It's good to be here...

I’ve been 30 years old for about a week now and it’s not so bad, not that I thought it would be.  I was one of the last of my comrades to reach the milestone, so I was, for the most part, already somewhat prepared.  To be honest, I feel quite thankful to be here today.  Some of my friends never made it to 30.  (R.I.P. Daryl Demrich, Trevor Prescott and Morgan Otonicar.)  

Thanks again to everyone that made it out to my party at Schroeder’s last Friday.  What a fun night!  And special thanks to my lovely wife, Eva, for all her love and support over the years as well as to my dad and stepmom who came to town unannounced to surprise me at my shindig.  I couldn’t ask for a better group of family and friends.  You guys mean the world to me.  By the way, props to my dad for winning the beer holding contest!  What the hell?    

Despite the fact that I drank an ungodly amount of beer and took multiple shots -- one being 160 proof, I woke up the next morning feeling pretty good.  I’m excited to see what the upcoming year has in store, so cheers to being 30!  It's good to be here.

Below is a mix of pictures from the soirée.  Photo credit goes to my stepmom Stefani, Plug 1 (his are the pro-quality shots), Paulina Kanbar and Flor Vurek.  I took the bottom cityscape shots and portraits the morning after at Twin Peaks.

Yong-Ki and Isaac, let's see some pics! 

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Stefan, the owner of Schroeder's, laced me up with this vintage boot full of Spaten.  This thing definitely helped kick things off on the right note.

 

The beer holding contest! This is much harder than it looks.  How my dad beat this group of beefcakes is beyond me.

Hands down the best cake I've ever seen...

 

Thanks again to my lovely wife, Eva, for putting everything together...

My second family: Laci, Josh and Judi (not pictured: Jag, Katie and Leo.)

Plug 1 chimes in with the pro-quality pics...

I really like this shot of Eva

The Great Randozzi... 

Congrats to my old school homie Leland who just recently got engaged to the lovely Ms. Mary Gryphon.

My man Benny Gold came through with his lovely wife, Hiromi.  Benny and I also go waaaaay back.  

I don't think I've ever seen Randozzi without a camera.  Seriously.

Thanks again to Schroeder's owner Stefan Flipcik for the hospitality.   

Me and pops...

The next day...clear skies at Twin Peaks.