Village of Nash Series: Part 4

Nashville Factoid #4: Yellow Traffic Lights
Unfortunately, no one told the drivers here that you can turn left on yellow lights. It is almost maddening how often you will sit through a green to yellow light and the car in front of you in the left turn lane will sit and wait for the red. Thus you wait an entire cycle to get another chance at the left turn. Perhaps we were spoiled living in LA where driving is as natural as breathing, and no one would never let a perfectly yellow light go to waste, but here I feel like I am always stuck behind someone's grandparent! So, come on Nashvillians, be daring.
Go for the gold!

Work it!

Feel that burn...

What we did in FL...

While in Florida with the Craguns, we got to...

...watch Tanner play some wicked soccer

...go to the Butterfly & Bat Fest at the U of F Museum

...make really cool masks to wear

...Check out the exhibits

...go to the pumpkin patch

...pick out the pumpkins we'd always dreamed of!

...explore Disney's Animal Kingdom--so cool!!

...pose with the Tree of Life

...watch the parade and meet Pluto & Goofy

Thanks for showing us such a great time in your new neck of the woods Craguns! You are some of the best friends we've ever had and we miss you like crazy!

Flahriduh...

We are spending a few days here in Gainesville, FL with our good buddies the Craguns. We met them 4 years ago at the beginning of dental school at UCLA, but we fee like we've been BFFs.


We have missed them like crazy since leaving L.A. Their kids call Sean "Uncle Sean" since he spent so much time at their old pad. And as you can see, Sean and Jake picked up right where they left off---laughing and having a jolly good time...they truly did deserve "Best Couple" of the 2008 UCLA Dental Class for their bromance!

Happy Birthday Girlies

We got to spend some time with the birthday girls (Kimber and Ashley) and their hubbies (David and Chad) at Lake Arrowhead when we were in Cali. These are some of the choicest humans we know and we were so happy to see them if but only for a moment...
**Ashley was a natural with Lucy; She is going to be a killer new mommy of the little dude on his way.**

We spent the night on some wicked comfy bunk beds,
and this was the view from our window when we woke up in the morning.


We had a nice breakfast prepared by the boys and got to eat it out in the fresh air on the deck.

David enjoyed, I mean really enjoyed, the milk of the chocolate variety.

We climbed to the top of the fire look-out to get a view of the San Bernardino Valley.

The Park Rangers let us use the binoculars...and boy did we take advantage!



What a fabulous way to celebrate the 27th and 30th anniversary of these lovely ladies' births!

Bathing Beauty Lu!

Since it is still warm here, Lucy and I have been taking trips to the pool. She liked dipping her toes and legs in the cool pool water.

Afterward she changed into her cozy terry cloth coverup.

Meet the Folks of EHS

While we were in LA, Lucy got to meet all the good peeps at EHS--my old school. Everyone was really excited to finally get to see her.
Here she is meeting the teachers in the faculty room.

The kids mobbed us as we walked out to recess!

So, we had to have them line up to get a glimpse of the babe.

We quickly disinfected Lu after all the handshakes with dirty recess hands! :)

We have a new favorite store!!

Village of Nash Series: Part 3

NASHVILLE FACTOID #3: When it rains it pours here. In fact, we get as much rain as Seattle in a year, but ours just comes in heavy, quick showers. Today, the sky opened up and it poured and what goes better with rainy days than Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup? Yum....

Happy Super Sweet 16!!

For the past 3 years, I worked as a tutor for a girl in middle school. Our relationship developed to more of a big sis/little sis bond. So, for her sweet 16 birthday party, her parents flew us out to L.A. and put us up in their guest house. We felt pretty special to get the star treatment! Thanks a million--we were happy to be able to be there!!

Here we are getting our photos taken on the red carpet by the paparazzi!

Ashley, me, and the birthday girl!

Sean looked great in his new black pants and skinny tie--too bad we didn't know that he would be matching the server uniforms!

Lucy really enjoyed the party! (She slept for almost the entire thing!)

Hot pink Chinese Take Out Boxes--so chic!

Blue Magic Mocktails--yum!

We got sketched by the characature artist--notice Lucy's eyes are closed!

We rocked out on the Rock Band stage to "We Got the Beat"


It was so fun to spend a few days with the Pooles. We have really missed them and living in L.A. Plus, it was pretty much the best birthday party I have ever been to!