Maybe I am on Mars...

Okay I'm having a bit of a hard time soaking up all of this information. Myspace is a great thing, don't get me wrong - but I've come to realize some things about people I graduated with and it just is weird. I think 99% of the people that graduated in my class are married. Many of them still live in Jamestown - if not they moved to Florida. Why, I can't figure that out... I'd never move there... (no offense to Amanda) They are guarenteed hurricanes EVERY year. At least here I am not guarenteed to have an earthquake that will tear my house off of the ground!
I don't know. So anyways. The weirdest part is every one that is married and in Jamestown all but a very select few have kids! Is that how it works? Make babies and be merry?

I don't know. I'm just so confused. What happened to enjoy the marriage - get that going good. Enjoy being together without distractions... P-nut is enough for me! And they all own houses! I guess for me it's just so freakin' impossible that I can't fathom buying a house. Yea - $600,000 later I can own my own outhouse on a property! :P Not really, but anyways - everyone has houses... but then again you can afford one for about $75,000 there... makes a big difference!

Anyways I'm just really bothered. I feel so different than any of them - like i'm not sure I can understand where they are in life because it is so foreign to me. I feel like there's nothing better to do so that's what they do - make babies! I guess when I was sitting graduating with them all I didnt' realize how different my life would be than theirs. I don't want their lives or anything - I love my own, thank you... I guess I just don't get what led them down their path. I can't imagine graduating from high school and thinking, "Wow! This town is meant for me. I'm going to find me a husband and get busy! Then i'm going to stay home and just cook and clean and hang out with all my friends who have babies."
Now that doesn't sound horrible - but it's just so different than where I am. Anyone else have this to deal with?

I feel like I am on a different planet or something.

Camptonville....

So I spent last weekend up north, again :)... seems to be the way weekends are in the summer. I love it! So anyways here are some pictures to enjoy from my weekend. I have been taking less pictures since we go to the same places. All of these pictures are at Bullard's Bar. the water is about 10 feet lower than the first time we went on the water!!! Every day they let some of the water out at the dam so it is always different every time you go. So now there are beaches that were 10 feet below us a month ago. Strange huh???






This pictures is blurry but it shows you how high the jump rock is. I actually jumped on a few feet higher than this one - and I definately was scared out of my mind, but oh well - I did it!!! I figure I have to get down one way or another, I might as well make it quick and hopefully painless. They jumped individually - not safe to do it together.





This is the beach that we were on at Bullard's bar.




Another shot of the same beach





I took this shot and didn't realize that my cell is in the picture - but I like it there... even technology makes it way into the wilderness sometimes ;)

We're having a heat wave.... a tropical heat wave!

So California, as you all know, is SO freaking hot right now. It hasn't been this hot in 50 years. The death toll is going up. People and animals are dying because of lack of water... it's very sad.
I have been fine for the most part, in case anyone was worried! Although yesterday and the day before were pretty hot in my aunt and uncle's house. NO A/C!!! When the forcast says it will be 100-110... I think that warrants rushing to Walmart and buying a window unit... but they say "it'll be gone soon and then we won't need it anymore." Yea til next year gets hot again. But the truth is it is not normally this hot in the summer. 110 is unusually hot for the bay area. The fog normally keeps it relatively cool. Even Pacifica has been warm - which means it was perfect this past week.

We went back up north again this weekend. It was beautiful - big surprise! I swam the most I have in a very long time! Sometimes I was swimming and pulling Briana - so swimming for two is even more of workout! I see myself everyday so I haven't noticed - I wonder if Sean will see a difference when he gets here. Hopefully I look more buff. ;)

So you all heard probably - but I will say it again. WE ARE MOVING INTO A HOUSE?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!??!?!!?!?!?!??!!?!??!!?

:)

I'm stoked. Like totally stoked, baby! ;) Too bad you all can't come and help break it in with a proper party... beer pong would somehow have to be included. Anyways, life is good - hope all is well. 22 days til I see Sean (and counting).
Miss you all!

