Well, this is definitely later than I anticipated, but I have been catching up on my latest project. I did a pretty little blog background (if I do say so myself LOL) for my friend Dawn over at Froggaritaville, so pop in and tell her hi. She has some neat contests too.

Stampwise, I have been designing a new line for Stamping Bella….it is preeeeeettttttty cute…..no hints though. LOL

Personally, I have been scratching and itching my poor legs in between bouts of calamine lotion to stop the amazingly bothersome case of poison ivy I caught hiking somewhere in Yosemite. LOL I guess I never had poison ivy before because I would have remembered this….Wow, it is a pain…literally!

But the vacation was worth it, so I thought I would share some pictures…ready for the gloriousness of California? Now I know why people live there. It is so gorgeous and filled with things to do. There is no way we could have covered all the coolness of it all. On the downside, I will never try to drive that far again….craziness, I tell you. What were we thinking? LOL

But after arriving, we stayed in a cool little hotel in Petaluma (which I forgot to photograph) for a few days and then ventured out to go camping near Muir Woods and  then in Yosemite and then back to civilization in San Fran. After that, we started back home by way of the coast and Monterey. The aquarium there was magnificent.

The main downside to the trip was the sheer number of people everywhere….people from all over the world as well as Californians just filled up all the spaces. It didn’t dim the gloriousness of the natural beauty, but it was unexpected.

All in all, we had a great time and I am so thrilled we had our first family vacation in…well, more than 10 years.  I hope you enjoy the few pictures below of the sights. They don’t cover everything, but we would need a whole site dedicated to that alone!!!!