Our trip to California!!!

Jeff had a 3 week break in between rotations so we decided to take a vacation to California and visit our friends and family. We were extremely excited to go, we hadn't been home since our wedding almost a year ago. We were lucky enough to get to be there for 10 days!! We were pretty busy the entire time trying to see our family and friends as much as possible, but being exhausted was definitely worth it.

We were on the move from the moment we landed, Mindi picked us up from the airport and we had some delicious sushi. Later that afternoon we met up with the Smiths and Sieglers in Los Angeles to celebrate my Grandpa's 88th Birthday!

Although we live on the East Coast now, we still cheer for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim baseball team. We happened to be in town for Opening Day! Jeff's mom's boss gave us his season tickets and so we got to sit on the club level and be served all sorts of delicious game food (my favorite part about going to watch baseball)! We brought our good friends Dave and Sarah with us, which is funny because the 4 of us also went to a game a few days before our wedding the last time we were in CA.

I am not much of an adventurous person, but Jeff loves it all. When his dad mentioned they might have an opportunity to ride along with the LA Sheriff's department on their helicopter he was beyond excited! Jeff's neighbor is the pilot and offered to take he and his dad along on his shift.

One of my favorite things about Southern California is Disneyland! I do believe that it is the Happiest Place On Earth!! So, any visit to CA would not be complete without a visit to the park.

Since it has almost been a year since the wedding we wanted to get back to Miramonte Resort and remember our very special day. Jeff and I went back and had a wonderful lunch on the patio looking out over the lawn where we had our ceremony, it was so much fun to reminisce about everything and celebrate!

Jeff and I went to a Bad Religion concert at House of Blues in Downtown Disney too!

We spent the weekend up in the mountains visiting with my Aunt Donna and Uncle Darrell. I have always felt like their house is one of the most relaxing places. We play games, watch movies and eat a ton of delicious food. My parents and Lew also came up, unfortunately Karen was busy working with the tax deadline right around the corner. Most of our trip was spent in the California sunshine but our weekend in the mountains was full of 50 mph winds and heavy fog.

The best way to spend our last night- with both our families!! Thank you all so much for a wonderful trip!! Shout out to Mindi for dropping us off at the airport at 4:30am!! We miss you all already and can't wait to see you soon!