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labor day water ski

goings on, snapshots

Over labor day we went on a water ski camping trip in the Delta. The Delta is in Northern Central California near Sacramento. It’s hundreds of miles of waterways which attract boaters in the Summer. We had a grand time. We found a nice camping spot and spent two nights. We enjoyed the company of R’s uncle and cousin and spent the days water skiing and sun-soaking.

I didn’t take enough photos and I was the only one who even brought a camera, so the history can’t really be told in pictures, but…

I had trouble getting up on the water ski because it was way too big for my foot, but I did manage one ride. Not too fancy for fear that my foot would slip out of the boot and I would go flying. Here I am, though…

One morning when we woke up, the tide had gone way down and we had to wait for it to rise so we could push the boat back out into the water. Here are the guys working their muscles…

And during one boat ride, we encountered some sea lions. They’re just so cute. And if you remember from our Kauai trip, Mr. K *loves* marine mammals…


Hooray for vacations. Hooray for unplugging for the long weekend. Hooray for fun!
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inspiration for a thursday

journal

I just came accross this verse that touched me deeply. I share it here because it speaks volumes to what’s going on in my world. Since I have no fun photos or stories at the moment, this serves as my blog update…*smile*

“Hold on to what is good,
even if it is a handful of earth.
And hold on to what you believe,
even if it is a tree which stands by itself.
Hold on to what you must do,
even if it is a long way from here.
Hold on to life,
even when it is easier to let go.
Hold on to my hand,
even when I have gone away from you.”

~Pueblo Verse

I’ll pick up my camera again soon.
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320 more…

snapshots, wedding

and if you are truly a dedicated photo viewer (erica!), the rest of our wedding photos are now uploaded. the new set is of the reception and they are fun! you can click right here and view “reception” to see the rest.

this pic makes me laugh because it looks like i’m strangling my new husband…

1089-La-Vie-Photo

…but i was really just signing and dancing with him, i promise. ha!
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planet gazing

life in LA, snapshots

Last weekend I surprised R and his friend, Dan, by taking them on a little excursion to the Griffith Observatory for a star-gazing event. There were knowledgeable telescope owners all over the front lawn who allowed people to gaze at the planets and stars. It was very cool and quite a fun free evening! We saw Saturn and her rings, Mars in her red glory, neat-o Venus and a “Double double”. Not to be confused with the double-double cheeseburger from In-n-Out, a double double star is where you can see 2 double stars in the same area. I didn’t even know that double stars existed. It was fantastic! Venus was my favorite planet to see because I know so little about it compared to Saturn and Mars.

Here we all are outside, looking up, at the observatory…

things are looking up amazed at the sky

And gazing into the telescopes…

taking a gander at Venus peeking at Venus

After enjoying our sky, we went to House of Pies. We had never been there before and were surprised to learn they serve much more than pie. It is a diner with a retro/modern feel inside (yes, that is contradictory)…

hip/retro house of pies

I had chocolate cream pie! Mmm delicious…

yum

Click here for the small set of photos. Hooray for new adventures.
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