Visit to Bishop and Mono Lake.

Bishop California is 2/3's up the state. We arrived there sometime in the afternoon on Tuesday. Here are a few pictures from our trip.

Nick took this photo. I wish I could say I took it but I was in the back seat cold and wet from my misstep on the ice.(see photos below.)

To get the best picture sometimes you are lured into compromising situations. I just wanted to get "the shot" and with that came thin ice and lots of mud. I took a step and was short one shoe. The shoe quickly filled up with water and took plenty of tugging to win the battle with the mud.
Jason laughed in my face so I was quick to share my shoe with him.

What's Bishop without a bonfire?

Below, Mono Lake. We didn't make it to the famous rock formations but these were still beautiful and worth the hour trip.

Jeremy, Nick, Jason, Joel and I. Kaleb stayed home and enjoyed some time to himself.

I'll post more photos of your short trip to Bishop when we return to Loma Linda. This trip has been nothing short of good fellowship, chilly weather and some great scenery. Tomorrow we head home and prepare for the new year. We have no set plans but plenty of options. It doesn't really matter what we do for the new year, just as long as we are together.

Let the festivities begin...

Not much time to write. We are packing for a trip to Bishop, CA. Below, I await the guys at the airport. Remember NSYNC? The boy band from the eary 2000's?
The guys opening their stockings. From left: Kaleb, Nick, Jeremy, and Jason.I ordered Mulch and toooo much mulch. Good thing the guys were there to help out.

Jason helping Isaac(little guy) fill a bucket. Isaac and Chris are my neighbors and wanted to help.
Below, me laying down the fine details.
Jeremy holding up an empty plastic trashcan.
Below, Chris and Isaac.
Euchre.
The guys were Craving "In N' Out"
Katie has been a blessing this week. Cooking and loving it.

Dinner last night. Great friends and even better food.

A visit from the Smalley's.

Thanks to my Clinical Instructor for an early exit from work and some luck, Katie and I were able to make our way through L.A. traffic and into Santa Monica. Awaiting us were two long time friends Bryan and Liz Smalley. It was the first time hanging out with them since their wedding six months ago.
Below, Katie and I on the end of the pier.
Bryan and Liz
Bryan thought he saw a starfish. He was so excited. I had to convince him starfish only came out at night.


The famous Santa Monica Ferris wheel. It's a $3 ticket and the opportunity to say we did it.





The Promenade. A road full of food and fashion.(Katie's favorite combination) Just kidding Katie. Not really.
We ate at Barney's.(I think that was the name) Great food and neat environment. We spent a couple hours here catching up on old times and new adventures.
Looming in the near future is 1)My birthday tomorrow, 2) t-minus one week till the guys get here! 3) A trip to Blaine, Wa in January. All this to say, we should be blogging quite often.

Expect a call soon...

"Dawn We Now Our Gay Apparel."

It's the Christmas season and reason to celebrate. An enjoyable evening at the Bouma's home full of Christmas cheer and... ugly really ugly sweaters, you know, the kind your 3rd grade teacher wore. Those that stuck around late into the evening made the blog. Katie and I made our sweaters.
Christmas carols.Katie, Holla, and Jody.