We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another. Lucretius G

Opera San José presents a preview of Verdi’s thriller Il trovatore

Opera San José showcasing Giuseppe Verdi’s powerful drama, Il trovatore.  Set in 15th-century Spain, Verdi’s classic has it all: vengeance, war, jealousy, and passion with an emotional, heart-stopping score including one of the most famous choral melodies ever written, the “Anvil Chorus.” Il trovatore will be sung in Italian with English supertitles.  The perfect Valentine date!

February 14, 2013

Camera phone pix, Me and my Valentine  

Downtown San Jose

Farah ready for her Valentine Date with Jacob

Daddy/Daughter

Falyntine and Charlotte

Valentine Charlotte

Carmel, CA

 Scott surprised me with tickets to the Opera for Valentine's Day! We saw
Il trovatore, it was amazing! We had dinner at an outside cafe, very quaint, and perfect weather.  We spent a day in Carmel, and a night in Cambria. We visited Farah at school in San Luis Obispo. What a great weekend! Happy Valentine's Day! 

The Gift

For Christmas I was given a round-trip ticket to Utah, from my parents. What a fun, fast week! I finally saw their lovely home in person. Here's a few pictures from my week in Utah. Note to self, don't forget camera on trips. Cell phone pictures it is!

The New Helton's Hilton

The pond

The Garden Restaurant

The Hood

Shannon & I went to Sundance 

Shannon hosted a lovely dinner
Left to right: Shannon, Aunt Pauline, Debra, Julie, Aunt Nancy, Mother, Me. and Lisa

Me and my Daddy

Don't judge me! Late night snacks...

Joseph Smith Memorial Building

Shelly, Amanda, Eldon, Mother, Stacey, and Eric
Our best friends

Flying into the sunset home...

La vie en rose - Louis Armstrong

So fun having Farah home for a month!

Farah with her best friends, Brianna and Claire 

Of course a little shopping at the outlets with Falyn and Charlotte 

Brianna, Farah, and Claire BFF

Pugslee missed her too...

No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married for quarter of a century.

The silver 25th anniversary is a milestone wedding anniversary. And rightly so! Spending a quarter of a century in love with one person is to be celebrated.

The City

Palace of Fine Arts

The table

Gifts

Shelly & Scott

 

December 18th will mark our Silver 25th Wedding Anniversary. We celebrated early, and all week. We stayed at the Hyatt House, ate dinner in Montclair Village in Oakland, walked the Temple grounds, enjoyed the music and Christmas lights. Ate the best pizza in the Bay Area, Zachary's. Paella in Monterey, and of course we watched "The Hobbit". Boarded the Hornblower for our anniversary dinner and cruise of the Bay. We listened to a live band play a mix of Christmas music, ballads, and current pop. We danced to "The Way You Look Tonight". We stood at the ship's bow and sailed under the Golden Gate Bridge, we watched shooting stars shoot across the black sky. Cruised by Jack London Square, and The Palace of Fine Arts, all adorned in Christmas lights.We love having a  December anniversary, because we feel like everyone is celebrating with us. Happy 25!  

I Got a New Car for Christmas! Zoom Zoom...

Ford Edge

Note the excellent cup holders :)

Of course, it's a Ford. GMC, no way, Toyota, never! Mercedes in my dreams... I get a new car once every 300,000 miles... so don't be jealous! I gotta say, I love my new car! It has a sun roof, moon roof, bun warmers, excellent cup holders. What's not to like? When I was in kindergarten kids who wore a new pair of shoes were sung to. I always wanted new shoes so the class would sing to me. I think my friends should sing the new car song to me, "Shelly has a new car, new car, new car, Shelly has a new car, she's driving today" or something like that...

I love you Donny!!!

Every Friday night at 8:00, I was in front of the TV watching The Donny and Marie Show from 1976-1979. I never missed a show. My bedroom was covered in Donny Osmond posters. I had all his albums, and even Donny and Marie Barbie dolls. Not only is he an amazing singer, but he is so handsome. Great hair, big teeth, big brown eyes... ah, dreamy! We were supposed to get married, guess he didn't get my letter. I've loved Donny since I was eight years old... and now, now he is my parents' neighbor. Yes neighbor! He's in their stake. They have his address, e-mail, and phone number. They are living my childhood dream! I can't wait to visit Donny, I mean my parents. ;)  And, they called it Puppy love...