Wedding Sickness

Chad was an East coast surfer so when we decided to get married in my home state of CA he had to check out the waves. While my family was finishing up wedding plans, he was at the beach. Unfortunately, this ultimately lead to riding in a small convertible for several hours in chilling temperatures

Skiing

My mom took me skiing for the first time when I was 2 1/2. In California the snow is decent at times and my mom took every opportunity she could to get up the mountain. She had learned to ski in Colorado many years before I was born and had some friends here that she

Blue and Gold

The local Boy Scouts chapter had an upcoming blue and gold dinner. My mom connected me with the organizer. I was looking for volunteer hours and I had a newly developed set of chef skills. Making the whole dinner for ______ people was quite an undertaking but I was up for the challenge. We settled

My High School Internship

I went to a very prestigious public technical high school. I had no idea what I was getting myself I to by applying to the program but I got in nonetheless. The bulk of the program required taking computer classes as well as a technology enhanced English class but our senior year we were required

Death by Art Project

I was stressed out of my mind. Going to school full time 2 days a week meant no time for anything else. It was midterms and I had several art and interior design projects to lug to school for a proper grade. I should mention that I lived in San Diego at the time. The

Grandma Love

Going to grandmas house on Wednesdays had become a regular occurrence. My mom was building a relationship with her mom that had been strained in the past and us kids got to come along for the ride. I loved my grandparents house and since we were home schooled, we were there there too. My mom

Sharks

Chad and I lived in San Diego and had had some fun adventures river kayaking so we thought we’d give ocean kayaking a go. We had heard you could rent kayaks in La Jolla Shores so we set out one Saturday to see if our adventure was possible. We drove around La Jolla looking fir

Jalama Beach

Our 4-H Rocks and Minerals project was going on a field trip. We actually went on a lot of field trips. What better way to learn about rocks than to look at them in their natural environment. But this particular field trip was special because it was over night and it was without my parents.

Prom

I got asked to go to my Senoir prom by my friend Greg. I had had a crush on Greg several months before but it had since subsided. I was currently swooning over Daniel, a Junior with a girlfriend he’d had for about a year. it didn’t stop me from making friends with everyone in

Prayer for Georgia

I was at my wit’s end. The rumor floating around was that Allstate was closing our call center down. I actually hated the job anyway, but the pay was good and it had been stable, until now. I had just finished the semester at Fullerton College and was looking for fun. I felt a little