Ok, here we go

So I didn't realize it had been THIS long since I posted. A lot has happened-the biggest thing I got a new job at Johnson&Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development. I'm working as a chemist and I really enjoy it. I'm also training for the Camp Pendleton Heart Break Ridge 1/2 Marathon in Sept. I will be moving into Vikki and Barney's house for the summer and am very excited. Where I go after that I don't know. Here are some pictures of my life these past months.


Gracey turned 21 in early May. We had fabulous day of margaritas, pool time and dinner. Sean and Josh-they're BFFs

Rachel Barbera and Gracey

Most of the table. These are the people I spend the most time with.

HI SEAN!

Haha-Mike, he is lots of fun.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRACE DAVIS!

Alex and I went to happy hour at a beach side place called Tower 23. Me being artsy

Good times.

I don't like oysters but they have them for $10 or less during happy hour (apparently a good deal) however they make pretty pictures.

Alex and I.

My model for the evening.

Cheese.

Katie, Stephen, Josh and I went to Jazz night. Good music, great company!

Josh and I making special faces-I win.

Miss and I!

Gracey and I hangin at the beach.

So Hanny came to visit! It was a blast. I love having my family around. This bar had great sangria and cute bartenders!

Me, Hanny and Amanda

Sisters at felly.

It is a good thing she is light!

Caught a great sunset.

We went hiking in Torry Pines. We thought we got lost so we had a mini photo shoot and ate girl scout cookies (we bought them to support the troops of course!)

Turns out we weren't lost at all.

Some of my people at the bowling ally.

Bowling

Some young believers-Frisbee golfing

So I love to dance and Mark does too. Here we are having some issues on who exactly is leading :D

Mark, Sarah, Jojo and I went to a country bar right by our house. It was karaoke night as you can see some of the singing really wasn't that great:) We had fun.

San Diego was flooding(literally-cars stuck, roads washed out) during my birthday but my friends are amazing and met me out for b-day dinner.

Happy 26th Birthday to me!

The aftermath of storms always makes for beautiful sunsets.

The pier got hammered. Normally at high tide the waves do not even make it 1/2 way up.

Jojo flew to SD to participate in Breakthrough. She stayed for a few extra days (my birthday included). While she was here we had some great storms. I love the ocean when it storms.

I was the captain of a Breakthrough team in January. Dad was AMAZING and flew out to Cali to help out with the whole weekend. It was a great time. I LOVE MY DAD:)

Caught an amazing SoCal sunset in early January. There are not a lot of clouds in the sky out here so I am always blessed to see them.

Mike Carmody (friend from high school) and I at Christmas.

The past few months in no certain order!

We made a quick trip to see Marya and Ben and the boys and stopped to see Grandmere in NJ.

The pictures coming up were taken last weekend. We drove up to Acadia with Hannah to do some bike riding. It was a perfect day! This bridge crosses the Penobscot River up near Bucksport...as you can see the early morning fog was still burning off when we shot this picture.

The next two shots are taken from Cadillac Mountain in Acadia. You're looking at the Porcupine Islands off of Bar Harbor. It was so neat the way the fog just sat on top of the islands; almost like they were snow capped. You can see the trail of fog coming in from the east...it was like that most of the day; bright sun for us, but right off shore, the fog trying to roll in.

We were riding along the Carriage Paths in Acadia. They are very well maintained, wide, fine gravel paths through some beautiful parts of the park. I think there are nearly 50 miles of trails around the island. They were designed by one of the Rockefellers who wanted to be sure that he could get away from the noise and stench of automobiles! What a visionary!

This is Eagle Lake which we rode around. It was about a 15 mile loop with some really long hills to climb. There were some great spots to stop for a snack though.

This is one of the Gate Houses along the Carriage Trails....really neat architecture based on the rural style from the Sierre de Mont area of France. Someone seemed to be living in it currently...maybe park rangers.

Most of the ride we had the paths to ourselves, but occasionally we did run into some other bikers or walkers.

We've had an unbelievable spring in Maine this year; warm and mostly dry, so we are getting the garden in a good 3-4 weeks before we usually do. This shot shows the strawberries off to an excellent start.

We took Mother to the gravesite, and we did a little trimming of the Boxwood and planted some New Guinea Impatients which Dad always liked. Mother sat nearby overseeing the efforts and enjoyed herself under the flowering Dogwood tree.

Greg's first new bike in 40 years!

A really neat shot of some Tulips from my garden against the red, kitchen wall.

If I could have figured out how to, I would have deleted this shot of Ari....I somehow picked the blurriest pic in the bunch!