Kumbha Mela

Tonight Jody, Emma and I experienced some Indian culture and religion. We attended the Kumbha Mela at the Vedic Cultural Center. The people were very kind and it was interesting to learn about their culture. Emma was a little nervous at first but soon relaxed when we started chatting with some of the people.
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WorldMark By Wyndam!!!

Last night I had the pleasure of attending a WorldMark By Wyndham presentation. Of course I was only going for the prize. It all started off fairly pleasant with me sitting down with a representative and chatting. Then we moved to the movie portion which is my favorite part because I don't have to talk to anyone. Then one of the employees got up and began telling jokes, some of which I did laugh at. Next I moved back into the main room at the table with my representative. This is where it all began. He began asking me all the normal questions...What do you like to do for fun? Where do you work? What vacations have you been on the last few years? After chatting for about 30 minutes he asked if I had any questions. I told him nope. After a little more discussion he told me that I had built up a wall and I completely agreed with him. He began to get quite personal by asking if $100 a month would take food off the table and also told me that when I did find a girl then she wouldn't stay in the hostels with me. By that point, I was just smiling and waiting for him to be done. Finally, he took me over to another table and told me someone would be out with my gifts. Of course it didn't end at that...another sales guy came out and tried to excite me about another deal. Anyway, I finally got my $75 in American Express gift cards and my $20 in gas cards. Thanks Wyndham for the entertainment last night and especially for the great gifts. See you next year!

Busy or Lazy

I've either been incredibly busy the last few months or very lazy. I think I will claim the first answer. Over the last couple months I've been training for a marathon coming up the end of June. This Saturday I have an 18 mile run so hopefully I can make it through. The last few months have included snowboarding, BBQ's, running, a visit from a previous roommate and his wife to Seattle and more running. Here are some pics:

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Whistler - Home of the 2010 Olympics

Last weekend ten of us got together and drove to Whistler, home of the 2010 winter olympics. We left after work on Friday and stayed until Monday night. Although the snow wasn't that great it was tons of fun and it was great to have the sun shining. My snowboard and I took a good beating which is apparent in one of the film clips. We had good food, lots of karaoke and some good laughs. I'm sure that there will be more pictures to add later but here's a few: http://picasaweb.google.com/adamwlarson/Whistler#

January Events

January included some exciting events to start off the new year. Becca, my niece, got married to Devin. It was fun to have a lot of the family come to Seattle and stay. I was also able to go watch Emma's play, Beauty and the Best. One of my favorite parts was the Beast, who was played by a girl, but sounded like a man. Emma did a great job!
Here are some pics of the two events:

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http://picasaweb.google.com/adamwlarson/EmmaBeautyAndTheBeast#

December Events

December was a month full of activities. I attended the Nutcracker ballet with some friends which was an awesome performance. Seattle also received record amounts of snow during the month of December causing me to stay home from work for a couple days. However, one of the greatest events that took place this month was LP's baptism. LP lived with me about 2 years ago and has been attending church for quite some time. It was an awesome long awaited event. Here are some great pics from the month of December. http://picasaweb.google.com/adamwlarson/DecemberEvents#

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

This year for Thanksgiving I decided to go to Utah and spend time at my sister Julie's home. Since fuel prices have dropped and also because Mike was going to his home for Thanksgiving we decided to make a road trip out of it. Some of the activities included a 5K on Thanksgiving morning which me and my nephews ran, tons of food, lots of games, listening to my sister's singing talent on Rock Band (ha), spending time with the Marilyns and holding my "great" nephew, Hudson. It was a great time and it was fun to see the family. Here's a link for some great pictures and entertaining music videos. http://picasaweb.google.com/adamwlarson/Thanksgiving2008#