Here I am up on Oregon, one last time, hoping to meet the newest member of the family before I leave on Friday night. In the meantime, Brie and I just returned from a 2-week adeventure in California. Here are some pics:
Visiting my great oma and cousins Morgan and Meagan:
BBall game @ East Nicolaus, my old HS with Brie and Katie:
Of course, hanging out at home in Sac:
Saul looking much healthier than in December-
Saulers and Freddy-
geting ready to go dancing with katie and jordan @ club 21-
Day trip to San Francisco:
playing with jordan on the wharf...
and with Brie too...
yummy and cool sourdough bread-
Ghiradelli=amazing chocolate
A Brief time @ Katie's Superbowl party:
And we proceed down to LA...
First night in Anaheim: dinner @ the rainforest cafe in Downtown Disney-
Every 30 minutes a rainstorm occurs and the animals come to life. Pretty entertaining.
After dinner, we went home to get some sleep because the next morning we had to wake up at 4am to get in line for...THE ELLEN SHOW!! (It paid off, as we got amazing seats, saw ourselves on tv, and of course, got to dance!)
Standing in line from 5:30am to 9:30am for tickets-
Studio 11, where ellen is filmed-
nbc studios-
a stroll through burbank during the break before the show-
The next day was also full of fun...at Disneyland!
The next day we visited schools, which were all eliminated from our lists for grad school: UCLA, Mt. St. Mary's, and USC. (although I did find my dream school...as you'll see in minute)
That night was spent in long beach with some old friends who I had not seen in 3 years, since I was looking at undergrad colleges. Good times eating crepes and smoking hookah. Friday morning, we drove the 4 miles to Chapman University from our hotel in Anaheim. It's beautiful, out of the hustle and bustle, and has a kick-ass Physical Therapy doctorate (DPT) program. (We'll see how it goes this fall during application time, but I'm vying for guaranteed admission, as I have all the requirements done except GRE scores, which will be interesting to take right after my return from Germany). Here are a few pics of the school:
and @ lunch in Orange-
Then on sunday, in Sac, we threw a surprise party for my dad! Lots of fun so far. :)
The next day was spent looking at grad schools (the 'reason' for the trip), UCLA, Mt. St. Mary's, and USC--none of which fit the bill. That evening, we went to long beach and had an amazing time with my old friends Erin and Summer, whom I had not seen since looking at undergrad programs, three years ago. We had an awesome dinner at a craperie and spent the rest of the night @ a chill hookah bar. Friday morning we visited Chapman, which was, and still is my ideal program for grad school:
