Trip to Cali

Skylier and I just returned from a little sand and sun in California. We went to see his sister that lives in Sacramento, to bring his little sister home and to just get away. And boy did we need it. Life has been a little rough the last few weeks but everything seems better in California!! We started in Oakland - where Skylier and I met two couples at dinner and ended up spending the entire evening with them. One was from Salt Lake and the other from Oakland. We didn't see too many sights but had great conversation. The next day we headed to San Francisco where we met up with two of Skylier's sisters (Athina & Shelby) and a couple from Orem (Steven & Bobbi) that came with us. Neither Sky or I have been to San Fran before so we did the basic tourist things. We spent 2 days there. Too many favorites to list but loved Pier 39, the sea lions, the boat ride around Alcatraz, the golden gate bridge, the bay in general & the Giants game. We missed out on all the shopping... :( but maybe next time. On day 4 we headed to Santa Cruz. We only had 1 day & 1 night there and I could have stayed days. It was REALLY cold but we went down to the beach. Shelby was the only that went swimmng but we all got our feet wet. We walked the pier and the board walk, enjoyed more sea lions and great food. Especially the candied apples! We had a great hotel, within eye sight and walking distance of the coast. Monday morning we left pretty early to head to Sacramento. We stopped at The Mystery Spot. It's a phenomenon where the gravitational force is off. We took the tour, it was pretty cool but made me and Shelby dizzy... The pictures didn't turn out great but it's only $5, if your in the area it's worth stopping. Tuesday we spent the entire day at Lake Tahoe. This was probably one of the high lights of our trip. We spent ALL day in the lake playing Frisbee, we rented a paddle boat and laid out. We ended up with serious sunburns!! This will defiantly be a place we will return, it would be fun camping and boating! Wednesday we headed back to Oakland to catch a flight home. We are glad to be home and missed our puppies... Athina was a great host! If your in Sacramento area let me know, she knows all the great places.

Skylier, Shelby (click on the pic to see her hair) & Athina AT&T Ball Park - San Francisco Giants vs LA Dodgers

Manny Rameriz just got traded to the Dodgers and is one of Skylier's favorite players. So it was a really exciting game to watch.

After the game we went for dessert. Athina new his great restaraunt that served giant pizookie's. I love this pic of Sky & Me, who know a cookie could be so fun. Upper right is Athina & Shelby, lower right is Steven & Bobbi.