Bits & Pieces

our sunday.

a tasty lunch at the counter.

a galaxy game. with a galaxy win.

time with uncle jer & auntie anna.

&

swing time. in our torn apart backyard. 

Date Night | Stanford vs USC

jason scored some killer seats to the stanford / USC game. i'm talking 15th row at the 10 yard line. BEST part, they were free! we went back & forth about taking beckham. we opted not to after remembering how traumatized he was by the volume of the crowd at the galaxy match. auntie anna & uncle jer offered up their saturday evening & gifted us with our first date night post baby.

we loaded their house with baby goodies, kissed our blond haired, blue eyed boy adieu & headed out just in time for kick off. the game was promoted as the game of the week, the battle of the top 5 quarter-backs. the question everyone had...would the game deliver on all its hype?

it more than delivered. as the sun set over the coliseum the trojans & the cardinals battled back & forth. fighting for the highest score. our seats faced the USC student section & looked down on the stanford tree. the USC students made the stands rumble with their undeniable team spirit. the stanford tree danced and kicked around the field encouraging his team & fans to a hopeful victory.

as the final seconds of the clock ticked down, a controversial call was made causing the game to head to OVERTIME. it was the first time in a decade that the coliseum has hosted an overtime football game. guilt started to set in for me, knowing jer & anna had our little man. but, this game was going strong.

after three nail biting overtimes. YES, THREE! a fumble in the in-zone & a stanford recovery left stanford victorious! and we could not have been more delighted. stanford has a special place in my heart & i am so happy the won! it was an incredible night. it would not have been possible without jer & anna. thank you so much for watching our little dude & for keeping him far longer than we had anticipated.

about the photo above on the right. we had captured the picture on the left before we were chilly & in our stanford red. so after the sun had kissed the horizon good-night & the crisp air had started to blow, i told j let's grab another picture. he got distracted by the game right as i snapped the photo. i literally laughed out loud because he has his smile ready but couldn't take his eyes off the field. can't blame him. it was an incredible game!

Galaxy Soccer

this past weekend was flooded with adventures. from a flight to the bay area, a pumpkin patch tour & a surprise trip to the final home game for the galaxy. i've mentioned before the love affair jeremy & anna have with the galaxy team. for the past two years they have had season tickets to watch their favorite soccer team. and because of their undeniable soccer love, it has rubbed off & made the entire family smitten with the sport too!

well unfortunately for jer & anna, but fortunately for the davis clan, jer got stuck at work and offered over their tickets. beckham was a fussy buns in his fuzzibunz but we decided how could we not introduce him to a live soccer match.

there was one condition to us getting these amazing tickets. b had to be decked out in his landon donovan signed galaxy onesie that jer & anna gifted our sweet boy before he had even finished cooking in my belly. we obliged & dressed our little man in the over-sized 24 month onesie.

jeremy & anna's seats are perfection. second row, just to the right of the galaxy bench. so close you can smell the freshly cut grass. some of you may be familiar with a soccer player by the name of david beckham. wink. wink. well, david beckham plays for the galaxy. so our sweet boy got to watch beckham work his magic on the soccer field. the first time it was a little odd calling our beckham, beckham.

the noise of the roaring crowd was a bit much for B. he had a handful of meltdowns every time the crowd exploded with excitement. except for when the galaxy sailed the soccer ball into the net. i think we may have a mini fan on our hands.

near the end of the game, b was DONE. so i slipped out of our seats and headed to the top of the stands & waited in some empty seats, more removed from the growing crowd noise. j joined us there, after the 90mins & extra time had passed. we watched as the soccer team walked around the entire field clapping & thanking their fans for all their support (a tradition after every match). i think it is so cool that they take the time to do that. we watched as landon donovan hoisted his MVP trophy high above his head. and we watched as the team & fans said farewell to greg berhalter, a long time player, who is retiring.

it was a great night. beckham's first professional sporting event. a galaxy win. and a night out with my family of three. thank you again, jer & anna for spoiling us with such a fun night out!

