This one's for you mom :)

Alright, so here's the scoop. For months I've been battling these pesky little grey hairs that are rapidly making themselves at home on my head! I can't bring myself to pay salon prices to take care of the situation so instead, I decided to take matters into my own hands (with some reassurance from madre). One tube, one stained towel, and twenty-five minutes later, vualah! Not too bad for my first time :) Here are some pics for you mom, love ya!

New Ride!

Sadly we had to trade in the good ole' Grand Am after we found out it needed approximately $1900.00 worth of work to replace the transmission. After weighing out our options, we decided that now was a good time to trade her in on something a little newer and more reliable. We went and test drove cars Saturday and found the one for us! We are now proud owners of a 2007 Hyundai Sonata. Low miles and a very fast engine makes it a perfect fit (and really fun on the freeways :) Here she is...

Chula Vista Lemon Festival

Sunday, David and I headed to downtown Chula Vista to check out the 13th Annual Lemon Festival. The festival included car show, craft booths, rides, food, and of course, everything lemon...we enjoyed some fresh strawberry lemonade and lemon cookies, mmm!! After listening to a little live music, we decided to call it a day. Here are some pictures from the festival :)

A Day in Coronado!

David and I spent this past Saturday soaking up some sun on Coronado Island. We ate and shopped then headed to the beach where it was very warm, but very fun!! After our day in Coronado, we met up with one of David's fellow officer friends and went to a Padres' game...they lost, but it was still a great time! Enjoy the pics :)

A Whale of a Good Time!

David and I spent Saturday at Sea World and had the best time! If you're ever by one, you must check it out! We saw tons of shows, toured lots of aquariums, came face-to-face with leopard sharks and we even held held star fish! We ended the evening by going on a "Wild Artic" simulated helicopter ride and eating the best dessert..."Brownie a la mode Funnel Cake," mmm! We're already ready to go back!! Enjoy the pictures from our day!

Padres vs. Rockies

Thanks to the USO, David and I got free tickets to Friday night's baseball game! Unfortunately, the Padres didn't win but it was still a very fun time! After the game, we enjoyed a great fireworks show then headed home to get rested up for Sea World the next day. Here are some pictures from our first Padres' game :)

I'm An Eagle!

I'm happy to report that I have accepted a teaching position with the Jamul-Dulzura School District (about 11 miles from our house)! I will be teaching self-contained, mild/moderate, middle school students at Oak Grove Middle School (Eagles)...I'm hoping the five years of experience with high school special ed. will come in handy :) As of now, my first official day is August 17th. I have met several of the people I will be working with and they are very, very nice...I've already had lunch and attended a bbq with several of them, I think it'll be a good fit! It will be very interesting coming from such a large district and huge building...where I will be, there are approximately 360 students in the building (huge change from the 1700 students that were in Chrisman!). I am really excited to go see what my classroom will look like, should be doing that around the first week of August!!

David and I are certainly enjoying every single second we have together as preparing for this upcoming deployment requires a lot of away time! Last night we drove up to La Jolla and ate at a really cute restaurant off the ocean. After dinner we walked along the boardwalk and watched the sunset, it was a very nice evening! Tomorrow night we're headed to watch the Padres play the Rockies and Saturday it's off to see Shamu! I'll post pictures from the events as soon as I can.

Hope everyone is doing wonderfully!!
Lisa

"Sew" Fun!

In celebration of finishing my masters, David got me a new sewing machine and it is awesome!! I decided to give it a try today and make a curtain for our kitchen door. Not only did I make the curtain, but had enough material left over to make a valance! I had so much fun making them...hmm, what to sew next?? Also as promised, here's a picture of our new patio furniture :)

Happy early Fourth of July!!

House Pics: Part I

Hello again! I know some people are curious as to what the inside of our new house looks like so I wanted to post a few pics of what we have done so far! I will post pics of the rest of the house as soon as it's unpacked and organized :)

Today after David got off work, we went out patio furniture shopping. We began feeling a little defeated but I think by tomorrow we'll be proud new owners of some new furniture if it all works out!! I'll post pics of that too :)

BHR Family Cruise Day!

This past Friday, I got to experience what it's like to be onboard the USS Bonhomme Richard! We all boarded BHR around 8:30am and went out to sea for an entire day. The day was full of food, flight demonstrations, and sight seeing! It was a very enjoyable day, especially since I got to spend it with David! Here are some pics and a video from the day :)