Escalante Family | Blog

We've moved!

2008-12-06T00:52:00.000-08:00

If you are wondering where all the action is, head on over to:

http://crynfiction.blogspot.com or http://davidescalante.blogspot.com to see what we are up to.

Black Bear Diner

2008-04-10T19:35:00.000-07:00

Cinnamon twist in San Francisco

2008-03-01T14:41:00.000-08:00

Scrabble night!

2008-02-22T21:32:00.001-08:00

I busted out the word "dieter"... It was pretty cool

This just came charging at me...

2008-02-18T13:14:00.000-08:00

fortunately they turned...

Happy Sunday!

2008-02-17T11:41:00.000-08:00

Autotopia

2008-01-18T15:53:00.000-08:00

(not the first time elliott's been behind the wheel)

Elliott's 3rd Birthday!!

2008-01-18T13:10:00.000-08:00

Disneyland!!

Hanging with my boys!

2008-01-03T21:54:00.001-08:00

Google it.

2007-12-22T12:18:00.000-08:00

Luther Burbank: such a hot topic for such a small town...

Skills...

2007-12-13T11:19:00.000-08:00

I watched Donnie pick the lock to this house. It was exactly like the
movies...

Caiden Keats [Small Child, Active Girl]

2007-12-04T08:26:00.000-08:00

Caiden is growing very quickly! Here are a couple shots of her latest happening... I would make a video but the camera was dropped in the sand a while back and worked ok, but has since ceased to function. Judging from the photos you obviously don't need to take my word for it when I say, she really is the cutest!

Exploring Petaluma

2007-12-04T08:20:00.000-08:00

A couple weeks back we spent the day with Char and Grace exploring Petaluma...

There is a bakery / cafe / restaurant there... it is pretty amazing... If you are ever in Petaluma, be sure to check out Della Fattoria

A Common Occurance

2007-12-04T08:17:00.000-08:00

Although I'd like it to stop, this can be pretty entertaining to watch!

My life

2007-12-03T12:28:00.000-08:00

If you've ever wondered what its like to be me, then here's one from
my point of view!

2007-11-20T11:25:00.001-08:00

Northern California holds some amazing things... but this is not one
of them... (note: the closer to Mexico you are, the better the Mexican
food is)

Looking for adventure

2007-11-17T12:02:00.000-08:00

Off to find photos...

Excess of water

2007-11-09T18:55:00.001-08:00

Seriously?!?!

2007-11-09T11:54:00.000-08:00

I'm listening to 5 of my co-workers argue about how many times
superman could come back from the dead...

Sent from my iPhone

The best time of year... (unofficial)

2007-11-09T11:49:00.000-08:00

The red cups have arrived...

The burrito fairy came to work today

2007-11-05T13:38:00.000-08:00

I love when you get to your desk and there is a burrito and chips and
salsa sitting there and it is yours but you never bought it or ordered
it..

In Rainbows

2007-10-10T17:36:00.000-07:00

New Radiohead out today... Incredible!

You choose your own price for the record... Even more incredible!

www.radiohead.com

Sent from my iPhone

Tough luck...

2007-10-08T10:55:00.000-07:00

It's not that fun when your car leaves the car wash and it starts
raining.

5 AM

2007-10-02T05:01:00.000-07:00

GPS

2007-09-30T18:04:00.000-07:00

Elliott can walk into any Nordstrom in the world and immediately,
without direction navigate through the store, to the kids section and
find the aquarium in a matter of minutes...

Welcoming D4!

2007-09-28T20:51:00.001-07:00

Donny & Erica had their baby!

Donald Paul Rinkor IV, born September 28, 2007.

Photo's coming soon!

Sent from my iPhone

Really?!?!

2007-09-26T15:21:00.000-07:00

Today is just one of those days I guess...

Blast from the past!

2007-09-26T13:35:00.001-07:00

I just shared the crosswalk with a man wearing acid washed jeans...

... It was exactly how I imagined it would be.

Sent from my iPhone

I Almost Died...

2007-09-24T22:13:00.000-07:00

8:13 PM: The sun has set and I'm racing up Farmer's Lane, I can't seem to get any oxygen. My glasses fall off and I'm stumbling around trying to grab onto anything I can... I make it to a bridge and reach for the railing, hoping to steady myself, but instead miss and almost launch myself into the creek below...

...unfortunately, I'm not escaping any thugs or dark figures in the night... I've simply started attempting to get into shape.

I bought some Nike+ shoes, and hit the road for my first workout, totally assuming that I've still been playing club soccer everyday for the last 6 years.

In the first 100 yards of running it was apparent that I had not.

