Dog and Cat (the kids), Family, Friends, and other random moments cap ...
Updated: Oct 29, 2009 8:04pm PST
RIP Butterscotch "Buddy" Carter June 1988 - August 2009
Buddy lived to be 21 years old and experienced a full life. He starte ...
Updated: Aug 03, 2009 10:42am PST
Our New House - Realtor Photos
After a 4 year journey, we have arrived! We put the offer in on this ...
Updated: Mar 03, 2009 7:23am PST
Costa Mesa Trip - Work Peeps 07.25.08
It's been several years since the Nor Cal and So Cal teams have gotten ...
Updated: Nov 11, 2008 8:36am PST
Andy and Trish Get Married 11/1/08
Andy is the guy that Les has known the longest in his life - gradescho ...
Updated: Nov 07, 2008 9:54am PST
Les and I took advantage of a beautiful day and headed over to Pichett ...
Updated: Oct 04, 2008 3:46pm PST
At Les' request, there was no surprise birthday adventure this year. ...
Updated: Oct 04, 2008 3:45pm PST
September Birthday Peeps 09/06/08
Nay, Jess, Paul, and Sean G celebrated their birthdays at Jack's Bar i ...
Updated: Sep 13, 2008 7:32pm PST
Half Dome Hike - Made it to the Top! 08.29.08
This was an adventure of all adventures. Not easy - gut-wrenching har ...
Updated: Sep 01, 2008 10:33pm PST
Hawaiian Day at BlackArrow 08.22.08
Les' work always has fun theme days and today they were Hawaiian. Les ...
Updated: Aug 23, 2008 9:59pm PST
Lake Don Pedro Boat Party - 10 year anniversary 06.26.08
Fun times at the lake again. Sky was hazy with smoke due to the 1000 ...
Updated: Jul 12, 2008 8:11am PST
My buddy, Janine, went camping in the far north this past week and let ...
Updated: Jul 07, 2008 5:13pm PST
Cofresi's California Adventure 06.08
My brother, his wife, and their five children hopped on the Amtrak fro ...
Updated: Jun 20, 2008 12:25pm PST
D'Anna's California Adventure 06.08
My cousin, D'Anna, flew out here from Indiana for one week. We spent ...
Updated: Jun 20, 2008 9:38am PST
Les' folks surprised us with a fabulous Christmas present last year. ...
Updated: May 31, 2008 8:17pm PST
Richard was spinning tonight and we came out to show our love. It was ...
Updated: Apr 27, 2008 11:17am PST
St. Joseph's Hill - Los Gatos Hike
This hike never disappoints in the difficulty factor and is always a g ...
Updated: Apr 13, 2008 4:07pm PST
Chubby Squirrel Events put on another dinner party tonight, but we wer ...
Updated: Mar 30, 2008 3:00pm PST
Raquel's Surprise Birthday Party - She's FIFTEEN!
Raquel's Mom decided it was time to give Raquel a surprise birthday pa ...
Updated: Mar 24, 2008 7:18pm PST
We set out on our annual trek to Sweet Cabernet to spend Easter with M ...
Updated: Mar 24, 2008 12:24pm PST
We absolutely adore our friends and love entertaining at the Casa de C ...
Updated: Mar 21, 2008 12:08pm PST
Some friends were up from LA to spin at Anu and we went out to show so ...
Updated: Mar 21, 2008 12:01pm PST
The View From My Sunroof (and other pictures of my super-cool new Jetta!)
It had been eight years since I last bought a new car and, believe me, ...
Updated: Mar 20, 2008 10:11pm PST
Shamrock'n 5K with Raquel 3.15.08
Raquel and I ran in the Fleet Feet Shamrock'n 5K race on Saturday in S ...
Updated: Mar 20, 2008 10:01pm PST
These monkeys escaped from a life of adorning the very delicious Monke ...
Updated: Mar 20, 2008 9:46pm PST
March Martini Madness 03.08.08
The Carters know how to throw a party and this create-your-own martini ...
Updated: Mar 13, 2008 9:20pm PST
By the time Friday comes around, I'm usually too drained from the week ...
Updated: Mar 13, 2008 7:01pm PST
This was the first NY at the Faram's new home, so it was extra special ...
Updated: Jan 24, 2008 1:27pm PST
Christmastime at Cabernet is always magical in the sense that it's a c ...
