Weekend at Mandas

This weekend I decided to take a trip to San Diego and visit my family. We had a nice time. We went to the touristy parts of town which was great. It is hard being away from them. I miss them so much. Here are some of the photos from this weekend. 

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I don't like green eggs and ham, I don't like them Sam I am. 

Ethan at the shoe store. 

Jesusita Fire

These are photos of the Jesusita fire that happened last week. The photos aren't the greatest but they show how close we actually came to loosing the city and our homes. Thank you fire fighter and volunteers for all of your hard work.

About two minutes before this picture was taken I was out side and saw nothing. That just tells you how fast this fire was moving. It was possibly the hottest day I have ever experienced. This is our backyard. 

We were driving on the 101 and with all the traffic you would have thought you were running from some huge natural disaster and you were trying to save your life. It was ridiculously crowded. 

If you look closely I am focusing on the windshield with has huge pieces of ash flying around. This was over into the busy part of town. 

This is the ash from our car which was parked at the school.

Taking Flight!

I am now accepting donations for Flight of the Conchords. I found out today that they will be in my town on May 22nd. I am so stoked!!! I would LOVE to see them. (I was going to send personal emails to people who would care about them being in town but my system won't let me send emails.) They are hilarious. (I was just joking about donations) :)  

                                                       Photo Courtesy of www.libraryjournal.com

I LOVE my job!!!

My homework assignment was to walk around Santa Barbara and take pictures. The assignment was "A Day In The Life Of Santa Barbara". I had a blast. I hun out with friends and walk State st. We laughed and drank coffee. It was just another day at the office (except it wasn't even close). I do not envy anyone else. I love my "job"!!! If you can even call it that. 

"The Secret Beach" Trip

My roommates and I have been getting along so well. They are my musical soul-mates. It is so awesome to hang out with them. Laney just loves life and Kimmie is so free and bold. Not to mention we can laugh up a storm. Laney found this secret beach so we decided to go and take pictures. I am still pinching myself because I can't believe I live here. Here are some pictures from the day. 

Laney and Kimmie

Me and Kimmie

This is what we do best. (this is Laney, by the way)

My room-mates are awesome. 

Look at how the waves curl. 

Laney

LA Beach

These were some left over pictures from the goodbye I had with my family. This is the LA beaches. It definitely looks was different than the Santa Barbara waters. Enjoy. 

This was an awesome old surfer I saw. He is so bad. You can tell most of his life is spent in the waters.  

Adventures

Today was so amazing. My parents came into town and we got a lot of things taking care of. We spent pretty much all day on State st. It is a very long road and it pretty much has everything. There is several boutiques and even an Anthropolgie (a clothing store). Everything was going great. It was a beautiful day. On our way home we decided to get food at In-N-Out. We were almost done eating and the whole restaurant started to fill up fast with a baseball team. We tried to hurry up so they could have tables. As I was getting up to leave my dad came over to me and told me to look at the guy in the white shirt. I looked over and low an behold it was ROB LOWE!!! I was so excited. Man, he looks good in person. It blows my mind that he is actually normal. He is just a normal dad supporting his kid and his high school baseball team. 

Later that night my roommates and I decided to hit downtown and see what they had going on. Well, apparently Santa Barbara celebrates Cinco De Mayo early. It was fun.  We got churros, and danced to spanish music. We had a blast!!!! Hope everyone had a good day!   

Blog that rocks all blogs

Ok so many things have gone on lately. Unfortunately I haven't had internet so I could upload. This blog is going to be a big one. First off, in case you didn't know I moved to Santa Barbara April 28th. I was able to see everyone in my family before leaving. It was nice. The first stop was visiting My sister Amanda and her husband Chris and little Ethan. It was fun and so sad. It's always hard saying goodbye. Everything started feeling real when we were leaving them. From then on it was difficult leaving everyone. I cried at the drop f a hat. I love them all so much and I wish we could all be together all the time. Amanda and Chris have been a great support over the past 8 years of my life.  Thank you so much for all you guys have done for me over the past almost decade of my life. Your encouragement helped me make possibly the biggest decision in my life. I am so happy and lucky that I have you as family. From the start you have always been there. I love you guys so much.  

These photos are a few from the goodbye.

My parents; what can I say. They have put up with a lot but I am so lucky to have the relationship with them that I do. I love them both so dearly. I am so glad that they helped through everything. They opened my eyes to Brooks and photography in general. They bought my first camera and even the one I have know. They have supported me in every aspect of my life and for that I am grateful. If I didn't have them encouraging me (even this day) I would already be home right now and dropping out of school. It is hard being away and they have helped me stay positive. I love you both. Thank you.

Did I mention that I have the cutest nephew in the world.?

Next was a goodbye with my best friends. Sam (and baby Kendall) and Sydney. They have been with me through thick and thin. We have been friends since the beginning of High School. I love them so much. Its weird not having them here with me.  

Sam

Sydney

Aunt Sydney holding baby Kendall

Emili and Walt (oh and Madison too!!) They are so funny. There are who I visit when I need a break from work or just life in general. It is so easy to relieve stress when I am with them. I always have a blast around them. I love you guys. You are going to be great parents. 

Move day. The car packed up.

When we were packing up the car Luci was curious. She had her ears up and everything. She was so cute I had to take a picture. Weirdly enough I miss her. Everyone talks about their dogs and I only have this picture of her. 

My place. Santa Barbara is so beautiful. It is amazing. I can't believe I live here. It has everything you could possibly imagine. The beach, agriculture, mountains, and blue sky. Expect lots of photos soon.  

We bought these strawberries the other day. I have never tasted anything so good. They were perfect. They were so large and sweet tasting. mmmm...beautiful.

My first apartment made meal. That's right, no fast food for me.