Name Dropping

So, here I am surfing the web this morning and I see that someone has finally won a million dollars on Deal or No Deal. I'm not a huge follower of the show, but I have watched it a couple of times so I clicked on the headline to see who the lucky winner was...

I was so shocked to see that it was Jessica Robinson. When I knew her she was Jessica Simmons. She lived right next door to me in the Summerwood apartments in Orem, Utah. I was in the Relief Society presidency in my singles ward and she was one of my teachers! Adam and I were both living there when she met and started dating her husband Ross. What's even crazier is that we have photos of her brother, because he and Adam served together in the Charlotte, North Carolina mission. The world just keeps getting smaller. That's my claim to fame. It couldn't have happened to nicer people.

Sausalito

The summer fog has finally decided to subside. Adam and I decided to take a little strole into the picture postcard we like to call home. All of this is just a couple of miles from our apartment in Suasalito. Here are some of the things we saw along our way:

As we got down closer to the water we saw this guy who was entertaining the tourists by stacking rocks in amazing ways.

Now that the Bay is so clear we can see all the way across to San Francisco and the Bay Bridge.

This is Bridgeway St. and just hiding behind that hill up ahead is the Golden Gate Bridge.
I hope this entices some of you to come and visit. It should be 75 degrees all winter long and we here at the Madison Bed and Breakfast can't wait to see you!

Labor Day Weekend

We finally managed to leave our house. With Adam having to work such long hours it is difficult to find the time to get away, but we took advantage of the three-day weekend. Saturday we went up to Sacramento to visit some friends. I'm so glad that the Boices let us be part of their family for the day!

I bet if Adam made a list of his favorite people to hang out with, first of all it wouldn't be very long, but 4-year-old Aidan would be near the top. They are both in Jedi-training and they both tell really silly jokes that are only funny to one another.
They showed us around Old Sac and we got a taste of the wild west this weekend. It was pretty authentic down to the 95 degree temperatures.

What would a wild west experience be without the Mormons? It was nice to see that they still take their rightful place in history. What I love most is the feeling I get whenever I see something familiar. For instance, when I saw this Mormon Batalion banner I immediately felt a kinship for the people there. The gospel gives you those familiar connections no matter where you are in the world.