It's Tuesday so Jacpot Must Be At Rubios

Now that I am back to school I don't run until the afternoons and it is lonely not having Jacpot with me. The weather is a little too hot for him in the afternoon, but he does make it to the dog park with Cindy most mornings, she's just not very good about taking the camera. Had another nice time walking around Pet Smart and then over to Rubios for the $1.25 fish tacos. Someone had left some "trash" at the table so I threw it away. About 20 minutes later they came back looking for there to go order they had accidentally left behind... oops. Turns out I knew them from my old school where I used to teach, so we at least had a nice chat.

Jacpot's Weekend

This weekend was a little slow as we stayed in Palmdale and relaxed. Saturday evening Cindy, Jacpot and I went to Home Depot, 99 cent store, Pet Smart, and then Pick Up Stix. Jacpot had to settle for water and a bone while we ate Chinese food outside on the patio. We stopped by and visited our friends at the park where the dogs outnumber the people. Jacpot is hogging the water bowl sitting next to Pete in the blue tank top.




Millie poses for a picture.

Sunday morning Jacpot and I ran 8 miles in the hills and were lucky enough to run not only with a beautiful sunrise but also a full moon.

Jacpot Stays Home While We Cruise S.F. Bay

We spent the day on Jim, Tim, and Uncle Mikes yacht last Sunday. The family had a great time together and it was a great way to say goodbye to Cindy's grandma Helen.

Look closely and you can see one of the kayaks has a dog.

Jim, Tim, Myriam, and Greg having lunch.

The Haywards hanging out towards the front of the ship.

Jacpot would have had fun playing with this guy.

Cindy and I enjoying the view.

A great lunch. Lamb, chicken, and steak were all wonderful, but the homemade cheesecake the chef makes was the best!

Cindy, Jerry, and Greg.

Susan, Mike, and Cindy with the ship in the background.

Jacpot goes running with Bethany

Bethany (Cindy's cousin) and Manny arrived last night so Jacpot and I gave her the 5:30 a.m. wake up knock to go running. Bethany, Cindy, Jacpot, and I had a great time running up to Bunny Hill while watching the sun come up.

Jacpot goes to Rubio Tuesday

We had a nice dinner at Rubios. Since the fish tacos are only $1.25 on Tuesday we are going to try and go more often. Perhaps some of our Palmdale friends will want to join us next time.

Jacpot returns to the Mountains

We had another great time at the cabin with the Shores and Labrenzes. Cindy, Jacpot, and I ran around the lake almost every morning and then Jacpot went swimming for a while. Jacpot had a great time playing in the river at Kennedy Meadows in the swift river water, Christi took some pictures and I should get them one day. Other activities included 9 of us mountain biking from Fraser Flat Campground to Strawberry and back except Jacpot and I ran, again I forgot to bring a camera but Mark took a picture at the beginning.
The three of us have a Subway Sandwich in Sonora after a day of going to some Thrift Stores and getting some groceries.


Jacpot fetches a stick in the lake after one of our many morning runs around Pincecrest Lake.


Jacpot finds a rock to stand on out in the lake.


Cindy and Teresa came along on a run up Bunny Hill after we returned home to Palmdale.


Cindy, Teresa, and Jacpot jogging along the trails.


Patiently waiting to get his picture taken before continuing the run as the sun rises.

Jacpot For President

Teresa joins Jacpot and Chris On A Run

After Jacpot spent 10 days with the Hursts it seemed like Teresa missed running with Jacpot, so we gave her a 5:30 a.m. wake up call to join us. We had a great run... perhaps she will join us again.


Jacpot and Teresa take a water break at the top of Bunny Hill.

Jacpot Stays Home, We go to Europe

Even though we couldn't be with our Jacpot we were lucky enough to get to spend two days with Jack Jack (Groenveld's dog). The picture is taken at an outdoor cafe in Amsterdam and we had just sat down when it started to pour down rain. We had a wonderful time drinking hot chocolate and beer while we watched the rain... it cleared up just as we finished our beverages.

Cindy and I just got back after a 15 day tour in Europe, 10 of those on a cruise on the Baltic Sea.

Jacpot stayed with Abe for 5 days and the Hursts f0r 10. Below are two links that have some of the photos of our trip. I divided the pictures due to a limit on upload size and they are just added to my parents 50th anniversary pictures as I did not take the time to set up a new file at the moment.

The highlights were:
1. Getting to spend a couple of days in Holland with the Groenvelds. (They were awesome hosts!)
2. Visiting where my ancestors are from (Denmark) for the first time, with my parents and brother Eric and Cherie.
3. A 10 day Cruise through the Baltic: Sweden, Finland, Russia (not sure if the subway ride there was one of my least favorite or one of my most favorite of the trip... perhaps a little of both), Estonia, Poland, and Norway.
4. I made sure to have a beer made in each country we visited, and then I was happy to do whatever came our way. Although we visited many beautiful cathedrals, parks, museums, etc. I definitely enjoyed relaxing at the outdoor cafes and watching all the people and their lifestyles in that part of the country.

Here are a few pictures from each country as well as the ship itself.
First set of pictures

Second set of pictures

The hursts took a few pictures of Jacpots stay with them... I will post those when I get them.

Jacpot plays with Jacob and Jennie at the pool.

Jacpot is still choosing not to swim in the pool, but he has fun watching Jacob and Jennie come over and swim.



Jacpot wonders if he can hold his nose like Jacob.



Jacpot watches Jennie do a cannonball.



Jacpot thinks about going in for a dip, but decides against it.





Jacpot plays Peekaboo behind the pool cover.





Jacpot Jennie and I relax after swim time.