Cruizin'

Neil and I didn't have a honeymoon (I know, doesn't everyone feel sorry for me), so I was so excited about his surprise. He planned a honeymoon/vacation for us - a cruise to Mexico with Carnival Cruiselines! We set sail on Monday, April 28th at 4pm and were off for a wild ride thru the Pacific Ocean toward Cabo San Lucas, a city just on the tip of Baja California, Mexico.

Our first day at sea was wonderful. It was a beautiful day with a nice, constant breeze off the ocean. We saw sea lions & even a whale off the starboard side and enjoyed our dinner on the deck watching the ocean. Tuesday, our first full day at sea was warm & sunny - not a cloud in the sky. With the ocean breeze continuing, Neil and I didn't notice that we were getting burned laying out on the desk (I used sunscreen, Dad!).







Finally, on Wednesday we arrive in Cabo. Water taxi's picked us up since the ship was too large for their pier. We were greeted by customs (that was fun) and then proceeded into Mexico where we are instant targets for the street vendors, trying to sell us their goods. We walked around the pier into the shopping district (it doesn't take me long to find these places...I have built-in shopping GPS). We met up with a nice couple from the cruise and stopped at Sammy Hagar's famous cantina, Cabo Wabo where we paid too much for drinks, chips & salsa. The weather was brutilly hot, so we headed back to the ship to enjoy a nice dinner & relax after a bunch of walking.





Friday, day 4 and we arrive in Enceneda (I was so excited to be on solid ground), a beautiful water-front city also on the Baja. The weather was great - sunny and 70 degrees with a light breeze. Neil, always equiped with his GPS informed me that we were only 57 miles from home. He didn't take me up on my offer to just rent a car and drive back to San Diego (I was still feeling a little seasick). We opted to take a shore excertion up to Rosarito & have a tour of Fox Studios, where the blockbuster movie Titantic was filmed. We toured the facility and walked into the Titantic set - it was so cool. This will be a city that we will return to!



We arrived back home Saturday morning at 9am. We had a wonderful time on our cruise and I'm so thankful to Neil for planning this for us. The food was awesome as was the service & we made some new friends, too! Neil is ready to start planning our next cruise, however I'm going to insist that we wait until the baby's born.

A Picture's Worth a Thousand Words

After only three months of trying, Neil and I are very happy to announce that we are expecting a baby Bonzi. Our parents were thrilled to here the news and we are so looking forward to his/her arrival in December. Please join us in prayers for a safe & healthy Mom and baby and also for Andrew, who I'm sure will be so excited to be a big brother (at least he is every other time he's asked) when he hears the news face to face this summer.

SO HAPPY ARE WE!

Spin the Bosley

Neil takes some time out to play with Bosley. Milo watched - he wasn't about to get involved...

Spring break (married style)

No beaches and bikini's for us this spring break. Neil and I visited his family in New England this Easter (I know, I'm a little behind). We had a wonderful visit with his parents, grandmother's & extended family members who I had the pleasure of meeting for the first time. It was a trip that was far overdue (and lets just say they we've been put on notice by Grandma Rica...great grand-baby NOW!).

The weather was brutal. We are in SO much trouble when we move back to the east coast. It was in the low 40's with bitterly cold & heavy winds and we were wrapped up in winter coats, scarfs, gloves, hats & ear protection. All the locals were looking at us like we were from another planet! Which we are, considering where we live now.

Neil and I took a hike with his Aunt Linda & Uncle Dick up Holyoke Mountain. It's only about 940 feet above sea level, however getting up there was a long hike up a fairly steep road. Parts were covered with ice and snow (we saw snow!), but we all made it up without falling on our butts. The views from the top were beautiful! It was worth the trip, however I was paying for it the next morning.





We had such a wonderful time with family. Thanks to everyone for the great visit & we can't wait to see you again.

Wacky weather

Here's a view from our backyard looking at San Miguel. It's in the upper 60's...spring is beautiful in Southern California.

That is until the hail starts! No, really...hail! In Southern California! In March!


I couldn't believe my eyes. Seeing the ground coated in white is not something I thought I'd ever see here. What the hail is going on here?!

Milo & Bosley were so freaked out by the hail that they jumped into Neil's arms as soon as they had a chance. We had to force them to go outside during the storm. They hate getting wet and didn't know what to think about all the white stuff. Just wait until they have to deal with snow! That's gonna be hilarious.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Even though I'm not Irish by birth, I am an honorary Irish person thru my friend Kim and her wonderful family - they are a second family to me. Neil was so bummed yesterday when he realized he won't be having a Guinness this St. Patty's, however I surprised him with one and he was so happy!

So, for all you out there,
May the road rise up to meet you.
May the wind always be at your back.
May the sun shine warm upon your face,
and rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Creativeness...I'm hooked

Well, it was only a matter of time...
Today I signed up to be a Creative Memories consultant! Everyone who knows me knows that I love doing all my scrap booking projects. I've got albums for family, friends, traveling and more. It allows my creative juices to follow & totally rids me of stress. Once I'm done, I've got my story & the stories of friends & family, preserved for generations to follow.

I'm so excited about my new venture! I can't wait to get started. So, if anyone's looking for a scraping guru, I'm you're girl.