Wow, where did the rest of 08 go? No epic road trip this year (look for an 09 return) but we have been having tons of fun together and been busy traveling about in NorCal and beyond. We were in SF in October for B's birthday. It was fun to catch up with some friends from college and some of her friends from San Jose. We spent most of the day hiking around golden gate park and then headed to Ghiradelli's for some hot chocolate and conversation.
Later in the month we headed up to Apple Hill with some friends for the annual apple harvest. This place turns into apple heaven, anything you want in apple flavor you can get. The ranches in the area open up to visitors and tourists from the greater Sacramento area flock to get apple fritters, apple juice, apple wine, beer, bacon, pie and my favorite warm apple crisp with vanilla ice cream. We of course ate like kings that day and I definitely got my annual recommended allowance of pectin.
Thanksgiving was spent up in Pomeroy with the Smith family. Out came the home videos of the sistas' and we chowed down on glutton steaks, mashed potatoes and pie. I even got a couple slices of turkey so it wasn't a complete meat free thanksgiving. We had another wedding reception up in Lewiston for some of B's church family and friends. She looked great in her wedding gown and I sported my new suit courtesy of B's parents. We had a fun time, it was great to get to know some of her families close friends a little better. All nice people.
Early December was spent in Hawaii celebrating the marriage of Danelle and Kevin. I have to say that was a wise choice...at least B and I were thankful to get away from cold Sacramento and back to the beach.
Christmas was spent at our house here with my family. Every year we talk about limiting the amount of gifts to $50 per person, and every year there are a ton of gifts under the tree. What can I say, we like to give to each other! We had a relaxing Christmas, hanging out, watching TV and enjoying the great home cooking from B and my mom. I was thankful to have a bunch of my Mom's leftovers in the fridge for the week after Christmas. It was a good week of eating.
New years was spent with some of the N3N crew in Salt Lake City. Dave and Vanessa were gracious hosts for us all weekend. It was so fun to catch up with everyone. We're at that time in our lives where the last of us are getting married and most of the group is either pregnant or deep into new parenthood. It's amazing to think back on how we were in college, staying up late, playing video games and eating ironing board grilled cheese sandwiches. Now look at us, husbands, wives, moms and dads! We still like playing video games though.
Last week was our annual superbowl party, we upgraded from B's 27 inch regular TV to a new flat screen LCD TV with 1080p HD and surround sound. Oooh yaa. It was a great game and we had a lot of fun hanging out and eating all kinds of junk food. One last hurrah before the training regimen begins. It's been a fun several months and we've definitely racked up the frequent flier miles. I think we're both happy to be back home for a while. Enjoy the pictures, I'll probably post more in the next month or two. Look for the Tour of California and snowshoeing pictures, maybe even a snow camping trip!
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