What would you grab?

This is a similar image that I saw while driving home last night. You could see flames from 20 miles away! A natural gas line in San Bruno, CA exploded last night leaving so much damage that it makes your stomach turn just thinking about it. I couldn't do my homework last night because I kept thinking about those poor San Bruno residents that don't have a home anymore. I am so glad to here that all of our Ward members are safe. I hope none of their homes were damaged, but with flames reaching 1,000ft in the air and 120 homes already counted as "damaged" it would be a miracle if none of their homes were in need of some kind of repair!

I couldn't sleep last night, I just kept wondering what I might grab in the seconds before I had to flee my home? I started thinking about really dumb things like my favorite pair of shoes or little keepsakes that my mom has given me over the years. Then I thought about important papers and legal documents that thankfully I have in the same place so it wouldn't be hard to grab. Even though I was up most of the night thinking about this I still don't know what would be the best thing to grab in the seconds that I might have. Hopefully I would save myself first and hopefully I will never have to find out in real life what I would grab! What would you grab? Think about it, it's not easy to answer is it?

I am grateful for my testimony of a loving Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. That's what I thought of the most last night. I pray for the many people affected by this terrible accident!


Picture by The Chronicle

Labor Day 2010

My best friend Bobbie came with her husband to visit me and J. We had so much fun! It was a beautiful day in SF unlike last Sat. when we went to the sutro baths. Today we went to the Japanese Gardens in Golden Gate park (anytime before 10am was free, yay!)

Dave, Bobbie, Me and J at this cool fountain outside the De Young Museum. As you can see Bobbie and Dave are hard to hang out with because they are tall and beautiful:)
The rock gardens were impressive
coolest bridge ever, super hard to climb though. That's us at the top, the sun makes it hard to see.
Like I said, impressive!
So fun! Thanks for coming to visit Bobbie and Dave!

Another San Francisco adventure!

This is where we begin. It's the 18 acres that Adolf Sutro (I don't actually know who he is?), anyway, he built a house and stuff on top of this cliff looking down into the ocean. This area is close to Golden Gate park. We also made our way down to the Sutro baths, a famous San Francisco land mark. Lastly, we went to this huge windmill down in Golden Gate park. This walk was really fun, even though it was kind of foggy and cold.


This is J, me and our friends Maddy and Jessica (thanks for taking pictures Thomas:) This view is from where Sutro's house use to be.
The Sutro baths look inviting
This is a picture from inside a huge rock right by the ocean. There was a cool hole where we could see the ocean.
Windmill. So in love with this! It was a great day


P.S. This is what the Sutro baths use to look like back in 1906
THen and Now.I got this picture from foundsf.org
That castle is now where the Cliff house restaurant is.

stripes!

I was getting sick of our white apartment walls everywhere so I decided to do something about it. In the movie "PS. I love you," there is just one wall in Hillary Swanks character's apartment that was painted gray and white stripes. The movie was sad but all I could really focus on was the amazing wall. Years later (3 to be exact) I decided to try my own version of the gray stripes on one wall thing.These pictures aren't straight so my lines aren't going down hill, that is just how I hold a camera apparently.

I like it. J likes it so, I guess we'll keep it. I have learned to not pass up really sad romantic movies because you never know when you will get great ideas for decorating:)
ps. the amazing house plant was a home warming present from our great friends the Fishers! Thanks guys I love it and I haven't killed it so I love it even more!