MrAndrewBradley

It's been a week full of exciting events for me both at work and with family. On Tuesday I headed to the beautiful Meritage Resort and Spa (client) in Napa (client) for a tour of their 131,000 square foot expansion project ... I even got to see where the six bowling lanes and ultra-lounge will be (read more: Napa Valley Register ). After a few glasses of wine, dinner at Norman Rose , a spectacular waffle at Siena for breakfast and a meeting with the client on Wednesday morning I headed back to Roseville and to the office . On Saturday I headed to the Folsom Aquatics Center to support Safely Out during the Swim For Life . While many participated, one person swam a 10k (440+ laps) all to raise money to purchase Safely Out kits and put them into the hands of the vulnerable throughout the Sacramento region. Watch the clip I placed on Fox40 . After the event I headed to SmashBurger in Folsom for lunch and then went to Costco to pick up a tri-tip for dinner at my parent&

This Father's Day was another opportunity to be with my dad, my brother and my nephew, but never far off from any of our minds is a grandpa that I never knew. We took an American Gothic style photo of all of us after doing some yard work at my grandma's house in Lodi . My brother and nephew then went with my mom and grandma to remember my grandpa, while my dad and I continued to work. This Father's Day remember your dad, grandpa and all those other people that have made your life special.

It's no secret, I love SmashBurger and now that they're in Roseville I will have to make the difficult decision ... do I go to a California institution, In-N-Out , or SmashBurger. SmashBurger has a larger menu than In-N-Out and all of the food that comes out of its kitchen is simply amazing. Tonight's VIP Grand Opening allowed me to invite a few of my friends to try it out for the first time and take a few meals back to my office , which is located across the street from the chain's newest location. On our menu tonight: NorCal Burger - Spice Baja Burger -  Avocado Club (chicken) - Chicago Dog - Sweet Potato SmashFries (the best in Sacramento) - SmashFries (seasoned with rosemary, olive oil and garlic) - NutterButter, Oreo and Strawberry Milkshakes - and the most surprising item ... fried pickles. As I left the manager was nice enough to let me take five Classic SmashBurgers with Sweet Potato SmashFries, SmashFries and regular fries back to my office. As I pass

This weekend was full of activities, but also very relaxing. Friday I cleaned my house and watched the season premiere of Covert Affairs . Saturday I made a waffle for breakfast then went to the gym and Home Depot . After that I was off to my office to work on two RFPs for a few hours. Next it was off to Bayside Church and Second Saturday . I really do enjoy Second Saturday. I saw a lot of great art and a lot of Sacramento Police officers standing around. It's great that they had a presence at the event, but if you're going to be complaining about budget cuts , it doesn't look good when all you do is talk to each other, get out and talk with the community, walk around, mingle, play "nice cop." After a fun evening, I headed to a friend's house to watch a movie and then spent the night at my parent's house. When I woke up I cleaned their house (they were at the Bradley Lodge ) and started to use their power washer until I burned a hole in the hose, e

Sometimes after a good week or a bad week (this week was good), you just need to relax. Starting Friday night I relaxed, my roommate and I watched a movie , then Saturday I watched the rain fall outside and in the afternoon a friend came over and we went to church at Bayside . After church we headed to BJ's for dinner ... it included an appetizer, fantastic pizza and of course a pizooki (red velvet and triple chocolate). Next up we watched some YouTube videos of David Garibaldi painting some amazing works of art and saw a movie . I slept in on Sunday morning and then ran 6 miles around my neighborhood , got a Slurpee and watched two movies from Redbox .  Sometimes it's important to just relax, hang out with a great friend and not have a schedule full of events.