Ryan & Tina Harnsberger

We were sooo happy to be invited to a great friend - Ryan Harnsberger's wedding. Ty has known Ryan for a long time and I just consider all of ty's friends... my friends :) We didn't know his fiance Tina Clause very well but she was sooooo beautiful and such a doll! We can easily see why they were ment for each other! The wedding was at the Santa Barbara Zoo, a fantastic wedding site! I have always loved the zoo but this was soooo romantic, open and relaxing for an outdoor wedding. We enjoyed a wonderful meal, dancing and best of all... a dessert station :) Of course I didnt get a picture of that but fully enjoyed it as I bet you can imagine! This was the first wedding we were able to ENJOY after our own... hearing the vows they took reminded me of the vows we took just 1 year ago. Ty and I held hands and I teared up through the whole thing... Overall the night was magical and Ryan and Tina have a wonderful life ahead of them.... too bad they have to start it off in Tahiti for 10 days :)

The reception..upper lawn by giraffes and gorillas


Tina and her father... soooo beautiful


couldn't be a better day!


The memories come flowing back... :)


Tina made homemade caramel sauce with our name "cards" as apples!


Gorgeous cake!


We had sooooo much fun!


I know this is blurry but it was a very sweet moment... ha

Our New Residence

We were recently lucky enough to find a new house to rent! It is in a wonderful neighborhood with wonderful neighbors and quiet streets. Kayda loves the dogs that bark all the time and we love the fact that we also have a new roommate Eddie. He is a long time friend and a great human being. Our new home has 4 bed rooms and 2 bathrooms with a front and back yard great for hangin out and having BBQ's! Hope everyone gets to see it soon!

Golfing with the Boys

The other day I was invited to play golf with the "boys". These boys included Ty, Eddie and Seth. These golfers are pretty serious and painfully trying to avoid this excursion... When we got there it actually turned out to be pretty comical... with these "boys" how could it not be? I even hit a par on my first golf swing ever :)


Seth is the master golfer


I was not prepared in the correct golfing attire...


very smooth

Dinner with Granny and Dave

Yes we are sooo lucky to have such wonderful family so close by and who takes such good, great care of us! Our recent trip to Granny and Dave's was a great treat. We feasted on BBQ'd chicken, wild rice and (knowing granny, home grown) green beans! And for dessert, Granny made her exceptional.... fantastic..... unbelievable... home made of course... Peach Pie! delish! Aside from the wonderful meal, we were also privileged enough to play a game of Bocce ball on their home court! I think they play a lot in their spare time... gave them the upper hand in the game. It was a great time and we always enjoy the company they share and the laughs throughout the night! Our puppies looooove to play together too :)


Dave had to get critical and measure...


Granny and Dave won of course...


The puppies did a very BAD thing...

Sunday Polo

One thing I have never done but always wanted to do was attend a polo match. I grew up with horses so watching them in action was really neat. My sister joined us for the event and we tagged along with Ty, Eddie, Wyatt, Dylan, and Rusty. Quite a gang.... Such a blast!

Ty is too cool for school in his new hat :)


Horses were sooo beautiful... and fast!


Love my sister!

San Diego with the Paskins!

I had never been to San Diego, really never seen San Diego.... I was lucky enough to ride along with the best family in the whole world, yes thats right: Sarah, Mike, Reese and baby Jack! We started out hopping in their awesome plane at the SB airport. Such a great way to travel... never need to go by flight schedules or stress about luggage, its all at your flying convenience. The SB airport even has yummy cookies in their pre-flight waiting area..score! Once we were all loaded in the plane, we had to wear cool head phones in order to communicate with each other during the flight...



Mike the pilot


View from take off

It was a short flight to San Diego smooth sailin and a near perfect landing I might add! We stayed at Mike's Dads house right on the beach...


After unpacking a little, we walked around downtown and stopped at a wonderful little cupcakery with mouthwatering cupcakes :) I will work very hard to recreate some of these little masterpieces..



Reese and her tasty cupcake

Amazing display!

It was Sarah and Mike's 6 year wedding anniversary so they went out to celebrate... an amazing example of what 6 years of marriage looks like. I cant wait to see what six years down the road looks like for me and ty <3

The weekend was spent with lots of laughter, laying in the sun, dancing, cuddling and having fun! Thank you Sarah and Mike for letting me spend a wonderful weekend with you and your beautiful family...

Visiting the Wilson's

A couple weeks ago we went to visit the Wilson Family down in Los Angeles. It was a short little drive to their wonderful home and we were once again greeted with large buildings and lots and lots of people. Its amazing how many people there are in Los Angeles! Christin and baby Ryder (8 months old now!) were waiting for us when we got there. We went straight to their restaurant, Wurstkuche to fill up on gourmet sausages and exotic beer. They have soo many varieties: rattlesnake, buffalo, duck, rabbit, as well as chicken, turkey and veggie options... mmmmmm AND every beer variety is served in its own glass fit for that type of brew!
The next day, we decided to go on a hike up to the Hollywood sign. Tyler (Christin's Husband) had to work at the restaurant so we (Me, Ty, Christin, Ryder) hiked on up the trail. Tyson and I quickly realized how out of shape we were as we watched Christin hike up the mountain with Ryder in the Bjorn! Man she is tough!



HOLLYWOOD sign

Ryder and Ty :)

After the rigorous hike we headed back to Wurstkuche for lunch and some walking around LA. Our Friends Stenn and Betsy joined us for Dinner at Bottega Louie, a California spin on great Italian food. We talked and talked, laughed and talked... mostly about each other and our great first and second years of marriage. Its sooo nice to have friends that share the same goals and future desires. I just wish they lived closer :(
The next day, our final day, we had a great breakfast together and then it was time to head home. It was a short trip but everyday was cherished. I hope we get to create more great memories soon!