My first run was 4 miles long...
My second run was 3.7 with a warmup before which was considerably better...

Here's my chart from Run #1

Almost the end...

2007-09-12T17:18:00.000-07:00

3 weeks & counting...

Start Em' Young

2007-09-11T00:41:00.000-07:00

Elliott started a Photo Journal and He would be pleased if you took a moment to review his latest works.

http://gallery.mac.com/davidescalante/

Also, I've posted some of the video's I've been talking about. There are 2 more coming so stick around

Family visit to Carmen's!

2007-09-01T12:00:00.001-07:00

Mom, Dad & Allison are up to visit...

CPK

2007-08-18T14:20:00.000-07:00

We are eating at cpk in corte madera while our car is getting smogged

Candy in the morning

2007-08-10T13:13:00.000-07:00

Elliott eating french burnt beans

Carp...

2007-08-09T10:14:00.000-07:00

In carpinteria with the whole family...

Sent from my iPhone

Photo Update / Way too long, I won't do this again...

2007-07-27T16:39:00.000-07:00

Finally found some time to post a massive photo update. I could really take some time and describe in depth what has been going on lately... but I'll let the photos explain...

Zach Vestnys leading the Unify North Bay Conference in worship

Tim Chaddick

Elliott on Basketball Tuesday.

I created a short movie about basketball tuesday that I
will try to post in a coming update. I've got my
phone now so this will all be better soon.

Shot

Elliott on his bike.

Elliott riding in circles

He likes to crash into things

Corynne is often an obstacle that elliott tries to run into.

Eyes on the target

Elliott in the bounce house at our after church BBQ

Old Faithful

Aroma's

Ally and Eryssa

(From bottom clockwise) David, Steven, Char, Grace, Marsha, Gaylord

Marsha

Char

Gaylord and Marsha had dinner with us, when they stopped
in Santa Rosa on their Tour of California. If you ever need a good
restaurant suggestion, Marsha seems to have the best
food figured out in every city in California

Gaylord sharing about the tracts that he and Marsha pass out.

Handheld... no lie

I picked Corynne & Elliott up at the SF airport. They went
to Kansas to visit with family for a week or so. A video on
that is also coming soon

We went to in-n-out

Grilled Cheese

Cherries...

iPhone

2007-07-16T20:46:00.000-07:00

Cryn got an iphone, and it has to be the most amazing thing ever
I'm actually writing this post on it...

This should help increase the number of blog posts... At least when I get mine it will...

Big photo update coming soon...

Backup

2007-06-10T17:47:00.000-07:00

Almost every day I see someone crying in my store... Usually they plead "Is there anything you can do?" or "Please help me! that was my whole life!"

In this digital age, almost everyone I know has their entire life summed up in the form of photos, movies, emails, documents, music, bookmarks, and contacts that reside on their computer.

Most people are not backing up that information. One bad drive and it is gone forever.

Recently, I was sharing about the backup workflow that I use with a group of peers and I decided to post some of the products that I've found to be useful in protecting your data.

As far as software goes, Apple's Backup does an awesome job of creating imaged backups of your machine. You have the option to customize what is backed up to DVD, CD, External Drive, Online storage space.

You also can just add an external drive to your system and then drag and drop to the drive. You need to manage this system manually with your operating system.

Data Robotics Inc. has recently released a revolutionary project called Drobo which allows you to create an external USB drive with up to 4 terabytes of storage. This storage robot features 4 slots for internal SATA drives that can vary in size or can be of equal size. Drobo runs it's own operating system and features data redundancy.

In October, Apple will release Mac OS X Leopard. One of the new features included in the update will be called Time Machine and will allow you to back up data and access it easier through a Graphic User Interface.

All of these options will do the job of backing up properly.
If you have a lot of data or access it frequently, you may want to use 2 or more of these options to ensure your data is safe.

Pick a method and go backup before you are the one in tears...

Busy...

2007-06-08T09:08:00.000-07:00

On the way to Sonoma

I'm not quite used to the blogging lifestyle... I hear in order to be a "good blogger" you must post multiple times a day. I've quite obviously not been a blogger or a good blogger since May 16th. Sorry it has taken so long to get this next post up but I'm trying to get used to this idea of frequent posts...

Here is the rundown on what has happened since then.

In short, I got a new camera, my parents visited with us for a few days, we went down to Orange County to take photos at Char and Grace's wedding, I flew back, working non-stop at Apple, I started taking night photos again. I'll let the photos tell the story.