Updated: Dec 27, 2007 7:10pm PST
Tonight, the family and I piled into the car and headed down to Vasona ...
Updated: Dec 23, 2007 11:03pm PST
Nutcracker Ballet - San Jose 12/2007
We decided - let me rephrase that - I decided to get us tickets to th ...
Updated: Dec 22, 2007 11:44pm PST
Employee Appreciation Party 12.20.07
Every year, my department holds a holiday party that also serves as an ...
Updated: Dec 21, 2007 12:57pm PST
Harry, Nay, and Rich came over tonight for dinner and to watch the Hat ...
Updated: Dec 15, 2007 11:44pm PST
Okay, so I'm really 32 today, but you know a girl has to lie about her ...
Updated: Dec 09, 2007 8:48pm PST
Sick, Turkey Trot, Thanksgiving, and Other Stuff I put up a good figh ...
Updated: Nov 24, 2007 7:17pm PST
Halloween 2007 - High School Zombie
Our friend Melinda throws an amazing Halloween party every year. It i ...
Updated: Nov 04, 2007 2:02pm PST
Half Moon Bay Pumpkin Festival 10/13/07
We have many traditions and the Half Moon Bay Pumpkin festival is one ...
Updated: Oct 22, 2007 1:24pm PST
We took Nay and Rich to their first Oktoberfest...well...as traditiona ...
Updated: Oct 22, 2007 12:31pm PST
The mucker's annual surprise birthday adventure came around this past ...
Updated: Oct 07, 2007 7:28pm PST
I was on my own for this trip because Les had too much work to do and ...
Updated: Sep 30, 2007 6:35pm PST
Night Out with Work Peeps 01.25.07
We had visitors from out of state spend time with us this week...among ...
Updated: Aug 19, 2007 12:16pm PST
A BBQ at the Carter's is always - ALWAYS - a fantastic time. Those th ...
Updated: Aug 10, 2007 8:23am PST
Our favorite bar, the one with the best sound system in San Jose, the ...
Updated: Jul 22, 2007 8:18am PST
Les and Marz on the ping pong tables of the Faram's new condo complex ...
Updated: Jul 21, 2007 6:13pm PST
Lake Don Pedro House Boat Party 6/28/07
We spent a party weekend on a couple of houseboats. The music NEVER s ...
Updated: Jul 21, 2007 5:56pm PST
Some idiot with no insurance rear-ended me last week. He caused more ...
Updated: Jul 21, 2007 4:27pm PST
Last night, we hung out with the Faram's. I defintely needed a stiff ...
Updated: Jul 21, 2007 2:44pm PST
Pacific Grove with Mel & Steve (Melaneve)
Mel and Steve met up at our house so we could spend some time together ...
Updated: May 27, 2007 9:33pm PST
Les threw down some really great tunes at Blowfish Sushi on Santana Ro ...
Updated: May 27, 2007 9:22pm PST
Our penny-pinching had caused us to go slightly insane because we're n ...
Updated: May 27, 2007 10:18am PST
Because I'm getting older, I'm realizing that there is more to this wo ...
Updated: Apr 22, 2007 1:34pm PST
Yep, that's me! From brand new to high school and everything in betwe ...
Updated: Apr 22, 2007 1:03pm PST
We love Los Gatos because it always means some laid-back drinks at Car ...
Updated: Apr 17, 2007 10:56pm PST
The newlywed Faramarzi-Rad's had the usual suspects over for St. Pat's ...
Updated: Mar 18, 2007 6:26pm PST
Raquel's 14th Birthday Weekend
My baby niece is freaking FOURTEEN years old now. Yes, that's 14. It ...
Updated: Mar 18, 2007 4:28pm PST
Rose and Marz get married 2-3-07
Our very best friends, Rosalin Nikzat and Charles Faramarzi-Rad were m ...
Updated: Mar 09, 2007 6:03pm PST
Amgen Tour of California - Stage 3
Amgen is a biotech company that specialized in cancer research. They ...
Updated: Feb 21, 2007 9:03pm PST
The "big freeze 2007" in San Jose for the past two weeks kept us indoo ...
Updated: Jan 28, 2007 6:59pm PST
The girls needed to send Rose off in style and make sure the boys didn ...
Updated: Jan 28, 2007 6:45pm PST
Mom's Extended Birthday 11/2006
Time is never on our side when Mom's birthday rolls around, so to make ...
