OC Fair, Jeff Dunham & The Drive-In

Last Wednesday we headed down to the Orange County Fair where you must get a turkey leg and eat like a caveman.

Then you must go see Jeff Dunham with his friends Achmed the Dead Terrorist, Peanut and Walter. Hilarious!!!

 Then Saturday night we went with some friends to the drive-in and saw Salt.

Hot Wedding

Yesterday one of my co-workers got married and it was a HHOOOOOOTTTTTT wedding.  3:30 in the afternoon in Riverside in July is HOT!!!  The chairs were under the big trees, but the shade was in the wrong spot.

Bride Allison and her father

They had a cupcake cake

 We had fun watching everyone else get drunk and act like fools.

Metrolink

When we moved into our house we received free train tickets on the Metrolink, trying to inform new people to the area of the public transit systems offered.  So, Kyle and I caught the 7:30 am train down to Union Station in L.A.  It was pretty fun and interesting to look out the window and see everything along the way.

From Union Station, we took the Red Line Metro Subway up to Hollywood Blvd and Vine. We proceeded to walk along Hollywood Blvd just checking out the crazy stores and even crazier people.

Michael Jackson was even there for some photos.

It was a clear enough day that we could see the Hollywood sign near CPK at the Kodak Theatre.

On our way back to Union Station we stopped at the Jewelry District to have my wedding ring cleaned and polished and took in Pershing Square while we waited.

One Year Anniversary

This past Saturday, July 10, Kyle and I celebrated our first year of marriage.  What a great and wonderful year it has been.  Kyle booked us a room at a lodge in Big Bear where we had the place to ourselves. 

I have always wanted to do the Alpine Slide there in Big Bear and finally got the chance. 

Weather was much warmer than we were anticipating but it was very nice to be removed from smog and city life.

Saturday night we drove along the top of the mountain over to Crestline where we attended a wedding reception of a friend. 

Hollywood Bowl

Got to check another thing off of my Life's To Do List: Go to the Hollywood Bowl

My mom got tickets at half price so we picnicked at some tables near the parking lot and enjoyed a night at the Bowl.

Cheryl & Kyle at the Hollywood Bowl

Vince Gill performed with the LA Philharmonic and was really good.  He has a very smooth voice, and the fireworks at the end were fun and perfectly timed.

LA Wedding

Last  Friday we went down to the LA Temple for the wedding of Kyle's cousin, Sarah.

Here  are a  few tips/pointers I learned from the day:

• Don't wear a leopard bra when the sealing is a white wedding that requires you to wear your white temple clothes....my bad
• DO NOT let a family member be your 'photographer'.  Even if your family member is free or cheap, the money spent on a real photographer is ALWAYS worth the money.  

The happy couple and her parents