Favorite movie ever...favorite line ever "It's all Happening.."

The Johnston's come into town!

Grandpa Johnston and Aunt Janet come to town. It was a very nice visit. We spent the days exploring Pacific Grove, shopping, Farmer's Markets, going to Big Sur, going to church at the Carmel Mission, eating at Roy's at the Inn at Spanish Bay (17 mile drive) and lots more.

RIP AMY

I was here working the Virgin Music Festival in Maryland 2007. My boss, Martin, was amazed by her voice. I was amazed at her voice. She was very talented.

Kanye West & Jay-Z - Otis (Feat. Otis Redding) [New Music 2011]

Our new car

I come from a family history of jeeps. In 1990 my father purchased a Jeep Cherokee Sport and it lasted forever. My mother got a Jeep Laredo in the early 90's and again it lasted forever. I then got my Jeep Cherokee Sport in 2004 and we sold it to move out here. Well it was time to get a new car and we debated between a Subaru or a Jeep. We liked the Subaru Outback and Jeep Wrangler 4 door and Cherokee Laredo. The Cherokee Laredo was spendy so it was between the two. We loved the Subaru, it's great for road trips, having a family, storage, runs well, good gas mileage. The Jeep is bad-ass. Like my dad said, Jeep wrote the book on 4X4. It's fun, a great road trip car, good in the weather... I read a quote that said "The wrangler can leak some water, it's rough on the road, the seats are uncomfortable and the gas mileage isn't great...that being said I will never own anything other than a Jeep." Haha SOOO TRUE! Well yesterday we made our decision, traded in the Honda and got the Jeep Wrangler!! It's all black and really nice. We made sure we got my dad's ok since he's the car expert :) and Joe's mom's dream car is a Jeep Wrangler so it's a good family fun car. Just wanted to say thanks to all our friends and family that said congrats! You guys are the best!

"Life is so full of unpredictable beauty and strange surprises. Sometimes that beauty is too much for me to handle. Do you know that feeling? When something is just too beautiful? When someone says something or writes something or plays something that moves you to the point of tears, maybe even changes you."
— Mark Oliver Everett (Things the Grandchildren Should Know)

Dear Dad and Mom (the New Yorkers)

Happy 28th Wedding Anniversary!!!

We love you so much!

Love, Cori and Joe

Life in the past month (cont.)

A mountain lion can jump 22 feet (exhibit at Natural Museum of History in PG) Zyon trying it out!

Zyon, Joe and I played soccer at the high school a lot!
Joe and I saw Dispatch at the Greek Theater in Berkeley
Another picture of Dispatch
It was snowing at the show..j/k..but it was chilly
Our sweet nephew

Solvang..home of the Dutch..Joe and I stopped here on our way back from Santa Barbara. It's a Dutch town with a casino (Indian Reservation)

World Famous diner, Anderson's, that is known for it's spilt pea soup.
A beautiful path in SLO (San Luis Obispo)
Us at SLO CO (Joe's coworker's restaurant that serves PASTY'S, pronounced PASS-TEE's) Look it up, it's an English calzone.

Zyon feeding Butch the elephant at the Wild Things in Salinas, CA
Amazing
It's a Pizza-Pizza!
We made home made pizza with basil, mozzarella and ricotta. Delish
Water slide at our Gym. Zyon and I loved it!
Zyon and I went rock climbing at the local rock climbing gym in Seaside, CA
We played soccer at a local school/park and they had hopscotch there.
Zyon taking in the sights of Pacific Grove

The Mirror Maze on Cannery Row
We ate at Bennihanna... soo good

Zyon's room. We used window paint and painted his door

Joe, Dan and Zyon by the Golden Gate Bridge
The boys going down Lombard St in San Fran

Feeding the birds

Life in the last month!

We went to Hearst Castle...beautiful

I love this statue and picture
His pool..
His dining table
One of his famous ceilings

We stopped at Morro Bay (We drove the 1 from San Luis Obispo to PG) It reminded me so much of Rhode Island with the fisherman fish and chips stands.
The Bubble Gym alley in San Luis Obispo..people just stick their gym on the wall in the alley..kinda cool..really gross..I didn't really lick it
Depth of Field shot
Where we stayed (El Capitan Canyon in Santa Barbara)
The beach across the street from our campground
The place consist of Safari tents or log cabins (above)
The inside of our Safari Tent..a very cool experience
I went strawberry and raspberry picking 4th of July weekend at Gizdich Ranch in Watsonville, CA



Zyon and Joe in Big Sur, CA
The Mystery Spot, Santa Cruz, CA
Zyon loved the farmer's market in PG and Monterey (mostly the Kettle Corn stand..it runs in the family)
The boys at Pebble Beach
The lone Cypress tree
The aquarium
I love this guy..I don't know what kind of fish he was but man he was hamming it up for the camera!
Z on a cypress tree

We love and miss Zyon and Dan very much. It was so great having them out here and exploring the West with us.