Linda and Matt do Torrey Pines State Beach

our very good friend linda recently came back home to sd for a weekend and we got to hang out at Torrey Pines State Beach with her and her man matt. linda is a misplaced san diego native. she moved away about a year ago and we've been plotting, er um, planning on her return ever since.

isn't it nice relaxing on the beach in del mar linda? wouldn't it be nice to do that every day?

these guys do.

same old sign. same result. we're rebels like that.

wow! look at that rock.

i know what you're thinking. yeah, those are sharks. :).

there's the smiles we like to see. aren't they cute?

patti was feeling left out and wanted to get in on the session. check out dancing queen over here. it's cirque de Pat-te.

as quickly as they arrived, they were gone again. back to...sigh...texas. (that's too far linda!)
"the bottom line is, you've been spending a lot of time in texas. you're a member of the sd ohana. we need you. heck we all need you. we're a mess without you. we miss you so dang much. we miss being with you. we miss being near you. we miss your laugh. we miss your scent. we miss your musk. when this all gets sorted out, i think we should all get an apartment together. see what it's like when you're not here! look what you're doing to the ohana. patti's been a mess. kim can't sleep at night."
come home soon linda! (and stay for longer than 2 days! stay here forever. that's the best plan.) matt can come too. stay safe while you're away. we hope to see you again REAL soon.
in case anyone out there is wondering, that excerpt is a paraphrase from one of our favorite movies, Anchorman, The Legend of Ron Burgundy.

Sandra & Michael's Wedding at the Catamaran Resort

drum roll please. (insert recorded drum roll sound here or make your own.) the first wedding posted on our brand spankin new blog is...sandra and michael!! congrats you two. aren't you glad you waited this late in the year to get married? sandra and michael got married at the Catamaran Resort by the beach here in San Diego. if you need a quick refresher on these two go check out their engagement session we did earlier this year on our old blog. all caught up? sweet! let's check out the wedding.

sandra was having some fun rockin the veil

sandra looked absolutely amazing

some of the locals

sandra's 1st peek at michael. such an awesome moment.

not sure if this was a simple hand shake or if this guy was tipping michael for getting him a front row seat. sly move my man.

candy corn anyone?

don't even think about questioning their fanhood.

sandra and michael are big time Chargers fans, so we had to throw in some bolts with the rings. hmm...bolts, rings. what if...

mike grabbed a mic and caught us all off guard when he broke into song for his lovely new bride. would i lose "man points" if i said it was sweet?

michael wasn't the only entertainment at this party. since they were newlyweds now, sandra and michael decided to "auction" their season tickets for the next San Diego Chargers home game at Qualcomm Stadium and stay home from their usual sunday outing. no, this wasn't a cash auction. it was a dance off and the competition was fierce. here's a look at the superfan that won the prized seats.

i especially liked the footwork. very nice.

i want to thank these two beautiful ladies for being the life of the dance floor and showing everyone how it's done. they got the party started and kept it going all night. guess which song they were dancing to here. was it A) YMCA, B) The Chicken Dance, C) Walk Like an Egyptian, D) Macarena, E) Whoomp, There It Is.

i loves me some bubbles

thanks also to sandra and michael for being such a fun couple and inviting us to share some major moments in your life. congratulations to you both. we wish you a lifetime of health and happiness together. God Bless.

always and...

we also want to thank our good friend nely for coming along. she's part of our extended ohana & we absolutely love working with her. click here to check out some of her work.

so long sweet summer

aloha & welcome to our new blog. we turned to our new friend rudy arpia & asked for a bigger better blog. he worked his magic & ta dah! here it is. it's a little barren right now, but we'll be adding more all the time, so be sure to keep checking back. as always, we love hearing from everyone that drops in, so please leave a comment & let us know you stopped by.
conveniently (as if i planned it this way) we're kickin off this new blog right where we left off on the old blog...bidding farewell to summer. as we wave good bye to summer, we also bid a fond farewell to our old blog. and as we usher in autumn, so do we usher in a new season of blogging. thanks for being with us. we wish you all a safe & happy holiday season (more on that coming soon).

******DON'T FORGET TO SEE OUR ODE TO SUMMER 2007 IN THE SLIDESHOW HERE******.