Lauren + Travis { engaged! }

Last Saturday, I attended the engagement party of Lauren Morten and Travis Bruton in Naples (Long Beach). The party was given by Travis' mom, Laurie, who happens to be one of my BFFs. Laurie asked me to bring my camera so that I could take a few snaps of the party and of Lauren and Travis. Here are a few of my favorites.

Congratulations Lauren and Travis! Looking forward to the wedding in October.

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Camping at Dogwood { with the Mendozas }

Brian and I along with the Mendozas, camped at Dogwood last week for 5 days. It.was.relaxing! The campground was quiet with very few campers and the weather was great. Here are a few snaps.

above: Angie

above: our campsite with Pete our cook

below: a hike through the woods

above: Angie and Chris leap off the log

below: my turn to leap off the log... stump ;)

You may laugh now. :)

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A San Diego Bike Ride { and I'm getting old! }

On June 9th, Brian and I celebrated our 33rd wedding anniversary! Sooo, we drove down to San Diego and spent the night in downtown at the lovely Sofia Hotel. We enjoyed walking around having lunch and dinner in the Gas Lamp District on Saturday. The Sofia offered free bikes to ride around on, so off we went for a Sunday ride! What a fun and wonderful time we had pedaling around San Diego! Here are a few snaps.

above: 'Wind Palms' by Ned Kahn located at the Bayfront Hilton

above: a collage of snaps from our bike ride around San Diego

first row: Us before we left home; in front of the Santa Fe train station

second row: a view of downtown from Embarcadero Marina Park South; me at Seaport Village

bottom row: Brian on Broadway Pier with the Midway behind him; us at Petco Park

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above: I turned 56! Me with Brian, Rache, Em and Billy

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Emily Graduates { V.V.C. Medical Assistant }

Our Lovely # 1 (Emily), completed VVC's medical assistant course on June 8th. Less than 2 weeks later, she was offered a job at Desert Valley Medical Group! WhoooT!!! You can't imagine how proud we are of her! Here are a few snaps.

above: VVC's spring class of medical assistants

above: Em with Billy below: with Lovey #2 (sister Rachel)

above: Em with her very proud parents!! (Brian and me ;)

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Metrolink to L.A. { w/Melissa and Bob }

On June 4th, Brian and I took a Metro ride to L.A. with Melissa and Bob. The day was perfect. We had lunch at Olvera Street and had a nice walk around City Hall. Here are a few snaps from our trip.

above: outside the San Bernardino Metrolink station.

below: Plaza Substation in Olvera Street

above: St. Vibiana Cathedral
below: patio in Biddy Mason Park

above: Melissa and Bob

below: Brian and me (we were in the 'quiet' car on the metro and was told we were too loud. Ha!)

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