The Great Battles

So I got in the biggest fight with Jay last night. Is he aware of it? No. Why? Not because he wasn't paying attention. And no, it's not because I was so mad I cracked him over the head and now he has amnesia. He was unaware because it was all in my head. Yes a full blown, knock down, drag out fight...all in my head. Does anyone else ever do this?!...

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When did this change happen?

So both my and Jay's parents have come to visit in the last few weeks and I noticed something different this time. I was worried about them. While they were visiting, I was fretting. While they were vacationing, I was on hyper alert. I worried about them getting around southern California, I worried about leaving them in a town none of us knew very...

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California Drivers and Irrational Fears

In the light of a recent devastating car accident near our house (8-10 cars and 3 deaths) I have been thinking lately about California driving/biking/walking. It's hell. These are possibly some of the worst commuters I have seen in my years. I have driven or been a passenger in some traditionally horrible driving conditions, with some of the worst...

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Yosemite!

This is just a run down of our trip to Yosemite. It was pretty awesome. I guess this post falls under the "keep family and friends updated on our lives" section of what I've been planning to do with this blog. So here we go...the story of Yosemite. ***Warning: this is more like a short story than a quick day by day post of our trip***Background -...

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Lack of Focus

So here I am, in the blog world. Hmmm, it's kind of cold and lonely in here. A little echo-y too. HELLO, Hello, hello. I have thoughts about why I am here (not in the existential way - but in the blogger world way). I feel I have stories to tell, I want to keep family/friends up to date on our lives, etc. I have recently started following other blogs...

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