Lake Tahoe 2012

Fanette Island...Emerald Bay

Ryan and I had the chance to get away for a few days.  We drove up to Tahoe to attend my 20 year high school reunion.  Ryan and I have been to Tahoe once before, but it was only for one night.  This time we stayed in Squaw Valley for 3 nights and had some great times on the lake! The weather was beautiful and even had Thunder and lightening our last night.  I never appreciated the beauty of Tahoe when I was growing up there.....the minute we drove up and saw the lake for the first time....it took my breathe away!   I miss Tahoe....would never want to love there again..but its a nice place to visit!

Over looking Emerald Bay

Ryan and Emerald Bay

Sand Harbor on the Nevada side....perfect place for Jet skiing, Kayaking and swimming

We had some fun adventures on the Jet ski

Went sailing around the west shore...although there was no wind...so we motored around the west shore

Enjoying the sun and the wind....

is this our new house?

Or maybe this one?

This one?

Nope..this one!

So fun!

Flur De Lac...where they filmed The Godfather

Crsystal blue waters

Clear waters....love them!!!!

Yeah...Lake Tahoe!

Happy Birthday Ryan

 We had a wonderful time celebrating my husbands birthday!  Luckily his mom was in town and we were able to celebrate with her!  Perfect weather...good food and GREAT wine!  What a way to celebrate!


Happy Birthday to the man who makes my heart melt on a daily basis..the one who supports me and pushes me towards greatness!   I love you and cant wait for many many more birthdays!

mom!

Something funny on the deck?

You can take the girl out of Tahoe, but you cant take the Tahoe out of the girl

 Just looking at these photos gets my heart racing...and many times they take my breathe away!  This is home...this is where I grew up!  This is where Ryan and I are going in 3 weeks!

To say I am excited is an under statement!  I am excited and nervous at the same time....nervous?

Yes nervous....you see we are going up to the lake for my 20 year High School Reunion.  Thanks to the magic of facebook, I have been able to reconnect with many old friends....but now its going to be face to face.  No more hiding behind computer screens and keyboards.  The anticipation...it might just kill me! 

I am so excited to share the lake with my husband.  Although we have been there once before it was not during the summer....(one of my favorite seasons at the lake..next to winter of course).  There are so many fun adventures to be had....tubing down the Truckee, Hiking Sugar Pine Point, Jet skiing, did I mention hiking?  Lets not forget swimming in the frigid waters of that beautiful crystal blue lake....my heart is ready to be home!  Ready to smell the CLEAN mountain air...I am ready to see those I graduated with over 20 years ago.

Hurry up 3 weeks.....it feels like it is taking forever!  I just want to be there already!

The UPDATED 101 Goal List!

Started January 2010 - End...December 2013

This is the updated version of the List...doing good so far..there is still a lot to in not so much time!

