamped. So we walked down to the beach and then hopped on the rocks and walked out around the cove. As I stated, this is the spot I used to come to as a kid and I used to play on those rocks, bodyboard and snorkel around the cove.

This also happens to be the spot where I took Lori 4+ years ago to purpose (04/04/04 at 4pm!) So it was nice to visit and remember the moment and also for me to remember my childhood moments as well. We also were able to dream about how fun it would be to bring little Dominic here to play when he gets old enough.

We headed up and took over to the Mexician food place down the way. They were busy but we got in on the patio pretty quickly and had nice lunch. Great chips, salsa and guacamole and we each ordered the Tostadas which were super tasty!

This trip served a few good purposes: getting out while we still can and while Lori is still able to move, reliving our engagement moment, escaping the CRAPPY heat, seeing some nice scenery and allowing me to capture more practice footage with the new camera.

So here’s a clip of some of today’s adventures: