California

pics from our trip to LA and San Diego - enjoy!

at the beach house in Huntington Beach

Sarah and cousin Elaine on their way to go surfing!

Daniel got us into Disneyland free of charge...

...so we could watch Bug's Life in 3D

somewhere in Torrey Pines catchin' some sun

met up with Steve and Olivia - old friends from a college small group

mmmm... 3 x 3 animal style

owen lei - a blast from the past and future CNN anchorman

our final stop in Santa Monica - anyone know these boys??

Cabo Wabo

we flew down to los cabos to celebrate our one year anniversary - hung out at the beach mostly, enjoyed 4-course meals, 24-hour room service, swim-up bars, and drinks aplenty. we highly recommend the all-inclusive package. =) we were totally spoiled.

cha-cha-cha!!

dreams los cabos resort

popular bar-o-fun downtown - we stayed outside

Mexican street vendors were kinda pushy, but it was fun exploring

At the Marina, Cabo San Lucas

hairy feet and painted red toe-nails, hammock-style

here's to one year together! crazy how time flies. so... who wants to come with us next time?

turkey day

a very happy thanksgiving to family and friends - wish we could be with you all on this special day, wherever you are.

and stay tuned for pics from our two-week vacation!!

Ahhhhhh...

California. Land of Sunshine, swaying palm trees, beachlands, and hords of good food. We LOVED staying here.. unfortunately we can´t post any pictures yet, but it was absolutely a stunning way to celebrate our pre anniversary. Sorry this is long, but this will be a record of sorts of our time in cali land. here are some highlights from our trip so far...

day 1: beach house on huntington beach (aka surf city), visiting church, surfing for the first time, Disney Land and California Adventure (thanks to my cuz Daniel for getting us in for free), a little ESPN zone, fireworks, and pizookies at BJs to top it all off. YUM.

day 2: still in orange county. slept in and took a walk along the beach. the morning is really misty... beautiful. ate outdoors at Sugar Shack... still remember the hashbrowns! watched some epis of 24 on a large plasma and surround sound... nice. we drove to San Diego to stay with elaine that night...

day 3: San Diego. Drove around by ourselves in elaine´s solara. gps was fun and helped us find all the hot spots. We saw La Jolla cove, Hiked at Torrey Pines, and viewed Mount Soledad. met up with friends... dinner at George's at the Cove on the top deck. And finally, Extraordinary Desserts = a fancy schmancy dessert place!

day 4: Still touring San Diego on our own... saw Sunset Cliffs while eating In-N-Out burgers and fries. Drove across to Del Coronado... oh yes! the fruiterias were yummy. took the train back up to Irvine... had japanese food and sushi with sarah´s aunt and uncle, then back to the beach house for a walk on the pier.

day 5: took the train up to Santa Monica... met up with some more friends. Walked along 3rd street promenade, had a few contests in the dark on muscle beach (look out for those pictures later!) and played ping-pong!

day 6: here we are... in Los Cabos, Mexico! now, our real vacation is about to begin... :)

not in texas anymore

we made a trip to alton saturday with some good friends... first gotta talk about the food - fast eddy's was grrreat. nowhere else can you find steak on a stick, half pound burgers, and giant bratworst for 99 cents. stuffed.

it was fun being all cheesy and taking pictures in the beautiful autumn landscape. (reminded me of tulip festival last year...) anyway, take a look at some of these beautiful colors! leaves in every imaginable warm color... i forgot how much i missed fall.

three boys. how attractive.

here are some of the better pictures... soon-to-be-married karen & roger here on the left. she's a pretty strong woman, she is.

introducing pat & gloria. what a vertical! check out glo's wild hair.

it wasn't planned... but i guess red was the color of the day. thanks for inviting us, guys! we had a lot of fun :)