Memorial Day

On Monday Jared and I hopped in the car and headed down to Monterey. It used to be our state capital back in the day.


First we headed to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. I haven't been since I was about 12 or so. Jared had never been before. We learned that sharks are good and we need them in our ecosystem to keep it properly balanced. They really aren't as dangerous as everyone things.


Here's Jared surrounded by anchovies swimming around and around and around.


I love how this starfish is just chillin. It's totally laid back.

The Aquarium is located right on the bay.


I love the blues and grays of the sea.

I love these Lone Cypress trees. They are so beautiful.


When my Grandparents used to live in Carmel when I was younger we used to go down there all the time. This is a spot where part of Alfred Hitchcock's film Vertigo was filmed. Every time we drove through this area we'd yell out, "Vertigo!" and then we knew we had about 30 more mins until Grandma and Grandpa's house.

Ikea and Target

Jared and I headed to IKEA this weekend to continue furnishing out apt. We ate dinner there Friday night. This first shot is of Jared giving me a look of, "why are you taking photos of me eating my dinner?"


So his response was to take an awkward shot of me eating a french fry.


Jared was so great at steering the super annoying IKEA carts that have all four wheels turning in different directions so that you can't steer and you easily have a runaway cart and often have near misses with other people.


Saturday we headed to Target in search of cheap Beach Cruisers. They are fun bikes to ride. Their selection was sparse that day.

Saturday Night Date

Saturday after the relay Jared and I went on a date. First we went to buy a bed. That was fun. I almost fell asleep on one because it was so comfortable. I printed up a coupon off the website to get a free pillow with purchase of a bed. Well, we were lucky enough to get 2 free pillows because the guy was so nice...and we smiled a lot:)


On our way to dinner we saw some sort of a war veteran. Probably WWII.


We discovered a new restaurant. We just stopped on a whim. It was pretty good. We each got a salad which I squeezed lots of lime onto because I love lime.

After Jared and I went to see Shrek 3. I personally am not to fond of Shrek. It was ok. Actually don't go waster you time.

Relay for Life

Saturday Jared and I joined the Google team and participated in Relay for Life. It raises money for the American Cancer Association. We each raised ~ $100 and volunteered for a block of time over a 24 hr. period to walk/run. This one took place on the Stanford campus.

Jared got to do the surviver walk to start off the relay. It was great to talk to people and hear their cancer survival stories.




He got to trace his hand of the cancer surviver Hall of Fame banner.

Jared's new driving technique

New (to us) Furniture

Jared and I are slowly furnishing our condo. I really need to get on the ball and finish unpacking before he moves in. We got this set off of craigslist. I love the green. It's the tv and nap couch. I actually tested it out for a great Sunday afternoon nap. It passed the test.

It was interesting getting the couch up to our 3rd floor home. With the help of Jared's home teacher and my brother Sam they got it up 3 flights of stairs and only broke one stairwell light fixture which I happened to be standing under while holding the door open when the glass came raining down. I'm ok. The management company should be grateful to us for thoroughly sweeping every single step:)

Kool-aid

I had a craving for kool-aid last night while were were at the store. We had a kool-aid shaped pitcher and Jared added the finishing touches to it:)

The perfect spot

I decided to hang grandfather's painting in my bathroom so I will see it every time I brush my teeth.