Space for Photography

This weekend we went with some friends to the brand spanking new Annenberg Space for Photography. Love the concept, love the execution, love it. Will definitely go back as the exhibits rotate.

Cousins

On Saturday we went to Aaron's cousin Mark's place to visit and see baby Sophie. And then on to my cousin Michelle's place for her housewarming.

Backyard in bloom

Spring is quickly becoming my favorite season. Our backyard has some beautiful splashes of color right now.

Weekend Happenings

This past weekend Aaron and I got to meet the first baby born into his side of the extended family in 30 years - Sophie Madison Brown. She's the daughter of Aaron's cousin Mark and his lovely Jule. So precious!

That evening we went to Los Feliz intending to go to a movie, but when we realized that our passes weren't good for Saturday night and also realized we weren't all that keen on the movie itself, we changed plans and walked down the street to my friend Jack's improv show. Luck had it that we got the last two seats in the (very small) house and we had just enough time to grab a bite to eat at the pub two doors down before the show.

Sunday morning we were up early for the Long Beach Spring Regatta. Aaron got some great shots of the boat this time having sweet talked his way onto an official's launch. Don't we all look like we're having a great time?! (more pics are here) A special thanks to Stacy, Rosemary and Andy for coming to cheer us on! After grabbing a coffee with them and a couple of girls from the team we went on to Aaron's weekly basketball game in Westchester.

All of this and we still managed to get in a lot of work in the garden!

Out on a school night

Aaron and I were motivated to get off our butts and go out on a school night last night... we met up with a couple friends and saw these two bands play at a local spot. We both really enjoyed them, so I thought I would do my part to spread the word about who they are and support the LA music scene.

These guys called themselves Uncle Daddy last night, so I'm not sure why their links shows up under the lead singer's name, regardless:
http://www.myspace.com/tjstaffordmusic

And this is who we went to see (Uncle Daddy was a bonus):
http://www.myspace.com/andrewjedband

Enjoy!

San Diego

Aaron and I took a little road trip this weekend to San Diego. Our primary reason was to go to my friend Val's wedding. But we left Friday night so we could also spend some time with my Aunt Rhonda, Uncle Kevin, and cousin Sophie Saturday morning before the wedding. They took us up to Mission Trails for a nature walk where we spotted creatures and wildflowers on our way to check out the dam. We definitely had a nice time getting some fresh air and California sunshine. More hike photos are here.

That evening, Val and Muriz's wedding was beautiful! I immediately choked up when she entered the church. Her reaction to all the people in the room, the enormity of the event, and spotting her groom waiting for her up at the front of the church had me in tears. She was so happy and emotional it was precious. More wedding photos are here.

Long Beach Bay Series

The crew team I joined had another race/scrimage this past weekend. You'll see in the photo I chose to highlight that we were passing another boat (we are in all red). This boat was from the not-so-competitive Lyon's Rowing Club. But there was another women's 8 in the race this time providing some real competition - former Olympians and National Team Members from the Long Beach Rowing Association. Never mind their age (the stroke seat won a silver medal before we were even born), these women smoked us. This race was extra fun though because my mom and Dave got to come watch! Click here for more photos from the morning.