In the last two weeks we’ve been doing a lot of stuff. Since I quit my job we’ve had time to see so many cool things. First of all we went to Palm Springs with 2 of our friends, Eric and Maria for 3 days. Eric’s grandparents own an insanely nice house which is huge and has direct access to a nice pool, jacuzzi, tennis courts, golf course and a beautiful garden. We had a great time there just relaxing by the pool and drinking champagne in the jacuzzi at night. Overall we had an excellent time.

Next off we went to Kingsburg in the Central Valley for 5 days with Maria and Kirstine to visit our friends Andrew and Tyler who are from that area. When we got there Andrew’s parents had prepared an awesome barbeque for us. So we chilled by the pool and ate some great food. The next day we went with Andrew and the other girls to Sequoia National Park and saw the largest living things/trees in the world. So insane! The day after we got up at 3:30 am so we could drive to Yosemite National Park. We were going to climb Half Dome which was a very long but extremely beautiful hike, about 17 miles or 28 km with an elevation of 8,836 ft (2,693 m). The hike up took about 5 hours and was uphill all the way. When we finally got to the top there was sooo many people we couldn’t believe it. The line from Quarter Dome all the way up to Half Dome was lined like ants. It was a spectacle to see and we have some great photos of it in the gallery. We hiked down and drove home around 7 pm. A crazy and intense day but extremely gratifying. Simply beautiful. We were pretty beat after the hike so the next day we went floating down the local river. Imagine 2 cases of beer in an ice cooler, 5 small rafts, a slow steady stream, excellent weather and just a plain old lot of fun. That was pretty much what we did the 4 hours it took us to get down the river. After we got a shore we went home to Andrew’s house and had some more beers and hung out till late. After those intense days we decided to just relax the last day and see a little of Kingsburg. We went and saw Andrew’s family’s farm where they grow peaches, nectarines and all sorts of other stuff. We saw the entire factory which was very impressive. After that we had a superior ice cream and in the afternoon we met up with Wes and Craig. Wes cooked an incredible meal for us all. Neither of us could believe that guy didn’t want to be a cook because his food was mind blowing. Easily the best meal we’ve had this entire last year. It even beats all the restaurant’s we’ve been too. Wow! Unfortunately the next day it was time to drive home, but it had to come. Such a cool trip though.

Check out the massive picture update in the gallery.