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mr happy

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About Me

i'm in love with my bride of eight years, my erin-bug. my favorite things ever are my two kiddos, ashlyn grace and benjamin scott. we're products of san diego, but we've moved around a lot and ended up in gig harbor, washington, which we now call home.

erin is a photographer ( www.erinvegaphotography.com ), and you can view some of our family moments by visiting "all about us."

My Interests

skirt steak & cajun shrimp @ cheesecake factory, steak n shrimp fajitas el diablo @ chevy's, carne asada burrito @ los nachos/panchos, pepperoni meatball pizza @ milo's, five cheese grilled chicken pizza @ sammy's, the outback special w bloomin onion, machaca breakfast burrito @ cruzan's, skins @ claim jumper, wings @ el torito, the james special @ farrelli's, o-rings @ yardhouse, carne asada y mas @ tequila's, california rolls @ east-by-southwest, tides, and mac & jacks african amber. i will destroy you in racquetball, ping-pong, and chess, i love to play the drums, and i will take all your money at the poker table.

I'd like to meet:

moses, paul, and john the baptist.

Music:

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Movies:

matrix, usual suspects, snatch, memento, seven, sixth sense, 12 monkeys, ocean's eleven, gone in 60 seconds, knight's tale, all the die hards, tombstone, multiplicity, princess bride, and of course, the emperor's new groove.

Television:

24, prison break, house, csi, lost, the office, iron chef, loved alias and arrested development

Books:

i'd rather see the movie

Heroes:

1. my God, who took my place on the cross,

2. my wife and best friend, erin, who exemplifies the qualities of a Godly woman,

3. my mom, whose children called her blessed, 1957 - 2003

My Blog

"he seems to have a hard time letting go of the game."

so i took ben to his first baseball game. he absolutely loved it - mostly because he got to eat nothing but junk food all night. he ate pizza, cotton candy, cracker jacks, french fries, red rope,...
Posted by mr happy on Sun, 13 Apr 2008 10:46:00 PST

"i dont even have to floss."

so i spent the day at home, working on stuff. i decided to make the ultimate sandwich. here it is.the turkey-cheddar-bacon-avocado sandwich on grilled sourdough, with pickles, salt, pepper, olive oil,...
Posted by mr happy on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 08:36:00 PST

"get some rest. if you havent got your health, you havent got anything."

so i bought a beater work truck, shaved my head, made cinnamon rolls, ate chicken wings, drank beer, watched some jet li movies, enjoyed erinbug, played w my kiddos, and spent time w the blacks this w...
Posted by mr happy on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:40:00 PST

"im late, im late for a very important date!"

so for ashlyn's 6th b-day (tomorrow, mar 3), i took her on a date. just daddy and his princess. we had a blast.stop 1: the wrong movie theater. oops.stop 2: the correct movie theater - saw alvin and t...
Posted by mr happy on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:52:00 PST

"better that I devote myself to study the other great mystery of the universe: ... women."

so... ouch... i sold my drums... my babies. and off they go... i feel like i betrayed them.
Posted by mr happy on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:48:00 PST

"let us give praise to our maker and glory to His bounty by learning about beer."

so... no underage persons were administered any alcohol in the making of this photo.
Posted by mr happy on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:40:00 PST

"does this mean were not friends anymore?"

so i listed my drums for sale. i've been toying w the idea for several years, since my dreams of becoming a famous rockstar drummer have slowly faded away. although i've been playing them a lot lately...
Posted by mr happy on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:03:00 PST

"would you like a cookie?"

so we gotta lotta rain. my 40-mile commute, which takes 45 minutes when trafficless, took me nearly four hours yesterday afternoon. highways were flooded, bridges out, trees fallen... pretty nasty.her...
Posted by mr happy on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:29:00 PST

"you got any aspirin? i got a really bad headache."

so about seven weeks ago, we decided to move back to our home in gig harbor. our lease was up in colorado, and our house here had been sitting empty for a few months. so... why not, right. well, it's ...
Posted by mr happy on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:09:00 PST

"uh... whats with the chimp and the bug?"

so i broke 400 vs anna...
Posted by mr happy on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:40:00 PST