July catch-up

Here I am again, playing a month's worth of catch-up! My friend reminded me that I have been slacking on my blog. Most of my highlights are on Facebook, so I sometimes feel like I don't have anything interesting to say on here. July was a pretty busy month though, so I will recap with some pictures.

BOOGIE BOARDING

John and I met some friends (that I grew up with in Coulee) in Santa Cruz to boogie board. The water was freezing, but they had a wetsuit for me to borrow. Here are some pictures of Allie and I. It ended up being really fun, except the time I got pummeled by a wave and got a headache!



SAN FRAN WITH EMILY

My friend Emily (from WA) and her mom went on a 2 week road trip to CA. I was able to meet up with them to go to San Fran for the day (a ferry from Larkspur to SF, lunch in North Beach, the Ferry Building, Tartine Bakery) and also Mill Valley to go to Tyler Florence's store and restaurant, El Paseo. It was a fun day, and the restaurant was SO good. I ended up ordering his cookbook Dinner at my Place.



GAMES

John got free tickets at work to the San Jose Earthquake soccer game at Standford and the Giants game.



MY FAMILY

My family came for a week. It was really good to see them. We took them to do all the touristy stuff that we always do...Napa, Old Town Sacramento, San Fran. They also stayed at a timeshare in Windsor (north of SF) for a few days, and saw stuff around that area.

Deals

For all my non-facebook friends...here are some of my yard sale finds from the last couple months.

Mirror $2
Aldo shoes $1
Mirror $10
Nordstrom coat $3
Chairs $40
Wreath $2
Silhouette SD $30
Pumpkins $5
Knock off Coach bag $3
Shoes $2
J. Crew jacket $2.50
H&M bag $1
Basket $2
Steve Madden shoes $3
H&M jacket $2
New Bebe jeans $5
Candlesticks $5
Bandolino shoes $3
Cupcake stand $1
Buffet $40
Headboard $5
Credenza $40

Etsy

I made some new hair accessories and finally put them on Etsy! There are more I need to make, but here are some samples, and there are more on the site. Here it is.

John's birthday

John's birthday was at the beginning of June. I made him dinner and he opened his gifts, and the day after, we went to dinner to celebrate with his friend who came to visit.


I made Pioneer Woman's Cajun Chicken Pasta for dinner...yum. I love cream sauce!


I also made a cookie cake, which John has loved since he was little.


We had a great day together (he ended up taking the day off as a surprise). Happy 29th to my favorite person!