July 2013

July was a FUN summer month!

 Chris of course started his new residency. He will be spending the next 3 years at the Long Beach Memorial Hospital. Each month he is on either podiatry or another medical rotation (like infectious disease, cardiology, etc). So his schedule varies from month to month.  He also spends time at the Long Beach VA and other podiatry clinics in the area.

I started the "fun" process of seaching for jobs.  Not so much fun down here in southern california with schools cutting funding, meaning less jobs and lots of competition. Add to that, I think California has the most hoops to jump through for full credentialing.  But I will work hard, keep my options open, and enjoy this "time off"

So here are somethings we did this month...

Went to the Beach with Chris' Family 

 I spent the day with  Chris' Parents, Kristy, Katie, Heather and Francisco, and all the kids at Newport Beach. Kristy picked me up and came to see our new places then we headed down there.  It was fun to be with everyone, especially since we missed the family reunion in Utah a few weeks before.  I always love being with the family, especially at the beach.  

After the beach we did the "usual" by eating at Cafe Rio.  Then some of the rest of the family came to check out our new place too.  The only thing missing was having Chris there.

Libby and I making funny faces-  I sure love being an AUNT!

Me, Libby, and Kallie- what cuties they are!

Herrara's spend the night

We wanted to soak up our time with the Herrara's while they were in town, so we invited them to stay with us for a night or two. That night just us adults went to dinner and saw the movie "Now you see me". It was wonderful to be with them. The next day I headed with them to Huntington Beach.  We rented the fun surrey bikes and rode around for an hour. Then after that we hung out at the beach for a bit.  That night we all went to dinner at Cheesecake factory.

Heather, Collin, Francisco, Davis, Kallie, and I peddling away!

Collin-insky and I... all smiles!

4th of July in Corona

We headed down to Corona for the 4th of July celebration with everyone.  We walked over from Wes and Kristy's with everyone to the park. We enjoyed playing catch, wiffle ball, and hanging out.  We also celebrated Kallie's birthday there too.  Then we laid back and watched the fireworks. 

enjoying the fireworks!

Enjoying the benefits of our new location

WE are loving where we live for all that it has to offer.  Don't get me wrong, I still miss Seattle, but I cannot complain to much.  Our complex we just moved into is brand new and has great amenities. We have a beautiful pool, beautiful shared spaces, and a great gym.  It is right next to a mall with tons of restaurants and a movie theater. Costco is literally in our backyard.  We are right by the freeway, for easy access to work and other places, but are only 5 miles from beach.  So within the first month of living here we have walked to the movies 4 times (and bonus that we can go into Costco on our way for the discount tickets).  Whenever I don't feel like cooking there our countless places in walking distance to eat.  

We went for a run and a workout on the beach one morning!

waiting outside to try Slaters 50/50 Burgers

Slater's famous Vampire Dip... YUMM!

Every Thursday, down the street there are food trucks that come. Here is Chris enjoying his LONGBOARD ice cream bar.

Aquarium

Chris' mom, Debbie, was watching Katie's kids so she brought them down the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach and invited me to join them. It was a fun day.  We also go to hear Katie and Chris on the radio on the Dave Ramsey show! 

 

Dodger Game and Sawyer time

While Chris and Katie were in Tennesee we watched Sawyer for them.  It was fun to have him as a house guest again, like we did a few year ago.  While he was here Chris was able to score some Dodger Tickets from a Doctor he works with. It was fun, especially since the Dodgers are hot right now... especially my new favorite, PUIG!  After the game they had fireworks. So they let everyone down onto the field to watch them. We made our way down, laid out our blanket, and hung out until the fireworks started.

Dodger Stadium

Chris and Sawyer (with his new "hat" and bat)

Sawyer and I down on the field

All smiles

Chris was excited for the grass... he was amazed at it! :)

waiting for the fireworks

FIREWORKS

My new PUIG shirt!

Chris and his make shift batting practice... almost a homer!

WE also headed to the beach one day with Sawyer to play some smashball and catch

LOVE THE BEACH!

Bonfire with Jones'

Wes and Kristy invited us to join them at a beach bonfire with some of their friends.  It is fun to be able to have these options living by the beach now.  Parking was pretty nuts, since it was during the huge US OPEN surf competition. So we parked far away but rode our longboards the rest of the way.  WE grilled hot dogs and hung out.  Then they came over to our place for a bit.  

Sunset

a little smashball