So long California!!!

So it's been way to long since my last post. After we got back from home Patrick's Mom and Larry came to visit us for a few days. With them we went to an Oakland A's game, went down to Monterrey and Carmel. Patrick and I went to the Monterrey Bay Aquarium which is one of the top 5 aquariums in the US! We also went down to Fisherman's Wharf. We also ate at the Melting Pot one night. There is also a HUGE flee market in San Jose so we went there one of the days Jackie and Larry were visiting. We had a blast with them!

So the next weekend Diana finally came to visit us! We had a TON of fun with her. The first day she was in San Jose we took her to San Fran to Orpheum Theatre to see Wicked....awesome show! The next day we got up and went to the San Fran Zoo and hiked through Muir Woods. One day we did a tour of Napa and that night saw the Avett Brothers at the Filmore!! That was also an awesome show!! Then on Sunday we went down to Monterrey and did a whale watching tour. That was awesome too. We saw a total of 4 humpback whales. After the whale watching we ate some really good seafood on the pier.

In between family and friends coming to visit we adopted and other kid. Ella and King Charles Cavalier! She is beautiful and is still learning the family.

So our last couple of weeks in San Jose were pretty awesome. We got to do a lot of things that we had not done and share some things that we had already experienced.

So I finally got another job after San Jose.....Reno, NV! Not my first choice but with the way the economy is theses days jobs were far and few between. We are actually here with a friend, Melanie, I met in San Jose. So on our way to Reno we decided to camp our way through Yosemite National Park. This was my 1st camping experience. I actually had a good time and would do it again. Good thing since Lake Tahoe is about 45 minutes from Reno! Anyways this was the perfect time of the year to go to Yosemite because the snow is starting to melt and the waterfalls and rivers are rushing! It was absolutely gorgeous there and I am so glad that we had the opportunity to go there.

So now we are trying to settle down in Reno. We finally got to our apartment but we are still waiting on our furniture...which won't be here til Tuesday so we are still "enjoying" the aerobed. I think we are going to enjoy it here and I can't wait to make my first trip to Lake Tahoe.

~m