Weekend Getaway

For an early 30th birthday present, Jon took me down to South Coast Winery for a quick overnight getaway. We got an incredible deal on the room which also included wine tastings, dinner & spa credits, and wine tours. We had a fabulous time and would recommend it to anyone!


This was the back porch of our room. All the rooms back up to the vineyards for an incredible setting!


Here's us hanging out in the vineyards. We learned that the rose bushes not only look pretty, but they are there to warn of disease or trouble in the soil. If the roses are doing good, the vineyards should be doing good also.


We had a nice afternoon snack on our porch with the bottle of wine that came with the room.


Jon out on the wine tour.

To Infinity & Beyond

Jon and I have been enjoying the Disneyland passes we got for Christmas from my parents. It's been great because a lot of our friends also have passes this year. On the last day that our passes were good for the summer, we were able to meet up with Sara & Ryan who were chaperoning for Sara's school and Kurt & Juliana also met us there. Later in the evening, Abigail & Matt came and met up with us too. It was like the good ole days when we all used to have passes in college.


Jon and I on Buzz Lightyear!


Jon, Sara & Ryan n the swings in CA Adventure.


I love that you can take pictures of the pictures these days! I have not laughed as hard in a LONG time as I did while riding Space Mountain with Juliana. We screamed like the annoying high schoolers we used to be. Too funny!

In case you were ever wondering what the CA Screamin ride was like in CA Adventure, here it is... Sorry about all the screaming, but that's what you're supposed to do on this ride, right?

Downieville!

This year was the 3rd annual Downieville Summer Kickoff. Mountain bikers from all over join together in the tiny little town of Downieville for some amazing riding, great friends, exciting raffles, and... rain, hail, & mud!!! Still, despite the crazy weather, I think this year was one of my favorite. The trails were tacky, it wasn't hot, and we had such an amazing group of people there to tough out the storms with.




Now that's a group that's going somewhere!


We stopped at the river on the way up. So beautiful!


Everything was so green. Trails were a little wet, but better than dusty!


Martin, Andy, and Missy on the first day. 17 miles of downhill greatness!


Jon and Martin


There are views like this the whole way down!




Back at camp, we tried to stay dry. Somehow, Eagle Scout Martin was able to start a fire in the middle of a downpour! We knew he was good for something!


We may be camping, but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't eat well! Yum!


Jake and Jeana out on the trail.


The Waterfall section


I think Heather was happy!

The last night, it finally cleared up and we were all able to gather at the "beer corral" for the raffle. So many of the vendors donated stuff for us to be able to enjoy. Including a frame from specialized and some wheel sets. Not to mention what seemed like hundreds of T-Shirts, socks, stickers, tubes, and more and more and more. Andy did a fantastic job running the raffle and the contests were hilarious. I was in the running for the frame and got to show of my break-dancing skills. Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures from that night.

Needless to say, it was a great trip and we are all excited for next years adventures.

Oh yeah, did I mention it was muddy?