Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Learning to Surf in Pacific Beach!!!

The Pacific Ocean is super cold-- water temp currently in the low 50s and air temp mid 60s. To a Texan that equals freezing!! Not sure why I agreed to get out there but I did. I must admit it is kinda fun for the first hour then I can't feel my toes anymore even with a wet suit. And I am convince this wet suit thing is just a mind trick to make you think you are warm. I hope to get out there again but hoping for warmer weather soon!! 

Here are some pictures with me and my new friends Whitney (met in Sacramento) and Chrissy (met here in San Diego). Enjoy!! ~

new friends- Me, Whitney & Chrissy

my first time out in the freezing pacific in January!!

Whitney & Chrissy

me paddling

Whitney

Chrissy

me

Whitney

Chrissy @ sunset

Chrissy

me on the surf board @ sunset

surfing at sunset

Whitney!

Friday, February 11, 2011

Trip to LA area

Venice Beach



Santa Monica




Children's Hunger Fund!!


Hollywood 



Long Beach

Monday, February 7, 2011

La Jolla Cove & Seal Beach

Went to La Jolla today with a new friend named Laina. We had a blast just hanging out and shooting pictures with our matching Canon Rebels! It was great being able to see this new (less than 1 week old) harbor seal!! Super exciting!! Plus the sea lions and many brown pelicans. Also, love going to La Jolla for seeing the wild marine life in action :) Here are my favorite pictures!!







Monday, January 31, 2011

My family comes to visit

Tuesday- La Jolla
-- seal beach
-- amazing sunset








Wednesday- Old Town Trolley Tour
-- USS Midway
-- Gaslamp District
-- Coronado Island- Ferry Landing
-- Hotel Del Coronado
-- Old Town









Thursday- Whale Watching
-- 10 grey whales
-- hundreds of common dolphins
-- Cabrillo National Monument
-- dinner in Little Italy @ Mona Lisa





 




Friday-- San Diego Zoo
-- koalas & panda bears

-- polar bear plunge
-- scarlet macaws
-- Balboa Park
--watched Spurs vs Dallas on ESPN











Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Finally a new posting!

Quick catch up on what has been going in my life since late October. Shorting after my last posting my computer went out of commission. Thankfully my brother built me a new one which is great- but with my contract ending in Sacramento and moving to San Diego. I was without internet for over 1 month. And now I am incredibly far behind on this online journal thing. So I have decided to just do a huge update . . . .

Last month in Sacramento was great- ice skating outdoors in Folsom, Apple Hill with Whitney, Bayside Fusion Thanksgiving & then Thanksgiving Day with Brenda's family which included turkey bowling!! Also, that morning I did a 10k benefiting the Sacramento food bank with friends from Fusion. 

 Then Friday following Thanksgiving I moved to San Diego for my new job. After many long boring hours of orientation I have gotten settled into my new city. Christmas was uneventful. I stayed here in California and my roommate and I went to the San Diego Safari Park. New Years Eve I was working so nothing there to report. 

In early January my mom and my aunt came to visit for nearly 1 week. Being that I am still new to the city we did  a lot that I had not done yet. It was great!! Trolley Tour all over the city including Coronado Island. We had some ice cream from Hotel Del Coronado. Whale watching tour was amazing!! We saw about 9-10 grey whales and hundreds of common dolphins! Highly recommend this to everyone :) Also, we went to the world famous San Diego Zoo- which is HUGE!!! Loved seeing the panda bears :)

Here are a few pictures to go along . . . 

travelers- Christine, me & Daniela--- farewell dinner

freezing at the ice rink Victoria, Brenda, & me

Fusion Thanksgiving :)

Thanksgiving Run- Brenda, Jenn & me

turkey bowling in action !

San Diego sunset

Friday, January 21, 2011

Children's Hunger Fund- photo book!

Here is a link to a picture from Children's Hunger Fund banquet in San Antonio taken last October. This picture along with many many others were put into a beautiful photo book that I got to see first hand yesterday in Los Angeles, the headquarters of CHF!! So honored to be in the book with many other fabulous people!


resonate picture!