Let's Go to the OC Fair!!!

It is the that time of year...The OC Fair is here!! Stephen and I headed to the fair last Friday, opening day, since we had learned that it was FREE to get in the first hour the fair was open and rides were $1 until 7pm. It was very busy, but we had a GREAT time. A little Lineberry trivia...the fair was actually our 2nd date, he came to visit me 4 years ago this month and the first night I took him to Medieval Times and the 2nd night we went to the fair. Needless to say, we love the fair. Some of our favorite things to do are, going to see all the artwork and photography exhibits, seeing all the animals (especially the baby animals), watching the hypnotist show and having cotton candy (of course!!). This year we were good and only had a yummy "Strawberry/banana Julius" to beat the heat and keep our expenses low. We rode some fun rides, including two trips on the skyway to get a great view of the fair as well as a VERY unsteady ferris wheel(per Stephen.."I could tear this apart with my own hands, it is just aluminum!") and a very large slide. Stephen also won a UNC Chapel Hill Basketball that he was quite excited about...he won it on his first try as if there was ANY doubt :)

And a great highlight was the chance meeting with one of my previous clients who was beside himself when he saw me and immediately ran to me yelling..."Miss Crystal, Miss Crystal". Gavin and I had a big hug and great visit with the whole family. We will probably make another trip to the fair before it is over since Yaz and the Psychadelic Furs are playing in a couple of weeks. We will have some cotton candy for everyone out there!!

Last thing...isn't my "Very Hungry Catepillar" a cutie. I thought him in front of that title was very fitting. Wouldn't those who know Stephen well agree???

The 4th of July fun continues!!!

We continued our 4th of July (after a short nap) with a trip to the Angel Game with our friends The Parks...We had great seats behind home plate. The Angels won 8-2 versus the Bluejays...The game was full of cheers, good conversations and lots of snacks :)

After the game, we had a front row seat to one of the best fireworks displays in Orange County set to some great patriotic music!!!

Can you say BOOM!!!!

I LOVE A PARADE!!!

Stephen and I took our annual trip to the largest 4th of July Parade west of the Mississippi River...oh yeah it just happens to be in our town, SURF CITY...aka Huntington Beach.

Every year about 200-300 thousand people show up to watch the parade. This year we had PERFECT weather, about 73 degrees with a soft ocean breeze. The parade is right down Main Street with the pier in the background. We ride our bikes up from our house, with hundreds of others...it is great to see everyone dressed up and with their bikes decorated.

The parade is really fun and full of energy with beautiful moments of patriotism...for example everyone stands and applauds/salutes the "Pearl Harbor Suvivors" as well as the all the other military involved. People dance and sing along the many marching bands...and how about those crazy "Shriner's" with their little cars, I wish I could post all of the pictures we took!

Our Morning Doves are back...with babies!!!

We had a couple of morning doves last June that were adorable and quite the handsome couple. Well, they are back and have had babies...for the first few weeks of June the babies stayed in of our rain gutter where they would peek out their heads to look when we would walk by. As the weeks passed they started venturing up onto our roof. Then last week, they flew down to our front yard/patio to pick around in the dirt looking for seeds off the tree. They are the sweetest little birds and I personally love their call...it is very peaceful. We also have a family of mockingbirds that live in the tree next to our house. Everytime they get started with their singing...I started singing to Stephen, "MOCK---ING---BIRD---YEAH" (that is from Dumb and Dumber in case you thinking, what??)...This always gets a smile from Stephen!!!