Updated: Nov 19, 2006 10:26pm PST
Les and I headed up to Placerville to take advantage of the 'free wood ...
Updated: Oct 14, 2006 6:52pm PST
I was jones'n for a camping trip so we loaded up the Tahoe with all of ...
Updated: Sep 21, 2006 10:19am PST
So, this year's birthday surprise for Les involved a whitewater raftin ...
Updated: Sep 21, 2006 9:35am PST
Camera died right after the pic of Les and I was taken. But I stole m ...
Updated: Aug 29, 2006 9:36pm PST
The last bbq that was held at the Carter's was a bit of a messy little ...
Updated: Aug 18, 2006 10:26am PST
The launch of the very first Super FHT was a hit and the boys done goo ...
Updated: Aug 18, 2006 10:06am PST
4th of July Fireworks at Shoreline 2006
Les, Marz, Rosie and I packed up some blankets and headed to Shoreline ...
Updated: Jul 26, 2006 12:06am PST
We had a two-day training seminar on a proposal writing software the b ...
Updated: Jun 30, 2006 9:58pm PST
NASCAR @ Infineon Raceway 6/25/06
Yeeeeeeehaaaawwww dude! Paul scored us tickets for the NASCAR Cup seri ...
Updated: Jun 28, 2006 7:19am PST
Today was the day that all of our furry children get their annual shot ...
Updated: Jun 27, 2006 8:05pm PST
Today was a very hot day, the hottest in a while. Methinks it left th ...
Updated: Jun 27, 2006 7:53pm PST
Oh tonight was the best FHT so far. Not only did Don and ToraLee come ...
Updated: Jun 18, 2006 8:49am PST
This was the 2nd Annual Stiletech Cup soccer game that was created by ...
Updated: Jun 18, 2006 8:47am PST
I took the day off work and took the in-laws to San Francisco. We did ...
Updated: Jun 15, 2006 10:29am PST
This week's FHT was the most fun yet. Scott Chan and Jeremy Fuller gr ...
Updated: Jun 03, 2006 1:45am PST
St. Joseph's Hill, Los Gatos, CA 5/29/06
Les and I took the doggie on a big hike out near Lexington Reservoir t ...
Updated: Jun 03, 2006 12:38am PST
Les and I took a much needed couples-only day with each other and drov ...
Updated: Jun 03, 2006 12:18am PST
This week's Fine House Thursdays gig had Alvin Chan and Jamie Lin on t ...
Updated: Jun 02, 2006 11:31pm PST
Mom and I had a late Mother's Day celebration day trip today. We took ...
Updated: May 21, 2006 11:01am PST
This morning the plan was to wake up at 4:30am and drive out to Lodi f ...
Updated: May 21, 2006 10:56am PST
FHT Relaunch @ SoFA Lounge 5/18/2006
FHT has been relaunched in the form of a happy hour at SoFA Lounge in ...
Updated: May 19, 2006 9:47am PST
Dinner was a completely reasonable feast this year. We had turkey and ...
Updated: May 17, 2006 11:55am PST
Alvin's Birthday Party 4/08/2006
Last night was Alvin's 27th birthday party and all the usual suspects ...
Updated: Apr 09, 2006 12:53pm PST
Don & Toralee's Wedding 4/01/06
Our very good mucker, Don Reid got married to the love of his life, To ...
Updated: Apr 03, 2006 9:14pm PST
After the wedding, sangria, springing forward for the time change and ...
Updated: Apr 03, 2006 9:12pm PST
A1 Grand Prix at Laguna Seca 3/2006
We took a trip down to Laguna Seca raceway on a very cold and rainy da ...
Updated: Mar 19, 2006 8:58pm PST
500 Meter Pool Swim - 10:26 T1 - 3:06 20K Bike - 45:59 T2 - 2:34 5 ...
Updated: Feb 26, 2006 9:30pm PST
Les, Paul, Michael, Matt and Sarah took a trip yesterday for a day of ...
Updated: Feb 12, 2006 8:30pm PST
Training Days - Buckets-o-FUN!
Triathlon is a sport which consists of three events performed immediat ...
Updated: Feb 11, 2006 9:27pm PST
This is our server cabinet. Les has a lot of whirring and whizzing th ...
Updated: Feb 07, 2006 2:46pm PST
Les and I headed up to Mom's on Saturday with the hopes of snowboardin ...
