Friday Flashback!!!

A few years ago James and I took a trip across the pond to Paris and London. We had such an incredible time seeing in real life all the things we had only seen in movies. Paris is so beautiful, and romantic (as cliche' as that may sound)

Here we are in front of the Eiffel Tower. We took sooo many pictures like this, and still feel like none of them do it justice. It is really amazing.

Here you can see the Eiffel Tower sparkling in the distance. I don't know how often they do it, it is maybe every hour that is just lights up everywhere and sparkles. It is so beautiful.

The Louvre. I loved it, I love almost all museums, but I loved the Louvre. We wanted to see everything we could, so I knew I only had one day to go through it. The museum is so huge, I am sure that I missed a lot of amazing things. I would love to go back.

Notre Dame. We climbed to the top and saw the bell....no hunchback to be found.

You can see off in the distance the Arc de Triomphe, it sits opposing its modern counterpart.

here is the view from the top of the Arc de Triomphe down that same major street.


Up close and personal.


And here is its modern counterpart, up close and personal. It was such an interesting dynamic having the division within the city be so defined my its architecture.

I think it is 6 major roads that meet at the Arc de Triomphe and then have to circle around and get to where they want to go. The traffic was insane!!! I would just get stuck towards the middle and never make my way out!

Sushi Night!

James and I got to have a great night with our friends Katie and Bart on Sunday. We made our own sushi and stuffed ourselves silly. Everything was delicious and we had so much fun, but unfortunately I didn't bring my camera to show off our skills. So instead here is a picture of my little brother Joey and Scotty Barth eating sushi in La Jolla a few years ago. :)

Injury

Poor Miles had a major setback while we were in Texas. He was playing on a computer chair and it tipped over. He landed flat on his face and got a huge fat lip, and swollen nose. It took a long time for him to calm down, and it was hard to see if there was anything wrong with his teeth or gums since he was bleeding so much. I was a nervous wreck (of course) since James was telling me that he could lose his front teeth, or have broken his jaw or some other terrible, rather unlikely, outcome.

James was so convinced that his teeth looked crooked that we took pictures to compare the teeth to older pictures. So don't think we just thought this was a kodak moment. Miles is fine and no teeth have fallen out, so I think we are in good shape. I am sure there will be worse accidents to come....I am not looking forward to them.

Another Tag!

A.Attached or single? Attached
B. Best friend? Kelly
C. Cake or pie? Lemon Meringue
D. Day of choice? Friday
E. Essential item? toothbrush
F. Favorite color? right now....steel blue
G. Gummy bears or worms? worms all the way
H. Hometown? Novato, CA
I. Indulgence? vienna fingers
J. January or July? January in Santa Barbara, July in Philly
K. Kids? 1....and he is fabulous!
L. Life isn’t complete without? family
M. Marriage date? 9/5/2003
N. Number of brothers & sisters? 3 beautiful sisters, and 2 extrodinarily goodlooking brothers
O. Oranges or apples? apples...but I never eat them since I feel they are nutritionally worthless...isn't that weird.
P. Phobias? ? I don't think I have one.
Q. Quotes? "Be the change you want to see in the world"-Ghandi
R. Reasons to smile? SOOOOO many!
S. Season of choice? Spring in CA, Fall in PA
T. Tag some peeps! Jen, Amy, Dani
U. Unknown fact about me? I used to shave my arms in college....I hate body hair.
V. Vegetable? asparagus
W. Worst habits? hair twirling...sometimes I get so carried away!
X. X-ray or ultrasound? tooth x-ray
Y. Your favorite food? Sushi!!!!!
Z. Zodiac sign? Taurus

Christina's Goodbye Dinner

Summer is over and our fabulous Christina is heading back to California. California, PA that is. It's so sad to see her go, but its always fun to have a reason to get together with friends.

Me, Elizabeth, Amy and Christina. We had so much fun. I was laughing so hard my cheeks hurt.

Leah and Jennelle. Thank goodness for good friends. We all need eachother to survive all the drama at the bakery. :)

Tag,...You're it!

Answer the questions using only one word.

1. Where is your cell phone? bowl
2. Your significant other? patient
3. Your hair? wet
4. Your mother? amazing
5. Your father? tan :)
6. Your favorite thing? ocean
7. Your dream last night? refreshing
8 Your favorite drink? Water
9. Your dream/goal? happiness
10. The room you’re in? living
11. Your hobby? pictures
12. Your fear? loneliness
13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here
14. What you’re not? patient
15. Muffins? bran
16. One of your wish list items? laptop
17. Where you grew up? checchio-land
18. The last thing you did? ate
19. What are you wearing? hoodie
20. Favorite gadget? camera
21. Your pets? none
22. Your computer? viao
23. Your mood? calm
24. Missing someone? Always
25. Your car? tidy
26. Something you’re not wearing? hat
27. Favorite store? costco
28. Like someone? James
29. Your favorite color? green
30. When is the last time you laughed? Today
31. Last time you cried? today
32. What comforts you? sunshine
33. Your favorite memory? beach

Now its your turn.

Vacation!

We had the BEST vacation a few weeks ago. We have heard for the past three years people talking about going to the outer banks. We figured that before we left the East Coast we had to see what the buzz was all about.


The trip was fabulous! Well worth the 7 hour drive (10.5 for some people) We had great weather, a beautiful house, and lots of time to relax at the pool.

We went for walks and runs along the paths within the community. The boys played in a basketball tournament (even though they only played one round)

Miles loved the pool and the ocean. He also loved his swimming diapers that James couldn't resist putting on his head. He looks pretty hysterical in his little body suit, but it was great to protect his skin from the sun.

He didn't need much protecting, since his arms and legs just browned right up. No sunburns for him. Poor James was not as lucky, and got pretty burnt, and was not happy about it. Miles was in the water with me for hours. He would Superman across the pool, and kick his legs....it was too cute!

Danica was trying to help me teach Miles how to blow bubbles, but he just kept trying to lick the water. Maybe that will be something we can attack next time we are in the pool.

He did so great on this trip. We had so much fun and would do it again in a heartbeat! I don't have pictures of our days at the beach, but Miles was quite the boogie boarder. He was laying out in the ocean riding the waves with James. Good times had by all!