August 17, 2007 was our One Year Anniversary back in California. What an awesome year it has been. To celebrate, we took the day off of work and went to the beach at Santa Cruz. We walked through the Boardwalk briefly but spent most of our time on the outskirts. We enjoyed a fish filled meal at Aldo's Restaurant, paid for by Dan's employer...what a sweet surprise that was! The restaurant has a great view, pictured to the right.

We enjoyed an appetizer plate of mussells. Best eaten if you don't look at them.

Ah a peaceful beach, where are all the people?. O.k., there were about 10 people in this awesome cove, very peaceful. I love the sound of the waves. And for the first time in 6 years, we were able to jump into comfortable water temperatures.

Historic Light House in Santa Cruz.

Side note: Its been an amazing year for Dan and I. We would like to thank everyone of our friends and family members for all of the support we receive from you. It is because of the love and support we have received from each of you that our dreams have come true.

We accomplished our first 18 holes of golf at a beautiful course, The Dublin Ranch Golf Course. What a treat!

Dublin, California





By far the best part, the golf cart. There is no way I can walk an entire 18 holes, maybe someday but not today. Besides, I needed something to hold the beer!

Hole 1, its going to be a long day....

Not a cloud in the sky...

A scenic picture with Mt. Diablo...

Golfing in the sky above. I imagine this must be what Heaven is like.







Hole 18...I thought we would never make it, and then I saw it was a par 5. This is about the time Dan started to play really good. I had some descent shots but they only happened when no one was looking.

If I were a character on the Simpsons, I would look like this! Try it as simpsonizeme.com. We actually have a local Kwik-E-Mart, I hope to make an appearance before it goes "bye bye" or rather, (cue Apu voice over) "Thank you come again". Stepping into a Kwik-E-Mart would truly be a dream come true, no seriously, I have had that dream. I have watched the Simpsons since their original appearance on the Tracey Ullman Show so a Squishee in one hand and a pink donut with sprinkles (hmmm, pink is a fruit) at the Kwik-E-Mart would surely be a trip for me. Whoever came up with that Marketing concept deserves a day off with pay, Kudos! I do wonder though if some Kwik-E-Mart personnel are not to pleased by this obvious stereo type...I hope not because I do love Apu Nahasapeemapetilon Jr. (yes there was a senior), his wife Anjula and his beautiful octuplets Anoop, Uma, Nabendu, Poonam, Priya, Sandeep, Sashi, and Gheet. Apu is by far my favorite character other than Maggie of course and Dan loves little Lisa!

Birthday for nine please. There is no better way to celebrate the Birthdays in one fell swoop. We had more gifts than at Christmas. Good times indeed. While yes its true, Lisa and I are November Birthdays, there was just no reason to exclude anyone from the celebration. We had a combination of fun including a Tropical Paradise theme, Italian Pasta, Tequila and a dash of Greek, including salad and the breaking of shot glasses! Yeah, we know how to party!!!!