Quick trip to the Beach

Joe and I went to Virginia Beach for a quick trip last weekend. We tried something new, and stayed at this cute B&B a few blocks from the beach:

This was our suite. The managers left a cute note on our bed with our names on it :)

I was most excited about our shower. This thing was CRAZY! We really didn't know how to use it, but it was still fun to push lots of buttons.

Since it's definitely off-season (and the weather stunk, like it always does when we're on vacation,) we were the only ones in the hot tub!

Hot tub lights party!

The next day we were pretty much the only people walking around VA Beach...

so we hit the arcade:

and got a cool yo-yo with our tickets.

Then we went to the boardwalk for a few minutes. p.s. Joe always tries to take pictures of me when I'm not quite ready, so capturing this expression totally made my day.

We went to a museum that was on a "must see" list, but the main part was closed. We did get to see this:

which was awesome!

We drove by Regent University. This is where they film the 700 Club:

The campus was really pretty,

but we wondered if we felt the same way that visitors felt when they go to BYU...like we were definitely the outsiders.

Last, but certainly not least, we went to see our fave-fave band SAY ANYTHING at the Norva. They were amazing, as always.

And that was our trip to the beach!

Belated Anniversary Post

Our fourth anniversary was April 29. We celebrated at one of our favorite restaurants, Chef Geoff's. Then we came home and took pictures :)

Get it? We're holding up four fingers because we've been married for four years.

My Teeth

I finally got my new tooth last month! For anyone keeping track, this should be the end of the dental adventures for awhile (fingers crossed).

Lew Was Here

(Barb: This photo was obviously taken after we all had some Green Smoothie!)

Lew has been our only visitor this year! He came back this weekend, and we had a great time with him. Poor Lew had to spend 10+ hours at Dulles yesterday until his plane was FINALLY deemed un-flyable. Hopefully this does not discourage any future visits.

Making the bed when Lucky is asleep

DeeDee came up after the bed was made.

Trapeze

Last month I went trapeze-ing again. It will probably be my last time because I am not a "natural," and I would hate to try and learn such an expensive hobby at such a slow pace. At any rate, it's been a BLAST! I have gone every time with fun friends, and we have really enjoyed ourselves. 

The trapeze setup has moved from a parking lot in Chinatown to a custom tent by the Nationals stadium. It was really nice to be indoors, and we got some cool pictures! The rest of the photos and a few videos are on Flickr here

Happy Fruit/flower/linen/silk/appliance Anniversary!

Yup, it's been four years. I just looked up the "gift" for the fourth anniversary. Fascinating stuff, really.
Thanks to Wiki, I got this:

Traditional US: Linen/Silk
Modern US: Appliance
Traditional UK: Fruit/Flower

So I will just consider the bananas I got at Giant this week sufficient.

Last night I had every intention of writing a write a cute, long post about all my favorite things from the wedding day, but I fell asleep instead. Maybe later.

Love ya, babe!

Another semester in the books!

woohoo - only 6 more to go.

For Molly

My awesome friend Molly made me this awesome work of art oh, about six months ago. Being the awesome friend I am, I took this long to decide exactly where I wanted it. We've since painted the room and made a new office corner, so this is what I came up with:

Please ignore all the stuff I thought I hid better under the desk. Also, sorry I waited for an overcast day so you can see the flash and the reflection of the window in the first photo. Oh, and Joe chose the desktop picture, duh.

More photos of the bedroom when we finally (never) finish it. Does anyone know anything about heat-blocking curtains? This southwest-facing room gets HOT sometimes!!

p.s. MOLLY I HOPE YOU GET TO GO TO AFRICA! SILLY VOLCANO!

Cherry Blossoms

On Easter morning, Ashley, thousands of other people, and I went to look at the cherry blossoms in DC. Ashley was (and always is) the ideal sidekick...even when I got turned around and had us walk about an extra mile. It was obviously worth it because we got some awesome photos (the rest are here)

California!

(All California photos here)

I spent my Spring Break last week in California, and had a blast! I stayed with my friend Lindsey in Pleasanton for a few days, then flew to Orange County to spend the rest of the week with my parents and brother's family.

Lindsey and her boyfriend Brent (our chauffeur,) took me on a quick tour (my favorite kind,) through San Francisco. Since I've been a few times, we by-passed Pier 39 and got to the good stuff:

Crazy cool townhomes

Lombard Street

Golden Gate Bridge

We also enjoyed an over-the-top visit to In N Out...not just because the food was amazing (as always,) but because we stayed there for 4.5 hours! Lindsey and I met up with our friend Crystal; both girls came to my wedding reception in Lincoln City, and I haven't seen them since. It was so much fun to talk to the people that really know me (we all grew up together,) and obviously great to hang out at such a cool place.

Trip 1 of 2 to In N Out during Spring Break...oh, and the missionaries

Crystal, Lindsey and Britt

The rest of my time in the Northern half of the state was spent: visiting Joe's sister Carrie and her husband Benjy, shopping at the outlets in Vacaville, and asking each other "Whatever happened to..." to get the response "Well on Facebook, I saw they are..." about 100 times :) Oh, also I made BFFs with Lindsey's dog Geraldo.

Geraldo + Britt = BFF

I met up with my parents at the Oakland airport, and we flew together into Orange County to visit Jake, Carter and Asher. The main attraction was, obviously, my adorable nephew. Mom and I had a great time playing with bubbles, walking to the park, and listening to Asher talk...and talk...and talk. He had so much to say! It was really fun to set him up with things like:

Asher, are you a carnivore? "No, I'm a herbivore! I eat plants! [Something indecipherable about various dinosaurs and whether they were herbivores or carnivores...]"

Asher, what do you want to eat? "I want some water, and chocolate, and chocolate water, and carrots, and cereal, and pears, and toast...and eggs." He ended every list with "...and eggs."

I can't believe he will be 3 in a few months!

Other notable SoCal events:

Meeting up with Derrick Davis for dinner

Enjoying some HUGE French toast with my dad

Seeing my friend Holly...if only at the mall for a few minutes (she had just driven to town from Phoenix and knew that I was in the area from my Facebook status!)

A few weeks ago, Joe asked me what was on my Bucket List. I thought for awhile, then realized that I really don't have the desire to go to specific places to see certain things...I just want to spend time with the people I love. Totally cheesy, I know, but 100% the truth. We are so much looking forward to the other trips we have planned this year for family reunions and weddings! And you're all invited to the east coast for the holidays :)