Stadium of Fire

We decided to go to the Stadium of Fire show at Lavell Edwards stadium this year to celebrate the Fourth of July and Lina's birthday. Glenn Beck was the emcee, and the Blue Man Group and Miley Cyrus performed, followed by a big fireworks show. It was quite a show, though Lina and I probably didn't enjoy Miley Cyrus as much as the thousands of tween girls in the crowd.

Mariners Diamond Club

On Saturday, April 28th, Lina and I had the chance to be part of the Mariners Diamond Club as the Mariners played the Kansas City Royals.

One of my old college roommates, Jared Booren, had two extra tickets that he got through his company. Jared and his wife, Charlotte, drove up from Oregon. Lina and I flew to Seattle from Salt Lake. We met at the game and had a good time.

The highlight was the Diamond Club. We showed up an hour or so before the game, where we treated to a gourmet buffet at the club. Everything was included with the ticket. The door from the Diamond Club led us right to are seats, which we directly behind home plate, just a few rows up. From our seats, we were able to order any food that we wanted... and we ordered a lot.

The Mariners lost, but we didn't mind so much, as the experience made it worth the trip.

Caleb Turns 30 in St. George

Lina surprised me with a trip to St. George to celebrate my 30th birthday. We were able to escape some of the cold northern Utah weather for a few days.

The trip included golf at Southgate golf course, where Lina scored her first birdie!

As part of the surprise, our friends Nate and Jenni met us for dinner at Outback.

Finally Moved In

We finally got into our new place!

We Are Homeless! / Nao Temos Casa!

We sold our house but our new place isn't ready yet. Here's a picture of the model:

Real Madrid Comes To Town

The Real Madrid soccer team came to town on August 12th to play aginst Real Salt Lake at Rice Eccles stadium in Salt Lake, and we were able to get tickets to see the game.

There are five Brazilians that play on Real Madrid, including Ronaldo (who didn't make the trip), Roberto Carlos, Robinho, and Emerson. Lina's favorite player, however, was David Beckham ;).

Real Madrid beat Real Salt Lake 2-0, and Robinho scored a nice goal (golasso)!

Our Trip to Brazil

Beach at Ilhabela 

I got back from Brazil a couple of weeks ago, but only now am finding time to update our blog. Lina stayed an extra two weeks and is coming home tomorrow. We had a great time. I avoided doing work as much as possible, and so it was a relaxing trip. We spent a lot of time with our neice Catarina (Flavia and Roger's daughter), and she made the trip very entertaining.

One of the biggest highlights for me was our trip to Ilhabela, a beautiful island off the coast between Rio and São Paulo. Lina and I found this great little bed & breakfast on the island right near a waterfall. Because it was off-season, we were the only guests there.

Click here to see more photos and movies (mostly of Catarina) that we took on our trip.