Christmas in Cali

Ocean Beach in SF...my dad used to go there as a boy to hang out and surf. Pretty cool. We went to Fresno for Christmas and spent time with my parents. Then we went to San Francisco for a day, hence this picture, and had a great time there. I don't have any pictures from Fresno-my mom took all of them with her camera. But we had a ffaabbuulloouuss time!

Magical Birthday!

For my grand ascension into my 30s(which was waaaaay back on November 30th, I have procrastinated tremendously with this), I decided a trip to Disneyland was appropriate...but since I have taken Brandon to a Disney park 6 times in the 5 1/2 years we've been dating, he put his foot down to only go for very special occasions...which then leads me full circle to my 30th birthday! Hahahaha! Keaton and Sara came along for the fun and splendor and we had a most magical time in a very special land of wonders...:)


Tower of Terror!Brandon researched the secrets for how to get a high score in the Buzz Lightyear Space Blasters ride (which was his favorite) and we did boys vs. girls a few times...this is him and Keaton fighting us off while they discuss the secrets...we never did beat them...

Telling the secrets...

Gazing adoringly at each other...this team has perhaps become toooooo close...
Splash MountainBig Thunder Mountain


Mystical Esmerelda...She is so wise...
Splash mountain...again! It was kinda chilly and we (I) got soaked...
Christmas decorations...


Delicious treats!

After the river rafting ride in California Adventure

The Matterhorn...I think this one is my favorite...it's so old-school, and the abominable snowman is soooo awesome!

Honey badger....takes what he wants....
Indiana Jones
Waiting for Space Mountain

Home, Eh?

He's back from America's hat and better than ever! Welcome back, our royal teen highness:) We loooooove you!

All Hallow's Eve

Brandon's brother Pat had a rip roarin' Halloween party. Excellent. Brandon makes a beautiful fairy, don't you think?

Blackout Game!

Sara and I decided we needed more flair for the Utah games, so we got fairy outfits to cheer on our Utes- which is odd because if there is any group of adjectives to describe Gelwix's it would probably be quiet, demure, shy...so why we would do anything to gather more attention to ourselves is beyond me...So the outfit pieces happened to come right before Halloween and the Black Out game, so we debuted the lovely Utah fairies at the game...which I think is why we won. They needed a little bit of our magical fairy dust to pull themselves out of a funk. Go Utes!!!

Too tired!

Our sweet baby Keiko (or Baby Cakes, as I like to call her) is a whirlwind of energy and absolute pure love. I have never met a dog that craves love like this dog-not in an annoying way, but in the cutest "come pet me and play with me and I'll give you kisses all over!" kind of way. She is a rascally rascal, but also the sweetest little munchkin...and as you can see, when all that energy is spent, she just collapses in the cutest ways:)

Goodbye Chunky Monkey!

Good news! My larger than normal bootay is going to get a massive overhaul. I've been so busy and everything, that my fitness level is on the verge of extinction...But the good news has arrived! I decided that since marathons are now pretty much out of the picture because of my degenerative disc disease that I signed up for the lottery for the Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon. I did it 5 years ago, thanks to sweet Stacie Stevens getting me in, and had such a great time that I thought I'd give it a shot again...Well folks... I got in! Now the training begins:) And 'you're welcome' to all the folks that have had to stare at my sedentary body for this long. You're real troopers.