Friday, July 29, 2011

San Diego for AVID Summer Institute

This coming year I will be teaching an AVID elective class.....so I got to go to San Diego these past 4 days to attend a conference about it.  It was held at the Town & Country near Fashion Valley, and most of the 3300 participants stayed there at the hotel, but I was a late add-on so they were booked by the time I tried to make reservations, as were all the neighboring hotels.  So I ended up booking a hotel in Old Town San Diego, which was fine by me because I like that area of SD. 





The Mormon Battalion in Old Town SD


Baby Del on Coronado


The Mormon Battalion has been completely remodeled and is done very authentically


Ocean Beach

Kyle hung out at the hotel during the day when I had class, but afterward we would explore Old Town, or Coronado Island


Megan Hall and Loretta Durkin from Michigan were in SD for a family luau, and I was able to meet up with them one night and have a fun Girls Night Out in Old Town

I took the trolley from Old Town to Fashion Valley everyday for the conference.  I was really impressed with the people of SD: 1. a girl in her 20's gave up her seat for an elderly man when he got on the trolley.  2. at the next stop a thuggish looking man gave up his seat when a lady got on the trolley. 3.  when a gentleman got off at a stop he picked up all of the trash from the seats and put them in the trash can.  Way to go people of San Diego!!!  You impressed me with your kindness.

I wish there was some form of trolley/subway/metro from my house to my place of work, I would totally take advantage of it. 

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Last Beach Day for the Summer

A fun family tradition has come to an end.  This summer my family has made it to the beach every Monday.  But today was our last time.  Erin, Rich and Zeke are off to New York and Texas for 3 weeks, I am getting LASIK next Monday and then the week after that school starts.  So....my summer is coming to an end, but it was a great summer.

Cucamonga Peak

This past Saturday I went hiking with my boot camp people.  We hiked to the saddle of Cucamonga Peak.  Didn't have the extra time to make it to the peak because I had to get home and ready for the Pioneer Day Celebration at my Stake Center.






Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Beach Day

As per tradition, we made it down to the beach again on Monday, and even Kyle came this time.  We cooled off in the water, played CornHole, hung out with Zeke, Brittany and Brixton, Erin got kicked out of the surf area because she was on a boogie board, and had a great time.



Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Malibu Lagoon Beach

In following our Monday Beach day tradition during this summer, we headed to a new beach, Malibu
Lagoon.  It wasn't very crowded and the surf was good for my brother in law Richie.  But the traffic coming home from Malibu is horrible.

Grand Performances

Somehow I became aware of a free summer concert series in downtown Los Angeles called Grand Performances, so Kyle and I went to our first one a few days ago. The location is really cool but to get the good seating up top you have to get there early.  The two performers we saw were not as good as I had hoped for, but from looking at the calendar there should be some fun ones coming up.

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Family Reunion & More

A family reunion in Idaho is what brought all of this on.  We made an adventure out of our drive and had
a wonderful time.   
Geyser at Soda Springs, Idaho

Bryce Canyon, Utah



Cheryl & Amy- BYU friends

Cheryl & Kyle at Manti Temple


Skinner Canyon, Idaho

Logan Temple, Utah


Kim & Cheryl- mission companions in Michigan

Oquirrah Temple, Utah




My car was covered with bugs by the end of the trip

Kyle & Cheryl at Romeo & Juliet at Utah Shakespeare Festival in Cedar City, Utah


Snow covering the road back to Paris Idaho Ice Caves, which blocked our way



Family at Lava Hot Springs, Idaho

Cheryl & Kyle jumping off 5 meter platform at Lava



We innertubed the Portneuf River in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho






My brother, Brian,  did some crazy gainers from the 10 meter (33 feet) platform










Family at Kennecott Copper Mine in Utah





Grandma Lauritzen with Zeke, one of her 70+ great-grandchildren

Family hiking Queen's Garden at Bryce Canyon, Utah







Extended family at campfire during family reunion, Idaho







Sunrise P Ranch, Heyburn Idaho



Sunrise P Ranch

Brian tearing it up on the Snake River

Brother-in-law Richie getting some air