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oh funny story before i sign off. if you know me, you know i'm a rule follower. i honestly get so much anxiety about breaking rules. well, we had to park kind of far from the stadium because it was packed. and when we got to the gate. camera in hand (of course!) to capture this "first" we headed towards security.

to hear...
lady worker - "uh, ma'am...you can't bring that camera in here. the lens is to large. you'll have to take it back to your car!"
me - "i'm not walking this all the way back to the car! we are parked to far away & we have the baby."
lady worker - "then you'll have to check it at guest services."
me - "i'm not checking this camera at guest services! i will put it in my backpack & not use it"
lady worker - "you'll have to speak with out supervisor over there in the red jacket!"

walk towards supervisor in red jacket, who is busy dealing with a cell phone issue with another guest.
i see that lady worker is distracted, so i throw the camera in our bag and tell jason "GO!" we take off walking, me way faster than normal because i am sure i'm going to be tackled by security at any moment, completely panicked until we are safely seated in jer & anna's seats on the other side of the stadium. phew. needless to say, the camera remained in our bag until after the game because a lady behind us got busted for a much smaller lens than ours!

Boston Celtics vs THE Los Angeles Lakers

do you remember back at Christmas that J got tickets to see the lakers vs the celtics in BOSTON?  i thought you might. so we went & it was FANTASTIC. A.MAZ.ING!

we made a weekend out of it, stayed with Stefan and his gorgeous wife Katherine, saw a play at the oldest community theater in the states, went to the game & attended a class at Harvard Business School where my Aunt Ginger teaches! oh & saw where J's grandma grew up! told you. A.MAZ.ING!

the lakers WON by one point in the LAST seconds of the game! 

PRICELESS.

maybe tupac is really alive?

some of the lakers fans that were there celebrating. 

do you see that final score? 

merry christmas!!!

grandma ruthie's house, where she grew up! 

aunt ginger in her office!

jason now, officially, has the itch to go back to school!

such a killer weekend! we can't wait to go back to boston! 

when it is warmer! it was CHILLY!

LAKERS WIN!

the lakers are now the WORLD champions!! Woo hoo!!

So sad to see basketball season end but...

so glad the LAKERS won it all!

Adios purple & gold blog!

GO LAKERS!!

Chicago White SOX

i realize that if you are a regular reader of this blog, you must think to yourself...

"it seems all they do is go to sporting events & take vacations."

brace yourselves for a little more of the same but for a very, very SPECIAL reason!! mr. danny boyle celebrated his bday in high style while we were on our honeymoon & we owed him a little night of fun! what better way to celebrate his belated bday than a night watching his favorite baseball team (chicago white sox) beat up on the Angels, in person of course!

jason & i got decked out in all the SOX gear to show our support for the birthday boy's team!

goofing around & throwing up support for the team

time for some cotton candy fun!

because no game is complete without a souvenir cup...

happy birthday danny! we had a blast celebrating YOU in white sox fashion!

I love L.A.

* Edited note: the lakers just lost the second game of the series. Eek! which means, home court advantage is GONE! with that said, jason has requested that the blog remain lakers colors until the end of the playoffs!

in honor of the lakers game this evening, here are some photos from game 7 against Houston! this win was the reason the lakers even get to play tonight!! GO LAKERS!!

yes...he really wears that wig in public! he usually only wears it for BIG games! And the Lakers have never lost a game that he has worn it to! OH and it is guaranteed to get us on the jumbotron...which it did for this game! FUN!

they gave out foam fingers to all the fans!

aren't my parents cute?

Let the celebration begin!! I love L.A.

purple and gold streamers raining down over the crowd!!
I still haven't gotten my entire voice back and the game was SUNDAY!!

AMAZING cakes!

thanks to my mom i recently found out that jason's surprise groom cake is on the wetv website!! how freakin' cool is that?!? the new season of "amazing wedding cakes" starts on June 7th. i'm not sure of our episode date but if i get it...i will be sure to let you all know!!

want to see the cake on the web? click here! you can even see a preview of the new season!

