Checking out Stanford and watching them destroy san Jose state :( beautiful day!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Engagement Pictures
Devarae and Mychal threw us an amazing engagement party this weekend down in SD. Food was delicious, decorations were breath taking, cake was gorgeous (and scrumptious)and the friends being around us were priceless. Thank you everyone for coming and celebrating with us. And even bigger thank you to our hosts :) love you very much!
Check out the pictures! (seems like you may have to refresh the pages after you click on the picture below to see the full album)
Check out the pictures! (seems like you may have to refresh the pages after you click on the picture below to see the full album)
Monday, August 8, 2011
Success!
Kyle made it through the photo shoot and the pictures we've seen so far are Awesome!!! Megan you did a fabulous job...the color and light are excellent...thank you so much and I can't wait to see more of the shoot. Check out the preview everyone.
http://www.meganwilkinsonphotography.com/blog/
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Home sweet Home!
Well we are home safe and sound. I owe you guys a couple more posts on Ireland but just wanted to let everyone know we are home and getting back in the swing of things. On to the next adventure and wedding planning. I will catch up on the blog in a few days but until then get ready for engagement pictures, pick up the pups, start boot camp and on yeah catch up on work things.
Hope everyone enjoyed the blog and thank you for checking it out. Check in now and then for normal updates and to follow our lives.
Cheers!
- Shalyce
Hope everyone enjoyed the blog and thank you for checking it out. Check in now and then for normal updates and to follow our lives.
Cheers!
- Shalyce
Location:Foxworthy Ave,San Jose,United States
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Cork, Blarney Stone and Killarney
After finding breakfast and our rental car in Dublin we got on the road to Cork. Cork is a fairly small town but another location crazy about their rugby! Kyle and I overheard at dinner that Cork was playing Saturday in the Europe semifinals, so we hurried back to our B&B to look up how we could go watch. We stayed at the location below, very old home run by two Lithuanian woman. Ours is the room on the '1st' floor (European first is our second) with the bay window. Lovely breakfast but definitely the most uncomfortable bed yet, sorry Paris this bed had you beat.
So back to the rugby, we looked into the tickets and unfortunately they were going to be playing in Dublin! Of course, the place we just left! Why not?! Oh well, continue on with our fun as planned.
For the rest of the evening we headed back into the town center and stopped off at the cathedral, HUGE! We just missed gnu inside but we peaked in and the stained glass windows looks amazing, oh well, next time and next cathedral, sure that isn't the last one we will see.
I skipped ahead a little earlier about dinner, we stopped at a pub and met two very nice americans, father and daughter, here in Ireland to research their family history. Kyle enjoyed the lamb stew and I had a cottage pie (shepard's pie basically), excellent!
On our walk home I got a night shot of the cathedral, a little shaky but still a nice shot. Back to the room for some sleep before on to Killarney.
Slight detour on our way to Killarney, can't come to Ireland a SECOND time and not kiss the blarney stone! Here is a shot of Kyle and the tower behind him. Not only is the experience of kissing the stone awesome but the grounds and gardens surrounding the tower are beautiful. I can post more pictures of that another time.
Not only is the experience of kissing the stone awesome but the grounds and gardens surrounding the tower are beautiful. I can post more pictures of that another time but here is a sample of the cool shots.
And here is the money shot! That's me in the purple, kissing the stone. No wonder the blog is so wordy this post, right? I am now blessed with the gift of eloquence. There was absolutely no line for the stone, we totally lucked out!
Since we were in the neighborhood, a trip to County Cork wouldn't be complete without a stop at the Jameson's distillery. See picture below of Kyle at the enterance.
Oh yes and me, the one that dislikes whiskey, was an official taste tester and now have a certificate to show for it :)
Before leaving cork we booked a room in Killarney and we ended up with the location below. They only had a family style room so we were living in luxury, well at least had a ton of space! This by FAR had the best bed of the entire trip. The problem with being so far north is that it stays light until well after 11pm and gets light again around 5am...throws me off and I wake up several times a night thinking we have over slept. Oh well, one of the perks to look forward to going home, there needs to be something, right? Oh yeah the pups too.
As you can see in the picture above, the hydrangea bush in front of the B&B was huge! I took some close up shots to show off the true colors, that's all I'm going to say about the next couple pictures other than I wish I had such great luck with these flowers.
For being a small town the center of town was hopping! It may be due in fact that they are hosting the Irish open next weekend, but it was crazy busy and the food was ridiculous expensive! We took a walk along a river trail in the national forest directly across the street from our room. This was one of the views of the town cathedral along the walk, probably can't see in this size picture but there are several deer in the meadow.
Part of the walk was along a 'river', the shades of green are amazing! The dogs would have had a blast in this creek.
After a dinner of burgers and donners, we headed back to the room for some blogging on my part and a little Die Hard action for Kyle, great way to relax after a busy day.
Going to do some hiking tomorrow and make our way up to Galway and the cliffs of Moher tomorrow. Having a blast in Ireland, can't wait to share more :)
- Shalyce
So back to the rugby, we looked into the tickets and unfortunately they were going to be playing in Dublin! Of course, the place we just left! Why not?! Oh well, continue on with our fun as planned.
For the rest of the evening we headed back into the town center and stopped off at the cathedral, HUGE! We just missed gnu inside but we peaked in and the stained glass windows looks amazing, oh well, next time and next cathedral, sure that isn't the last one we will see.
I skipped ahead a little earlier about dinner, we stopped at a pub and met two very nice americans, father and daughter, here in Ireland to research their family history. Kyle enjoyed the lamb stew and I had a cottage pie (shepard's pie basically), excellent!
