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Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Sunriver 09
A picture from the upper deck looking down at the hot tub. This place was massive for just 4 people. It said it slept 10 but I guess he didn't have 10 friend he wanted to invite. More room for us!
T calculating his golf score at Aspen Lake. Probably the nicest course I've ever played at. Way fun and thanks to his buddy Jaret for getting us on pro bono!
Cruisin' on the cruisers. Brandon got us lost on the way back, good thing I had my coffee! Thursday, May 28, 2009
Are You?
Taken at Eagle Crest over Memorial Day Weekend, I shot 100...my best ever.I'm ready for summer...anyone with me?
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Its Been a While
I guess I've been busy because it's been a while since I've posted! There have been a few times where I was going to sit down and write but then I either got distracted or really didn't feel like I had anything especially important to write about. Now that its spring break I feel like I have more time to reflect and write about all the crazy things I've been doing...
In teaching I have been staying busy despite the fact that I have a student teacher. She teaches 3 of my classes and even though I don't teach those periods I find I run out of time at the end of each day! How does that happen? I've still been able to fill my days with lots of things and most of them haven't been being social with other teachers (despite what you all may think!)
I've also been busy with recruiting for Linfield. So far I have one girl committed for next Fall! That made me feel really good because I put a lot of TLC into that one! It's a very rewarding feeling when someone decides where they want to spend the next 4 years of their life based a lot on what you have to say. It's a really neat thing and something I need to keep in mind when I think about making calls next year. It's definitely NOT a highlight of being a college coach, I actually LOATHE most of the process until now. I really like it all in the fall when the incoming freshman come in and you realize that they were your recruit and they are starting!
Other than that, tennis started as well. Erica and I are in full swing (no pun intended) with our squad. We kept 16 girls this year (down from last year's 19) and we ended up cutting 6. One we kept as a manager and she is awesome. Lynden LOVES her which is great because as a JV manager there's not a lot to do during practice so it's great that she can be there to help take care of Lynden when we need her. Our team should be pretty good this year, since this is the first year we made cuts (side note: that was one of the hardest things I've had to do) our team is really competitive and really focused. I am super pumped about this season and really looking forward to a great season with these girls. Our first match is Monday so wish us luck! We'll be wearing our new t-shirts I helped design, although they didn't quite come out how I planned but in the end I think the girls will like them.
On top of all that I'm also helping out at Kame, a local Japanese food restaurant and I totally love it. Mieko is a dear family friend and has me help out whenever they need me and it's great. I love it there, I always know half the people dining and LOVE LOVE LOVE all the food plus it's such a change from anything else that I do that it really keeps me on my toes. By the end of my day, especially the days when I would go from teaching to coaching to Kame, I'm tired. But, its a good tired.
I'm still finding time to play volleyball and snowboard as well as golf when the weather is decent. Life is busy but good right now and I wouldn't have it any other way.
In teaching I have been staying busy despite the fact that I have a student teacher. She teaches 3 of my classes and even though I don't teach those periods I find I run out of time at the end of each day! How does that happen? I've still been able to fill my days with lots of things and most of them haven't been being social with other teachers (despite what you all may think!)
I've also been busy with recruiting for Linfield. So far I have one girl committed for next Fall! That made me feel really good because I put a lot of TLC into that one! It's a very rewarding feeling when someone decides where they want to spend the next 4 years of their life based a lot on what you have to say. It's a really neat thing and something I need to keep in mind when I think about making calls next year. It's definitely NOT a highlight of being a college coach, I actually LOATHE most of the process until now. I really like it all in the fall when the incoming freshman come in and you realize that they were your recruit and they are starting!
Other than that, tennis started as well. Erica and I are in full swing (no pun intended) with our squad. We kept 16 girls this year (down from last year's 19) and we ended up cutting 6. One we kept as a manager and she is awesome. Lynden LOVES her which is great because as a JV manager there's not a lot to do during practice so it's great that she can be there to help take care of Lynden when we need her. Our team should be pretty good this year, since this is the first year we made cuts (side note: that was one of the hardest things I've had to do) our team is really competitive and really focused. I am super pumped about this season and really looking forward to a great season with these girls. Our first match is Monday so wish us luck! We'll be wearing our new t-shirts I helped design, although they didn't quite come out how I planned but in the end I think the girls will like them.
