La Jolla Continued

After the wedding Steve and I stayed in La Jolla. We woke up to a beautiful day, grabbed brunch and walked along La Jolla Cove. We should have brought our swimsuits, the water looked so refreshing.

Our hotel
I took a picture in front of my dream home (well one of them)

Steve out on the edge of the rocks. It made me nervous.

The lifeguard tower

Bird rock

Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Mjos

This weekend we went to La Jolla for Bahar and Nathan's wedding. I met Bahar my very first week of college in the dorms at UCI and lived with her (and Eileen) for four years. We were all joined at the hip. I am such a sap, I cried on the drive down to San Diego (and during the ceremony AND toasts), just thinking about how much we all experienced during those four years and how our lives have changed since, but we have still managed to stay close. I am so happy for her and her new husband, Nathan. They are both incredibly beautiful and intelligent people, did I mention she met him in medical school-_-he is a doctor too. I am sure they will have beautiful and intelligent doctor babies. The ceremony, the food, the guests, the music, the scenery----could not have been more perfect.

Getting Ready

Reciting their vows

Introducing Mr. & Mrs. Mjos


Their first dance as husband & wife

Bahar, Teddy, Nathan & Charlene



Melissa & Alex

Jason & Jenny

Bahar & her Dad

Throwing her bouquet

Eileen, Jenny & Me

A sunset picture with Mrs. Mjos

One more before the sun goes down- Nicole, Me, Melissa, Jenny & Eileen

Perfect sunset to end a perfect night

A Weekend Trip to the Desert

Last month Steve's brother Mike and his wife, Elaine flew out from Texas to spend Memorial Day weekend in Palm Springs with us. We actually stayed in Indian Wells (about 20 miles from Palm Springs) at the Miramonte Resort & Spa. The guys spent two mornings playing golf at The Players Course and The Celebrity Course. Elaine and I ventured to the Well Spa, had massages, took a hydro cardio class, a yoga class and spent some time SHOPPING! During the day we soaked up the desert sun at the pool and the nights were spent eating great food. Here are some pictures from our trip.

Steve makes fun of me because I like to take pictures of our hotel room number.

This pool was packed with people during the day. Probably because it was around 95 degrees the entire time we were there, which is cool for Palm Springs.

Early tee time. I think golf is the only reason Steve will gladly and willingly wake up at 5:30 am.

We woke up early too. We wanted to check out the clubhouse and course before our yoga class.

This is the entrance to one of the shopping centers we checked out.

Mike makes Steve look short.

Dinner at the Yardhouse. We had to go to a place with big screens, the Lakers were playing.

On our way back to the OC, we stopped at a dinosaur park to pick up a souvenir for Zachary. He LOVES dinos.

Can you spot Steve?

A quick picture before checking out.

We had a blast and hope to see the entire family--Mike, Elaine, Zachary and Hailey at Christmas time this year.

My Odd Duck

Our anniversary is right around the corner and while getting ready this morning I started to think of all the odd things Steve does, his “rituals”. I compiled a short list.

1. When Steve takes a shower he enters from the left side and exits on the right, ALWAYS.
2. He drags his bare feet on the carpet.
3. After we eat dinner he always clears the table and takes the dishes to the sink, RIGHT AWAY.
4. He has to change into a pair of basketball shorts or “lounge” pants everyday right after work (and he leaves them on the floor by the bed).
5. He covers the alarm clock with a shirt every night because he says it’s too bright.
6. He has to watch Seinfeld every night at 10pm. He says it helps him fall asleep.
7. When he gets home from work he “wets” his hair because he says the gel makes it sticky.
8. Shirt tags annoy him and he tears them off (without scissors). I have had to sew several holes.
9. He cringes every time I sneeze. He says my sneezes hurt his ears. Too bad it’s allergy season.
10. Whenever a Pearl Jam song is on he has to turn up the volume and all conversation has to STOP.
11. When he rinses his mouth after brushing his teeth, he drinks from the sink. He literally angles his head to the side and slurps from the faucet. It looks really funny because he is so tall. I told him normal people scoop water into their hand and then rinse, right?

And for all these things, I love My Odd Duck.