San Francisco

This post is late, but I have been waiting for my husband to post about it, and he hasn't yet. It feels like our courtship :) Two weeks ago was my Fall Break from school. Those of you who are jealous, just know that you would need many breaks also if you had to deal with 120+ of some people's children everyday. Anyway, Sam and I and our friends Tyler and Natalie road-tripped to sunny San Francisco. We had a great time, despite the long drive. We spent some time on the wharf eating clam chowder and yummy sourdough bread. We saw some great old ships. We toured Alcatraz (the highlight for me), ate yummy Asain food, went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, and chilled on the beach. It was a nice, relaxing trip. Oh, we even got some shopping in on the way home (the highlight for Sam). Here are some belated pics of our trip. In other news, we have had family here for a week. My sister graduated from nursing school, so we have had family staying with us to be here for her ceremony. We will post more pics soon. It has been a busy couple of weeks, but it has been great!

Sweet Caroline!

Last week our friends Brian and Becky Smith invited us to a Neil Diamond concert as a wedding gift. While I would not consider myself a Diamond die-hard, I have grown up listening to music from the 70's, thanks to the influence of my parents. I found I was quite familiar with his music, and we all enjoyed hobnobbing with the blue-hairs immensely. The man can sing a tune, even at the ripe old age of 100. My personal favorite was "Sweet Caroline" which he sang three, yes THREE, times. Who can forget "Forever in Blue Jeans", and of course "Coming to America"? I was amazed at the emotion and passion he has. I think were he not a singer, Neil would have been a preacher man. He's nothing short of evangelical, and we had a blast listening, singing, and dancing along. After listening to him sing, I have come to the conclusion that one of the many things wrong with kids these days is that they listen to CRAP. You gotta love a man who sings about blue jeans, America, and God. We had a blast! Thank you, Brian and Becky!

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