A Day at the Ranch

Two families that we're friends with live on a ranch and after talking about it for so long, we finally got to see it.  We had lunch there one afternoon after church.

This was the first time we brought baked beans and corn to a BBQ!  We thought that was funny when Justin & I were shopping for it the night before.  After we ate, it was the horses turn!

We got a tour of the ranch on an ATV driven by our pregnant friend in a dress!

Our friend built this cross when he was in high school!

It was such a fun afternoon with fine friends!

Celebrated 6 Years of Married Life

I'm definitely enjoying married life as the years go on and so grateful I can say that!  Honestly, I was worried early on that I wasn't experiencing the "newlywed bliss" that everyone kept wishing me or saying I must be enjoying.

We had a long day, but after a nap and a run, we had high hopes to have a date night with dinner and bowling afterwards.  Think we're getting old because after dinner we decided we were too tired to go bowling, haha!

I Miss Hawaii Sushi

When you haven't had sushi from Hawaii for a while, you'll think this looks and is just as ono!

4th of July

We finally dusted off our tennis rackets and thought we should use them.  We actually were wanting to play several days prior, but realized the strings needed to be replaced BADLY!  As much as I played the sport growing up, I'm clueless when it comes to picking out the right strings and indicating the desired tension.  This was one of those moments that made me really appreciate one of the many things my dad did for me all the time!  So, this was also another moment I found myself using my phone (while at the sports shop) to educate myself on tennis strings.

You would think there would be a handful of tennis courts around town, but there's actually not many.  We ended up at Ventura College and the courts were pretty full.  We found ourselves in between two courts with very experienced players...quite an intimidating experience after not playing for so long.  It was a good time of playing for 2 hours!

Justin got off to a rough start and kept hitting into the net.  In the end though...since he's good at every sport, sad to say that he beat me many times.

Right next to the tennis courts is the soccer field and while we were playing Justin learned there was going to be a soccer game for a development league, meaning these players may have a chance to play professionally.  This was all new to me and apparently Ventura has a team, Ventura Fusion.  At this point in the season they were almost undefeated.  Since we didn't have plans for another couple hours, Justin really wanted to go to the game and I thought why not, especially if they were supposed to be good.

You can't tell from this picture because this was taken way before the game started, but it was a full audience.  Just our chance though, the game that we choose to come to they lose!

In the evening we went to a BBQ at our friends' house where we met some more new friends.

Ventura College puts on a fireworks show and you could get view of it from their house.  The girls went out to take a look while the guys played "Settlers of Catan".  The girls did get a game of "Apples to Apples" in before the night ended.  No "Nerts" playing here...all in all, a fun 4th of July in Ventura!

A Lesson Learned...

After chopping a whole bunch of vegetables, I found myself confused as why my hand was burning and it was only one hand.  There wasn't anything obvious on my hand to show for it.  I hadn't even touched the oven or and the stove wasn't on.  It felt like acid was eating up my hand.  I kept washing my hands over and over, but the burning sensation kept intensifying.  Justin was even partially serious when he asked if I needed to go to the emergency.  After thinking about it more, we realized my hand was burning from chopping a fresh green chili!!!  Justin read online that the oils probably had gotten on my hand and soaking it in milk would help remove it.  So, I found myself soaking my hand in milk and it felt a lot better.  By the next morning there was no more burning!

"1776"

My boss is not only my boss at work, but an entertainer!  My coworkers and I spent a Sunday afternoon watching him perform in a play called "1776".  It was a story that highlighted the events/conversations that took place in signing the Declaration of Independence.  Afterwards we all went out to dinner.  Apparently Justin had made an impression on my boss as several days later my boss asked me if Justin would be interested in auditioning for upcoming plays!!!

Camarillo Greek Festival

Justin has always encouraged me to try new foods and Greek food is one of them.  I finally caved in recently and this time I was glad I did.  We went to a restaurant nearby and several weeks later we found out there was going to be Greek Festival in Camarillo.  Perfect timing and we both enjoyed having lunch there!