Looking for presents

Elliott

At Flying Goat Coffee

Seafood at Farmers Market

Robert, Rachel & Elliott

Baggage Claim

Robert, Rachel & Elliott (Night Photo 1)

Eryssa (Night Photo 2)

We are really trying to push the upcoming Unify North Bay Conference and I've made a sad attempt to communicate the news to people in North Bay through Myspace. Although it seems to be working as far as promotional attempts go, it seems as though Myspace is quite possibly the most vulgar place ever invented. Within minutes of signing up, and without "clicking" on anything my inbox was filled with sketchy and questionable material. Scary place to be!

Mothers Day Recap....

2007-05-16T16:05:00.000-07:00

Mothers Day 2007 was awesome! we started the morning with church and then Elliott gave his card and flowers that he picked to Corynne, then we went off to the city... It was pretty warm in Santa Rosa, but it is always a good 20-30 degrees cooler in the city since there is a big breeze that comes off of San Francisco Bay...

It costs a ton of money to park in the city (a quarter gets you 6 minutes)... so we threw 74 dollars in quarters into the meter and went off to Fisherman's Wharf to look at the seals....

Crustaceans

Looking at seals

Elliott

We ended up eating Cheescake Factory for dinner on top of Macy's in Union Square... it was really fun... we ate outside overlooking the square... Elliott had a really good time...

Elliott sharing fries with Mom

Godiva Chocolate Sundae with Brownies!

The Macy's sign 8 floors up...

Mom & Son

Sweet links coming in the next post! sorry!

Refuge Santa Rosa

2007-05-15T22:53:00.000-07:00

Here are a few photos that I took at church the other day....

Steven folding bulletins

Char keeps candles on a tree stump that he rolled in from the forest.

It was David Linzey's last Sunday with us... he will be going to CSUCI in the fall.

The flyer for our upcoming Unify North Bay Conference

Mike teaching the congregation

It's been 20 days...

2007-05-15T22:08:00.000-07:00

A friend of mine who has a really popular blog resolved on the new year to post once a day... that lasted about a week... he has not posted in over 2 months... admittingly, I am not as popular as he... so I resolve to post more often since my readers are few and far between... don't lose heart... three rapid posts coming your way.

Robert and Rachel came to visit a week ago... it was good to see them... a couple days before their flight came in to Oakland International Airport, a tanker truck crashed into the main support beam for a freeway overpass that connects the freeways to the airport... it was full of gas and exploded and burned for hours causing the steel supporting the overhead freeway to give way... letting it crash down onto the road below. In order to pick them up on time I ended up leaving 30 minutes before they got on their plane... and got to the airport just as they landed... we had a really good time hanging out with them... They brought Elliott presents which he was really really excited about... Robert has some photos posted on his flickr account... go check them out when you get a chance... Elliott really likes Rachel and has been talking about her constantly...

One of our video conferences with "Grandma & Grandpa"

Elliott getting ready for bed... with my mouthwash...

Sharing apple juice with "Monkey George"

Crazy Kid

Faithfulness...

2007-04-25T00:56:00.000-07:00

A lot has happened... We have been through several small issues...

1. My car died, my whole life, my Dad has helped me work through car issues and pretty much handled it all since he rules as a mechanic and master painter, not to mention bodywork as well... he restores Packard's at Custom Auto Service in Santa Ana. After spending an afternoon at Aroma's I got in my car and pulled out of my space and then headed for the exit but my car turned off after driving about 15 feet... it wouldn't start, so I pushed it back to my spot, proceeded to open the hood and walked around to the front of the car only to realize, this machine had complete power over me... normally i can troubleshoot things pretty well, fix pretty technical things... but i was lost... it was pouring rain so i went inside to call my Dad and see what His assesment would be... and fumbling around for fuse boxes, spark plugs, fuel lines and fuel filters he came to the conclusion that it was something else so I called AAA to have them tow my car to the nearest garage... we arrive at the garage and it is closed... Apparently Satuday is a day of rest in the automotive industry... I drop off my car in a vacant parking lot, only to have the driver tell me that my car has a 90 percent chance of being broken into... and that he had been shot twice and stabbed once in this neighborhood... after shaking my hand and an awkward smile, he gets back in his trucks... rolls down the windows... pokes his head out and says, "Welcome to Santa Rosa," and then away he drives... Now I'm standing alone in the pouring rain in the land of the twice shot, once stabbed tow truck driver. Scary.... the next day I receive a call... my timing belt is broken...and the valve is bent... if you know what that means then consider yourself lucky... they explained to me, my dad explained it to me... but it still doesn't make sense... Gary, the owner says it will cost me $1600... I call my Dad and he comes up with a solution that inloves running a test that would provide a substantial discount if it is successful... If it is not then I owe around 350 in addition for the test and labor and all... plus the 1600 to get the car running... I ok'd the test... and the next day they called me to tell me that the test was successfull... It was amazing to see God provide the right shop, the right manager, the right timing, giving my dad the knowledge to talk me and the guy at the shop through the test...all in all we ended up paying around 390 to replace the belts...

