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[Jan. 7th, 2009|12:37 pm] |
escondido falls hike.
about a month or so ago sarah, lima and i went to santa monica and went on this hike up to a waterfall...it was such a nice day out...warm and sunny...the hike was actually way cooler than i thought it was going to be...the trail wasnt maintained very well, which made it more fun to hike on...there were three viewing points to the falls...each point was harder to get to than the last...it got kinda crazy getting lima to scale walls, but was super fun...the last view point was pretty rad...it was like a little paradise in the woods...some sunlight shown through the trees...the falls were actually throwing off a good amount of water into a little swimming hole...there was a rope swing on a tree that looked like it could be fun if the swimming hole had a little more water in it...and since it was harder to get to other people didnt make it all the way, so we were by ourselves for a good amount of time...we just hung out for a bit and lima went for a swim...we went the wrong way down and sarah almost started scaling down this vertical rock wall and wanted lima to follow...it didnt take long until we decided that was not going to happen...we then found the right way down...the right way was still a little bit sketchy...i was heading for a pretty hard fall but caught a tree at the last second...such a good day...it was a pretty cool hike if you are looking for something fairly close by
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my name is bruce.
sarah and i went to la to see my name is bruce at this little theater...it was pretty classic...totally need to be a fan to get the full effect though...would have been way cooler if raimi directed it...but yeah it was still amazing...he was supposed to come out and talk after the showing but turned out he didnt get there until after the next showing...i wasnt all too bummed cause i got to hear him talk after a showing of bubba ho-tep...im sure it was pretty much the same stuff going on...anyways you should see it...i think it comes out on dvd feb 16th or something.
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san clemente.
every couple of weekends me and sarah head down to san clemente for a day or two...just hang out with the girards...play games...go on hikes...talk naruto...decorated the christmas tree...eat super good food...seriously sarahs mom is like all time mom...i try and keep up with the girard boys but usually fail haha...their minds are just unmatchable...such a good and loving family though...and if things go the way im planning i will be a part of it one day...well im already a part of it...but i mean...legally.
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disneyland.
my gift to sarah for christmas [along with an amazing pillow case with me on it] was a disneyland pass...we bought them on the 23rd so we could go with some of her family who was here from out of town...trevor knew this secret password so we got to ride in walt disneys car on the back of the train...it was pretty cool...i hadent been to disney land in forever...last time i went was before there was a california adventure...so i had been missing out on a lot...we got free tortillas and sourdough bread...went on tower of terror...that ride is so rad...it has a story line and theatrics and also fear and a sense of nostalgia...so cool...went on that classic roller coaster in california adventure...that roller coaster is really cool...i love classic roller coasters...oh and that new shooting game...midway mania is soooo good...its a 3D shooting game!...so fun...anyways we went on a few other things and had some bonding time.
sarah and i went back to disneyland by ourselves on jan 4th beaucase that is the first day without a black out date since we got them...it was insanely crowded because it was the last day of the christmas stuff...we didnt do much...went on the teacups and a few story books rides...thats it...but we just wanted to go by ourselves to spend some time with each other and use our christmas gift together...it was actually a really fun time...and being with her made even the masses of smelly, grumpy people enjoyable.
also a dinseyland photo project is in the works.
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christmas.
the holidays bring about a lot of family traditions...
first...my family and the vluds family went and saw four christmases...it was super funny...vince vaughn kills me...it got a little too serious for about 10 minutes...but that was the only down side.
second...my family, sarah included, and the vluds family went out to dinner at naples rib co...rad right? being veg at a rib joint kinda sucks...but being with the family just having a good time rules...after that we met up with the kennedys, jeff not included, and the merrill's walked along naples and looked at christmas lights...we saw a lot of gnomes, you gnome?...it was pretty cold...but thats where my girlfriend comes in and keeps me nice and warm...after the walk we headed back to my house for hot chocolate and cookies...i didnt partake...but the fun did continue until bedtime.
third...christmas eve...everybody comes over to my house...sarah got to spend christmas eve with us too which was really nice...we just hung out and played catch phrase...my mom made tortilla soup for dinner, which was super good...we did these weird little popper things that you pull both sides and they pop and toys come out...after dinner we sat down for our gift exchange...which entails minimal gift opening and maximum noise making...after that the evening just kind of winded down until the end...before sarah left she gave my her gift to me...it was a book documenting our lives and relationship from when we met almost 8 years ago up and through the recent amazing changes our relationship has gone through...it is un finished so we will add to it through our life...this is the most amazing gift i have ever recieved...i couldnt help but smile and laugh reading it...after that sarah had to say goodbye and leave for san clemente...that was pretty sad cause id like to spend the holidays (well everyday) with her...but you have to be with family for the holidays...it really important.
fourth...christmas day...woke up at 5:30am and ran with my dad...got home...made some hot chocolate and sat by the fire...exchanged gifts...got lots of cool stuff...new digital camera...running shoes...twin peaks gold collection...and a few other things...after that we sat down for breakfast...my mom made multigrain pancakes with walnuts, which are probably one of my favorite things, but i didnt have any because i had a breakfast burrito from nicks...so good...after that we just hung out till we headed over to the vluds house for more hanging out...at the vluds we just sat around...watched deck the halls...talked with the family...pretty mellow.
gifts kept coming...sarahs parents also got me an amazing patagonia rain shell jacket for running and riding...way too nice...but much appreciated.
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new years.
spent it at sarahs apartment with a lot of close friends...played some games...talked...made some noise...banged on some pots...kissed my girlfriend...went to alex's bar for a little bit...said goodbye to all the friends...went back to sarahs...spent the night there and woke up in 2009.
2008 was a good year for the most part [minus colin moving away]...made a lot of new friends...started going to a new church...burrito project...and found the love of my life in my best friend.
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