Gumball Rally

Ever spent just a little tooooo much time at Disneyland...? I did just that at the Micechat Gumball Rally. Henry and Liza were rad enough to let me on their team- The Bad Idea Bears, along with Brian. We had so much fun navigating our way through the trivia questions that forced us to go on almost every ride in both parks.. and we got some fun pictures along the way. We did not stop from 8am til 8pm, not even to eat! No, we didn't win, but we enjoyed the hell out of the day :)

White Water Rafting - Upper Kern

Memorial Day Weekend 2009 - absolutely fantastic!!!!!!!!!
We camped out with Mountain & River Adventures along the upper section of the Kern River in Sequoia National Park. SUCH a beautiful area and the greatest adventure trip I've had in a while :). What made it even better was that I got to do it with my 3 best girls in the world. We learned a lot this weekend, about ourselves, teamwork, dedication and hard work. There were a few scary moments, but we pulled through like champs and ultimately had a blast.

Mtn River has the most awesome guides/cooks/hosts we could ever ask for. Emily, Sanders and Jim navigated those waters beautifully and gave us a great time and even better memories. What was really cool though, was to be able to come back to camp after a hard day of paddling to have your tents set up and waiting, take a hot shower, and settle in for beer and appetizers with the rest of the group - all of this provided by our guides! They cooked amazing meals that we could not have possibly done ourselves and even played a few rounds of beer pong with our rowdy crowd. 10,000 thumbs up to the whole crew!!

Trail Canyon Falls

This one is up off of Big Tujunga Canyon Road north of the 210 fwy. A super hot hike in blazing sun the day we tried it, but definitely worth it in the end! The pool below the falls was actually kinda warm compared to some, and we splashed around in it for almost an hour before heading back. 2 thumbs up! but watch out for rattlesnakes, we unknowingly took a water break right next to one..

Karen's Wedding

Karen and her father

Jackson & Karen


appetizers!

Me & mom

The ladies! Mom, Valinda, Jackie & Stephanie





Mom invited me to be her date to Karen Chou's wedding at Rancho Las Lomas. It was an absolutely gorgeous ceremony, and Karen was the most beautiful bride. It was really fun to see these guys again, as it's been about 20 years! Our moms were part of the babysitting co-op and we spent a lot of time at each other's houses playing when we were little. I feel priveleged that I was able to attend! Her photographer was Jules Bianchi, an awesome photographer whom I met through Pictage (she's the LA PUG leader). Check out this fantastic slideshow she put together.

I love doggies!!!!

Husky protects and ultimately saves his momma Chili on a busy New York Expressway. I love this story :')

Do not fear me Gypsy, all I want from you is your tears.

So begins my journey as a gypsy... It was another great day at Ren Faire with Angel, Dave, Ryan & Diana!

The Japanese are Awesome

I had to re-post this cuz it's FREAKING funny! Ping-pong, Matrix Style.

Pac-man fight, sing star, wine tasting, video games, pizza etc. etc. etc....

Happy Birthday Emily!! Party at Bet-ny's again, their place is becoming THE place to go for a good party :) Thanks guys for hosting, we love you!