Friday, August 12, 2011

Cherry Update!

B saw the Queen Anne Cherries as we were working out tonight.... 

B: "OH, those are gonna expire this month!!!"
D:  In my head, "Perfect....."  :)!
      "Try one!"
B:  "THEY'RE DEFLATED!!!  I don't know if I want to eat that....."
D:  "I want to take pictures so I can blog!"


The "deflated" cherries.....




Doesn't it remind you of those brownie bites???!!



In for the taste test!


ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!!!
"The gooey part isn't gooey anymore."



And.....into the trash!
Ha! 
Such a good sport :)

Monday, August 8, 2011

Wedding of 19B

On Saturday, our neighbors across the hall in 19B (Don and Charlene) got married!  Sean, Michelle, myself and Brandon all rode together to a house in Altadena for the ceremony.  Only 20 minutes from us and up in the foothills of the mountains - GREAT views!!




Cocktail time before the ceremony with the most handsome guy :)





And great company with great friends!

 Brandon, me, Michelle, & Sean!




my "west coast Amber" - she even helps me clean out my closet!!!  :)




It was a lovely ceremony overlooking the hills....








And then B and I smelled a conspiracy.....


I caught the bouquet and B caught the garter!!!!

But I'll admit it, I didn't mind ;)
12 months is the "rule" so let's see what happens!  
P.S.  B is still sweating from the excitement and funny talk of the guys at the wedding.....  ha ha!



More party, party, party time!





And the aftermath of the bouquet and garter are now centerpieces on our dining room table :)


Yay!!  Congrats to Don and Char!!!

I hope to have some pictures from the ceremony and will post them later :)









Monday, August 1, 2011

Disney Day!

B and I had an EARLY morning and headed to the park!  His friend from worked asked if I could get discount tickets and we decided to just sign them in with my pass that way we could enjoy a partial day at the park too!

We hit B's favorite ride first:  Splash Mountain!  He LOVES this ride!  I really, really, enjoy it and LOVE parts of it (it's based on the story of Brer Rabbit but no tar baby!) but dread the drops - especially the last one!!  Can you tell???




Since we were there early, lines were at a minimum.  So....we rode it again!
This time B decided to "pose" for the camera at the drop.  I turned around right before we went down and could not believe what I saw!!!





Can you imagine what that family thought when they saw the photo??!!!!



We then went on a few other rides before having lunch.
This is one of my favorite moments in a queue line - the pet cemetery in front of Haunted Mansion.  There was still no line but we were able to spend a minute looking - super funny writing!




We then headed to the Carousel of Progress and the Dream Home.
Very cool stuff!  A kitchen that could text and talk to you - a dining table that could sync to your smartphones, and digital changing artwork throughout the house.  We took a survey about what our "dream home" would, took our photos, and got this in my email:



We are ADVENTUROUS!!!







For lunch, we tried a new spot the Plaza Inn inside Disneyland.
They are known for their FRIED CHICKEN!  Look how much finger lickin' good food they gave!!!


And sweet tea! 
Even though it was a bit odd.....they need me to help them :)


A quick glance at Sleeping Beauty's Castle on the way out:



And a quick visit from a friend!
And one of Mom's favorites.....


It's Ch-Ch-Ch-Chip and Di!
Yay!


And while headed back to the tram, a glimpse of the new entry to Disney's California Adventures!


The new entry and area is almost done!
A brand new Buena Vista street is being built - themed from Walt's time!

Good day!
Have you stopped laughing from the Splash photo??!  Geez Louise.  :)