Van's Triple Crown of Surfing 2008

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11/08 - 12/08





I was so excited to get the email asking if I wanted to come back to Hawaii and work again at the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing...this time as the Assistant Media Director!






First, let me show you the house I stayed in...

















The outdoor Rock Shower...ahhh...













The view from my bedroom...there were even horses that would be out sometimes. The house wasn't right on the beach, but I could hear the waves crashing at night!







The contest this year was Epic and Kelly Slate won Pipe!




















Uhm...I gave Kelly that water he's drinking (right)...all in a day's work!!!










And Kelly was presented with a custom board from Gerry Lopez (legendary surfer and one of the nicest, most humble and sincere guys you will ever have the pleasure of meeting!)









Parko won the whole Van's Triple Crown of Surfing (that's my booty in the tan pants speaking to the New York Times reporter)












And behind all of those cameras is me holding Slater's surfboard so it doesn't get trampled in the media mayhem!
















During the contest, my partner in crime, Solange and I kept the media up to date on the stats at all 3 events...we held down the media trailer, weeded out the impostors, rid the area of sand, and kept up the Aloha spirit!






In addition to working there were off days and nights to enjoy beach time and beautiful scenery


















Festivities to be attended...like Lane Beachley's retirement party































Or Donovan Frankenreiter playing at the Annual Lifeguard Fundraiser held this year at Haleiwa Eats (instead of the traditional Waimea Falls)


















Or nights with friends at Turtle Bay or out in Haleiwa Town






















Or hangin' my favorite little man...
Favorite Quotes
-It's Snowing in Haleiwa Town (while throwing ice from the cooler up into the air!)

-Careful o u going to have to go to the hustable (hospital) (yelled out the window to the girls standing up in the back of the truck driving in front of us)

-Daddy, go crazy, go crazy Daddy (to Liam when listening to music in the truck)






Or the Van's Triple Crown of Surfing Wrap/Christmas Party






Here with Executive Director Randy Rarick and Nicole










Check out our Security Guys - I wouldn't want to mess with them...even though my muscles are almost as big!







And here with Silly...Check out check out his beard...














allegedly he had it half shaved for the entire 6 weeks and no one ever noticed! I am not sure if he was pullin' my leg or not...

All in all, another GREAT year at the Triple Crown and wonderful memories made in Hawaii!!!

San Diego & St. Patty's 2009

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3/17/09

So, Amazing Race wasn't the only fun in San Diego...it was also St. Patty's Day!





After a bit of a fiasco we all met up
(me, Robe, Robbie, Jen, Anna, & Brady)








Robe and Brady donned their kilts and we met up with Russ who played the bagpipes!























Jen wore a silly St. Patty's Day mug that her friend, the other Robbie, brought!












We went to a pub where most drank Guinness, but I stuck to water...and shared!








And the next day Robe took me on a tour of North County where we stopped to confirm his accomodation reservation for the Half Ironman he was doing in a couple of weeks, had breakfast at this cute little restaurant, and checked out the waves at Swami's

Steph & Isaac's Wedding 4/09

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Stephie, my "B," got married to an amazing guy named Isaac...and I was honored to be a part of their blessed wedding!!!
























I think it truly was a Godsend that I was asked to stand up...standing at the alter, supporting their union was an honor and reminded me what true love is all about!









The ceremony was so vibrant with love, for each other and for God.









I don't think either of them ever stopped smiling the whole day and into the night :)











Stephie even sang with the worship team during the ceremony!







The photographer was amazing and came up with some really creative shots to capture the essence of a Wisconsin wedding!


















He made some of the boring wedding party shots much more fun...





























I even got to sit in and help out making sure the lighting was right for some of the more serious bride and groom shots...












The reception was a blast and there were some crazy candid shots of everyone breaking it down!












I got some hops (above) and this guy, Knowlton, (right) had some ball room moves...although I think I would have ruined our scores from the So You Think You Can Dance judges as my foot was flexed and not pointed!


