California Lovin'

My family is so supportive of James with his love for the Angels.

Summer fun.


Future surfer.

Kate. She was singing and dancing with the sand in her hands. Goof ball.

This shot reminds me of Daniel Craig in the James Bond movies.

I have the exact shot from our honeymoon.

Dad. Great guy. I need to get him a new addition to his collegiate hats.


I'm glad James finally was able to catch the waves. He was annoyed that he couldn't in Kawaii.

The trip was too short, but we had so much fun while visiting. I get very homesick whenever I'm home which leads me trying to convince James that we should move sometime in the future. As of right now, there is no way with the crappy economy and James' dislike for the freeway traffic. "Just too many people". Maybe Pittsburgh will help ease him into the idea of it more. Maybe someday. Goodbye SoCal. I look forward to next summer.

July 4th Weekend

Our view from the stadium

Great people.

Diamond Rio baby! Who? I recognized one song.

Yea, for fireworks!

One day James and I decided to go on one of our many drives to...who knows...and one day instead of going "right" at the fork in the road towards SLC, we went "left" towards...who knows...just kidding, Paradise. James mentioned the idea of taking the country road that ends in...thinking...thinking...Liberty. Needless to say, beautiful view driving through the mountains, however, a sedan should never drive on that road. Meanwhile, James is asking me if I've ever been on a country road before. Who does he think he married? Our adventure lies below...



Liberty.

Happy 4th of July! (really July 2nd)


Patrick.

Tanalie and I.

James and Brandt in the back. Poor Kaisa, she is hanging on for dear life.

Benji and Christine. Great friends.
Tug-of-war

Laurie looks so determined.

...and they all fall down.

James is kinda butt-hurt about the fact that we won't be here for the whole summer so he could join Oakridge's summer baseball league.
Oh well, we still support them.

Cody: James' boss

Oakridge peeps!

It's only been that long?

Did you know that he made me drive with him to the landfill today? And then, the entire time he was laughing at my reaction to the experience! Happy Anniversary! Can we go to Pittsburgh yet!

Spending time at 1st dam. It was where we had our 2nd date.

I have this thing about ducks. I love seeing and feeding them.

This is just one of the many streets that have been closed. Darn flooding!

I will miss this place. This is where James and I had our 3rd date. He states that he wanted to show that he could spend money. That's definitely how you're going to get a girl.

I don't think I need to explain this.

The 'Burgh

But first, what about some Texas pride. This picture is for David since he is a Longhorns fan.

Driving into downtown Pittsburgh

Flash rain anyone?

James and Ryan(Stevie) - Ryan and his wife Liz went to high school with James.

Can we not go anywhere without going to a baseball game? Great view of the city!

The Cathedral of Learning. This is the 2nd tallest education building in the nation and it is where the School of Social Work is located. Where's Laura?

Into the Cathedral we go...

I just thought this was funny considering we were now on the other side of the country.

Sarah

Ryan and Abby

Liz

And you know James.

Hanging out in a park.

We loved our trip. I thought that it was green in Utah because of all the rain we've been getting, but it doesn't compare to Pennsylvania. We found a great duplex that meets beyond our expectations and we look forward to what other adventures Pittsburgh bring to us.