Day 2 Of Our Mini Vacation!

Day 2 of our vacation!!  AND our anniversary!! When we pulled into the driveway of our forest suite we were amazed!! It's an old barn that  an artist Jennifer Taylor remodeled as her art studio. Then she rents the loft out as a vacation rental. Its 2 miles south of Mendocino and about 1 mile from the coast. We are in the middle of a redwood forest and it is BEAUTIFUL! Gary and I drove over from Chico yesterday. It's raining right now outside and it is SO romantic! The whole west wall of our get away is windows and there are several skylights throughout our little oasis. Today we went down town to this great little coffee shop called the mendocino bakery. Gary and I had some fair traded organic thanksgiving coffee! Then we went down the street to the Harvest Market  and got some fresh baked sourdough bread, some wild locally caught prawns then came back to our little studio and had a WONDERFUL dinner! We are so relaxed here we almost feel at home. Too bad we have to go back to our actual home tomorrow but we WILL be back!!

Well charlie started t-ball practice this last Saturday!! What a little base ball player we have! Our coach, coach Chris is REALLY great with the kids! it was SO cute watching about nine five year olds learn how to play baseball!! Charlie hit the ball GREAT! I've attached a pic of him at the batting cages! What a little trooper we have!!

Gary and I are VERY excited about our upcoming trip! We leave 13 days from today! We CANNOT wait to get away to the coast!! Until next time.......

Well the weather here in Chico, CA is FINALLY getting nicer!! We've had nothing but rain the last couple of days which has prevented us from riding our bikes. Also Gary's gout has been flared up so he hasn't been able to hardly walk let alone ride a bike. Gary and I have decided where we are going to go for our one year anniversary which we are VERY excited about! Here's a link to where we are going http://www.vrbo.com/272501 . We are REALLY looking forward to getting away from the valley to the coast! Plus also eating some great seafood!

Yesterday we took Charlie to sign up for his t-ball at a pancake breakfast. Sometimes I think Gary and I are more excited about him starting t-ball then he is! He got his hat he's on the muck ducks team. It was great seeing him get all excited about starting something new! He has his first practice this Wednesday!! Until next time.......

REALLY sore!!

WOW!! today Gary and I were REALLY sore after our 2 hour bike ride yesterday!! We have both decided to ride our bikes 2 hrs 4 days a week! We would like to lose 50lbs and I'm pretty sure we can do that over the next 6 months! We are dropping our gym membership til it gets too hot outside to ride our bikes. I figured it out and depending on what website you look at we burned anywhere from 1388-2000 calories in a 2 hour bike ride! AMAZING! and its fun too!! riding around Chico it is VERY bike friendly and very beautiful! Anyways i was just stoked about being sore and thought i should blog. as always keep smiling!!!

FINALLY back on track again!!

Well the sun has been shining here in Chico, California!! FINALLY!! So Gary and I decided to take the old rusty bikes out and go for a bike ride!! We rode from our house almost to the airport. It was for a total of 10.12 miles round trip! This is the longest bike ride I've taken since i was a child! We figured it out and even if we were riding light we burned over 1300 calories! WOO HOO!!(hehee) Gary and I haven't even eaten 1300 calories today! So I'm excited about the weather getting nicer!

Gary and I are about to celebrate our one year anniversary together. We aren't sure what we are going to do yet. We are thinking about possibly renting a car then going to Fort Bragg then driving either up or down the coast. Ill keep you posted!! As always keep smiling............

Well things have been kind of busy around our house lately! School is really exciting! The GOOD stress it has been causing has been very welcomed! I am doing very well in both my health and Gender communication classes. I have taken two tests and gotten an A on the first and a B on the second and this is all without a book!  I wont start my third class until march, its a college study skills class.

Samantha's fourteenth birthday is coming up at the end of this month which she is of course really excited about! Charlie will be starting t-ball here next month so that should keep us pretty busy! until next time.........

Starting a new chapter......

   Im starting school today which i am REALLY excited about! i havent been in 10 years. I will be taking a health and wellness class, Gender communication and college study skills. I will be going to Butte Junior college here in Chico, but all of my classes will be online.

    It's amazing having kids in your life! Charlie amazes me everyday he spends with us! Its fun seeing the world through a 5 year olds eyes. He almost always has something new to tell us from his point of view.......aaahh to be a child again........