Updated: Feb 07, 2006 9:25am PST
We loaded up our friends and gear into the Tahoe and set upon it's ina ...
Updated: Jan 23, 2006 11:37am PST
We spent a week in England for the New Year to celebrate Les' Mum's 50 ...
Updated: Jan 10, 2006 11:33am PST
We had a full house (for us anyway!) for Christmas. Les made a delici ...
Updated: Dec 26, 2005 1:33pm PST
Mom planned a dinner at Left Bank on Santana Row for Keith's birthday. ...
Updated: Dec 18, 2005 9:09am PST
Les @ Blue Monkey Lounge for Karma
Les was out spinnin' his records tonight with friends in tow. I had d ...
Updated: Dec 18, 2005 12:02am PST
Some shots of our children captured over the last month or so. I lo ...
Updated: Dec 17, 2005 11:58pm PST
KT 30th Surprise Birthday Dinner
Sneaky hubby and even sneakier friends gathered at Gordon Biersch to s ...
Updated: Dec 06, 2005 5:48pm PST
A kitten came to live with us....while Les was in Toronto:D She's the ...
Updated: Dec 04, 2005 6:06pm PST
Mom's first clipless experience
Mom bought a new bike. A Fuji Bordeaux road bike. It's a very nice b ...
Updated: Dec 04, 2005 6:03pm PST
Marz's sister Sherry threw him a birthday party at his mom's house in ...
Updated: Dec 02, 2005 2:21pm PST
Les and I took Huggy on a really big adventure hike today. We went to ...
Updated: Nov 07, 2005 8:00am PST
Okay, it's finally clean clean clean! And a little more organized tha ...
Updated: Oct 09, 2005 8:48pm PST
Last weekend Les and I decided to do some work around the house before ...
Updated: Oct 09, 2005 7:23pm PST
He's a 17 year old man, has a little bit of Alzheimer's at times, and ...
Updated: Oct 07, 2005 7:43pm PST
Les, Huggy and I drove up to Half Moon Bay today. It was windy, cold, ...
Updated: Sep 29, 2005 10:25pm PST
My baby cousin Cory is a daddy now. She was born on Wednesday, Septem ...
Updated: Sep 29, 2005 1:16pm PST
This was my attempt to finish out my tri season. I failed miserably a ...
Updated: Sep 11, 2005 3:26pm PST
This labor day weekend brought the entire family together....and I mea ...
Updated: Sep 06, 2005 9:58pm PST
Indy Racing League at Infineon Raceway 8-28-05
Our friend Paul hooked us up with tent and grandstand tickets for the ...
Updated: Aug 28, 2005 9:23pm PST
Today the hubby and doggie and I took a road trip to Pt. Reyes Lightho ...
Updated: Aug 21, 2005 10:35pm PST
I met Eric on the Triathlete.com forum. I immediately wanted to get ...
Updated: Aug 14, 2005 3:55pm PST
Our beloved Sean turns 31 this month and he invited us to his bday cel ...
Updated: Aug 14, 2005 3:42pm PST
Keith deserves his own gallery because he is so special:) not special ...
Updated: Aug 04, 2005 7:59pm PST
Mom, Raquel and I spent an extended weekend in Carlsbad and San Diego. ...
Updated: Aug 04, 2005 7:59pm PST
Santa Cruz Olympic Distance Triathlon (relay) - Aptos, CA 1500 meter ...
Updated: Aug 02, 2005 11:03pm PST
We had dinner at Nola in Palo Alto to celebrate Damond's birthday. H ...
Updated: Jul 11, 2005 8:34am PST
Lactate Threshold and VO2 Max Testing
VO2 max is maximum oxygen capacity (aerobic capacity). It's the size o ...
Updated: Jul 07, 2005 12:53pm PST
Saturday morning, after eating breakfast at Hobbee's, Les starts drivi ...
Updated: Jul 06, 2005 9:57pm PST
Les and I went to Sheri's 16 story condo on the Truckee River downtown ...
Updated: Jul 05, 2005 10:12am PST
This evening we went to Shoreline Amphitheatre for the SF Symphany Orc ...
Updated: Jul 05, 2005 10:10am PST
Stella is a travellin' kitten. We took her all the way to Reno. She ...
Updated: Jul 05, 2005 10:01am PST
Les spent nearly two weeks in Toronto and took a trip to Niagara Fall ...
