Birthday Trip 2008

  • The best birthday ever

    Happy Birthday to me!!! I love sleeping in on my birthday.  After enjoying breakfast by the pool, Karen and I went out to do some last minute shopping.  When we got back, we decided to enjoy one final swim.  Instead of going out, we ordered in Chinese food and had a relaxing dinner.  There was even…

  • Fun in the sun

    We wanted to take advantage of the awesome weather in Las Vegas so we decided to just hang out at the house.  What a great way to spend an afternoon, floating around in the pool in 100 degree heat.  Karen and I went to Freed’s Bakery to pick up my birthday cake while Allison worked…

  • SPF 50 or 70

    Since we had a late night, sleeping in was in order.  Darren gets only one day a week off so we decided that we should go to Lake Mead National Recreation Area.  After finally getting the car packed up and driving for what seemed liked hours, we got to the lake.  It was a hot…

  • A walk in the park

    Today is our last day in San Diego and we decided to head back to Balboa Park so that we could take pictures in the daylight.  We spent the next three hours walking around some of the park.  It is so beautiful there.                            …

  • Up, up and away

    Just before I went to bed last night, Karen said that we had to be up and out the door at 4am because she had a surprise for me.  I said ok but then spent the entire night checking the clock every hour.  We got in the car at 4am, and I promptly fell asleep…