Forest Lawn

What a beautiful Memorial Park this is!  If I actually wanted to be buried, I would want a spot somewhere here, amongst the beautiful architecture...  But I don't...  Anyway!

Andrew took me to the Master's Chorale performance of "Handel's Messiah" which was held in Forest Lawn's "Cathedral" which houses the largest painting in the world - The Crucifixion.  It was such an amazing experience!

After the concert we bumped into some friends of ours, the Birds.

We took a walk around the building and admired the view of the city at night.  Thanks hubby for a wonderful date!!!  Here are some of the pictures I took during the evening...

Thanks for looking!!!

Lunch at PF Changs

Yesterday's lunch with our Bible Study was so great we decided to do lunch together again today after the last Session of the Conference.  We had all received gift vouchers to "PF Chang's" which has a very good name for itself.  Needless to say, we had a wonderful time there and the food was amazing!

Date Night in the Park

Since we now have a gas BBQ, I thought it would be a perfect time to do a date night where I don't have to cook! So I went to the store, got some steak and snacks, and then waited for Andrew to come home. Then I drove him to the park where we had some of our engagement pictures taken and we set up our first private American BBQ! We were just in time to catch the most beautiful dusk sky...

Daylight savings time ended on November 1st, which means that the sun sets a whole hour earlier now. This means that by the time Andrew gets home, the sun has already set! Although we expected the dark, we did not anticipate the cold! The wind was icy and Fall is definitely giving way to Winter here! Nonetheless, we had a great time!

Halloween at Disneyland!

Disneyland decorates the park according to the major seasons here in the States: SoCal Sun, Halloween and Wintery Christmas. It's really cool to go down in the afternoon and catch a few rides, watch the fireworks and then head back home again. That way we don't get too tired and sore from walking around so much! Today we went down to see the Halloween theme for the first time together!

My Official Birthday Dinner

Another family tradition in the Ramsden/Dedekind home was a choice dinner for the Birthday girl or boy! Usually this was home cooked, but Andrew was not feeling brave enough to take on the kitchen and treated me to eating out instead!

The Big 24!

Can't believe another year has flown by! I think this was my first birthday away from home, and Andrew did a great job of making it special! He held up longstanding Birthday traditions from the Ramsden Household which was really fun! I was woken to the sweetest rendition of "Happy Birthday" and a good cup of coffee, followed by an assortment of prezzies!

Our 6 month anniversary at Pyramid Lake!

We just love celebrating our anniversaries in places we have never been before, and today we decided to head off to the lake along the 5 freeway. First stop was the information building to get more info!


Such a beautiful afternoon out! Time to explore!


Driving into the park, you can see the water inlet. I have a feeling this is the water we drink at home!

With many picnic areas to choose from, we were ready to find a pretty spot to relax.

I think I've spotted the ideal place!

The scout...

Down the ramp...

And time to make home!

Aah... Just right!


Such beautiful surroundings...




A phone call from Amy Bird saying she was scheduled to be induced to have baby Jacob in 24 hours! Such exciting news, just wish I was going to be here to go and visit, but I'm off to Canada in the morning!




Shadow picture!




Andrew and I have never been apart for more than a few hours since we were married, so we were just enjoying our time together before I head off to Vancouver.

What a wonderful afternoon with the love of my life...