A Toast to Six Years

So today was our 6 year anniversary!

We took the baby to grandma and grandpas and we went surfing together. After hanging out at the beach awhile we went home to get ready and went out to dinner. It was the perfect ending too because when we came home we had a Fedex package waiting for us and it was our wedding album! Yes, 6 years later, we finally got it. And I didn't even plan for it to show up today... but maybe our photographer did. So, we sat and looked at it together.

I asked Matt if I was still the same dorky girl he fell inlove with oh so many years ago. I was laughing as I said it expecting him to say, "yeah" but he said, "no, you've actually matured a lot". I hadn't really thought about it but I thought back on when we first met and I have to admit... I think I have too. No one wants to change necessarily... "Don't never change, girl" (most overused yearbook saying). It means we've gotton old, or assumes we'll change for the worst... I forgot to ask him if I changed for the better. I think that's what he meant because I thought about how I used to be when we met I went from losing my keys everyday, missing freeway exits every other day, misplacing 10 pounds of meat enroute from Calexico to San Diego, finding moldy cheese in the backseat of my car and too many other stupid things to count. I'd like to tell a story about how Matt saw me walk into a room, my hair glistening in the light and it was love at first sight but that's not what happend...

I used to live at my aunt's house during the summers because it was near my summer job as a temp at UCSD. She always had foreign exchange students and I loved it because I got to make a lot of friends and so I would always plan for us to do fun things. On that particular day we were all going snorkeling at La Jolla Cove and one of the girls, Raquel (from Brazil) had met him and invited him to come. I dropped everyone off at the parking lot where he was waiting and I just didn't see where the dip thing was and went off the sidewalk curb. He said I just laughed and drove away. Then he said when i got back I practically skipped off the rocks and dove right in. He didn't think I was careful at all. For those of you who know Matt, he is quite a scardy cat. It cracks me up. He always lets me do things first. Like when we went on our honeymoon... lol! We went shark feeding and he says, "go ahead, babe, you go first." So much for my knight in Shining Armor!

Matt has matured a lot too. He has always been very entreprenurial and a hard worker. But he's just really come a long way. He still works hard but he mostly works smarter. He is just so much more responsible now.

I love each passing year. I look back and am so happy. I'm so blessed and I know who am thankful to for it all. And when I say, I'm happy, I don't mean that everything has been perfect but even in times of challenge the most important things remain. Love, health, peace. Thanks, Matt for being so wonderful. Thanks, God, for blessing me more than I could ask or think.

Anyway, I left my camera behind because I didn't want it to get stolen at the beach but here are pics of our day 6 years ago.

He is so handsome!

La Jolla Cove

I love La Jolla Cove. Even though the waters don't compare to other places I've been, mainly, Tahiti, I still really enjoy coming here. I love taking my cousins and just seeing how excited they are to be here. It's one of those places that makes me love living in San Diego. And lets not forget this is where I met my would be husband, Matt. He thought I was a complete dork when showed up and drove off the curb. Who would have known then that tomorrow we would celebrate our 6-year anniversary.

My Practice Models

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This is my niece Talia, Roxy's youngest, who was visiting over Father's Day. What a sweetheart.

4th of July

Lots of food as usual, volleyball, swimming, fireworks. Here are a few pics of our day at Coronado.

Evan actually kept his visor on

Me & Evan

Moriah & Lily

Damien

Anica, Due in Sept.

A Non-Celebrity, Celebrity Wedding

All I can say is, "OH my Gosh!"

This weekend was my cousin Claudio's wedding and it was amazing! I knew it was going to be very nice but even "very nice" would be an understatement. It was just like one of those celebrity weddings you see on TV or in magazines. Every detail was arranged for, even shuttles to and from the hotel between the church and reception for the guests.

The first hour was coctail hour and open bar on the patio overlooking the golf course. I must have had under 10 tamarindo martini's during that time (with no alcohol). They are my favorite drink right now... that and mojitos. We were outside anticipating to be let in but none of us knew just how amazing it would be.

When they finally opend the doors I was litterally taken aback. It sat 500 people and white silk fabric draped to cover the entire interior. It was dimly lit with special effect lighting that illuminated the entire room in a pink glow. The tables and centerpeices also had lights shooting out of them. Some tables were clear class with light pillars holding them up. Other tables had tableclothes and others were made of glass and reflected all the light beautifully. There was a clear glass, floor to ceiling waterfall behind the bride and groom's table that was up on a pedastal above all the guests. The biggest dance floor I had ever seen and the best entertainment band to go with it. There were a number of different singers for different styles of music. And once the party got started it everyone rushed to the dance floor. The entertainers passed out balloons, beach balls, rattles, wigs, hawaiian lei's, and all kinds of stuff.

Everyone there kept commenting what a great wedding it was and what a good time they were having. I left fairly early, at midnight but I heard that it ended at 4am. I also missed the 2 a.m. 2nd round of food. Has anyone ever heard of such a thing?

What a lucky bride and groom. I'm so happy for Vero and Claudio. I hope they have a wonderful time on thier honeymoon in Cancun. From there they will fly to New York City where they will live.

I slept in the next day and later met up with relatives who were staying at the Marriott downtown. We hung out by the pool the rest of the afternoon before going to dinner in Little Italy with a party of 40! My brother, who had flown in Friday, the day before the wedding, had to catch the red-eye back to Florida just as we were finishing dinner on Sunday night. It all seemed like it went by so fast.

Yesterday, Monday, I met up with the relatives downtown again and today they were going to the zoo but I just had to take a day off. But its back to more fun tomorrow. It's 4th of July!