On top of all that I'm also helping out at Kame, a local Japanese food restaurant and I totally love it. Mieko is a dear family friend and has me help out whenever they need me and it's great. I love it there, I always know half the people dining and LOVE LOVE LOVE all the food plus it's such a change from anything else that I do that it really keeps me on my toes. By the end of my day, especially the days when I would go from teaching to coaching to Kame, I'm tired. But, its a good tired.
I'm still finding time to play volleyball and snowboard as well as golf when the weather is decent. Life is busy but good right now and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Top 10 Linfield Memories 1997-2000
#10. Late Night Dillon! We would have covert missions to sneak bagels out of that place.
#9. The dreaded road trip to Tacoma where our van broke down at the Tootle River rest stop and we had to reschedule our match. I loathe that rest stop now.
#8. Being a 70's runner my freshman year for Halloween and "running" to a party on 5th street. It was a long run!
#7. Missing the van to Pacific with Kara because we were busy watching the end of the football game...oops.
#6. Playing matches Friday nights with the ENTIRE football team watching from the catwalk before their meetings. It was always a packed house...until they had to go to their meetings.
#5. Spending Jan Term of my junior year living at the Melrose House...it was eventually called "Camp Bird" (long story there)
#4. Our match against CS Hayward when they were ranked 9th in the nation and we beat them in game 5 16-14. It was (even though I hate the word) EPIC.
#3. Going to Hawai'i during Jan term of my senior year and having the infamous drive to Waimalu Elementary being extremely hung-over with the rest of my compadres and having to pull over so Jason could ummm...you know...
#2. Realizing on that same trip that Amy (Anderson) Fast was not actually a total (female dog) and actually a lot like me and really cool. (Don't worry, she thought the same thing about me). In fact, we were so cool we took it upon ourselves to find the MTV Real World House. After a liter of rum and coke and being inspired by an inspirational speaker and then dumping the contents of my backpack on the McDonalds counter so I could get a dime I really think we found it.
#1. Linda and Dillon...need I say more?
#9. The dreaded road trip to Tacoma where our van broke down at the Tootle River rest stop and we had to reschedule our match. I loathe that rest stop now.
#8. Being a 70's runner my freshman year for Halloween and "running" to a party on 5th street. It was a long run!
#7. Missing the van to Pacific with Kara because we were busy watching the end of the football game...oops.
#6. Playing matches Friday nights with the ENTIRE football team watching from the catwalk before their meetings. It was always a packed house...until they had to go to their meetings.
#5. Spending Jan Term of my junior year living at the Melrose House...it was eventually called "Camp Bird" (long story there)
#4. Our match against CS Hayward when they were ranked 9th in the nation and we beat them in game 5 16-14. It was (even though I hate the word) EPIC.
#3. Going to Hawai'i during Jan term of my senior year and having the infamous drive to Waimalu Elementary being extremely hung-over with the rest of my compadres and having to pull over so Jason could ummm...you know...
#2. Realizing on that same trip that Amy (Anderson) Fast was not actually a total (female dog) and actually a lot like me and really cool. (Don't worry, she thought the same thing about me). In fact, we were so cool we took it upon ourselves to find the MTV Real World House. After a liter of rum and coke and being inspired by an inspirational speaker and then dumping the contents of my backpack on the McDonalds counter so I could get a dime I really think we found it.
#1. Linda and Dillon...need I say more?
Sunday, February 15, 2009
My iTunes and Me
Here's how it works:
1. Open your library
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
What's my mood like right now?
Blessed, Elton John
How's tomorrow going to be for you?
Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Elton John
What kind of person am I?
Photograph, Def Leopard
Am I loved?
Flake, Jack Johnson (Sad)
How can I achieve my highest potential?
Count On Me, Jefferson Starship
What should I do with my life?
O Holy Night, Bing Crosby
Is everything really going to be alright in the end?
It Ain't Personal, R Kelly and Jay-Z
What is my best quality?
Tahiti, Tahiti, Nā Waiho'olu'u O Ke Ānuenue (Huh?)
How does my social life look?
All Eyes On Me, 2Pac
What's the meaning of life?
I Want to Be Inside Your Heaven, Carrie Underwood
What do people think of me?
Ode To Joy, Trans Siberian Orchestra
How crazy am I?
Its Not Over, Chris Daughtry
Where will I be a year from now?
