Here is our most recent picture! Gary and I decided to take Charlie down to Venice Beach CA and to Universal Studios. We stayed at a studio rental three blocks from the boardwalk and the beach! We had a BLAST! This was our biggest vacation Gary and I have ever done together and it was SO well worth it! We went to Universal Studios two days in a row and let me tell you by the second day we were all just spent! So we decided to stay another day so we could just RELAX! Then we took the LONG drive home all in one day! I think we were all a little delirious by the time we did get home (10 hours later) but like I said it was a trip WELL worth it!

    So where are we now three weeks later?! Gary and I decided to do something that was completely unlike us, go back down to Venice Beach! It is SO beautiful down here! We decided to just be spontaneous and just go! We also came down to do some research on Venice, CA, only because we fell in love with it here! This visit will be a shorter one, last time we came with Charlie we stayed almost a week but our rental was only available for three nights this time. It is AWESOME here! The vibe and over all feel here is just SO different than it is in Chico. We are just waiting on God to open some doors for us!

    Gary and I have been doing the Dr. Oz way of eating for the last four months. Gary has lost over 50lbs and I have lost about 20lbs. What we have mainly done is completely cut out four legged friends, we only eat chicken, turkey and fish. We have tried to eliminate processed foods as much as possible and have increased the  amount of fruits and veggies we eat. We have also been a lot more conscious of what we drink because a lot of these “good for you” drinks have added crap in them which can either help you or cause you to gain/keep weight on.

    We hope all is well with you and your families! Remember you are blessed and you are a blessing!