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Cofresi's California Adventure 06.08 : My brother, his wife, and their five children hopped on the Amtrak from Indian and make the 2.5 day trek to California. They were here for two weeks and it was a whirlwhind of a visit with something diffrerent to do every single day. They spent their first week in Sacramento and Placerville with my Mom and sister. The second week, they came to San Jose and stayed with Les and me. While they were here they did a lot of stuff: San Francisco tour Golden Gate Bridge Chinatown Cliff House Beach Six Flags Great America Gold Bug Park and Mine Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Aptos Beach Capitola Beach Happy Hollow Park and Zoo The Mystery Spot Sweet Cabernet Horse Ranch Family Reunion and BBQ I hope they come out here again...only this time to take a plane trip so they have more time to spend with us.

Cofresi's California Adventure 06.08

My brother, his wife, and their five children hopped on the Amtrak fro ...

Updated: Jun 20, 2008 12:25pm PST

Yosemite 05.23.08 : Les' folks surprised us with a fabulous Christmas present last year. They bought us a weekend stay at Rocky Point Cabin in Foresta, CA. This is located inside Yosemite National Park. Yosemite is one of my very favorite places in the world to escape city life and rude people and the most majestic and amazingly beautiful places to explore nature. This is our second stay at the cabin; the first was when Les' parents came out from England for a visit. We had the best time then, and this time around was also great. For the most of the weekend, we were rained in, but it didn't matter at all. This cabin is so incredibly home-like, you forget you're renting and it feels like your own sanctuary away from the rest of the world. Foresta is actually located inside of Yosemite and is only a seven-mile drive into the Valley Floor. We took that drive on Saturday while it was raining and we drove past lower and upper Yosemite falls and took some pictures. On Sunday, we drove to Hetch Hetchy Reservoir and hiked out to Wapama Falls. While soaked to the bones, we sat on a ledge and ate lunch from our backpack. The one thing I forgot to do was charge the camera battery, so these photos were taken with a disposable that we picked up at the store and actually had to have them developed! It's been a long time since I've had to do that. Anyway, we had a very relaxing, extended weekend and are so grateful for his parents thinking of us in this way.

Yosemite 05.23.08

Les' folks surprised us with a fabulous Christmas present last year. ...

Updated: May 31, 2008 8:17pm PST

A Day in the City 4/2004 : I took the day off work and took the in-laws to San Francisco. We did Fisherman's Wharf, Coit Tower, Lombard Street and over the Golden Gate.

A Day in the City 4/2004

I took the day off work and took the in-laws to San Francisco. We did ...

Updated: Jun 15, 2006 10:29am PST

England 2006 : We spent a week in England for the New Year to celebrate Les' Mum's 50th birthday. Our first night, we stayed in London's Kensington District. We walked over the place and took The Tube to Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament, Soho, Leicester Square and Piccadilly. The next morning Mom and I went for a run in Hyde Park which was absolutely pleasant. The next day we went to Manchester to surprise his Mum for dinner at Yang Sing. She was crying and happy and glad to see her whole family there with her to share her day. We drank lots of wine and had delicious food picked out for us by our waiter, Brian. We headed out to Liverpool the next day (no photos, sorry). They are revamping their city to be the European Capital of Culture for 2008. They have their work cut out for them, but it's all under way and going to be wonderful when finished. Liverpool rests on the Mersey River and there is some damn cold wind that comes off of it! We visted the Tate Museum on one of the newly remodeled dockhouses. We also went to the City Centre for dinner and to see the Beatles Memorabilia. Then it was off to Wales for a castle trip. We drove through Llandudno by Conwy Castle and then to Caernarfon Castle in Caernarfon. It's very surreal to be inside these castle walls, so much happened within them it's hard not to let your imagination go wild. The last day for tourist attractions took us to Haydock Park for the races. Mom and I bet on some hourses and actually won some money, it was a lot of fun. The horses were running well and they are extremely fit. Not only was it a longer race track, but they put hedges in as well to make it more extreme. Crazy Brits. It was a non-stop on-the-go kind of trip and by the end of the week, I was completely shattered. I loved seeing the country again and want to go back when the dollar isn't so weak against the GBP. When we landed in SF, I was so happy to see the sun again I swear I felt it filtering through my skin immediately upon being outside! Click to see Mom's photos

England 2006

We spent a week in England for the New Year to celebrate Les' Mum's 50 ...

Updated: Jan 10, 2006 11:33am PST

San Diego 6/2005 : Mom, Raquel and I spent an extended weekend in Carlsbad and San Diego. We had plenty of time on the beach and also went to the San Diego Wild Animal Park. We spent the last night at La Pensione in downtown SD, it seems to be one of those places that gets better each time you visit:)

San Diego 6/2005

Mom, Raquel and I spent an extended weekend in Carlsbad and San Diego. ...

Updated: Aug 04, 2005 7:59pm PST

Monterey 4/2004 : Les' parents over from the UK, this was their first taste of California and the instantly fell in love with it. We went whale watching and walked around Cannery Row and the wharf.

Monterey 4/2004

Les' parents over from the UK, this was their first taste of Californi ...

Updated: Jun 16, 2005 4:20pm PST

Napa 9-2004 : Weekend trip to Napa for Les' birthday. We did dinner on the Wine Train, visited Old Faithful Geyser and the Petrified Forest, and Les flew in a glider! It was an awesome time together.

Napa 9-2004

Weekend trip to Napa for Les' birthday. We did dinner on the Wine Trai ...

Updated: Jun 09, 2005 11:06pm PST

Trip to Dad's 5/28/05 : I haven't seem my dad in three years and that side of the family hasn't even met my husband yet! We felt it was time..so hopped on a plane to Indiana and met the Germans:)

Trip to Dad's 5/28/05

I haven't seem my dad in three years and that side of the family hasn' ...

Updated: Jun 01, 2005 1:48pm PST

Indiana 2000 and 2002 :

Indiana 2000 and 2002

Updated: May 10, 2005 10:38pm PST

Sedona Arizona 6/2002 : On the heels of a client call, I spent the weekend with a friend from high school, Tommy Shultz. We spent some time in Phoenix doing Sake bombs on Friday, then drove to Sedona with his girlfriend Tiffany. Red Rock is definitely cool.

Sedona Arizona 6/2002

On the heels of a client call, I spent the weekend with a friend from ...

Updated: May 06, 2005 12:37am PST

Yosemite 5/2005 : Les' parents came over from England and took us to Yosemite for the weekend. We went up to El Capitan then hiked the Upper Yosemite Falls Trail. Gorgeous.

Yosemite 5/2005

Les' parents came over from England and took us to Yosemite for the we ...

Updated: Apr 26, 2005 2:58pm PST

Whistler, BC :

Whistler, BC

Updated: Jan 31, 2005 12:21am PST