Barronika Wedding

My good friend Monika got married to her sweetheart, Barry, this weekend. They did so at Casa Del Camino, in Laguna Beach. It was a perfect day!
Dan and Meghan at the bar during cocktail hour at the roof-top bar. Just a great place to hang out!
Baby is getting to go to a lot of parties lately...
The beautiful couple, Barry and Monika = Barronika
I love my friend. She's such a sweet, beautiful, fun girl!


If only we still liked each other... ;)

Congratulations, Barronika! Thanks for allowing us to be witness to your special day. We love you and look forward to spending more time together when we live closer!

Doug's 80s Bday party

Dan's Highschool friend, Doug, had an 80s themed Bday party this weekend. However, Dano and I have SO much on our plate right now, that planning for and shopping for 80s garb just did not fit on our plate. So we did not participate in the dress-up... this time.
But Doug, the birthday boy, sure did.
And so did a lot of other people....
We had a blast. We danced, ate good food and I drank a lot of water! Wooo-hoooo. Their house is just amazing so we felt we were partying at a resort. Thanks for having us guys! Happy Birthday!

This weekend: Heat waves, promotions and celebrations

This weekend was the Lovely Kim's Bridal Shower. She's going to be such a radiant bride!

And the Black Belt promotion. This is a pretty good group picture after the testing.

Two brown belt promotions and two new Black Belts. They really earned it, it was a great test! Danny (third from left) is my inspiration.
Great Job Danny!

Flavor Savor

Dan and I met up with John and Heather and Destini and Scott for the annual Stroll and Savor in Belmont Shores. Well, it's annual, but it's also monthly for the summer months. It was my first time doing it. It was the best hanging out with four of our most favorite people !

My girl Destiny and Scotty
So you buy this book of 12 tickets for $10 and you go from restaurant to restaurant and exchange these tix for food. It's a great way to sample all kinds of foods off these places menus and you get a pretty good idea of where you'd like to come back to and eat more... The portions were big enough to get REALLY full by the end of the stroll, though!
At the end of the night... still had 2 tix left and could not eat another bite! It was a delicious and fun night. I love summer.

The cat traps are working

I was laughing so hard when I was this picture...


And now I know it's not just MY cats that are crazy and will sit in any and all boxes you put down

I even did this experient, and brought in smaller and smaller boxes and sure enough, Coco went and sat in each one, even as it got smaller. The smallest box I brought it, she just sat on it.
Cats provide hours of free entertainment.

Camping in Pismo beach

Introducing baby Jacob. Mom and I took a girls trip up to Pismo Beach to meet up with the Roddas, Amie, James, Lizzie and little Jacob and the rest of the Roddas.

This was my first time meeting little Jacob since he was born. He is just adorable. And so mellow!
Ames and I take a walk on the beach after sunset...
Mommy and I!
Amie and Lizzie. She just keeps getting cuter
I was holding Jacob and out of the blue he just reached down and sorta tapped my belly and then just rested his little hand there. It was so funny and so cute, like he was giving his "cousin" a little high five!
Gradpa Rodda and Lizzie and Jacob. The Roddas are just awesome people. Thanks for inviting us to your camp!

Celebration weekend

This weekend we celebrated some good friends...

First, it was Jason's big 4-0 Bday party. Jason and Lisa have been friends with Dan since they were kids. It is so nice to see these friendships. I love ALL of Dan's friends! Which of course, I have claimed as my own now. Lucky me!

Here you can see how the boys are affected by their age... 4-0 going on 4-teen. I love it!

Lisa is amazing. I have always liked her and every time I see her it's a blast and a pleasure.
The boys of summer. Friends since Highschool, and very little changed.

Me and my two boys... my husband and my bump!

The next day I attended my dear friend Monika's Bridal Shower. It was so nice but I only took like 3 pictures. Great food and everyone I met there was super sweet. She is going to be such a radiant bride (she's radiant in everything, including scrubs) and I can't wait to see her walk down that isle.

Mo and I after she opened up all her presents. Congrats!