Snowman!!

Well I was hoping that it would snow when we got here. I didn't think it would happen so soon though. Saturday night we went to Eric and Cicily Gutierrez's house for dinner. We had a very nice evening. When we left there was no sign that later that night we would get a few inches of snow but much to our delight I woke up to Jeff flinging the curtains open in excitement because all that you could see outside was covered in white. They day was still pretty gloomy because there was still a little bit more snow to come. It was beautiful........ of course I don't know if SO beautiful I wanted to be woken up with white glaring light shining at me jolting me out of a very nice sleep......Well later that day the sun came out enough to start melting the snow making it the perfect consistency for snowman making, before it was a little to dry and powdery.

And here is the fruit of our labor!!

Cute is he not?! Well he was, but that was short lived because much to his surprised Jeff thought it a great idea to destroy him all for the sake of a funny video. Yes it was funny but please.....
a few silent moments for the late snowman..............You will be missed.......
But somehow we will get on without you..............
somehow....

The Final Show

One of the hardest things for Jeff to say goodbye to was his band! Jeff LOVES playing music. He plays the drums, VERY well I might add. Jeff has been playing with Jared and Jason for years and Ryan came along and finished the group nicely. They have recorded a CD and were just about to go into the studio again when Jeff broke the news about us moving. Needless to say they were sad about it. But I'm excited to see what changes will come of the band after a new drummer is introduced. I hope the best for them and hope they have just as much fun as they did with Jeff. The last show was played at a families house. They were nice enough to allow all of us to invade there beautiful home. There were a few different bands that played before the boys, all of which played a piece of their music in honor of "Into The Ambiance". It was a nice tribute to the boys and made a little emotional knowing this was their "Goodbye" Show. There were a TON of people there!! Everywhere you turned (and you didn't have to turn far) there was another body, it was almost to the point of claustrophobia!! But it was great to see that many people there to show support to ALL of the bands. Its was a great show, I will miss seeing Jeff play! I was always so proud to see him up there. It wont be the same.....

We Made it....

Well, we are here in Winslow Arizona. It came up fast and I can hardly believe that I'm living here now. It feels like I'm on vacation and we should be going back to Cali. soon...I know Jeff is getting a little restless. Any opportunity he gets to get out of the house he takes it. I know its going to be a long road for him to get used to the live style here. Everything is sooooo laid back and a lot slower pace then Sacramento. Its nice though.. We have only been here for a week and we have already been to 2 dinner parties and another one coming up this Saturday. Everyone loves to entertain, since there is not a whole lot of other things going on. I know I'm going to love it, I just wish my family could be here! I miss all of them and love all of them very much!! And I don't even know what I'm going to do without seeing my little Maddy! Its breaks my heart just to think about it, I love that little girl sooooo very much! But I know we will be seeing them soon so I'll just keep focused on that! Its a BIG change and we still have a lot of work ahead of us before we get settled but we'll get there.

MMM Tea......

I'm in love with a tea!! If you have never tried the coconut chai tea from Gypsy Tea's you need to find the nearest Cost Plus World Market store and go to the tea section. First of all when you open the can its spells like every kind of wonderful spice you could imagine. Its a black tea and is wonderful with a light cream added to it. Oh MY!! and along with that I got the Tea Lovers Chocolates and they come in 3 different tins marked by the style of tea they are best pared with. They are in the shaped of little drops so you can enjoy a little at a time with each sip or why not just drop it in :) mmmm..... very good and with it colder outside its greatly soothing, joy in a cup!

Going home to the Desert

Well...... I can't believe it is really happening! If you asked me even 3 weeks ago if I ever thought I would ever being moving back to Arizona I could have told you positively NO. But Jeff continues to surprise me. We had our friend Marshal over for the weekend and while we were sitting outside talking he mentioned Jeff was seriously thinking about moving... "Huh" wow news to me! And Jeff joins us on the patio and continues the conversation... I still thinking in my head, "No way, I think its just a thought and in a couple weeks he'll forget about it". This was my first thought because Jeff has mentioned this before, I remember back in January of this year after a special assembly day that he was wanting to move if we could. We need some serious changes in our lives right now. The last year and a half or so has not been the greatest. We've come through many hardships together but for some reason the world has been mercilessly coming down onto us and we can't get ourselves out from under it. It's always been in the back of our mind to move to Arizona. The life is simple, the stress is slim, cost of living is cheap and we can start fresh. It all sounded so good yet we we're both so hesitant to actually be the one to say "YES, we are moving". So about 2 weekends ago Jeff and I sat down and had a serious, tearful and emotional talk....and our decision made. We will be moving to Arizona the week of December 22nd. It will allow our family an opportunity to come help us as it is the Christmas/New year holiday and everyone has some time off. So....For those here in California, I hope we can get together soon. And as for those in Arizona, I look forward to seeing you again. I love being here in California but we need a change and I think we will find a lot of joy and happiness in Arizona, Back Home.

FORE!!!!!!!!

Today we spent the afternoon with a friend of ours. I grew up with Marshal back in Arizona and he decided to grace us with his presence this weekend. We went to a driving range that's not to far from our house. I still need a lot of work on my form, as you can see in the pictures it looks more like I'm getting ready to beat someone. I'm still learning. Give me some time, I'll get better. I've lovingly named one of my clubs "Ginty" It's an older style driver made from wood with the name ginty carved into the bottom. Apparently a ginty is a Scottish brood who is continually getting into trouble but somehow easily finds way to get out of it. My swing was better with that club than any other one so of course its my favorite.

Camping in Bodega Bay

A few weeks back we were able to get away and camp. Friends of ours were celebrating their 1st wedding anniversary. We wanted to be able to take them away for the weekend. Obviously not a fancy resort, but camping to me is the next best thing. Your away from all your responsibility and there's nothing for you to do but relax. No dishes in the sink calling your name or laundry to do, no work. Just wake up, make breakfast and the sit around until you need to figure out what you want for lunch. We were able to camp by the beach so at night we would take our camping chairs and sit out by the ocean. The sounds of the waves crashing on the beach and a sky so clear that I could swear I was able to see every star in it........There is nothing else like it. During the day we took a LONG walk to the other side of the beach to a small cave. We picked some muscles both large (for pearls) and small (to eat). No we didn't find any pearls but the smaller ones made for great eating! We found a couple nice size crabs so we took those home too however we didn't have time to cook them so the lucked out that day. One of the days some of our family came out to visit for a few hours. We made sand castles with my niece Maddy. We had a great time, I even think we were more into the building of our sandcastles that Maddy was. I wish we could be back there again. The four of us (Dj and Jessica, Jeff and myself) had a great time!! Hope to be able to visit again soon!