HHI 2009....Good Times

Last week, Andrew and I headed south for some much needed relaxation and fun with friends! Jen picked out an awesome house right on a golf course equip with its own pool! The first thing Andrew and I did was rent bikes which was a wise move...only 4 mins to the beach! We had some great games of football, volleyball, paddleball, and homerun derby at the beach and pool. We ended the week with a bang, practically taking over the local sports bar (there were 14 of us!) and singing Kareoke all night long!! Here a a few highlights from the week....out of order, sort of.

Andrew and Dustin singing "Sweet Caroline"

Blake was actually really good..she could be like the girl that was running it and pretend she is a "real singer"...ha ha.....Carrie's in the background


Chris, Justin, Andrew, Trent...our last supper

Jen and Trent....my favs!!

Serious game of paddleball

The girls got a golf lesson from the best teacher ever! Who just happens to be my husband! We were trying to be bad a$$, but I started laughing!

Self Portrait on the back deck

Our lovely pool....pardon the foggy picture...the humidity got to my camera!

This is for you, Ben...and Carrie!

We were so lucky our friend Ben Bost came to visit in June. Too bad the whole fam couldn't come, but maybe next year!! Can't wait to meet Carrie and the boys!

This is where I will be tomorrow....

Did I mention I love being a teacher?

The dog days of summer.....

From this....
To this....

In 9 months!!

Sweet, sweet summertime. . .

In June, Andrew had a recruiting trip to San Diego, so I decided to tag along for some great weather, shopping, and fun! We were starving when we got there, so of course, we headed to the nearest In-n-Out for some grub! The next day we had a little free time, so we drove out to the Wild Animal Park. They take you on a safari (it suppose to be like you're in Africa..any may be the closest I ever get to Africa)... we saw lions and tigers and ....nope didn't see any bears!! However, we showed up at the gorillas hangout just in time for the feeding...it was neat to see these animals at mealtime...they are so human-like it's scary! One night after Andrew got done watching high school girls play golf...sounds like fun, huh!....we went downtown to the Padres game. I am used to going to Turner Field where the fans actually are rooting for the Braves...so we were in for a treat since the Padres have NO fan base and I'm pretty sure everyone was there to see the Mariners. We also got to drive down Pacific Coast Highway in La Jolla (that's pronounced La Hoya...not La Jalla - in my East-Tennessee accent). We even (accidently) drove past Torrey Pines which was pretty cool. The beaches there are pretty...but also pretty rocky...not like we are used to. It was also cool there...the highs were in the mid- 70s each day, but on the beach it was a lot cooler. I wish we had their weather in Knoxville :(. All-in-all we had a great time!!