2. Everyone at work has 20 hours a week only for the next month or two... I don't know why... but it was a bit stressfull to find out about that... the Lord has given me favor with everyone at Apple. He has made my sales number go through the roof to the point that even though I am scheduled for 4 hours a day... Almost everyday I end up with 8 - 12 hours. Since I've come to the store the computer sales have doubled and my sales account for about half of the stores daily income... There was a point were I started to think that I was this really great salesman and could really work this angle or read this customer... but the Lord really showed me that I am successful because He is enabling me to be...

All of these are my receipts for computer sales... except for the one on the far right...

Elliott is learning patience right now... he is also learning that having a good attitude is part of patience... I need to tape him talking about it... it is the cutest thing...

The Day The Car Died

Elliot's Nap in the Fort

Sweet links: Ebay Google Maps Mashup / GasBuddy

Green Thumb

2007-04-10T22:52:00.000-07:00

A tree is growing through my porch...

Morning and Afternoon

2007-04-10T22:15:00.000-07:00

I was up early this morning to meet with Matt & Gabe Coello of His Clothing and got a chance to see their spring/summer line coming soon. New designs, new materials, new dyes and washes. I particularly like the new bamboo shirts. Bamboo is apparently the latest and greatest thing to hit the market... I guess there isn't really a shortage of something that can grow a couple feet in a day. It was pretty impressive to see such a small company using high quality materials in their new line.

I spent the afternoon preparing for tomorrow nights Bible Study. I'll be teaching Mark 1 & 2. I am always amazed when I see how Jesus deals with people. What an example we have in Him.

I've been noticing that my care for my posture has been decreasing since I've moved. I continually find myself wondering why my back is not feeling well... only to realize that I have been slouching for the last 20 minutes.

Here are todays sweet links:

www.bugmenot.com - this is an amazing free service that will help you bypass compulsory site registrations

www.retailmenot.com - sister site to bugmenot that allows the ability to search for discounts or coupons in any selected store... also free

Flying Goat Coffee

Brokendown trains outside Railroad Square

First Week...

2007-04-09T18:19:00.000-07:00

Our internet just kicked in, so the post's will be a lot more frequent now... We survived the first week... I've only worked one day so far at Apple, it has been a bit weird to have so much free time on my hands. Our first Sunday up here was on April 1st. and then we had our Wednesday night service at Anthony and Vanessa Nunez's house since we were locked out of our usual meeting space in their community clubhouse. We had our Good Friday service at a Seventh Day Adventist church that Agape Christian Fellowship meets at. Char & I led worship and Michael shared a brief message. On Saturday, Char and I drove down to Calvary Chapel Petaluma to practice with Zach Vestnys and Matt Coello. Easter Sunday was unlike any other I've experienced. It was a combination of four fellowships. Calvary Chapel Petaluma, Refuge Santa Rosa, Agape Christian Fellowship, and Calvary Chapel Santa Rosa. We met at Sonoma State University, in a place called "The Lakes". It was an awesome day! We showed up in suits, led worship, Michael shared on communion, and stayed for a bit of fellowship with the other churches. They had organized a BBQ and games after the service. I'm sure most of you were up early, making your way through the annual 5 service marathon. Sadly, I missed out on Santos, and most likely Dennis Agajanian... So now that we are sufficiently updated, the posts will be less boring...

Lastly, June is almost here... which means if you are planning upgrading to the iPhone you better get your accounts in order, or figure out how to get out of your contract...

Here are some photo's of the last week...

Our new backyard

Elliott at Aroma's, Calling Grandpa, and Watching Corynne's knifing skills.

Wednesday Night Panoramic from my phone...

I set up my stuff at Char's... a temporary practice space

1st Post

2007-04-06T16:10:00.000-07:00

Hey! just wanted to give you all a little update... we haven't really been able to post anything because we don't yet have our internet hooked up in our house... supposedly monday it will all be done and the post's will come more frequently after that.

So far we've unpacked most of our things and are starting to get settled in...

We arrived in Santa Rosa on the March 31st. Sorry, to the many who thought our moving was going to be a cruel April fools day joke. It actually turned out to be a cruel reality. We were able to unpack April 1st in about an hour and a half and then made it to church that morning in time. We spent the rest of the day with my parents showing them the city... and then on monday after breakfast at the Omelette Express. Then after a tearful goodbye we were ready to settle in to our new house.

I am currently working for Apple part time and hoping for full time if that opens up... I will post some photos as soon as possible...