snippets of california...part I

so...we finally made it back from california

i thought i'd share my vacation with you all

we covered, santa cruz, san jose, capitola, lake tahoe, nevada county, ripon, sacramento,

donnor lake...we covered a big portion of the northern part

i took my NICE digital camera, but left the xd card here at home and for some

reason, we could not find a card in california

so, my cell phone pics will have to do

and they are not the best

 e on the flight out there, he was very nervous and did very well

however; on the flight back, it was very bumpy, rough flight, he got really sick, several times (ewww)

 at the Jelly Belly factory, what an awesome place,  me and tj had already been there years ago

we knew e would love it

we was going to take the tour, but it was spring break for them as well, and there was about 300 people waiting in line....we didn't want the tour that bad

 beautiful scenery on the way to san jose, and if you look closely you can see the moth ball fleet in the delta

 what a look...lol reading the information board about the moth ball fleet

 i realize this is a bad picture

this is for my california blog readers

we went to In & Out Burger, this was my first trip there

i had my burger wrapped in lettuce (since I can't have bread), so i think i missed the experience of such a great burger

the fries...called "animal style" came with cheese and grilled onions, those were pretty good

 tj grandma has a beautiful orange tree in her back yard, it was loaded too

e had the most fun picking oranges

he picked two grocery bags full and we had fresh orange juice the next morning

so pretty

 gg (great grandma) hid some easter eggs for e and they all had money inside

here he's counting his loot

 let me try to explain this one

i'm a country girl, we all know it and i'm a sucker for a BIG truck

i love em

and when i saw this one in the big city of san jose, i instantly felt at home

i saved the best one for last

i know this might be a normal price for some of you

but even at my local quilt shop that is expensive, their only $1.99

i was appalled by this price

i brought home something permanent from Lake Tahoe
not the tattoo, that's been there
see the little silver hoop in the middle of my ear?
yep...