Trips I've Taken

The following is a list of the trips I've taken in my life.

Note
1) Most of the details of the trips below are accurate. Because some of them happened when I was very little, I may have a few of the details wrong. If you see something that is correct, please tell me.
2) If any of the comments below don't make sense, then you weren't on the trip.

2006

September
Vancouver, Canada
Work trip to meet with Media Profile with Kerri.

August
Toronto, Canada
Work trip with Kerri. Toured Toronto and visited Niagara Falls.

August
Aspen, Colorado
Vacation with Kerri for Katie and Casey's wedding. Kerri pulled off an amazing wedding. I got to stand back and enjoy.

July
Las Vegas, Nevada
Work trip with Kerri for the World Series of Poker. Three straight weeks of poker. Ready to go home at the end.

July
Cancun, Mexico
Sportingbet's annual company meeting with Kerri. Worked too much and played too little.

June
Europe (Paris, London, Dublin, Barcelona, La Cadiere, Nuremberg, Paris)
Vacation with Kerri, John and Janna's wedding, visiting Kendra and Florent, visiting Kristin, David and Chloe, visiting Jeff and Blythe. 7 cities in 14 days.

May
Miami, Florida
Work trip with Kerri. Stayed at The Raleigh. Found new world's favorite restaurant--Barton G.

May
Paradise Island, Bahamas
Work trip for Paradise Poker's Conquest of Paradise Island with Kerri and our friend's Pat and Brooke. Worked too much and played too little.

April
Panama City, Panama
Going away trip with our friends John and Janna and Bruce and Rebecca. Promptly miss John and Janna.

April
Miami, Florida
Work trip with Kerri. Went to Miami Heat Game. Toured locker room and took pictures with Shaq's shoes.

April
Jaco, Costa Rica
Work trip with Kerri for candidates down interviewing at Sportingbet. Saw the crocodiles under the bridge.

February
San Jose, California
Work trip with Kerri for the WPT's Bay 101 Shooting Stars tournament. Got to play in tournament. Lasted 6 hours and longer than Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth. Ego stroked.

February
Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Work trip for Paradise Poker's Masters Tournament. Went to the world's smallest casino. Played poker with two Italians, a Canadian, two Americans, and a Costa Rican. Learned how to say "call" in Spanish. Promptly forgot.

2005

December
Portland, Oregon
Vacation home for Christmas.

November
Santa Ana, Costa Rica
Interview with Sportingbet. Got the job!

October
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Vacation with Kerri. Relaxed by the pool and on the beach. Shot Kerri.

July
Kuaui, Hawaii
Vacation with Kerri where I suprised her with vow renewal ceremony on the beach for our 5-year anniversary. Got her good.

February
San Francisco, California
Valentine's Day weekend in San Francisco with Kerri. Shopping, spa treatments, and tea at the Ritz. Major points.

February
Miami, Florida
Work trip with Kerri. Spoke at iDate conference.

2004

November
New York, New York
Work trip with Kerri. Visited WTC site.

October
Redfish Lake, Idaho
Vacation with Kerri and Mom and Dad for Patrick and Suzanne Chetwood's wedding. Truly relaxed by the lake. Decided that the mountains are just as good a vacation as the beach if done right.

August
Croatia (Split, Vis, Dubrovnik)
Vacation with Kerri, Marsha, Ken, Margaret, and Sandy. Ate chocolate croissants for breakfast for 14 straight days. Loved every one of them.

July
San Antonio, Texas
Vacation with Kerri and our friends Ryan and Kristen. Visited the Alamo. It was suprisingly small. Went to a waterpark. It was suprisingly big.

May
Boston, Massachusetts
Work trip with Kerri. Spoke at MIT conference.

February
Miami, Florida
Work trip with Kerri. Spoke at iDate conference.

2003

December
Portland, Oregon
Vacation home for Christmas.

October
New York, Boston, and Martha's Vineyard
Vacation with Kerri to all three places for the first time. Saw Rent for first time. Have seen it three times now.

September
Alpine Loop, Utah
Tour with Kerri to see leaves changing color. Wow.

May
Mazatlan, Mexico
Vacation with Kerri and our friends Brian and Noelle. Stayed in the most amazing villa. Thanks Mr. Frick!

