Blogs from California, United States, North America - page 1131

We drove from San Francisco to Yosemite and then went west to the coast and drove north home. Great drive to break in ML's new car.... read more

Ok, so this is a "first" blog... something I don't really do as I prefer my Livejournal. But in the interests of trying to get organized I have decided that I would rather have a separate space for my travel comments, review of resturants, etc. Anyway, I recently went camping in Yosemite National Park in California. It wasn't my first time camping there, however it was the first at the Lower Pines site in Yosemite Valley. I have to say that I really enjoyed the spot, it had a good view of Half Dome and the surrounding area, was close to Curry Village, and IMO was not too crowded. However, if you want a lot of space for your campsite, this is probably not the campground for you. I felt as if it was far enough ... read more

Leaving England was actually harder than we thought. We'd been dreaming of our big adventure for so long, and while it was exciting to be getting started, it was sad to say goodbye to everyone. The plane ride from London to LAX was a sombre one, all of us deep in our own thoughts of what we had left behind. But once we arrived in LA, it was all systems go! We decided (in the interests of saving money) to catch the metro into downtown LA, rather than catching a taxi or shuttle bus. When we had to change trains at midnight in Compton though, we started to wonder if maybe we'd been a bit too cheap. But fortunately it all worked out well and we made our way to our hostel in West Hollywood. We ... read more

Praise God...we're back home! After 16 days, 15,000 miles, 7 flights, 4 hotel rooms, countless buses, taxis, subways, ferries and restaurants, the Homs have completed their Amazing Race for Sarah. No million dollar prize, but the reward of bringing home a priceless blessing - our baby Boo-Boo, Sarah-Barah, Chik-Fil-A, baby cakes, Princess Beautiful Sparkle, Lai Jing! God's been incredibly generous to us through this process. Formally, it started for us in mid-July of 2004, shortly after Sarah was born, and 13 1/2 months later, the process is complete. She's here! Whoo-hoo! As we mentioned after our flight to Beijing, we just can't sleep on an airplane. Can you imagine just sitting there, praying that your baby won't start throwing a tantrum, looking at your watch and counting down the hours? "OK, that's two hours down, only ... read more

wassup dawgs! (My California Slang) Well i cant even remember what i wrote the last time because it was so long ago. Im currently at the Sonoma County Library because we still dont have any type of internet at the house, and that is mainly because the guy that was suppose to put it in got fired, so that sortta sucks, but hopefully soon i can put some piccies up to show all of you what the area we are in looks like. Ok so the day i left from Kentucky.... what a disaster, Steve got my flight changed from cincinnati to Lexington because the airport is like 10 minutes down the road and he had to work on the weekend, and i was like thats cool because i didnt really feel like driving an hour ... read more