Update / A Fun Weekend :)

Wow, I'm really slacking on this blogging thing...time for another update!
Well, we're in the middle of Kyle's last quarter at UCLA. In June, he will officially be a UCLA Alumni (alumn? alumnus? alumni??)! We're very excited for him to finish school:) On the other hand, he'll be back to the grindstone, working on his masters degree and teaching credential this fall. So, in June we'll be moving back to Lancaster, so that Kyle can go to the Cal State Bakersfield extension. We're heading into a time of transition, which will mean a lot of packing and cleaning and planning and changing plans, but we're excited about it:) In the meantime, Kyle's working hard on school and bringing home the bacon (well, the pay checks and coffee;). I am currently still job hunting, but God has been providing for us in some creative and exciting ways, and we are doing alright financially.
One thing that being jobless has not interfered with is our ability to have fun:) This past weekend we drove up to Lancaster to visit our parents and get out of the city. Friday was a beautiful day and we spent the afternoon washing cars and playing with Sadie, Kyle's parent's yellow lab:) Saturday continued in the lovely weather pattern, so we took advantage of it! Kyle's parents are considering getting another dog, so we all went down to the animal shelter to see if there were any good options to adopt. I have to admit, the animal shelter is a kind of sobering place, but we did find a couple of really sweet dogs there. Unfortunately neither of them could be adopted immediately, but if they are still there, hopefully one will be coming home with Kyle's family soon:)
After visiting the animal shelter, we all went to see the movie/documentary "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed". It was really interesting, and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who is interested in science, education, intelligent design, or just anyone who's willing to think:)

The weather continued on beautifully, so of course we had to continue taking advantage of it. So, Kyle and I drove out to the A.V. Poppy Reserve just outside of town. The hills out to the west of Lancaster were just rolling with the orange brilliance of wild poppies:) It was really beautiful, and from what I hear, there were even MORE poppies a few weeks ago! But there were plenty of poppies to enjoy:) We hiked one of the loops, and took pictures of poppies, bugs, lizards, other plants, each other...anything that looked interesting! It was great to get out and enjoy nature:) Living in the middle of Los Angeles, we don't get to do that very often, so it was a big treat:) Here are some pictures from the Poppy Reserve:)

It's been awhile...

It's been awhile since I last blogged, so I thought it was about time. Kyle finished up the fall quarter at school last week and passed his classes with flying colors:) To celebrate the end of the quarter (and to get me to quit nagging for a date perhaps) we went out to Chomps, a sushi place in Fullerton, and got way more food than we could eat! We ended up with about 6 pounds of leftovers, haha, but they didn't last long;) They served as a yummy lunch later!;) After our date night we drove to Lancaster and spent the weekend with my parents:) It was fun:) We helped them decorate their Christmas tree, and eat some of the goodies my mom made (which was a ton!):) It was a busy weekend, as all the last minute wedding details are coming together, but it was fun:) This week is our last week of work until 2008!! Kyle got nearly full-time hours at The Coffee Bean, as many of the student employees went home as soon as school got out for the holidays. So he's been working nearly full time this week. I've been working, as well as working on a sort of project we've started: assisting my memory! I have always been a bit easily distracted, but lately I've been down right absent minded! So this past weekend I bought a "brain" as I call it - it's really just a planner/organizer, but I've been carrying it everywhere with me and writing everything down! When I think of something I need to do, I write it down on the to-do list for the day that I should do it. When I'm given a phone number, it goes in the address book. When I make a purchase, the receipts go in there (it also serves as a wallet). And every day I've got it with me so that my to-do lists are never far. So far it has worked pretty well! My favorite part about it though is that the front cover is a picture frame, so I can carry Kyle's picture with me everywhere;) It's really handy, having my calendar, to-do lists, note pad, address book, check book, bank cards, credit cards, IDs, insurance cards, etc all in one place. The thing now is, I gotta keep track of this thing! lol. Hopefully my absent-mindedness won't result in (literally) losing my brain!;) Anyway...I do still have a couple more things on my to-do list for today, so I ought to do them;)