Monday, August 17, 2009

6th Wedding Anniversary

It has been six years since Jaime and I tied the knott and we are loving it. We try and do something every year to celebrate our anniversary so this year we went Kayaking and snorkeling in La Jolla. We had a blast!!!
Jaime couldn't contain his excitement.




We kayaked and snorkeled by these caves and saw one leopard shark.














This picture was after we finished kayaking. We have kayaked once before in Monterrey, but it was not as fun as there in La Jolla.














In the late afternoon we hung out on these rocks and relaxed a little before we went to dinner. We really enjoyed our 14 hour day in La Jolla. We have been there so many times but never had as much fun as we did on our anniversary. Thanks Jaime to all those wonderfull years spent together and many more to come! I love you.








As an anniversary gift, Jaime's mom, Reina took us to San Pedro on Saturday. We had great food and saw many cargo ships entering and leaving the harbor.
































This was just one of the ships we saw. There was also Nissan and Gold Energy.
If you haven't been there, you pick out the food you want and then take it to their kitchen to be cooked. We had shrimp, lobster, veggies, potatoes, garlic bread and tortillas.











This is the "after pictue."
















Reina had a guy sing to Jaime and I.









































Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Santa Monica and Venice Beach

I am taking a couple weeks off for our 6th anniversary and we decided that we will go on a lot of day trips. On Monday we went to the Santa Monica Pier and then walked a mile down to Venice Beach which is also known as "Muscle Beach." We had a great time looking at all the different people there.














There are so many different kinds of street entertainers that are just trying to make a living.



Jaime decided he would try out some of the equipment on the beach.














Jaime has a huge bruise on the inside of his leg from that rope.








This guy was wearing a manequins torso and would flash people as they walked buy.









A couple weeks ago on TV we watched a show about the top 10 Beach Bars and Cafe's around the world and one was there in Venice Beach and we found it and had dinner there. It was pretty good.






















People there are way into Bob Marley. His music and his look were everywhere.
A man was selling Reggae Nursery rhymes.












I have never seen so many places that tried to sell Marijuana for "Medicinal Purposes." They would invite every pedestrian to see the "doctor." Some vendors sold bongs and there would be a sign right next to it saying" for tobacco use only," Jaime said yeah right. A man even told us that we could use it for "herbal remedies." I guess they get very creative in their verbage. The crazy thing is, is that there are 2 police stations right on the beach.













We walked back to the Santa Monica Pier right before the sunset.















































They day was a blast and Jaime and I enjoyed a lot of laughs, great food and a lot of exercise.


















Saturday, August 8, 2009

Zion National Park

Jaime and his 2 friend's Mark and Jacob when to Zion National Park a couple weekends ago. Jaime took a lot of pictures and they all look amazing. They went on 2 different "day hikes." One lasted about 7 hours which consisted of hiking through a lagoon and up crazy, steep mountain sides.
And they're off!




Jaime was taking a breather.








Notice all the chains to keep them from falling off.












A lady who was hiking by herself freaked out at this point and turn around and went back.







There's a tiny red road at the bottom.









Jaime's so photogenic.



















They hiked up that crevice in the background.











That is probably one thing I cannot do if I went hiking on that trail.












Jacob did not really drink that nasty water.












































Even though if was warm outside during their trip, the water is extremely cold all year round due to the water run off from the ice on the mountains.


































Jaime had a blast on this trip and was glad that his friend's invited him to go. He wants me to go with him later on.