Dana Point

My grandparents are down from Idaho and have rented a condo in Dana Point, so we went down yesterday to visit with them.  Kyle and I now want to move there.

"The Strand"
A housing development across the street from their condo that has lots for sale, and if we could afford it that is where we would building a house. 

Kyle walking down the path to the beach

Kyle & Cheryl enjoying The Strand Beach

31 Birthday

Celebrated my 31st birthday with two great things: Funfetti cake and & Chocalate Malted Crunch ice cream

MLK 2011

Seeing that I have Monday 17 January off for Martin Luther King Jr day, we figured to make a day of it and head down to San Diego.  We first visited the USS Midway, which is an aircraft carrier for the Navy but has now been turned into a museum where you can take tours.  They have many restored airplanes and helicopters on the deck and it was cool to walk through the ship and see what it would be like to live on one.

We then drove out to Ocean Beach and had yummy fish tacos at a Mexican restaurant.

We headed out Point Loma to the end where we got free entrance into the Cabrillo National Monument because it was MLK Day.  We could see downtown San Diego on one side and the Pacific Island on the other side of the point.

On the way back we stopped at the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery where many Navy persons are buried.

We then drove back around the bay and up and over the bridge to Coronado Island.  We walked along the beach to the Hotel del Coronado where we walked along the grounds and through the lobby.   It was a wonderful day and I am grateful to MLK for the national holiday.

Cheryl & Kyle at beach on Coronado Island



Cheryl at Coronado

Hotel del Coronado

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

Cheryl at Point Loma

Point Loma Lighthouse

Sleeping area on USS Midway, an aircraft carrier

Kyle & Cheryl on flight deck of USS Midway in San Diego

Carnival Cruise

My co-worker got married on a cruise ship, so we were able to go on a 3 day cruise to Ensenada.  Somethings I learned while on the cruise ship:

1. rooms without a window are like caves
2. cell phones don't have coverage
3. wear a watch
4. some people get really drunk and are funny to watch
5. if you go with friends put something on your doors so that you know which rooms they are in

telephone booth outside the Queen Mary

pizza available 24 hours a day

Kyle & Cheryl with Long Beach in the background before heading out to sea

Marci, Matty, Kyle and Cheryl waiting for the comedy show

one of many pictures taken by cruise photographers, the only one purchased

Kyle in Ensenada, Mexico

Kyle & Cheryl in Ensenada, Mexico

Cheryl in Ensenada

Kyle ordering some fish tacos that were amazing!

Ensenada has Thrifty Ice Cream- Chocolate Malted Crunch

Cleaning out the closet

The closet in our office was starting to get messy and out of control.  So for Christmas my mom got me some shelves so that I could make some sense out of this mess.

Before




After

Rose Parade Floats

I'm beginning to think that the Rose Parade and me are not to be friends.  During the 100+ years that it has been happening there have only been 2 times that has rained during the parade.  Well, the one and only time that I attended (Jan 2, 2006) it poured.  I mean great big buckets of water came down in deluge. 

Today Kyle, my mom and I decided to go see the floats up close and personal.  And guess what?....It was raining.  Not a flood this time but enough to get my boots with the fur soaking wet.