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Labor Day fun.....

The holiday weekend didn't start out to well for Josh and I. It seems as though since the weather is warmer here in Monterey our allergies are attacking us big time! We have both been down for the count....but still having to suck it up and go to work and school.....sleeping at night....the little that we do get is not very good......since we were both off on Monday and spent Saturday and Sunday trying to fight the allergies...we decided to actually do something. Josh and I and our good friends from the boat back in Connecticut that came out to Monterey a few months before us....Bonnie and Noel and their little one Nicholas.....all went to Gilroy, CA about 45 min away and went to the Gilroy Gardens amusement park...and then to the outlet malls. Military got in free on Monday at the Gardens so we decided that we would try it out. It was not crowded at all...which we were very surprised. It was a very pretty park....but it is pretty much for young kids. It was still fun though to walk around....they have over 40 gardens in the park....a butterfly sanctuary....a bee habitat.....waterfalls....ponds with swan paddle boats....and much much more.....we even rode one of the roller coasters. It is so fun to get out and try new things and see new things while we are here in California! It was also a lot of fun to get to hang out with the Wadsworths.....we hadn't seen them in a few weeks and we live like 5 min. away from each other. Here are a few pictures that we took at the park. Enjoy! Oh and Josh got his schedule for the next quarter...and it is just as good if not better than the current one. Josh takes finals starting the week of the 22nd and the next quarter begins the week of the 29th. His new schedule looks like this:
MW 10-noon and 1-5
TR 8-noon
F no class...again!
its a hard life he leads :)

These are for Rachel....the entry was lined with Palm trees!
Some of the waterfalls in the park...
Josh and I infront of the falls...we got soaked!
There were so many cool trees!
Hibiscus trees...so pretty...
and Orchid trees....

another cool twisty tree....
a crazy palm tree.....
another cool tree.....

Whatever happened to predictibility.....

This past week/weekend my good friends Rachel and Christie came to visit us in Monterey. I was so excited to have them here....I haven't seen Rachel since I left Connecticut and Christie since the beginning of July! We had so much fun while they were here! We did all of the normal things.....Cannery Row....Fisherman's Wharf.....Carmel by the Sea.....Drive down Highway 1 to Big Sur....17 mile drive.....In and Out Burger......San Francisco....etc. It was hard to send them back to Connecticut....but I am sure that I will see them again soon. Till then....here are some pictures of our fun time together in in California:

Christie, Rachel and I in front of the Golden Gate Bridge!
..."the milk man, paper boy, and evening TV"....Full House!
Watching Dolphins play off the pier by my house.
Josh and I infront of some Redwoods before out hike!
Christie, me and Rachel inside a Redwood.....

Rachel, me and Christie with McWay Falls behind us
Standing in the Pacific Ocean on Carmel Beach....after our Sunday Beach picnic after church!
Sunset in Monterey/Pacific Grove....
Our last night at the apartment....we had facials.....
Lastly....a video of one of the Sea Lions on Coast Guard Pier in Monterey!

Friday Night Fun

This past Friday night Josh and I got to go to the Monterey County Fair and to the Jessica Simpson concert. Thanks to two of my good friends from college (Bubba and Elizabeth) we were able to go to the concert...and got meet and greet tickets and VIP seating. Bubba's sister is one of Jessica's friends from growing up and works for her as her assistant. It was so much fun to not only meet Jessica but to hang out with Bubba, Elizabeth, their baby Gracie....and other family and friends of theirs. We had a really good time! Thanks Bubba and Elizabeth! Here are a few pictures! Enjoy.

Josh with Jessica!
at the concert......

This is little Gracie....it was so cute b/c she had to wear ear muffs to protect her sensitive little ears because we were so close!
Evidently they worked really good....she fell right to sleep in mommy's arms!
Josh thought that it was cool to have this sign in our section......