Family beach excursion

Brett finally came home from Texas on Saturday! We had a great weekend together and he's all settled in and unpacked. On Sunday, we decided to go for a drive after church and do some exploring. We ended up at Pescadero State Beach which is about 45 minutes from our house. The beach allowed dogs on leashes so we thought we'd take Ellie out for her first beach excursion. She hated it and it was hilarious. She had never stepped on sand before and every time she took a step and her foot would sink in, she would make a single bark. She was making one bark per step and it was so funny. We eventually picked her up so she would relax and so we could take some family photos.

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Let's do work

Today I am working from home and Ellie wants some attention. She often sits in my lap while I work at the computer and today she decided she wanted to stop my work altogether by climbing out of my lap and onto the keyboard. She succeeded because I did stop long enough to take these pics.

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Paulson Family HSM

At our cousin Sarah's wedding reception in February, all of the Paulsons surprised her with a rendition of the final scene from High School Musical. It might seem a little hokey to do a dance from a movie in the middle of a beautiful wedding reception, but the Paulsons love HSM and everyone knew Sarah would love it. The idea for the dance took place many months before the wedding so it's amazing we kept it a secret from her for so long.

Here's the video. Note my solo at the 2:00 mark and Brett's fancy footwork throughout, especially at the 3:00 mark.

If you go watch it on YouTube you can choose to watch it in high quality.



I love watching this video because it was so much fun and everyone in the family learned the dance and the moves - or at least the moves easiest to repeat over and over. Who wouldn't want to dance like a Wildcat?

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A + B = 8

Today, Brett and I have been married for eight years!

Our celebration will have to wait until this weekend when he returns from Texas. Only four more days!

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T - 11...and counting

Brett has 11 days left in Texas and I can't wait for him to get back here. He visited this past weekend and we had a wonderful time together but it went by too fast.

On Friday afternoon, he arrived at SFO (1.5 hrs late...I really hate airlines...did I mention that yet?) and we drove up to Jacuzzi winery in Sonoma to meet up with our friends Byron & Bianca and Jay & Myrna at an event being held there for their members and guests. The food and wine was delicious! We all headed back into SF and had dinner at one of our favorite restaurants, The House of Nan King. This place is so good. You stand in a line outside on the sidewalk as you wait for your table. When you sit down the waiter (also the owner/chef) asks if you have ever been there before. If anyone at your table says "no", he grabs all the menus and doesn't let you look at them. He says he'll take care of you. They bring out plate after plate for you to share family style and some how they always know just the right amount to bring for your table. They serve Chinese food but I have never seen most of this any where else but Nan King. Byron showed us Nan King several years ago and we are so happy about that. :)

On Saturday, Brett had some business to take care of so I had to make do and allow him to spend some time with someone other than me. We ran a bunch of errands together on Saturday afternoon before meeting up with friends for Mexican food on Saturday night. We were so happy to see Leon & Sandy, Brad & Heather (who are getting married soon!) and Ann (she is getting married soon too). Brett has missed our friends a lot and it was fun to hear everyone's summer stories. We laughed a lot that night.

On Sunday, we went to church and ran more errands (yes, it was a lot of errands and I saved a lot especially for when Brett came home - ha ha) and then he headed back to Texas and the sweltering heat.

I am so happy that this week and weekend are pretty busy for me as I hope the next 11 days go by fast.

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