Trinity 2007

We had the pleasure of being invited by Ty and Annie Bochenek to their annual family camping trip in Trinity. What a blast! The place is unlike anything you have ever seen in real life. Time there is spent eating, swimming, eating, playing games, eating, going on jet skis, eating, and then eating some more. Absolutely amazing. It is ridiculously hard to get a cabin there, because they have a waiting list that if you put your name in, you may get a call 10 years from now. In other words...good luck. You probably will never get to go there, so a few pictures will be the closest you can get :-)

RH GO trip - New Orleans

Me and my mom had the opportunity to join Rock Harbor on the GO trip to New Orleans. The trip was phenomenal. Don't get me wrong...sleeping on cots in a room full of 30 girls (90% of them being in junior high and high school), showering in camp-style showers, trying (key word) to go to the bathroom in a stall with a curtain for a door, and eating things that were prepared for hundreds of people was not easy, but missionary work never is! It was amazing to be able to hear stories from families and help them out in a tangible way. The devastaion even after two years was mind-blowing. It really gave us perspective and helped us to realize that our "problems" didn't really amount to much. If you are given an opportunity to go to New Orleans...take it! You will be changed. Here are a few pictures from the trip. Yes, that is a real plane, and yes, it is in someones yard.

Galel and Em's Florida Adventure

So when we found out that our good friend Ben was getting married in Florida, we decided that if we were going to be able to go, that we might as well make a trip out of it. Because who knows if will ever go again! The wedding was in Jacksonville..so that was going to be the last leg of our trip. We started out in Miami. Although the beaches there were quite dirty, overall we enjoyed ourselves there. We ate at a delectable Cuban restaurant that had been recommended to us, it was called Versailles. If you ever get a chance to go to Miami, try it out. The ambiance was nothing to write home about, but the food was absolutely delicious. We also sat next to a guy with probably the most annoying laugh you have ever heard in your entire life. I will see if I can post the sound clip. Next we traveled to Key West. The drive alone was worth the trip. Minus the 7 mile bridge over water...not a huge fan. We only had time to stay one night, but it was a fun-filled day and a half. We stayed in a very cute bed and breakfast and spent most of the first day exploring the island. At night we went to the street fair and were quite amused. The sunset was breathtaking. We had a very nice dinner and...of course..key lime pie for dessert (Galel's favorite). The next day we visited the graveyard there (sounds exciting, I know) which was actually very amusing. Some of the gravestones said some pretty funny things. We headed back to Miami to stay the night and then we were on our way to Ponte Vedra Beach. We stayes at the TPC at Sawgrass Marriott. We got to visit the golf course, and to Galel's excitement, sneak on the 17th green. The beaches there were amazing, way different from the beaches here in California. The wedding was very close to our hotel, and was also a blast. What a great trip!

Good Ole Lake Arrowhead

Every year we make it up to Lake Arrowhead two times....once around Valentines Day, and once for my mom's birthday. We always have such a great time. We have all decided that it is one of the only places that we can go and actually feel okay about doing absolutely nothing. It is a great place to read, watch movies, eat, and (my favorite) do crafts. We usually spend at least a few hours at the Lake Arrowhead Village, which has some of the lamest stores known to man. But we still have fun. Mostly we go there for the Belgian Waffle House...an amazing place for breakfast or lunch. Boy, if you didn't know me, you might think I was obese. All I talk (and care) about is food!

We won!

We went to Vegas with the Fajardo's to celebrate Galel's birthday. And we won! We decided to take a $20 bill and play the $5 slots (which we never do because we are too cheap) and we won $1200. We were not like everyone else in Vegas who doesn't seem to care whether or not they win or lose...we were jumping up and down, making a scene. $1200 is a lot of money, wouldn't you agree? And I was so proud of us, because we didn't try to win more! The rest of the trip was pretty standard Vegas stuff. We ate and hung around with a bunch of old gambling smokers. But we always have fun with the Fajardo's! A word to the wise...if you ever come to Vegas with us, give your money to Ana. She always wins! Her biggest winnings yet totaled about $8,000...yep.