End of Summer.....

So, these last few weeks have been crazy for me. I have not been able to blog, or even come close to sending out emails, getting those last minute letters done or do any cleaning....our place is a mess. Work has overtaken my life and I think I spend more time in my windowless cell here at work than I do anywhere else.


I hope to see the light of day soon. Last weekend we got a bit in when we celebrated a birthday and hung out with friends. We all met up at the Fishshack for drinks and good company and then traversed over to La Playita for a mexican feast...with sangria.

I wanted to also blog about some fun things that we did this summer, and hopefully I can backlog some photos about it! We went to the Hollywood Bowl for their Fireworks finale with Brian Wilson. It was pretty good...he played a lot of the old Beach Boys favorites.

We have also been trying to make an effort to get downtown more often and check out the sites. The Disney Concert Hall is always on the top of our list and we are members at the MOCA so we will have to check it out more often....only after the Marlene Dumas exhibit is over....I do not care for her artwork at all...way too creepy. Her subjects for watercolor are death, nudity and faces.

Well, I will try to check in more often. Hope all is well in your world.

Cars & Camping

This last weekend we went up North to check out the Monterey Historics at Laguna Seca Raceway. Jon was excited as it combined two of his favorite things....camping and race cars. I liked the fact that they were not your normal race cars...they had historics from as early at 1908. Beautiful cars that were well kept and could still handle the run around the track.

We set up our campsite late on Friday and woke up in the morning to find out that we were within viewing distance of the famed S curve.

Saturday started with strawberry pancakes and sausage, followed by tons and tons of racing, a couple of naps, and a nice sunburn.

We checked out all the cars in the paddock and Jon wanted his pic taken next to Ricky Bobby's car. We also saw Patrick Dempsey, who is a huge race fan as well. I think they had him get in a car for pictures, but I was never sure if he actually went out on the track with a car.

Saturday evening we had dinner in Monterey at the Monterey Fish House with some friends. I had the crab cake with scallops and it was fantastic!!! Thank goodness we went out for dinner as all we had left at the camp site for dinner was pork & beans.

On Sunday we checked out more in the infield and then started packing up camp. On the way back, we drove along route 46 and stopped to see the James Dean Memorial.

Overall, a pretty good weekend. It was not the normal camping that I usually like, but the best part of that was the track had shower trailers.....I am all about the showers! Whoo Hoo! Cleanliness. :) The weather was beautiful during the day and even the fog that rolls in around 7pm and stays until 12 noon did not bother us that much. Hope we can get back up to Monterey to check out other sites.

Getaway Part II

Sorry it has taken so long to update and let you know how things went in Cancun!
We had a blast:




We spent a ton of time eating and just hanging out at the resort. I think the most fun we had was snorkeling off the reefs! Jon also got the hang of some other watersports:
Our excursions off the resort included a bike ride into a sad little town Puerto Morales one day and then taking a trip out to Chichen Itza, it was humid in the jungle and the place was amazing. To see all of these structures that were built so long ago. A very interesting and mysterious culture that I believe they are still uncovering secrets about.

We went swimming in a Cenote after touring the city of Chichen Itza. A cenote is a sink hole that uncovers part of a huge system of underground tunnels of water that are under Mexico. The water is sooo cool and refreshing I could have spent the whole week there:Back at home we celebrated Fitzy's B-day with a chocolate cake and I have been harvesting tomatoes off of my Aerogarden which are fantastic!!! :)

Whirlwind of a June

June has flown by. All the plans, all the little details and the event I feel went off pretty well. Actually to me it was perfect! We have some early early pics that were sent by friends. I can't wait to get the pics from my friend Mo. She is pretty awesome with the lens. :)

The day was a blur and went by so fast that we may have to do it again...just kidding. :) The weather held out, we had a good turnout and the rice krispies and the root beer floats were perfect!
It was so good to see all the friends and family that came. I wish we had had a chance to chat with everyone a bit longer because it always feels like the time gets away from you and you do not get enough time for individual visits with everyone. I hope we can get around and see everyone soon.

We went off to Cancun after the wedding....more to follow.

I also never posted too much about my girl's weekend before the wedding. I got this photo from a friend as well. Yes, I wore the sash pretty much the whole night along with the princess crown. :)