On our walk home I got a night shot of the cathedral, a little shaky but still a nice shot. Back to the room for some sleep before on to Killarney.
Slight detour on our way to Killarney, can't come to Ireland a SECOND time and not kiss the blarney stone! Here is a shot of Kyle and the tower behind him. Not only is the experience of kissing the stone awesome but the grounds and gardens surrounding the tower are beautiful. I can post more pictures of that another time.
Not only is the experience of kissing the stone awesome but the grounds and gardens surrounding the tower are beautiful. I can post more pictures of that another time but here is a sample of the cool shots.
And here is the money shot! That's me in the purple, kissing the stone. No wonder the blog is so wordy this post, right? I am now blessed with the gift of eloquence. There was absolutely no line for the stone, we totally lucked out!
Since we were in the neighborhood, a trip to County Cork wouldn't be complete without a stop at the Jameson's distillery. See picture below of Kyle at the enterance.
Oh yes and me, the one that dislikes whiskey, was an official taste tester and now have a certificate to show for it :)
Before leaving cork we booked a room in Killarney and we ended up with the location below. They only had a family style room so we were living in luxury, well at least had a ton of space! This by FAR had the best bed of the entire trip. The problem with being so far north is that it stays light until well after 11pm and gets light again around 5am...throws me off and I wake up several times a night thinking we have over slept. Oh well, one of the perks to look forward to going home, there needs to be something, right? Oh yeah the pups too.
As you can see in the picture above, the hydrangea bush in front of the B&B was huge! I took some close up shots to show off the true colors, that's all I'm going to say about the next couple pictures other than I wish I had such great luck with these flowers.
For being a small town the center of town was hopping! It may be due in fact that they are hosting the Irish open next weekend, but it was crazy busy and the food was ridiculous expensive! We took a walk along a river trail in the national forest directly across the street from our room. This was one of the views of the town cathedral along the walk, probably can't see in this size picture but there are several deer in the meadow.
Part of the walk was along a 'river', the shades of green are amazing! The dogs would have had a blast in this creek.
After a dinner of burgers and donners, we headed back to the room for some blogging on my part and a little Die Hard action for Kyle, great way to relax after a busy day.
Going to do some hiking tomorrow and make our way up to Galway and the cliffs of Moher tomorrow. Having a blast in Ireland, can't wait to share more :)
- Shalyce
Location:Ross Rd,,Ireland
Ferry and Dublin
After a quick 45 minute ride on the subway and another 2 hour ride on the train we reached Holyhead and our ferry to dublin. The ferry ride was very pleasant. The seas behaved and the seating we got was perfect. Here I am enjoying the start of the 'cruise'.
After a rainy walk to our hotel, we headed out for the only logical tourist location in Dublin...Guinness! We missed it on our last trip to Ireland so we weren't going to let that happen again!
This one is for you Christine :)
Good tour but lots of reading,Kyle and I are bigger fans of the locals showing us around and giving us the flare that goes with it :)
After the free pint in the gravity bar we headed for the other staple of Dublin, Temple Bar. We actually go in to the bar this time. We were amazed, last time we couldn't even see the door. We had our own little nook at the bar where I enjoyed a cider with ice (or two) and Kyle a Guinness and a couple Jameson's on ice. Good thing we were walking back to the hotel.
We enjoyed the live local music and then called it a night, great start to the Ireland part of the trip. Heading out to Cork in the morning for more adventures:)
- Shalyce
After a rainy walk to our hotel, we headed out for the only logical tourist location in Dublin...Guinness! We missed it on our last trip to Ireland so we weren't going to let that happen again!
This one is for you Christine :)
Good tour but lots of reading,Kyle and I are bigger fans of the locals showing us around and giving us the flare that goes with it :)
After the free pint in the gravity bar we headed for the other staple of Dublin, Temple Bar. We actually go in to the bar this time. We were amazed, last time we couldn't even see the door. We had our own little nook at the bar where I enjoyed a cider with ice (or two) and Kyle a Guinness and a couple Jameson's on ice. Good thing we were walking back to the hotel.
We enjoyed the live local music and then called it a night, great start to the Ireland part of the trip. Heading out to Cork in the morning for more adventures:)
- Shalyce
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Liverpool
We stopped for the night in Liverpool to drop off the car and catch a train to Holyhead for our ferry ride to Dublin.
We walked around Liverpool and saw the sights. No football games were going on, but it is obvious they are very into their soccer.
We also didn't see any Beatles but the city is pretty unique. Take this picture, the old buildings in the background, modern condo/office builds and the old time fishing vessels in the fore ground.
Didn't get a chance to go up the tower but it is a prominent back drop of the city. We could always tell our way back to our hotel.
We got another interesting hotel, old hotel that seems like it would have been a real hot spot in it's day but now it is a little creaky and kind of dingy. This is our room...very high ceilings and interesting paint job.
Did a little reorganizing of the luggage and then hit the sack for our early or ing ride to the ferry.
Time to leave one island for another :)
- Shalyce
We walked around Liverpool and saw the sights. No football games were going on, but it is obvious they are very into their soccer.
We also didn't see any Beatles but the city is pretty unique. Take this picture, the old buildings in the background, modern condo/office builds and the old time fishing vessels in the fore ground.
Didn't get a chance to go up the tower but it is a prominent back drop of the city. We could always tell our way back to our hotel.
We got another interesting hotel, old hotel that seems like it would have been a real hot spot in it's day but now it is a little creaky and kind of dingy. This is our room...very high ceilings and interesting paint job.
Did a little reorganizing of the luggage and then hit the sack for our early or ing ride to the ferry.
Time to leave one island for another :)
- Shalyce
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