London Day 1 April 7, 2012

Brett and I arrived that Saturday morning at Heathrow Airport in London at 11:15 with only about two hours of sleep.  Sleep didn't matter because we were excited to be in London for the week celebrating our one year anniversary.  We got our luggage and took a 90 minute tube (metro) ride and then caught a double decker bus to our stop, and then walked up a hill to the Hart's place.  The Hart's are our good friends who are doing an expatriate opportunity in London. They were in Switzerland for the holiday weekend, but had left their key with a neighbor for us to get in.  After getting situated, taking a shower, and eating some cereal we decided to push through the jet lag and start the exploration of the city.  

North Greenwich (the view from the Hart's)

Tired, but hey we are on a Double Decker bus

Victoria & Albert Museum

I thought this was cool

Brett wanted to see DaVinci's notebook so bad

Here's a closer look

We stopped at Harrod's after and had a delicious cheese pretzel and baklava.

A pricey six story department store that is awesome, but expensive!

As you can see we did pretty good on our first day in London.  We may have only had a couple hours of sleep on the plane, but we were successful in executing our plan!  :)  It made going to bed that night very fulfilling!

Back from London

Brett and I made it back safely from London last night and had a great time.  It was a great way to celebrate our one year anniversary.  We are so grateful for The Hart's for taking us into their home for the week.  They were so good to us and we loved spending time with them.  When I have finally recovered from the jet lag, I will obviously post about this fabulous trip.  Stay tuned until then!  Cheers!

Mama Cat

The above picture was taken last Tuesday after I had been gone for about six hours.  Am I mama cat or what?!  This kitty just loves me!  I'll admit that I am nervous about leaving Sparky with my in-laws for nine days.  He's going to be upset with Brett and I for going to London.  I love Sparky!

The Monte Cristo

One of the perks about living in Orange County is that I am 20 minutes away from Disneyland.  I have loved Disneyland since I was four months old and I still love it now as I am approaching 25.  One of mine and Brett's favorite meals is at Cafe Orleans.  They have amazing garlic fries and the best Monte Cristo.  Their Monte Cristo is fried in a light batter and served with berry puree dusted with powdered sugar (Writing this makes my mouth water).  What a perfect date night meal!

The delicious Monte Cristo

(we split it because it's huge)

The yummy Pommes Frites (garlic fries)

The Cone of Shame

Sparky is six months now and Brett and I love him so much.  He keeps us company and makes us laugh. Let's just say both Brett and I dreaded the day we would need to get him fixed.  He's such a beautiful cat and would definitely have a beautiful posterity, but we didn't want him to spray and it's just not possible to have another cat.  Well, today was the day Sparky had his little operation.  Everything went well and he is a healthy kitty.  I feel bad for my poor kitty because he is most likely sore and has to wear the "cone of shame."  Luckily, that hasn't deterred him from being his playful self!

The Cone of Shame

Mini Vacation to the St. Regis

Last Wednesday through Friday, Brett and I had the privilege to stay at the St. Regis in Monarch Beach.  Brett's work (Avery Dennison) every year does a charity event with the City of Hope.  I have been wanting to go to this  for two years, and now that we are married, I finally had the opportunity.  While Brett was at meetings with suppliers and eating fancy feasts, I chilled at this 5 Star/5 Diamond resort.  I worked out, laid by the pool, went for some walks, hung out in the room, and went to find places to eat (like Cafe Rio).  It felt good to just relax (something I'm not too good at) and not worry about my stresses.

My view from the pool

On the last night, I was lucky to go to the dinner with Brett where they have the big raffle with some great prizes.  Brett and I came out big winners when we won two airline tickets to anywhere in the U.S., Caribbean, Canada, Mexico, and Central America.  Let's just say that Brett and I are definitely thinking about where we want to go after we go to London in a few weeks.  This was a great mini vacation!

Valentine' s Day!

Brett and I celebrated Valentine's Day on Monday since I was teaching 3:30- 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the actual holiday.  We ate at Fish in a Bottle (one of my favorite sushi places) enjoying edamame, miso soup, and three kind of sushi rolls.  So yummy!  After we went to Rite Aid for some ice cream and then watched The Bachelor.
Brett bought me tickets to Battle of Dance which I heard was really good.  I'm pretty excited!  I bought Brett a gift card to Massage Envy (he's been talking about a wanting a massage for two months).  He seems pretty happy about this and he needs it with the stress of work and church!  I love my Brett and enjoyed our first Valentines as a married couple.