The Emerson Report:

06.29.08 - 2245
NEW PUPPIES!!! We have a few new additions to our family and we couldn't be happier. 2 English Labs named Tank and Turbo. We uploaded a few pics of our first day togeather...as you look at them realise they are only 9 months old. Click the link to the right or here for the pics.

02.04.08 - 0947
Updated pictures of the progress fo the new patio have been uploaded. Click the link to the right or here for the pics.

10.14.07 - 2249
OMG...last night we had the opportunity to go to the LAST GENESIS CONCET. The last date, of their final tour, at the Hollywood Bowl.

Check out the link to the pictures and we've even posted a few videos here too.

Genesis Video on YouTube01

Genesis Video on YouTube02

05.25.07 - 1750
Well ...we're here. Jen and I have officially moved into our first home in Granada Hills, CA. We are very happy to be here and are still unpacking boxes and setting up furniture every day. We're getting more and more settled, however the homeowner projects are starting to pile up. Dinners out, concerts and cocktail parties have kind of faded to the allure of painting walls, trips to Home Depot and BBQ'ing in the back yard.

I will post a few pictures of the house under the previous owner's regieme. On a recent trip to Disneyland, more specifically on one fateful ride on the Matterhorn, I broke my digital camera, so I'm sorry I can't post new pictures of the house. The camera's in the shop, but when I get it back, I'll start snapping pics so you all can see what we've done and how things are coming together.

04.19.07 - 2359
As most of you know Jen and I are in the final escrow stages of purchasing our first house. We have gotten into a discussion about house colors and are trying to decide what color to paint our new home. Please take a few minutes to check out our options and cast your vote.

01.19.07 - 1249
A new year and some new pictures for the web site!!! We just got back from a fantastic trip with Thoreson's up to Lake Tahoe and have the pictures to share with everyone. It was way too much to summarize in a few words but above all else it was fun, beautiful and wonderful to see the whole family.

12.18.06 - 1748
Wow...what a weekend. Jen and I lived it up this weekend hitting 3 concerts, Christmas shopping, and going to to a birthday party. Sheesh...I'm tired:).

First was a Friday night concert of the Pasadena Jazz Institute orchestra playing a swing arrangement of the Nutcracker Suite. The night was called the Nutcracker Swings and was spectacular. The Ellington/Strayhorn arrangement is something that everyone should have the opportunity to hear...it was unique, fun and really set the tone for the holidays.

Next up was Saturday morning and Katalina's 1st birthday party (pics here). My cousins, daughter turned 1year old on the 15th and it was cause to celebrate. Rain starting falling a bit, but Mark had helped by bringing his race canopy's and no one got too wet! :) I heard roughly 75 people crammed in the the little house to celebrate and we all had a great time.

Now if you thought that was enough ...think again. After the party, Jen and I went home to change and then we were back out to Stevie Wonder's 11th annual House Full of Toys charity concert (video). Another solid night of music featuring Stevie, Al Jarreau, Brian McKnight, Tyrese, Corrine Bailey Rae, Yolanda Adams, Eddie Levert and India Arie. Hosted by Bill Bellamy and Chris Tucker...we sang, danced and went home about 1am.

Finally, Sunday arrived and we were moving a bit slower. We woke up a bit slower in the morning, a bit more coffee was made, then it was off tot he Mall for some Christmas shopping. Finishing much earlier than we thought, we headed back to the house in enough time to watch a movie, change, and we were off again to yet another concert. This time something to truly get us in the Christmas spirit...Guns-n-Roses (video) with guests Sebastian Bach (Formerly of Skid Row) and Helmut (Total Crap). It was rad and we didn't head home until about 2am.

Today Jen and I are functioning remarkably well considering our weekend. Jen headed off to work for her new shift 9:45-6:45 and I headed to the office to edit. Things are good, but I know I stop moving too long I'll probably fall asleep:) To all of our friends and family that read this, Merry Christmas and though I hope I have the chance to say this to you all...have a happy New Year too:)

11.16.06 - 1015
We haven't updated things in a while...you know how things go. I'm uploading pictures from Halloween and my parents move to California now...I need to get a few pictures of their new home in Castaic...I'll work on that. We do have other good news that we just sold the Mustang yesterday. We are again 2 people with only 2 cars:) I'll upload more soon.

09.08.06 - 1205
Jan and Sara just left to drive home to Gig Harbor after a few fun filled days at Disneyland and California Adventure. They had come down as a birthday celebration for Sara and we all just had a blast. Pictures have been posted to the web site and can be accessed by clicking the link on the right or right here. We also took a few videos of our fun that have been posted using youtube.com. Click each of the videos below to view the fun:)

Mom & Sara on Petrifying Ferris Wheel - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXKpf7yxMTo

Greg on the Maliboomer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_nOpw5BFZk

08.28.06 - 2321
We just got word that our good friend Arianne had a chance to take her Mini Cooper out to Pacific Raceway for a day on the track. Check out these video's that my buddy Josh took of her experience.

