a couple of weeks ago my parents and i ventured out to palm springs for the weekend.  we have a house in palm desert, just a short 15 minute drive from down town palm springs, and since i had the whole weekend off (three days in a row!! there is a god!) we decided to take advantage of it.  we were weary about the heat, the weather man said it was in the 100's! - and boy he did not lie.  it was hot.  like 100 degrees at 10 pm hot.  and i can be a big baby when it's hot so it's safe to say i was not looking forward to spending the whole weekend in that kind of weather.  

but, even with the nasty heat and constant shweatiness, we had a fantastic time.  we golfed, played pool, went to the movies, watched the olympics and went to my cousins wedding.  it was so nice to be able to spend a whole weekend with my parents without crazy work schedules and every day life stress.  family time is few and far between these days, but when we get it, it's pretty dang amazing.

my dad is famous

saturday night my parents and i headed out to UCI's homecoming / alumni night basketball game.  my dad played basketball for UCI in the late 60's and was one of their star players.  every year they have an alumni night where past players are invited to bring their family to the game.  after the game they do pictures with the former and current players and have an alumni reception.  it's always fun to go to any sporting event with my dad, he and i both share a deep love for sports.  but basketball games are always a little more fun, since he was such a stud on the court back in the day.  

my dad was inducted into UCI's hall of fame a few years ago for all his achievements during his stay at UCI.  after his college basketball career, he went on to play for the Rockets (they used to be in San Diego) for a season before coming back to coach at UCI for a few years.  i'm so proud of my dad and all his accomplishments.  it's so fun to be able to experience such memorable events with him.