yeah, uhm, so, before anymore time passes....

yes, yes, thank you everyone for reminding me...i haven't blogged in quite sometime... talk to my busy life about it! LOL.

Well, after BEAUTIFUL Charlotte-O made her appearance, I actually stayed down there for about 10 days helping Mike and Laura out... it was GREAT fun, and I miss my sweet niece SO much!!
But, i didn't have too much time to be sad, since I came home, and two days later left for sunny CA!

I had never, ever been to California, so i was VERY excited!! We were gone for about a week. We flew into LA, where we stayed for a few days. We did a tour of LA, where we saw Venice Beach, AKA, Muscle Beach. We saw the original Gold's Gym, Arnold Schwarznegger's Compound, Venice Canals, Rodeo Drive, Mann's Chinese Theater, and of course, the Hollywood sign. I have pictures of all of these wonderful sights...but, my computer ate them. Hopefully it will be resurrected soon and I will be able to post the pictures!
We HAD to hit up some baseball parks, of course! Brian and I went to a Dodger's game, which was fun. While I did enjoy it, we were also supposed to go to an Angel's game later that week. Since neither time they were playing a team I knew anything about (RedSox...I have already been swept up..!!), we decided that I would stay at Disneyland (close to the Angel's game) while B went to the game. This saved us $, and I got to spend more time in Disneyland. I really enjoyed myself, it was SO fun. It was the most fun when Brian was with me though, and I beat him on the Buzz Lightyear ride... I was SO excited that they had this ride. It used to be in Disney World, but when I went back a few times, it had been taken away... i guess it just moved to Disneyland! :) at the end, you could email the pictures to yourself, so here is the one picture I can post... I am so proud... well, actually by the end of the day, he beat ME... but still, the first time, I WHOOPED him!!!

We also spent a day in Universal studios, which I really loved.  It was neat getting to see where the action really happens! and we enjoyed the rides a lot! More on Universal when i have the pictures...

Then we trekked to San Diego, where we remained for the rest of our visit....and reached our purpose... the Bird Wedding! :) We got to spend a few days with Pat, Chelsea, and their families and friends up until the big day! I really loved a lot of Chelsea's friends (well, Pat's too, but I already knew his friends!) and hope that I can keep in touch with such an awesome group of Christian women. We really enjoyed running last minute errands, being introduced to "the bows" (Rainbows are a brand of flip flop that I am now addicted to!), a family BBQ, fireworks, a very beautiful rehersal dinner, and of course the wedding festivities. Chelsea looked, of course, AMAZING. Very 40s glam. And I loved every minute of their wedding. we had a blast! I miss them muchly!!! 

The only regret I have about our California trip is that, other than at night, I didn't get to spend anytime on the beach! I only dipped my toes into the Pacific Ocean once!! So we will definitely be visiting again soon! :)

Since we came back from CA, the whirlwind hasn't stopped! Our carpets were replaced (yea!), I purchased (and put together myself! thankyouverymuch!) a guest bed, which Shani stayed on last weekend. It was SO good having her here. (picture stolen from Shani's blog!) We got to have a lot of great talks, much needed for both of us, I think. We talk almost everyday, but it isn't the same as the face to face time! God has really blessed me with a friend like Shani! He really reveals Himself to me through her... she keeps me humble, gives me great advice...I'm so lucky! :) We spent her first day here at my mom's enjoying waterskiing and tubing. Shani got upon her first try-- her first time in 12 years! And I finally achieved something i have been trying to do for years- I dropped a ski! Only for a few seconds, but hopefully I will be able to really get the hang of it this weekend! Speaking of this weekend...

So as I said, the whirlwind continues! Brian's parents arrive today for a few day's visit! We are so excited to have them come see our new place (though, it is definitely NOT how I would like them to see it for the first time! But as you can see, we haven't been here very much to unpack!!) We are going to spend the day tommorrow at my Mom's so she can see them, and enjoy the waterfront. Then I am not sure what we will be up to the rest of the week... 

Okay, hopefully I have given you a decent enough once over to make up for my long lapses between posts.... :)