This is Oregon Creek. It feeds into the middle yuba river where their house is... It's a bit cooler but amazing. If you could just drop from the swing into the water you'd be looking at a small waterfall which you can actually swim under. About 3 people could swim under and stay back there... it's a cool little cove. The rocks are huge and white in this swimming hole... but the ones underwater are green and slimey. It's a great place to sun because the rocks are nice and flat! You can get ahold of the swing and swing around and drop into the water too because it's deep! Beautiful. I guess more up stream there is a bigger waterfall but it's hard to hike to so we did not go there.





This is looking up Oregon Creek. The water up there is just so clean and beautiful!






This was at Purdon. There were schools of fish swimming really close to the surface by the beach so I tried to take a picture. It was so sunny that it was hard to get a good shot with my camera. The bottom right shadow is the fish and if you focus for a while I think you can make it out. It sorta blends in with the water.






This is another shot at Purdon swimming hole. Purdon is actually the name of the road you take to get to it - I'm not sure if that's the official name of the state park area... it's amazing. We actually hiked up about 20 minutes along the water on this trail and ended up at this amazing swimming hole - i didn't bring my camera (maybe next time!). There was a huge rock that we jumped off of (well, Kaila, John and I did at least... Pam wasn't in the mood and Briana is too busy being a mermaid in the water). The rock was about 30 feet at it's highest point. I jumped off the shorter part (about 26 feet) because I was too scared. It didn't hurt too bad... I'd do it again :)






Another shot at Purdon.

One more picture...

Here are some pictures from my trip

This is a picture of Bullard's Bar. It's a beautiful lake with water as warm as a bath. It's my favorite place we've gone.








This is Briana on her rock. Her family's house property line goes out into the middle of the river.... it's so beautiful!








We generally would take the boat and tie ie to driftwood, a stone or a tree... whatever we could find, when on Bullard's bar. If we couldn't find anything sometimes we'd just let the boat just sit and float - we could always swim to it anyways :)








This is Lake Tahoe. We went there for the 4th of July. We took the boat on the lake and saw the fireworks at King's bay. It was a pretty awesome display of fire in the sky!








...more Bullard's bar. I DID say it was my favorite - didn't I?!?!?!

To Camptonville I go!

So I am leaving now, going up north for about 2 weeks, I think. I will think of all of you. when you're out having a good time make sure to call me - i will be up :) I will take lots of beautiful pictures and be sure to share them with you when I get back from my adventure working with Briana in the Sierra Nevada mts! Love and miss you all!
Christine

New York New York, here I come!

So tomorrow I will be up at the crack of dawn and on my 12 hour journey to get to nyc. I'm really looking forward to it and can't wait to see Sean mostly. So my blog will be quiet for the next 4 days. I hope everyone has a great weekend!! :)
xoxo
Christine

Camptonville...

This past weekend I went up to Camptoniville, CA. It's just north of Lake Tahoe in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mt range. I found these pictures on-line to share with everyone a glimpse of what I got to see this weekend. There are supposedly mountain lions and rattle snakes out that way - but the only thing I saw was something that looked like a scorpian near the river. The house I stayed at is on the Middle Yuba River. There are loads of swimming holes along the river and it's about 5 miles from a very long lake that flows into a river. The water was so clean and clear! It was the most beautiful green-blue color. It reminded me of the sea when I was in Nice, France. Pretty much it is up in gold country where all of the mining took place during the gold rush. Lots of history up there. I can't imagine people living there year round though - they get the most snow out of anywhere in the country... even more than Buffalo NY! :) :P








These are both pictures of the Yuba river... this was pretty much at the bottom of the family's property. I spent a bit of time sitting near it.





Well only a few more days here and then I'm off on a plane to see Sean - I am getting so excited!!! The wedding will be SO much fun and to make it even better I get to see Sean so all will be great!!! :) 3 days... and counting!

