with andria's brother and sister-in-law in town (my soon to be relatives, wow. now would she be my sister-in-law-in-law?) we decided to take a trip up north to san simeon to see the elephant seals and their new babies. pretty amazing. half of them looked dead on the beach, while little cubs worked their way around the mothers looking for milk.
the sounds were amazing. they really sounded like little kids yelling. then the males would stick their head out of the water in the shallow surf and belt out the lowest roar i've ever heard.
on the drive home, as we passed Hearst's Castle, we saw zebra off the highway. right next to cows. obviously the rare centralcaliforniacoastus zebrius. a pretty dang cool sight, and an awesome day to say the least.
the next day we hit up the local wedding fair. now this was just ridiculous. there were so many vendors (photographers, reception site reps, caterers, musicians, bakers, and a freaking magician). we ended up concentrating on photographers and reception sites, met some cool people, got lots of advice, and really got a feel into how huge the wedding industry really is. we should have pictures up soon, of course.
then... the ride. here are some pics. ive got to say, it started out so-so, but after we climbed this big peak, we came back down it (across really loose rocks, scary) and then took a dirt trail down to the beach. and that trail, oh man, the perfect set of jumps, etc. it was probably a 10% downhill grade, a little bit windy (just enough so you couldn't see the next jump) and every 10 yards was a railroad tie buried in earth. supposedly a step for horses, but worn to the point where it simply became a large speedbump. perfect for downhill.
still jazzed about it. want to go back.
in other news, i recently bought a new domain. it will be used for stuff related to the wedding, etc. inspired, of course, by andy and dorothy (dont bother clicking if you dont know the password).
its being hosted (of course) by lopaka. im glad to be back on readaccess, ive missed it so (ok, ive been there all along, just not officially).
things i plan to have on it:
holy cow, im engaged. i gave andria a ring and she actually said "yes."
do i know what im doing? kinda. i don't know what the date is, what the colors will be, or anything, but i do know that i want this to happen.
i don't know how we're gonna pull this off, but it's gonna be interesting.
ok, back to reality...