Check out this day

As a part of my birthday festivities (more on that later) we spent the afternoon in the city with some of the most perfect weather I have seen. Granted, it was very cold - but picture perfectly beautiful

Please note: jumping pictures inspired by Brandon & Michelle. Cuz lets be honest, it is always appropriate to jump in your pictures. :)

My reasons for loving this man are beyond words. Now that we're married, everything just feels right; like we're exactly where we were always meant to be. Being married is just like I imagined it would be, only a thousand times better!

I love you honey. Thanks for the birthday surprises.

Way behind

Somewhere between New Years and today I've lost control of my life. My laundry is just now being done after more weeks then I care to mention. I've been living out of the dryer for more days then are acceptable in any country. We've been eating frozen pizza and cereal for dinner for almost a full week now. My house hasn't been picked up, let alone cleaned, and I've been out of milk for several days. I've almost stopped blogging entirely - thus forgetting all the funny things I had planned to jot down and eventually share. I'm mad at the 8th graders and wish science wasn't a subject. I'm mad at the school district and their empty promises. My New Years resolution to eat healthier and loose a few inches has been re-set about 5 times. I'm pretty sure I'm getting sick. And the cold sore on my lip is at it's peak of annoyance.

Other then that, I attend a swimming class in the evenings, coach the YW volleyball team, and got a new pulsating toothbrush which is a step up according to the packaging. I am a juicing manic - pretty much juicing everything possible. Fruit mixes are always winners, stay away from beets for sure! Bleh.

So there you go. That's why I haven't been blogging. I do have a few thoughts - maybe tomorrow I'll get them posted.

A little side business

Okay, so - I've been digitally scrapbooking and publishing my life for the last 5 years now. Something that I really LOVE to do. In fact, I love it so much, I have run into quite the problem - I don't have enough pictures to scrapbook. In fact, I make layout pages before events even happen just because I love it so much. Thus, my new idea.

With some encouragement from my friends and family, I have decided to try my hand at offering a "photo organizing" service where people send me chunks of their photos (either an entire year or just a single event) and I will organize it into a hard cover book and have it published for you. I am just hoping there are oodles of people in the world who love taking pictures of their family, but they end up in files on their computer, never to be seen again. Or maybe they are printed out and just slid into a plain photobook. Maybe my love could be of some use for these kinds of people. Maybe someone out there in cyberspace will see my blog post and think, "now that sounds like something I need".

Here are some sample pages I have created for my own books.

A website is under construction and we are very much in a beginning stage. But I have already worked on a few books for others and am ready to take on the world (if you will). So, an invitation, if there is anyone out there who is interested in putting their pictures into books that can be shared for generations to come, send me an email (or comment) and I will be happy to send you more information regarding this service. We'll see if it goes anywhere.

Dreams in Disney

Actually, they weren't dreams at all...we did in fact make a trip to Disneyland. Surprised? You shouldn't be. After a potential offer to meet some friends there fell through, we decided that a trip was still necessary to maintain our sanity. This time around we decided to invite the McKeans to enjoy a little magic with us. The days were filled with the usual non-eventful paraphernalia. Loads of candy, laughs, off-season lines, Toy Story Mania love, ice cream, churros, and pictures.

How can people not love this place? The off season is certainly the best, not only because the crowds are limited, but also because the Haunted Mansion isn't all Jack Skeleton-ized. My favorite. It was sure fun to spend some time with my old high school friend Sarah and her man. We really had a fabulous trip. Thanks for asking.

And now, a photosampling of our trippy trip:

We made it through the parks fairly quickly; hitting all the rides by the end of the afternoon. Disneyland is still by far my favorite park - I just simply adore it there.

A stop to see the mouse was definitely in order being that our travel buddies hadn't been to the park in over a decade. I was disappointed in Mickey's behavior to Matt. A little standoff-ish, trying to get the attention of Sarah. I was annoyed because all they wanted was a good "family" photo with the mouse, and he was being really, weird.
But he posed well for me so I am happy with that.

California Adventure is under a ton of construction with the new park additions. Cars land is going to be a real hit when it opens next year, a trip we will most definitely be taking. The weather was simply perfect; so much so that I told Mark we were going to retire in Southern California. I am surprised at how much I miss my life there.
Toy Story Mania is still my all time favorite ride. And Matt and Sarah seemed to like it too which was a bonus when I wanted to wait in line 5 times to ride it. I may not get the "Best Today" score like I use to, but I love seeing my number as the "best in Vehicle." Tender.

And I hate this ride. It appears Sarah did too.

We are sorry we missed out on visiting friends this time around (Heidi and Sara) but know I did think of you as we drove past the 91.

Next Disney adventure on the list? Disneyland Marathon. eeek