And GO LAKERS beat those nuggets!!!

for those of you who don't know, (which in my house that would be totally impossible!!) the Lakers advanced to the western confernce finals on Sunday after beating the houston rockets 4 games to 3. i will post those pics soon (we got to go to the game...A-MAZ-ING!)

i promise...mom! :)

the Perks of Work

for those of you who don't know jason & i both work for the same company. different offices now & no not because we are together.

anyways, sometimes Classic has some pretty sweet, sweet perks. last night was one of those nights. jason & i love the los angeles lakers. jason more than me but still that is something we LOVE to do together. with the wedding this year we have had to cut WAY back on lakers tickets. only one game so far this season...serious sad lip. but, last night Classic delivered an amazing gift. we were able to attend Lakers Basketball 101. with that dandy little invite we were able to shoot shots on the court (j did, i didn't...can you say air ball if i had!), meet & take pictures with jordan farmar, phil jackson, & tex winter (created the triangle offense!), not to mention touring the locker room, dinner & Q&A with derek fisher, luke walton, michael cooper, jeannie buss, brian shaw & kurt rambis (plus the above people). OH i almost forgot...a picture with the lakers girls (more enjoyable for Jason) & the championship trophies. jason was like a kid in a candy store, a little boy on christmas morning after santa came...pretty sweet!

check out those trophies...not the girls, the big gold things!

tex winter

jason shooting...he made that one.

phil jackson

happy boy!

jordan & me...oh & jason.
seriously though...doesn't jason look like the third wheel?

ah AND my other husband's locker!
Great night...thank you Classic!!

LET'S GO LAKERS!

basketball season is BACK!! i couldn't be more excited about it. i love basketball, not as much as jason, but still...i love to watch a game of basketball! jason & i went to the Lakers home opener on Tuesday. we scored seats in a suite which was so sweet! this is one of our favorite things to do together...but with the wedding we will have to cut back this year!

another lakers shirt! doesn't jason look like a kid in a candy store...
except these tickets cost a lot more then candy! :)

I LOVE L.A.!

Already Monday?

okay...so i take back "three straight busy weekends!" in reality...it is three straight busy weeks. here is a quick, last week, recap!

MONDAY
a surprise, free ticket trip, to the dodgers playoff game. i know this made jason oh so excited! unfortunately, they choked it away in the 8th inning and the game after that got knocked out of the playoffs. still super exciting to be there!



TUESDAY
Happy 23rd Birthday, Todd Davis! jason's baby brother celebrated his birthday last Tuesday. we celebrated by taking him to a yummy Brazilian restaurant in beverly hills. Todd lived in Brazil for two years. he showed off his Portuguese skills by speaking to the waiters ALL night! andrew (jason's brother), jason, me, gisele (todd's girlfriend) & of course the birthday boy had a fantastic dinner out on the town!








WEDNESDAY
seriously our only day to just breathe!

THURSDAY
i was the "day of" wedding planner for my cousin geoff's wedding. thursday night was their rehearsal at the ebell club in long beach. it was my first time ever running a rehearsal...so let's just say i was a little nervous. i think everything went pretty smoothly...which is always good! thanks to some quick tips from Courtney! (side note: if you are having an event in OC or SD...call COURTNEY!)

FRIDAY
the black & white dinner! geoff & marcia had a fun, in-n-out truck dinner for all of the wedding guests that could make it! seriously...you can not go wrong with IN-N-OUT!! even our 91 year old granddad ate TWO burgers! Gotta love it!






SATURDAY
the wedding! geoff & marcia's wedding day! so exciting...their five month engagement went so fast. they had a 10am ceremony followed by a reception. jason (my assistant) & i arrived at the venue at 7:30 to welcome the vendors and to get all of the details in place. the morning went smoothly and everything looked amazing!




that evening we had a mini family reunion at natalie & elton's house. it was great getting some more time with the family that we just don't get to see enough!


after a couple of hours at the mini family reunion we headed to lindsey & justin's for Justin's 27th birthday bash! (Today is his really bday!) we missed the dinner portion but got to enjoy a bonfire and some great fun with friends! we didn't get home until 2:15am...a full 20 hours, awake! (that's a lot for me)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUSTIN!
this picture of justin & linds is really from our spooky supper...i think by the time we made it to their house we were too sleepy to think about pulling out the camera!

SUNDAY
we slept until 10:45...seriously!! To finish off the weekend we picked up the pups from Doggie Day Camp AND watched sports!

they are always so sleepy after a weekend with other puppy friends!

Hope everyone is having a fantastic week! Even if it is just Monday.