July

Is it already August?? This month has flown by! I've been busy with the new job, mike's been working hard on the startup, and we filled our free time training (marathon for me, tough mudder for the hubs), fun family vacations and weekend trips to get out of the gloomy SF summer. (Lucky for us we get an indian summer in October :)

Due to the busy month, I'll simply post some of my favorite iphone pics. Enjoy!

1-4th of july picnic 2-liz the photographer 3-with tyson at laguna beach 4-les mis with the nelson's 5-drive to yosemite
6-sea world with the adams 7-mike hiking half dome 8-klarissa's baby shower 9-jetskiing at new melones lake

June

My 25th Birthday - The hubby and I went shopping and to dinner at Hyde Street Seafood, so delicious. The following weekend we had a 'wine & cheese' birthday party with a bunch of our good friends.

US Open - We got tickets to the practice round on wednesday and spotted Tiger & Rory (thanks EY!)

New job, New car- I got a fantastic new job at Sequoia Capital and we got a new car for my commute!

Roommate Reunion - I loved seeing my roomies! The boys golfed, and girls laid out at the pool...the best! Also got to see our families while in Utah :)

Yosemite - We took a little day trip in our new car to Yosemite and hiked up to gorgeous Vernal falls.

May

Post-busy season was fantastic, full of vacations, outdoor adventures, more visitors, golden gate bridge 75th, baseball games and warm SF spring weather.

happy anniversary

I know this blog has been neglected and I will catch up soon! But for now I just wanted to post this cute picture we took on our anniversary this week. 3 years!!! We had a nice vacay down in Carmel for much needed R&R. We spent the week at the beach, shopping, eating out, kayaking, hiking, golfing, picking strawberries, playing family fued & scramble with friends...

I feel so blessed to have Mike in my life. We have accomplished so much together these past 3 years, can't wait to see what the next years will bring!

my tough mudder man

{crawling through mud, swimming through ice water, climbing up a rope, running through electrical wires, balancing on beams, jumping off a plank, bobbing under water barrels, swinging on greased monkey bars...}

These are just some of the obstacles my tough hubby went though, all the while running 12 miles up and down the mountainous squaw valley terrain. 

It was so much fun spending time in tahoe with some of our friends. We all stayed in a cabin together, and while the guys were proving their toughness in the race, us girls hung out and took the gondola up to watch a few of the obstacles. They did so great!

All the guys at the start

Team cheer

Everest

Rope climb

Walk the plank

Underwater tunnels

Balance beam

Electrical wires

Tough Mudders at the finish line

Yay Mike!

roommates (minus one)

I got together with my old BYU roomies when I was in Utah a few weeks ago (more on that trip later :). We met up for lunch and shopping at the Gateway. It was so fun to be together again and chat. We're all in such new/crazy/different stages in our lives and so it's nice to get together and catch up. We missed Kristina this trip, but luckily I got to see her down in San Diego the following week. I miss these girls!!!

lake tahoe

We spent the 4th of July weekend in lake tahoe with our friends, Brad & Kelsey. It was an awesome weekend. We stayed at the Granlibakken resort (pronounced with a viking accent). We did a whole lot of nothing - laying by the pool, playing tennis & golf, hanging out at the beach, paddleboarding on the lake, hiking, eating yummy food, and enjoying the beautiful weather & scenery.

king's beach

paddleboarding

(so this was the only time i (almost) fell in the water...this may be my newfound talent)

hiking

view from eagle rock

(the most rewarding 10 minute hike ever)

*my new goal in life: somehow earn enough money to buy a cabin in tahoe*