A Great June Spent with Family and Friends

ADRIENNE'S WEDDING IN DALLAS

I was able to kick-off a great vacation with Adrienne's and Jordan's wedding festivities.  Adrienne and I have been friends for forever...we grew up in Mansfield, danced on our high school dance/drill team, and went to Texas A&M.  She's such a great friend to me and I'm so fortunate we still remain wonderful friends despite living so far apart.  It was such an honor to celebrate her special wedding with her wonderful family and friends.  The rehearsal dinner was such fun and the wedding was perfection.  Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Mclain!



The girls of the bridal party at the rehearsal dinner.



At the venue for the ceremony rehearsal...Old Red Museum in downtown Dallas. 



Beautiful couple!



Bridal Party

Bridal Party

Adrienne and Jordan sharing their vows during the wedding ceremony.

The incredible, super delicious almond wedding cake.  Mike and I get very excited any time baked goods are around.

Mike flew in from LA to attend the wedding.

My parents, Mike and I.

FLORIDA

Lauren, Briley and I took a girls trip to visit family in Florida for several days.  This was Briley's first time on a plane and her first trip to the beach.  We love our annual visits to Florida to see our grandparents and family, and look forward to next year! 



Our flight to Orlando was not full so Briley had her own seat!




Briley is reading to her great-grandmother.



Baby Munchkin Chunk!



My grandparents' neighbors, Dale and Cathy, who are like family!

Cousin William

Cousin Jacob

Aunt Cindy

Uncle Jody



Briley looks adorable in her new outfit from her great-grandmother.




Pretty girls!



Happy girl!



Out to lunch





Lunch at our fav burger joint, The Breakers, on New Smyrna Beach



Briley's first steps in the sand at the beach...and she LOVES it!





First time Briley's feet feel the sea!





Chunk in a bikini...love it and so does she!





Briley already knows how to chill and lay out...check out that leg propped up!



Day 2 at the beach was perfect....Tropical Storm Debby was gone and the sun and blue skies were in full force.

Total beachbums here.  Briley was destined to love the beach as much as her mom and aunt!



She wants to move so bad, but she can't quite sit up on her own yet.  I can only imagine her next summer when she's walking.





Haha!  I couldn't resist taking this photo.




Two of my fav people!



San Diego

MISSION BAY

Mike and I spent the Memorial holiday weekend in San Diego.  It was the first time for us to visit California's famed beach town and we LOVED it!  We stayed at a Hilton property (using points) on Mission Bay and it was beautiful. 



View from our room #1.



View from our room #2.



View from our room #3.




The hotel's pool area...we spent an entire day lounging by the pool reading...it was awesome!



Our breakfast spot each morning.  Not a bad view.

Mission Bay is beautiful and has a wonderful walking trail bordering the water.
We spent our mornings walking the path.

THE WORLD-FAMOUS SAN DIEGO ZOO
We felt that we couldn't visit San Diego without spending some time at the Zoo.  It's known for being one of the best Zoos in the world with a strong focus on research and conservation which I'm a fan of.  One of the more famous attractions at the Zoo are the panda bears.  It was a beautiful day and all of the animals were out and about...we had a GREAT time!



My favorite, the meerkats!





HAHA - this guy paraded in front of the glass (he had quite an audience) and rather than face us for a photo op, he turned around and backed up his butt to the glass.  He stayed there for about a minute before walking off.  He knew what he was doing....I can just hear him murmuring to himself, "these idiots want a photo, I'll give them a shot!"



Adorable baby hippo sleeping next to her mom with her head against the glass.

MEMORIAL DAY
We wrapped up our last night in San Diego by visiting a local pier, dining at a seafood dive, and visiting the Navy's cemetary.

Wondering what's in our hands?  The last of our yummy ice cream cones!

LAST DAY IN SAN DIEGO
My flight didn't depart until the evening and Mike didn't need to head back to LA just yet, so we spent the morning and early afternoon sightseeing.  The below photos are of Mission Beach.  This beach reminds me more of the Florida beaches I grew up visiting...flat, expansive, pretty white sand, and small waves.  Mike and I loved it so much that we'd love to come back for our yearly beach trip!  That afternoon, we took a two-hour boat ride around the Bay...perfect ending to a perfect trip!

USS Midway

The mountains in the distance are of Mexico....yep, I couldn't believe we were that close!

Great shot of downtown San Diego.