WHAT A GREAT SUNDAY!

This is going to be a short post.

I have been meaning to blog all week...about lots of things, because I have had lots of bloggy thoughts floating around but I have been, shall I say, preoccupied with "stuff". That being said, I want to share this with ya'all.

We have been attending The Rock Church and we always have really amazing worship time before our message. Last Sunday, Mike Clark and the Band lead worship. It was Awesome!!

I found some of his music videos to share. Watch and listen to this one and here is another one.

I am ordering his CD and I can't wait until he and the band return to The Rock!

A GOOD WALK AND SATURDAY WITH FRIENDS

On Saturday morning, I was invited to join some girls (Dawn, Karin and Jess) to walk with them at a local lake. It was a morning full of clouds, fondly known as "June Gloom" here in San Diego. But it was a perfect morning for a 6+ mile walk.

When I left our house, it was drizzling...hard enough to put the wipers and headlights on...but it was not raining at all as I got closer to the lake. However I was prepared. I brought a windbreaker just in case that changed during our walk.

There were a lot of other people walking--with and without dogs, mountain bikers, inline skaters and families pushing strollers. It took us two hours to do the loop to the dam and back. It was such a fun time of exercise and great company!

Afterwards, I ran to the grocery store and then home to shower and relax. We had our good friend, Linda over to grill out with us...we grilled chicken and beef kabobs -- peppers, onions and pineapple-- with jasmine rice and a chilled bottle of Pinot Grigio. Linda brought some cheesecake topped with strawberries and blackberries for dessert. It was so yummy!

This is a picture of Bruce and Linda and I celebrating her birthday last year. We never got the camera out last night to take some pics.

We started our afternoon off with an icy pitcher of margaritas, pita chips with rondele cheese dip, and some mini quiche bites. The sun had come out and the temperatures made for a beautiful afternoon to spend outside on our patio. As always our time together was full of great stories, good conversation and laughs.

HUMP DAY

My week has been especially long and busy. Almost every night this week has had an obligation attached to it. I am exhausted.

Today at work, I was under a lot of pressure to complete three separate discovery responses out the door with all of the accompanying documents organized, copied and identified by close of business. The stress gave me nightmares last night. But, I got it all done just shy of 15 minutes before the end of my day.

I work 7-4, which is a schedule I like. I have to get up at 5 am, but it is so nice to be done and on my way home from work before the rest of the city is bogged down.

Tonight my sweet hubby cooked me a wonderful dinner and let me sip Pinot Grigio and keep him company in the kitchen. (He really wanted me to "chillax" in the living room, but I wanted to be with him). After a delicious dinner, I put all the dishes in the dishwasher and set up the coffee maker for tomorrow morning...and now it's time to kick back.

I am blogging and he is gaming...'Motorsport' on Playstation 3 (PS3). Our latest purchase. He and I played 'Baja 1000' over the weekend. That was a lot of fun. I like the racing games!

We're having a nice night together. I love my life.

OH THE PLACES YOU WILL GO...

During my trip to SLC, we spent Friday at Liberty Park. We picked up some sandwiches and drinks and found a place under the shade of a tall tree, to lay out our blanket and spend some time in the warmth of a sunny day. It was around 85 degrees, but in the shade it was perfect.

We brought Grace's Hippo Gym and she stayed busy entertaining us with her cuteness!

(BTW, that little scratch on her face, she inflicted on herself the night before while she was nursing. Her mama trimmed her nails again the next morning...darn those nails grow so fast! ) Poor baby girl. Life is rough.

After lunch and playtime, we walked around the park. There are lots of wide sidewalks, picnic areas with grills, sitting benches, and even large fireplaces with concrete surrounds to enjoy. It even has an amusement park area with rides and a beautiful carousel! Can't wait for Grace to be old enough to ride.

Here are some more pics of Gracie's day at the park.

Liberty Park will be a favorite destination of mine to take Grace and spend the day.

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

Here are some shots of the little sweetheart that I took during my weekend visit.

This one I took at Liberty Park with my cell phone. All of the others were taken with our new Nikon D90--which I love.

Little Strawberry Girl. Mama gave her a taste of a strawberry and man, did she love it!

Grace is absolutely facsinated with the water coming out of the sprayer. It was so, so cute to watch her.

All snuggled up in her warm bath towel, clean and happy.

Grace fell asleep in bed with Mama and Daddy in her Boppy and took a long nap--nothing better than a lazy Sunday afternoon in bed.

These pictures make me miss her all the more. I'm ready to hop a Jet Blue flight back to Utah....pronto.