1. Go for a hike (February 2011)
2. Take a Pilates Class with Reformers
3. Run a 5K
4. Learn to cook a really good steak
5. Visit Lake Tahoe for a week and show Ryan around  (August 2012)
6. Take a road trip just for fun
7. Have a picnic in the park
8. Build a raised Veggie garden in the backyard( April 2012)
9. Camp in Yosemite
10. Read the entire Bible
11. Volunteer (RockHarbor Arts Team and YoungLife)
12. Cook dinner at home 3 times a week for 3 months
13. Build a dog sized deck for Bozley (March 2010)
14. Take a vacation and not bring my laptop or phone
15. Shoot a new baby session Tayden Courage..born October 28, 2010)
16. Learn about wine (Napa Trip 2010)
17. Go to the dentist twice a year ( Does 4 times in 2 months count?)
18. Plant an Herb Garden and use it! (April 2010)
19. Go Sledding
20. Grow Green Beans( April 2012...they are growing as we read this!)
21. Go fishing with Ryan
22. Learn to surf in Hawaii
23. Go to my 20 year High School Reunion! Go Lakers!( August 2012)
24. Visit the Museum of Tolerance
25. Spend a week in the summer on the east coast
26. Try a Zumba Class
27. Go apple picking and make a pie from the apples I pick
28. Ride a segway
29. Walk in the Memory Walk for Alzheimers and raise over $500
30. Read Art of War
31. Clean out spare room closet (March 2010)
32. Volunteer at a soup kitchen or homeless shelter
33. Send homemade card to friends
34. Clean out closet and get rid of everything I don’t wear (doing on an ongoing basis)
35. Double my 2009 income (Accomplished)
36. Eat at 10 new restaurants
37. Fly a kite at the beach
38. Eat something I have never tried before ( Oysters...Boston 2010)
39. Make a new friend (Jeff and Anna Dunham , Ryan and April Cannon, John and Amber Fox)
40. Go out on a boat (February 2012)
41. Go camping (August 2009)
42. Send someone a care package( Katie Kirk, Sammy Case, Megan Yount and Taylor Charles...summer 2011)
43. Build a snowman
44. Learn how to roast coffee beans
45. Have a Martha Stewart looking dinner party
46. Buy an antique
47. Move my moms china hutch into our house (February 2011)
48. Go skiing with Ryan
49. Update the look of my blog (Done)
50. Send thank you notes for small, unexpected reasons
51. See a movie on opening night and have to wait in line for it
52. Learn to sew
53. Have a really good Halloween costume (Jovi the Elf)
54. Babysit for a friend so they can have a date night
55. Attend a formal event (Feb 20 2010 and Feb 19, 2011 Front and Center)
56. Make a piece of jewelry
57. Paint my living room ( May 2010)
58. Help my husband build the deck in the backyard ( March 2010)
59. Plant an Orange Tree in our backyard(April 2012)
60. Plant a Thornless Mexican Lime Tree in our backyard (April 2010)
61. Randomly send someone some small item they mentioned wanting
62. Have an adventure ( Lake Tahoe 2012)
63. Plan a couples night to happen once a month (Started Feb 2011)
64. Help Ryan with the removal and remodel of media center in living room (February 2011)
65. Visit family in West Virginia
66. Take a vacation somewhere we haven’t been (Boston May 2010)
67. Complete the 100 push-ups program
68. Watch the sunrise
69. Spend a night in a luxury hotel(February 2012 - St Regis)
70. Go to an Angels Game and not freak out in the crowds (April 24, 2010...Go Indians)
71. Design Shower invites (Sonia November 2010)
72. Design Holiday Cards for friends (Hornbostels 2010)
73. Go to a USC Homecoming Game
74. Learn to knit
75. Buy golf clubs and go golfing with Ryan ( I inherited a set and have since been golfing)
76. Resurface the French doors in dinning room ( June 2011..all by myself)
77. Plant yummy veggies in the yard and actually eat them(April 2010)
78. Take more classes(still doing)
79. Have lunch or coffee with a girlfriend at least every other month
80. Attend the Theater or Opera
81. Complete the Couch to 5K program
82. See the monsoons in Arizona
83. Go horseback riding
84. Write in a journal at least once a week
85. Play Paintball
86. Buy an Ipad
87. Go to New York
88. Go to San Francisco during the Christmas Season
89. Sell stuff on Etsy(November and December 2011)
90. Buy something off of Ebay (Harveys seatbelt bag)
91. Learn to shoot a gun with Ryan
92. Learn how to SUP (Stand Up Paddleboard)
93. Vacation in Napa (Augst 2010)
94. Ride in a hot air balloon
95. Drive a sports car
96. Visit a friend I haven’t seen in a long time (Kim ...August 2010)
97. Learn a foreign language
98. Do something for someone anonymously
99. Print a photo of Bozley for the Family wall (Does the front credenza count)
100. Really try to make all this happen!
101. Go back for Masters Degree ( In progress....will graduate in May 2013)

Boating in the Harbor

 Back in September we bought a Groupon for Boating in the Harbor....it was a great deal.  This past weekend we decided to use it and took along Peter and Bozley.  Bozley had the best time....there is nothing he enjoys more than wind in his face! He did so well on the boat.  He was a little nervous at first, especially when we were on the dock and it was moving...but once we were on the boat he was good to go!  We are especially lucky to live in such a beautiful place....Orange County has some of the best weather....looking at these pictures you would think it was summer time ...but nope...it February!    Happy Boating!

 Bozley....hanging out

 wind in my face....

 look a duck....

striving for...

I have to be ME

If you were to ask me what makes me smile and my heart sing on a daily basis I would say wholeheartedly…
My husband and my puppy

If you were to ask me what has changed my life in immeasurable, incomprehensible and amazing ways I would say…
my relationship with my Heavenly Father and my AMAZING husband

And so I blog.
About my life
my loves
my dreams
my struggles
and my personal triumphs.

I blog WITHOUT excuse for who I am

Without shame for my imperfections.

I share
what’s on my heart, my mind,
what’s burning in my soul.

I am:
A Wife

A Bozley mommy
A Child of God

A Daughter

A Niece

A Sister

An Aunt

A lover of coffee

A Grad School Student

A Young Life Leader

A USC Fan
Someone who gets excited about making a decision, but they has a hard time pulling the trigger.
Needs to talk to my friends on the phone often.
Needs alone time with my husband
Craves quality time
Loyal, trustworthy and a good friend

A person who will do anything I can to help a friend in need

A STUBBORN Finnish girl

A skier….at least I used to be

A woman who wishes I could be more, do more, and touch more lives

But most importantly I am ME

The way God created me to be
Perfect despite my imperfections,
my quirks,
my fears,
and my strengths.

And so I blog.
My story
Because God has given each of us a story and it’s our job to share it.