No One, Alicia Keys
What is my fondest wish?
Everytime, Britney Spears
How did my best friend and I meet?
Sunshine and Summertime
What will I dream about tonight?
Crazy, Aerosmith
What should I be working on right now?
Easy Silence, Dixie Chicks (So true!)
What's my mom up to currently?
Momma Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing, Brooks and Dunn (weird!)
What did I do last weekend?
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, U2
Describe me.
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman, Britney Spears (Now, that's funny)
What does my iPod say about me?
Rock the Boat, Aaliyah
1. Open your library
2. Put it on shuffle
3. Press play
4. For every question, type the song that's playing
5. When you go to a new question, press the next button
What's my mood like right now?
Blessed, Elton John
How's tomorrow going to be for you?
Don't Go Breaking My Heart, Elton John
What kind of person am I?
Photograph, Def Leopard
Am I loved?
Flake, Jack Johnson (Sad)
How can I achieve my highest potential?
Count On Me, Jefferson Starship
What should I do with my life?
O Holy Night, Bing Crosby
Is everything really going to be alright in the end?
It Ain't Personal, R Kelly and Jay-Z
What is my best quality?
Tahiti, Tahiti, Nā Waiho'olu'u O Ke Ānuenue (Huh?)
How does my social life look?
All Eyes On Me, 2Pac
What's the meaning of life?
I Want to Be Inside Your Heaven, Carrie Underwood
What do people think of me?
Ode To Joy, Trans Siberian Orchestra
How crazy am I?
Its Not Over, Chris Daughtry
Where will I be a year from now?
No One, Alicia Keys
What is my fondest wish?
Everytime, Britney Spears
How did my best friend and I meet?
Sunshine and Summertime
What will I dream about tonight?
Crazy, Aerosmith
What should I be working on right now?
Easy Silence, Dixie Chicks (So true!)
What's my mom up to currently?
Momma Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing, Brooks and Dunn (weird!)
What did I do last weekend?
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For, U2
Describe me.
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman, Britney Spears (Now, that's funny)
What does my iPod say about me?
Rock the Boat, Aaliyah
Friday, February 13, 2009
What's In a Name?
1.YOUR REAL NAME:
Anna Louise Gradek
2.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME:(mother and fathers middle names)
Ann Edward
3.NASCAR NAME:(first name of your mother's dad, father's dad, or mother’s mother and father’s mother if you’re a female)
Ramona Sophia
4.STAR WARS NAME:(the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)
Graan
5.DETECTIVE NAME:(favorite color, favorite animal)
Red Kitty
6.SOAP OPERA NAME:(middle name, town where you were born)
Louise Amity
7.SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning)
The Pink Coffee
8.FLY NAME:(first 2 letters of 1st name, last 2 letters of your last name)
Anek
9.STREET NAME:(fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie)
Chocolate Chocolate Chip
10.SKANK NAME: (1st pet's name, street you grew up on)
Kiki Starr (Quarry)
11.GANGSTA NAME:(first 3 letters of first name plus 'izzle')
Annizzle
12.YOUR GOTH NAME:(black, and the name of one of your pets)
Black Sugar
13. STRIPPER NAME: (name of your fav perfume/cologne, and fav candy:
Gucci 2 Tootsi Roll
Anna Louise Gradek
2.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME:(mother and fathers middle names)
Ann Edward
3.NASCAR NAME:(first name of your mother's dad, father's dad, or mother’s mother and father’s mother if you’re a female)
Ramona Sophia
4.STAR WARS NAME:(the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name)
Graan
5.DETECTIVE NAME:(favorite color, favorite animal)
Red Kitty
6.SOAP OPERA NAME:(middle name, town where you were born)
Louise Amity
7.SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning)
The Pink Coffee
8.FLY NAME:(first 2 letters of 1st name, last 2 letters of your last name)
Anek
9.STREET NAME:(fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie)
Chocolate Chocolate Chip
10.SKANK NAME: (1st pet's name, street you grew up on)
Kiki Starr (Quarry)
11.GANGSTA NAME:(first 3 letters of first name plus 'izzle')
Annizzle
12.YOUR GOTH NAME:(black, and the name of one of your pets)
Black Sugar
13. STRIPPER NAME: (name of your fav perfume/cologne, and fav candy:
Gucci 2 Tootsi Roll
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