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Happy Anniversary To My Love

I love you more than crumb donuts.

I love you more than the color turquoise.

I love you more than lizards!

Happy 7 years together ♥

Baby You're A Firework!

Last night Casey and I headed down to the beach to watch the fireworks with Kori and Robby. We were super close to the launch station! There were thousands of people camped out on the pier and on in the sand. It was fun to walk down to the beach in the middle of the street since roads were closed to cars. Cheers to Casey and I's first date on the fourth of July 7 years ago! ♥

Happy 4th of July!

Boston wishes everyone a Happy 4th!

Double Date

Casey and I went out to dinner with our newly married friends Jake and Steffany. We headed to iGrill Korrean BBQ where you cook your own food at your table. It was a very fun night and I would recommend the restaurant if you want to spice up your average dinner out!

The Trigger Has Been Pulled!

Yes, Casey has hit the big SUBMIT button and applied to medical school. Over 30 schools in fact. All across the country. He has spent many, many hours perfecting his primary application and rewriting sentences over and over until they convey just the right meaning. I no longer have to look over and see him deep in thought or typing away on his personal statement, at least not for a little while. Once the secondary applications are sent to him to complete, it will all begin again. But now it is time for a well deserved break. We look forward to celebrating our 7 year anniversary in the coming weeks. I am so proud of you Casey for completing this first big step! ♥

Baby Birds!

I found these 2 baby birds at a job site. They must have fallen out of their nest because the horse ranchers set them out behind the horse barn. After watching them for several hours and seeing no mother bird paying any interest in them, I took them home so they wouldn't become food for something else.

We got them to eat a bunch of worms once they were at our house. They seemed to double in size overnight! We ended up taking them to the Wildlife Care Network the next morning so they could have the best chance of survival. If you ever find an injured or abandoned wild animal in SB, consider taking them here. They help save over 4,000 animals each year! Read more about their organization HERE.

SBCC Walk

We took these knuckle heads to SBCC to burn off some energy today.

Father's Day Breakfast

This year, we headed out early to go to Pismo Beach and eat at the very cool Huckleberry's Restaurant-we were stuffed!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to the best dad out there! Thank you for all that you do for me. I love getting to work with you every day (even if I have to hunt down your lost hammer all the time).  ;)

I hope you have a wonderful, relaxing day. I love you!

Another One Saved!

I saved this big fatty from the middle of the road. Unfortunately something had just caught her and she dropped most of her tail. I scooped her up and gave her a chance to eat and drink before hiking into a nearby trail and letting her go next to water (and strategically into a poison oak bush!). Hopefully no one else will ever bother her :)

Music Video Using Instagram Pics

Check out this neat video I found. It uses only pictures that have been filtered through Instgram. They shot over 45,000 pics but condensed it down to 1,905 for the video. That is a lot of work!


Invasión - The Plastics Revolution (Video oficial/Official Music Video) from The Plastics Revolution on Vimeo.

A Day in My Life

Ever wonder what a person's day is like? I do. 

Here are some of the highlights of my "today."

Wake up at Boston's house and take care of him. Pick up Ella & Batik and take them on an outing. Head to work with my Dad putting in a DogWatch installation. Put in a ton of wire and conduit on the edge of the mountainside for four hours. Stop for a quick snack-super yummy! Finish up one of the last trenches and put our control panel together. Babysit this cutie for five hours. Head home to make sure Banyan gets settled in ok; he is staying for a week. Head back to Boston's to spend the night and give him tons of love.

What is a typical day like for you?

Sleepless In Seattle

My parents and I were invited by the the producer of Sleepless In Seattle-The Musical to come down to the Pasadena Playhouse for the opening night of the play. It was very well done and we all enjoyed it. If you are interested in seeing it for yourself or any other play there, check out the calendar of events.

We Made it to San Fran!

We made it up to San Francisco for Casey's AIDS ride. We got him all checked in and registered, so now we are relaxing in our hotel before our 4am wake up tomorrow morning. Ride festivities start at 5am!

If you want to see pictures of the trip as Casey rides, he will be posting on twitter. You can follow him here: Casey's Twitter. And search #ALC2013 to see tweets and pictures from all the other participants. There are over 3,000 riders this year!

Good luck Casey, I am so proud of you!

P.S. Our hotel room is pretty cool-it even has a dishwasher in the little kitchen area!

I Love My Family

Dinner nights out together as a whole family are extra special :)

The beautiful SB harbor at sunset.

Warf Walk

Girl's afternoon out!

Who Said It...Take 3

Take a guess on who said which quote-me or Casey. We each said 3. Once 3 people have guessed, the answers will be revealed! Good luck!

Scooter Ride!

Casey taught me how to ride his scooter! It was pretty darn fun!

Have a Great Weekend!

Casey's AIDS/LifeCycle 7 Day Route

Curious about the route the cyclists will be taking along their journey down the beautiful CA coast?

Here is a map of the 8 cities they will be stopping at and setting up camp each night of the adventure:

It all starts on June 2nd. If you would like to make a donation to the cause, head on over to Casey's fundraising page here: help end AIDS.

Wedding Festivities!

Casey's best friend Jake got married this weekend and Casey was one of the groomsmen!

You may now kiss the bride!

It was in the most picturesque location you could imagine. On a ranch, with rolling hills in the background, oak trees dotting the landscape, twinkling lights in the trees, fabulous food, good friends, an all around perfect night.

So pretty!

The Mr. & Mrs.

♥

The first dance.

A Very Happy Mother's Day

For Mother's Day this year, we decided to take a ride on the LandShark-something none of us had done before. It is a bus that also goes into the water and becomes a boat!

It was a perfect day, not too hot, not too cold. With the beach front bustling with people enjoying the Sunday art walk.

The tour took us by some neat spots around town and the guide told us some history facts. This tree was planted in 1876, is over 80 feet tall, and the widest spread of the branches is 198 feet.

♥

Cruising by the harbor.

So pretty!

Sleepy sea lions

Pinch me, do I really live here?!

We were lucky enough to see a harbor seal out of the water!

The whole gang-what a great day! :)

Happy Mother's Day!

Beautiful video made using Google Street View images.

Google Street View Hyperlapse from Teehan+Lax Labs on Vimeo.

Bird Refuge Walk

What a beautiful day for a walk down by the beach!

Happy Earth Day!

♥

Day Trip to Paradise Road

The whole family headed to the mountains for a yummy picnic and to let the dogs swim.

The swimming hole for the afternoon

Mandy and Sadie loved fetching the stick

Team work!

Penny won't go in the water on her own to swim...because she doesn't know how to swim. haha Robby tried giving her swimming lessons...but she would just sink without help...poor thing

Aspidoscelis tigris, The Whiptail lizard! I finally got a picture of one! These guys are so fast and are always on the move, they don't tend to sit in one spot for long.