Three words....

Mario...Kart... Wii... It's consumed us. For the first two nights I didn't even want to sleep, just play. The newness is wearing off, but the awesomeness of the game is still going strong in our hearts.

An awesome weekend...

This was the best weekend that I have had in a long time! We just found out that Eric will be getting more Saturdays off, which means that we can actually have a weekend together! And we got to stay home and enjoy the weather, instead of traveling out of town, which is what we have been doing for the past two months.

On saturday we went surfing with some friends from church. It was so much fun! It was my first time out on a surf board and I thought that I was going to be intimidated by the waves and constantly thinking about sharks, but I really focused on balancing on my board and I did o.k. I stayed on my stomach the entire time, which I didn't mind because I am just getting the hang of things. I spent half the time trying to get on the wave my myself, but a few times my friend would help push me into the wave and that helped me a lot. We are going again next saturday and I am going to try getting up on my hands and knees, which will hopefully lead into standing, eventually. I only wiped out one time, and I'm kind of glad I did. Not that I did it on purpose, but I had been anticipating a wipe out and I knew it wouldn't be any fun. I thought I would panic under the water, but everything was fine. I can't wait to be better at this.

It was almost 90 on saturday and mid 90's on sunday. This is unusual weather for SLO this time of year and it's expecting to cool off again this week. By cool off I mean high 60's and low 70's. I love California. I'm still not used to the crazy drivers, but I definitely see our future here.

Oh, and my bass guitar lesson was really fun too. I can't wait to start playing some songs and understanding the instrument more. Right now I have to start with the basics, like finger exercises and scales. It's sometimes hard to try new things, but right now I am excited that I am accomplishing some goals from a long time ago (learning bass guitar and surfing.)

Is anyone else trying to learn something new right now? How is that going for you?

I'm back....

I need to use this site more. I've been dedicating a lot of time to my other site, which is mainly used to update family and friends who live far away, but I need a place that can be used more on a day to day basis.

Two really exciting things going on in my life right now.

Today I start bass guitar lessons from a guy at my church named James. I've had a bass for a year now, but I haven't really played it. James is going to be gone for the summer and I hope to take his place on the praise team while he is away. The church thing is kind of new. We've been going there for about 6 months now. It's a Presbyterian church.... we were not Presbyterian. It's been refreshing to get away from some old traditions, but still stay focused on the same God. Right now the biggest thing is that I don't have to feel guilty if I want to pray or speak during church, and I can play an instrument!

The second thing is that I am going surfing on saturday! I've been saying now for a year that I want to learn, but by now you can see that I have a really bad habit of procrastination. My new friend Sada came up to me after church last sunday and asked if I surfed. I said I would like to learn, but I didn't have a board. She said that wasn't a problem and invited me to come and learn with her. I'm so excited!

May 1st marks the one year anniversary of Eric and I moving to California. I loved Portland, but I'm surprised that I didn't miss it as much as I thought I would. Now don't get me wrong, we miss our friends a lot! And I miss Ryan and Jack, the two babies that I nannied for. But being in California has brought many exciting things into our life. I'm so proud that we made this big decision together and that it worked out so perfectly. The timing was right, our jobs lined up, and we found a great church. We are also closer to Eric's family which has allowed us to establish a stronger relationship with his parents.

So I know I've neglected this blog for a while, but I am ready to be back in the blogmunity, if you will accept me. Leave a comment so I know who's on board. I could use the support!