Adam, Rachel, and Marin

December 23, 2008

Merry Christmas!

November 23, 2008

News!

We are very happy to announce that we have accomplished our financial goals here in San Francisco and are now preparing to move back home to MN in late January! We know it is crazy of us to be moving back there in the middle of winter, but we think it will be worth it! We can handle freezing to death if it means being back home near our families. Rachel accepted a position in Hematology back at Mayo Clinic and will be starting mid-February. We are so excited! Mayo is going to pay for a moving company to move us, so driving cross-country should be easier this time (no giant truck to drive). Now we just have to pack...

Vegas!

At the beginning of November, we had the opportunity to fly to Las Vegas and meet up with Adam's dad and step-mom (Jay and Clare). We all stayed at the Luxor Hotel and Casino. While there, we saw comedian Carrot Top's show (SO funny), the Bodies exhibit, and walked around seeing the many sights Vegas has to offer. Adam and I are not big gamblers but we did come out $5 ahead on the slots we played :). We had a great time; thanks for inviting us Dad and Clare!

The Strip

The Luxor

The Luxor at Night

Inside the Luxor... cool architecture!

Monte Carlo

Caesars Palace

Eiffel Tower at Paris Las Vegas

Paris Las Vegas

Fountains at the Bellagio

The Venetian

Us in front of NY-NY

Us at MGM (if you look close, there is lion behind us)

Dad and Clare

August 28, 2008

Just wanted to post some more pictures of the beautiful things we have seen here. We have been working very hard this past 10 months and overall, we have enjoyed our time here so far. Despite the challenges of living in a big city, we are thankful every day to be in such a beautiful place and to be doing so well with our financial goals.

Point Reyes National Seashore

Summer '08 #2

At the beginning of August, Rachel's grandma (Gladys Whiting) passed away at 93 years old. Rachel flew to Salt Lake City for the funeral. While there, she was able to spend time with both her extended and immediate family, as well as enjoy the beautiful mountain scenery.

Hiking in Big Cottonwood Canyon with some of our cousins.

Us with our cousins

Rachel and Mel

Jenny and Rachel

Val and Rachel

Silver Lake

Rachel and Angie

Pretty mountains :)

Between all of our visitors, traveling, and working, we have found time to continue to explore the city and surrounding areas. Since Adam loves aviation, we decided one day to check out the Hiller Air Museum. We enjoyed seeing all different types of aircraft at the museum and even got to play in a real 747 cockpit.

747 engine

Adam playing in the cockpit of a 747

Summer '08

It is hard to believe that summer is drawing to a close already (especially because most of the summer was cold and foggy and it is now hot and beautiful)! It has been a busy, but fun, summer for us between working,visitors, and exploring the area. We will have to make this 2 posts because there is just too much to fit into one!

At the end of June, Rachel's brother Brent had leave from the Army and decided to come out for a visit. We had a great time showing him around the city and wished he could have stayed longer!

Rachel and Brent at Twin Peaks

Cable Cars

Arm Wrestling at the Musee Mechanique... we both lost!

Brent and the Golden Gate Bridge

Alamo Square, a familiar view from "Full House"

Ginger... the mattress killer! Poor Brent had to sleep on our couch all week after he woke up on a flat air mattress the first night. The naughty little kitty bit through the air mattress and then made herself comfortable.

In mid-July, Rachel's parents came out to San Francisco for her dad's work. Again, we had a great time showing them around the city for the week. We even got to see some things we hadn't seen yet!