Why limit happy to an hour

A few weeks back Ryan and I got to get away for a few days. We thought about going somewhere exotic..but the thought of wasting a day or two in the airport did not appeal to us..so we drove up to Napa. Our first stop was Santa Cruz. Ryan had never been and we found a nice little resort that could accommodate us for a few days. I was excited to go back to Santa Cruz, as I had been there a few times in High School and College. We had a great time exploring near by Monterey and visiting some great wineries in the Santa Cruz Mountains ( Ryan found out that he really likes the Pinot Noirs that are made in this area) We visited the Monterey Bay Aquarium....got to see a baby sea otter and a bunch of penguins!
my maxwell smart impersonation
Ryan in Monterey

Seriously cool school of fish at the auariumJellies



Is there really a problem with people flashing the octopus????

Santa Cruz Mountains.....soem good Pinot Noir!
We left Santa Cruz and headed north to Napa..with a stop in San Francisco to visit one my dearest friends and her fiance! It was so GREAT to see Kim and Jefferson. They lead the way to Napa and we ended up at Peju Winery....yummy yummy yummy. After some wine we went to dinner at BRIX...all I can say was AMAZING!!!! so good...great food, good friends and beautiful surroundings. We then said our goodbyes and headed to our Resort, The Meritage...we highly recommend it!

In Napa

Happy Ryan

Love Love Love....this area!

My dear friend Kim and her fiance Jefferson!!!!

Mmmmmmm...grapes

Now...you know this is a good wine if......

Excuse me....there is a Bee in my wine

More Pinot...Please

You cant tell from this picture ...but this bottle came up to about my waste!

Sad.....all gone
I found the BEST Reisling in the world....unfortunately it is not sold in stores..we have to order it online! If you ever have the chance and you like sweet wines like the Reisling......a stop at V. Sattui is in order! Oh my goodness the best wine I have had....I think I need a glass right now!

We had our fill of good wines and great food and beautiful surroundings and even found a town that we would move to in a heart beat! We love Yountville! We will move there someday!

Not even knowing where to begin

This past is so long overdue....it has been the busiest summer. I have been working for a company called Play Well TEKnologies, we teach engineering to kids ages 5 - 12 using LEGOS. This summer I was going from summer camp to summer camp...teaching teaching teaching! It was a blast...absolutely tiring.....but FUN!!!

Aside from the long hours of teaching I still had other things to do. Photo shoots, playing with the dog, spending time with the husband. Needless to say it has been super busy.

Ryan's work hasnt seemed to slow down..in fact it seems that it keeps getting busier and busier. We are thankful for his job in this economy and are not complaining...its just hard to have him come at 8pm at night and then go to bed at 10......makes for really long weeks. But still we are thankful.

We are a part of RockHarbor's Fullerton Campus...watching this dream become a reality has been really fun...we are looking forward to what is in store for the fall as we launch AM services with family ministries!!!! YEAH!!!! We are also looking forward to how God is going to use us!

No real new news about my mom...we have switched up her meds a bit. She is more responsive, but gets agitated rather quickly. With any luck she will continue doing well and we wont have to increase any of the meds. We are planning on participating in the Alzheimer's Memory walk in October. If we can raise money that will help find out more about this disease so that others that dont have to go through this than it is worth it! Check back in a few days for more details on how to help support the cause.

Other news...we finally got a small vacation in and went up north to Napa for a few days! It was wonderful and totally what we needed!

Bozley....one year

Bozley the day we brought him home and one year from that day....he has changed!

Its hard for me to believe that we brought Bozley home one year ago today! What an adventure it has been....from the moment he stepped "paw" into this house! We wouldn't give Bozley up for anything now..there were times that I thought he was heading to the " Free Puppy Box" on the lawn...but then he would look at me with eyes and give me kisses.

Who could resist that little face?

We dont really know his actual birthdate..the vet can only assume its sometime in April....so we claimed April 1st....because he is such a fool!

Easter Shoot.....when he was fluffy!

We decided to give him a " Summer Cut"...I think he looks just as cute if not cuter! And he is so much easier to groom!

He still wins my heart over with that face and those eyes!

Love You Monkey Man!

Boston 2010

Ryan and I were fortunate to get away for a few days and explore Boston! We are longing to go back and spend more time there...our goal is to rent a cottage on the cape for a week during the summer...just not this summer! We walked the Freedom Trail and learned a lot about the history of our country. We saw Paul Reveres House, learned about the lanterns that were hung during his famous ride to warn that Redcoats were coming. " one if by land, two if by sea" We saw the USS Constitution "Old Ironsides"...the oldest ship in Navy fleet! We walked to Bunker Hill.....we saw the site of the Boston Massacre ( did you know that only 5 people died?) Boston is such a great city...full of old and new. Friendly people and great food! Loved it and cant wait to go back!


The Boston skyline from Longfellow Bridge
Church downtown
The Hotel we stayed at....The Lenox! It was very nice!
an old church made of granite being retrofitted in Cambridge
Harvard Library! The banners say Truth (Veritas) in Latin
Here we are at Bunker Hill..." dont fire until you see the whites of their eyes"
This is Samuel Adams......also a really good beer!
Got to see Paul Reveres Grave site.....did you know that Paul Revere was not his birth name? It was some french name....I cant remember. Did you know that he had 16 kids! 16...thats a alot!
I LOVE the red bricks all over Boston....it is so beautiful!
This is a statue of George Washington...it is said that when a horse had one foot up (like the stautue) it was signify that there was man down....interesting!
Benjamin Franklin's family grave


Ryan ....thinking in front of the Harvard Philosophy Building!
Smart Harvard squirrel!

May update

Its been really busy around here...so much happened in the month of May that I never had time to post. Here is a recap...for those that are interested!

The first part of the month was fairly uneventful..with the exception of celebrating a good friends 40th birthday! Todd you are now an old man!

The second 2 weeks of the month I spent being sick. I had a respiratory infection and a sinus infection ....not so much fun!

May 15, we celebrated my friend Amy and her soon to be son! It was a beautiful day...for a beautiful woman!

May 19 - 22 Ryan and I were in Boston! Ryan had to head out for the Vince Group Spring Meeting and they brought me along as the photographer! I must say that I LOVE Boston! What a great city! Seriously...we decided that if we ever had to move to the East coast it would be around the Boston area!

Ryan and I both worked like crazy people...and it is not slowing down! Oh well....