Mini Corner - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZIEq_hmicQ

110 MPH - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L89YCEW2-o

08.28.06 - 1002
Jen and I are very happy to say we have just bough a new car! It's a 2006 Saab 9-3 (Born from a Jet). We could not be more ecstatic about the car ...we've just never had a new car, and so we're just shaking because it's so cool. :) It's even smells new! We've posted a few pictures of it here, or you can read up on the tech specs from the Saab Web site.

08.27.06 - 2056
I just found out that our good friends Josh and Ari post pictures online of all their adventures. I thought I would share the fun with the rest of you :) (www.joshandari.myphotoalbum.com)

08.26.06 - 1049
Last night Jen and I went to the Universal CityWalk were we had the chance to see the 6 remainign contestants from Rockstar Supernova perform live. It was amazing. We had so much fun! We've even posted a video using youtube.com that we took with our camera. Check it out here.

08.02.06 - 1555
Our good friends Jon and Katie Krombein have decided to start into the brave new world of "blogging"! Take a look (jonandkate.wordpress.com)

07.31.06 - 1043
The Barnyard wrap party was a blast. My pictures from the big night can be seen by clicking here or the link on the right. Others took pictures that night as well and can bee seen here:

Pro photographer there - http://web.beimages.net/link/Barn07Yard22wp/

Our buddy Dom - http://www.myspace.com/ninja_dom

06.05.06 - 0922
It just occurred to me that Jen and I have both started MySpace accounts, so here is our information! Now you can leave us notes and comments all the time! If you write us, we will write you. (Did that sound like a threat??)

My profile is - http://www.myspace.com/grege007

Jen's (much more developed) profile is here - http://www.myspace.com/scarletj

06.03.06 - 2322
Life has been treating both Jen and I very well. Jen is almost finished with school and is excited for the summer. I'm wrapping up both of my film projects and Strictly Background is premiering in Hollywood next Tuesday. We're just about to head into a new season of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. The past few weeks has been full of heartache because Grandpa Hahn past away. On the flip side, we've had an opportunity to have both of my parents come down to visit and we saw all of my extended family. Ironically Jen's mom came down the very week for a long weekend in Santa Monica, California. Mom and Jen went to the beach, the Santa Monica pier and drank top shelf margherita's at the pier restaurant. Moi bien! As you can tell . . .we've been hopping.

For Jen, the biggest piece of news is next week will be her last day of class at GCC and the 1st day of "official" work as a teacher. Jen's last day of class at GCC (for this year) will be on Monday, June 12. Then on Monday, June 19th she will then start her duties as the newest full time teacher at the Disney Children's Center. She's eagerly looking forward to next week when papers, observations, group projects and lectures can all be put behind her and she can simply focus on teaching her kids. Not to mention other activities that she loves to do (work out at the gym, weekend trips, boogie boarding) can also become a part of her life again.

For me, work at Barnyard is winding up. The last 3 months have been feverish with the marketing requests continuing to pour in. Yet the months pass by me with ease. Leslie and I are essentially now focused on the process of tracking, processing and managing the completion of the movie through post. Though I'm still very busy, I've honestly been looking forward to this part of the picture for quite some time. From this point on, I'll get to be a part of the DI process, final mixes, film outs, answer prints...all of the coolest parts of my job. And if you think it can't get any better, the best news is that more and more of those duties are keeping me in LA for days at a time. I feel like I drive a bit less each week which is tremendously refreshing and fun:)

Most of the people who read this already know that 2 weeks ago my Grandfather Rev. Randy Hahn died. It was rather sudden, however not unexpected. He had lived a long and happy life of 91 years here with us. I miss him being so close, I miss his pestering phone calls and his cantankerous nature. However, I do know that he is in a better place, reunited with his wife and the rest of his family. At the funeral I heard all of the great deeds that he achieved in his lifetime and it is my sincere hope that I can achieve even half of what that man accomplished. He made this world a much better place than he found it. I love him, I miss him and I hope to make him proud with my life and my family as he has made me proud to be a part of his.

So in closing, things are good here in Glendale. It's blazing hot...it reached 100 today! Jen and I are looking forward to summer and to beginning of her career at Disney. We're curious to see what the future holds as Barnyard and Strictly Background hit the theatres and most of all looking forward to seeing Carlos Santana, James Brown, Blue Man Group, Sergio Mendes, Arturo Sandoval, Tom Jones, Al Green and the Smothers Brothers at the Bowl.

02.24.06 - 0906
So many things have been happening I have not had a chance to update this section in a while. Jen's birthday pictures and pictures from Dave's trip down to Cali are forthcoming. Forgive the delay. Hopefully this weekend!

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