California 08: The Sequel

Well here are the remaining pics from our Cali trip! Saturday and Sunday, Rory and I went to Disneyland. It was fun but really crowded! After two full days of waiting in lines we needed a vacation from our vacation to say the least!! Monday we slept in and spent some time at the beach before our flight. It was really nice to soak up some rays before heading back to snow!

Sorry for the fuzzy quality on many...disposable cameras don't even come close to digital!

California Screamin'

Rory and I had a great weekend in sunny California! It wasn't as "sunny" as I thought it would be but still better than the snow in Utah! Overall, it was a fun and exciting time! I was stupid enough to forget the charger to the camera so we had to go buy a disposable camera for the remaining of the trip! I have not yet developed the pics so here are half of the pictures...the other half coming soon! Friday we went to Universal Studios. Rory and I agree that it was our favorite part of the trip! It was not busy at all! The Halloween Horror Nights was so-o cool! They turned the entire park into a huge haunted house! This year they featured Nightmare on Elm Street but also included other classic scary movies like Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th! The mazes were super scary and the backlot haunted tour was so freaky!! Rory made us be in front, so of course all the characters were jumping out for us! I wish we took more pics! It was by far the best haunted attraction either of us have ever been to!

Greetings From LOS ANGELES!!!

Quick Update! I have been in LA for the last week for Farmers Insurance trainings and Courtney is flying in tonight for a fun filled weekend. For anyone who cares I have listed the things we are doing below.

Friday- Universal Studios/ Halloween Horror nights
http://www.universalstudioshollywood.com/

Saturday- Disneyland
Sunday- Disneyland
Monday- Beach/ Home

Stay tune for updates!

Signs of the time

I was amazed today when I saw the figures from Wall Street: almost 800 points lost resulting in one of the worst days in stock market history! With this new bailout proposal, that just today, didn't pass the house, it makes you think: What caused this collapse in the economy? Good question. Rory showed me a video on you tube. I know what you're thinking...bad source right? Besides where it came from, it makes you think. Watch it, it goes by quickly so have the pause button handy to read all the parts. Afterwards research the Community Reinvestment Act. This really opened my eyes!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NU6fuFrdCJY

Farmer's Market

After a hard week of studying and working, Rory and I last week ventured downtown to the Farmer's Market. We came home with a lot of goodies! I highly suggest shopping at your own local markets if available!! Buying local is great for you and for the environment!

With our natural gas civics, compost worm bin, and just recently, purchasing the Harmon's green reusable shopping bags, Rory and I have become quite the eco-friendly couple! Below are some great resources to research how your family can become green! Yes...I know, we are big eco-dorks...

http://planetgreen.discovery.com/

http://push.pickensplan.com/

http://www.treehugger.com/gogreen.php

http://www.greenisuniversal.com/beinggreen.php

http://thegreenguide.com/

Back to Reality!

Like I promised...more posts. Well, we haven't been doing much since summer ended, which is a good excuse for the lack of posts. Back to reality I suppose! School started up again for me and Rory has just been busy with his work!!We seriously now feel like an old couple: being boring homebodies and going to bed at 10:00! We both come home and just either crash on the couch or go straight to bed!!

School is tough but I'm managing. Between clinic and class, it is a lot to take in!! This week was especially draining because I was preparing for an exam like crazy!! I think I ended up doing pretty good though...

It all starts over tomorrow for yet another exam this week...Only difference is that I actually enjoy this class so it shouldn't be too bad studying for the test! Lets hope, right?! Well I certainly got myself into this, so I shouldn't be complaining!! I think I will like it a lot more in the actual field on not just in the classroom. Only two more years....

Dear Fellow Bloggers,

Well, I realize I have been slacking on our blogging! Sorry to all those who are even remotely interested in what we have been up to! I'll try harder, I promise! More entries are coming! Stay tuned...