My partner for the Grand March was different than the one I walked down the aisle with as he had to leave early to get back up north at a reasonable hour...


















The photographer told us ladies to give him some sass...I think we succeeded (right)




But I think my favorite shot of Stephie and I...made into a poster thanks to John...is the one below...




I don't know what he is talking about in the caption...I don't need dance lessons!!!

Wednesday: Science & Industry Museum's Trip & Extra Activities

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Today we went to the the Science & Industry Museum in Downtown Chicago. It was a great experience.
First we went in a flight simulator of Halloween that it really sucked because it wasn't fast, scary and it also didn't had so much turns. So when I went out, I saw that the simulator next to the one which we just came out was a real flight simulator of battle plane and I didn't hesitated in going in. It was great, I passed almost 2 out of the 3 minutes that the ride longed upside down and spinning up and down jaja, this really compensated the 5 extra dollars I had to pay to go in. Then, I walked all the Museum seeing what's it about and there I realized that the Museum's in USA are so much better that in Argentina because, for example they had a machine that made Tornados, another one which made waves and Tsunamis and explained the difference between a rocky beach coast or a plain one. Then the had a very cool machine that threw tennis balls from one side of the Museum to the other and you had to calculate speed and angle to make it get the ball in a net at the farthest side.
All in all, the Museum was very cool and I had a great time with my friends. But the day didn't end there.
We got to school around 1:30 and when I was about to leave Mauricio and Pat (Mauricio's Host) invited me to play soccer, and you know me so you can guess the answer. The football match was great, I met some really funny guys, such as another Pat (not the previously mentioned jaja) and Tim. I was the scorer of the match so everyone thought I was really good playing soccer (what crazy thoughts people have, don't you think??? jaja). After that we played "Arco a Arco" (I don't remember how it is called in English), in which I played with Pat and Mauricio with his host, the first Pat. It was a really good match and I had laughed a lot during this time so it was a very good call to go to play soccer.
When I got home Valen Chiesa and Sofia told me that Claudette Reyes (Sofia's host) was having a reunion for all the Argentinian's and their hosts so I changed my clothes and went there. There I met all the hosts beacuse I knew some but not everyone. At the end of the night, (that wasn't to late like 10:30) I was friend of everyone in the house and got the nickname of "Francissscouuuuu" (you should see the video it is posted in my Facebook wall about Elf the movie, there's were I got the a.k.a from).
To sum up, it was a great day in which I had a lot of fun.  

Our Experience at Eggs to Chicks Exhibit and Elmo visits Kohl Children's Museum

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While this was two weekends back but a short trip sandwiched between some illnesses of self and the kids  kept me away from the blog for a while.

We went to experience the Eggs to Chicks exhibit at the Kohl Children's Museum. It was a very sweet and at the same time educating experience for kids as well as for us adults alike. The exhibit featured a special child-height egg incubator, hatchery unit and a pen for newborn chicks. The journey of a chick right from day 1 of incubation to hatching adorned the wall as placards demonstrating the changes seen with every passing day. And the most fascinating was all to watch the eggs as the first cracks appeared and it moved and the kids could take a peek to see a tiny furry creature trying to make its way out. Each day 4 eggs are marked with a date and placed in the large incubator to begin their 21 day journey to develop into a chick. This means there's an extremely strong likelihood of one hatching right when you are there at the museum. One hatched in the very first hour of when we reached and another one was cracking and moving when we were moving out after spending about 3 hours in the museum. Here are a few pictures 







The exhibit runs  MARCH 19 - MAY 13 at the Kohl Children's Museum. Do take your kids there to enjoy the fascinating process of birth of a chicken as also to enjoy the rest of the very fun museum.

Also if you can make it tomorrow, Tuesday, April 10th 2012, you get to meet Sesame Street's Elmo. The three-and-a-half year old red-faced monster will hang out with some of his biggest fans at Kohl in advance of his appearance on-stage at the Akoo Theatre in May. Families are invited to participate in a photo opportunity with Elmo; space is limited and tickets to the photo opportunity will be distributed on a first-come, first served basis.

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