The weekend is upon us!!

I can not believe that tomorrow if Friday. It feels like today is Tuesday so i'm all screwed up. Today we had a great day - had some delicious food made by the great mexican's in Pacifica. Anyone out this way should check it out. .. El Toro Loco. :)
One week til I get to see Sean!!! I am SO excited. It feels like I haven't seen him in a month - well, it will be 2 weeks..
Nothing else too strange going on... oh! The president of my class from high school contacted me and they are trying to plan a 10th year reunion for next summer... not so sure I care enough to go to something like that. What do ya'll think. I dunno - the only person I really would want to see is Amanda - and I could just skip all the drama and fake people who don't give a shit where I am in life anyways schmoozin'.
:P I don' think I'll end up going. It will probably just be the people that all stayed friends because they all got stuck in my hometown and never left!

So what's the plan for this weekend. Snuffy's anyone?!?!!? I'll be here... working and perhaps going to the line dancing place alone :( Oh well I'll just down a beer and dance the night away...

San Francisco!

This was Kristen, Mike and my first time stepping on a Pacific Ocean beach our whole trip.. what fun it was. We had Taco Bell on the ocean and after Kristen and I got brave and put our feet in the cold ocean water. What fun.. FREE FUN :)





This is a picture of a flower.. it was taken near Santa Barbara, CA. This is the kind of flower you find a lot out here.. very different than back east.






Last but not least... the transamerica building. It makes for a beautiful touch to the San Francisco skyline. Miss you Kristen and Mike.. come back quick... Now I am just waiting patiently for my other half to get his butt out here.. then I will be complete again. Who will ever go to the country line dancing place... Yee Haw Seaner...

The Cannery

These were all taken at The Cannery... it is a building in the fisherman's wharf area. I loved the way the light was shining in and out of places so I took a few pictures.

City Lights

This is the awesome bookstore near the Garden of Eden... bar.. ummm place :) that we took Marisa to way back in the day.. good times

The Fruth about the Elk... and the Ram's too!

So I would just like to set the record straight. When you are driving in New Mexico and Arizona there are signs for Elk... for like 60 miles! Now if you saw signs for Elk for a good portion of your trip - wouldn't you think the chance of seeing one would be HIGH?!?!?! Well I have something to tell you all.

THERE ARE NO ELK!!!

The FRUTH :) is that the Elk are no more... The Mothman has come and eaten them all up and he even took the time to get the ram's up near the Hoover Dam too.
Another thing - WHAT ARE RAMS DOING NEAR THE HOOVER DAM? Does anyone know how freaking big that thing is?!?!?! It is HUGE. You know - come to think of it I think the rams all fell into the dam. Yea... that's it! :)

Anyway I am in California now. We arrived yesterday after a very fun evening in Las Vegas.
That's another post.... :) to come

God Bless America!

What a beautiful country we have. Most people just take it for granted - but I am trying hard not to. We have had a very successful day today... from Arkansas... TOAD SUCK PARK none the less... to Santa Rosa New Mexico - we're flying. So I will put a few pictures up and leave it at that. I miss you all and keep checkin out out blogs - we will post more in the future.

christine

Who said Fruth wasn't the bomb?!?!

Got Fruth?!?!? Well apparently West Virginia does!!! Aren't you jealous?

We went to the Mothman museum... if you want info on that check out woody's.. umm i mean murphy's or mitch's blog... :) lol

I won't ruin it for him




Enjoy the videos that we made.... :) Stay tuned. Perhaps there will be more to come tomorrow or the next day.

Destination Texas tonight... :) Miss you all!!!!!
xoxo Christine

Pictures from last week...

Picnic Time!

So Sean and I went to Perinton Park yesterday for some good picnic food and fun :) We played some bocci ball and chased the kids around. Renee brought Louie along and he was just too cute to not get a picture of :) Enjoy!

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