tim and erin meet, after months of only knowing their blog personasthe fourth of july came with beautiful weather and we all decided to make a trip to the top of mt. diablo. on the way up we picnicked in sunset picnic area and enjoyed yummy sandwiches from whole foods. once we got to the top we had some great views and took a ton of pictures.
me and erin
we have two of the "on top of the devil's mountain" pictures nowwe decided to drive down the other side of the mountain and stopped in "rock city" to climb some big rocks and play in the wind caves.
boys = monkeys
caveman timafter returning to the house we wound down with the television and started preparing for our fourth of july feast. it was the first time we'd truly entertained in our backyard and personally, i think it went without a hitch. we broke in our new patio table (complete with umbrella!) and successfully filled up our back yard with friends. good times we're had by all. heather (tim's old roommate) even made an amazingly patriotic cheesecake.
fourth of july bbq fun
yummy!
fourth of july bbq funyummy!unfortunately tim and i had to return to work the next day, so jeff and erin we're left to their own devices to come up with things to do. i'll let them tell you more about their adventures in the city and exploring the giant tree forest (see here and here). but, thankfully we got to spend some more time with our guests during tasty home-cooked meals and a lovely dinner out in the WC (thanks guys!)
friday morning brought me a large headache (yes, too much wine) and a day home from work. and it also meant it was time for erin and jeff to head toward texas. we helped them plan their route down the coast and sent them off with big hugs. it was great having people visit for such a long time, rather than just a day or two...but to be honest, boy was it nice to have the house back to ourselves!
tim and i spent saturday and sunday barely talking (i think when you have house guests you get tired of socializing at some point and want to do anything but talk) and lounging around the house watching movies. we know our alone time is semi-precious since in less than 2 weeks my family will be arriving to spend 10 days in the bay area.
also, this friday is our housewarming party, so check back this weekend/early next week for tales from the first shin-dig in the stapleton-brown household!
friday morning brought me a large headache (yes, too much wine) and a day home from work. and it also meant it was time for erin and jeff to head toward texas. we helped them plan their route down the coast and sent them off with big hugs. it was great having people visit for such a long time, rather than just a day or two...but to be honest, boy was it nice to have the house back to ourselves!
tim and i spent saturday and sunday barely talking (i think when you have house guests you get tired of socializing at some point and want to do anything but talk) and lounging around the house watching movies. we know our alone time is semi-precious since in less than 2 weeks my family will be arriving to spend 10 days in the bay area.
also, this friday is our housewarming party, so check back this weekend/early next week for tales from the first shin-dig in the stapleton-brown household!