January
Heber, Utah
Vacation with Kerri. Stayed on a ranch bed and breakfast. Stayed in bed and watched 8 straight movies back to back.

2002

October
Mount Timpanogas, Utah
Hiked mountain with friends Craig and Verl. Didn't get to the top.

May
Lassen National Park, California
Camping trip with Kerri, our friends Brian and Noelle, Mike and Michelle, and Megan and Jon. Went to a sulfur springs. It smelled. Fished for hours. Didn't catch anything.

March
Maui, Hawaii
Vacation with Kerri, her dad Dan, her brothers Joey and Steven, and her sister Danielle. "Don't worry Dad, it's a rental!"

February
Portland, Oregon
Vacation with Kerri for our friends' Zach and Amada's wedding. I was honored to be asked to be Zach's best man for the ceremony.

2001

December
Portland, Oregon
Vacation home for Christmas.

September
Durango, Colorado
Vacation with Kerri. Stayed at Bluelake Ranch. At the world's best granola.

August
Sunriver, Oregon
Vacation with entire Bulter Family. Played golf, tennis, layed by the pool, and generally relaxed.

July
Denver, Colorado
Trip to Denver to decide if we wanted to move there or not. Were originally supposed to move to Boulder, but liked Denver better.

June
Lake Tahoe
Vacation with Kerri to see our friends Mike and Keri and to attend our friend's Randy and Jen's wedding.

2000

July
Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Honeymoon with Kerri. Stayed at the Sandals resort, went river rafting, horseback riding (in the ocean!), played golf, played tennis, shopping at the local markets, and otherwise relaxed.

April
Hollywood, California
Attended Mission Impossible II premier with my sister Kristin.

1999

December
Portland, Oregon
Vacation home for Christmas.

July
Europe (Paris, Marseille, Corte d'Azur, Nice, Amsterdam, London)
College graduation trip with Zach. Saw everything. Bought a water pitcher for the hotelier.

March
Maui, Hawaii
Vacation with Kerri where we got engaged. Went to the top of Haleakala, ate macadamia nut pancakes at Kula Lodge, went snorkeling.

1998

November
Reno, Nevada
Thanksgiving at Grandma's house. Won $250 at Wheel of Fortune my first time gambling.

May
Disneyland, California
Trip to visit my friend Leo at Loyola Marymount with my friend Zach.

1997

June
Lake Shasta, California
Trip home to Portland with Kerri after school got out.

May
San Francisco, California
Kerri and my first trip together. Ate at the Grand Café and saw Phantom of the Opera for the first time.

1996

July
Petaluma, California
Vacation to my friend Dylan's house for a month prior to going back to Santa Clara University.

1995

June
Lincoln City, Oregon
Trip to beach with Zach, Leo, George, and Rob for high school graduation. Stayed at Shilo Inn.

April
San Francisco and Los Angeles, California
Visited Santa Clara University and Claremont McKenna to decide where to go to school.

1994

March
Boise, Idaho
Vacation with Dad for Final Four. Saw Alonzo Mourning play final games for Georgetown and Shaq play final games for LSU.

1993

July
Tijuana, Mexico
Christian Service trip while in high school. Built houses for three weeks.

1992

April
Albuerquerque, New Mexico
Western Regionals for high school soccer.

October
Lincoln City, Oregon
Vacation with friend Zach and his family to the beach. Met Mewkie.

1990

March
Seattle, Washington
Vacation with Dad and Jeff for Final Four.

1988

March
Dallas, Texas
Vacation with family. Went on JFK tour.

March
Florida
Vacation with family. Went to Disneyworld, Epcot Center, Kennedy Space Center, St. Petersburg, Gatorland Zoo, Lipton International Tennis Tournament, Key West, and Miami. Went to Olive Garden before it came to the West Coast and became a joke on Will and Grace.

1987

March
Lincoln City, Oregon
Vacation with family to the beach. C'mon Kristin, sing along..."Goin' to Lincoln City, goin' to Lincoln City…Lincoln City here we come!"

1984

March
Disneyworld, Florida
Vacation with family to Disneyworld and Epcot Center.

1982

July
Black Butte, Oregon
Vacation with family and Chetwoods at the Kane's house.