Updated: Jul 01, 2005 9:02am PST
Helicopter Tour of San Francisco
We even went UNDER the Golden Gate Bridge...50 feet above the water... ...
Updated: Jun 21, 2005 10:05pm PST
Started at Citizen Cupcake (YUM!) in the City, and ended up at Maroc o ...
Updated: Jun 19, 2005 10:33am PST
Les' parents over from the UK, this was their first taste of Californi ...
Updated: Jun 16, 2005 4:20pm PST
I really like it when Les used to spin here. Nice place and really go ...
Updated: Jun 16, 2005 3:57pm PST
We started at Mezzanine, then went to 1015, and ended up at The End U ...
Updated: Jun 16, 2005 3:24pm PST
With help from friends, I threw a surprise party for Les' 30th bday. ...
Updated: Jun 16, 2005 3:07pm PST
Quite possibly the most fun and disgusting thing I've ever done that i ...
Updated: Jun 14, 2005 3:11pm PST
Lynn organized a wonderful day for our monthly friends-get-together at ...
Updated: Jun 12, 2005 8:20pm PST
This is the boarding facility in Hayward that Mom and Keith used to ow ...
Updated: Jun 10, 2005 9:26am PST
700 yard lake swim 20 mile flat bike 4 mile trail run Pleasanton, C ...
Updated: Jun 10, 2005 1:06am PST
Day and Night in Monterey 1/2003
We spent the day on Cannery Row and Monterey Bay Aquarium. Nighttime ...
Updated: Jun 10, 2005 1:04am PST
Cheeky dive bar in the City. Good night with the girls and hubby spin ...
Updated: Jun 10, 2005 12:26am PST
Les bought power tools! He replaced the coffin his mixer was in with ...
Updated: Jun 10, 2005 12:19am PST
This was my first trip to England and the first time meeting Les' fami ...
Updated: Jun 09, 2005 11:17pm PST
Weekend trip to Napa for Les' birthday. We did dinner on the Wine Trai ...
Updated: Jun 09, 2005 11:06pm PST
The most cruel thing I've ever done to my body as of yet.....first Oly ...
Updated: Jun 09, 2005 10:47pm PST
I haven't seem my dad in three years and that side of the family hasn' ...
Updated: Jun 01, 2005 1:48pm PST
Furry Friends from Now and Then
Pro, Max, Whirlie, and Little Diego among others that have blessed us ...
Updated: May 31, 2005 2:20pm PST
Gorgeous day today, Shawn had a bbq, the pool beckoned, and we all pla ...
Updated: May 22, 2005 10:58pm PST
We went to a rained-out art festival in El Dorado Hills...three exhibi ...
Updated: May 15, 2005 2:02pm PST
500 meter ocean (cove) swim 12 mile bike 3.1 mile run Treasure Isla ...
Updated: May 11, 2005 8:16pm PST
Diego was my very first love. He was my stallion and my best friend g ...
Updated: May 10, 2005 10:41pm PST
There aren't many chances to get pics of her...you have to sneak them ...
Updated: May 10, 2005 10:26pm PST
Mom and Keith's new place in Placerville. Tucked in between two winer ...
Updated: May 09, 2005 1:32pm PST
Ahhhh...the memories of the old barn....good times, good times:) This ...
Updated: May 08, 2005 11:19pm PST
400 yard lake swim 12 mile flat bike 3 mile trail run Pleasanton, C ...
Updated: May 06, 2005 1:23am PST
On the heels of a client call, I spent the weekend with a friend from ...
Updated: May 06, 2005 12:37am PST
Les' parents came over from England and took us to Yosemite for the we ...
Updated: Apr 26, 2005 2:58pm PST
Les' folks from England spent some time at Sweet Cab. Les' mom overca ...
Updated: Apr 25, 2005 9:48pm PST
Spent the weekend at Cabernet with Mom and Keith. Easter bunny came i ...
Updated: Mar 29, 2005 9:48pm PST
We tried new things this year, some not to be tried again! Was great ...
Updated: Mar 12, 2005 10:00pm PST
500 meter pool swim 12 mile *hilly (not relatively flat!)* bike 3.1 ...
Updated: Feb 27, 2005 5:48pm PST
Les, Huggy, and I went to the beach to play. There are some really ni ...
Updated: Feb 08, 2005 10:57pm PST
Some of these are Les' gigs, some are just us out having fun.
Updated: Feb 08, 2005 1:16pm PST