La Jolla Sea Cave Kayaking

Hi Everyone,

So this weekend Lila and I woke up nice and early as usual, but instead of going to work we took the day off and headed to San Diego for some fun in the sun! Probably a little over 15 years ago I went to a summer camp with my cousin Manny in Folsom. It was a full week of nothing but water activities. Canoeing, Sailing, Windsurfing, Boat Safety and KAYAKING! Since that week I had never got back on a kayak. It was my favorite activity of the week and this weekend I got to experience it all over again with Lila. It was Lila's first time on a kayak so we were both a little nervous.I thought that we would just be kayaking in calm water behind a breakwater or something but this was a full on launch the kayak right from the beach. After a little crash course on kayaking and safety the question was asked, "Okay, who wants to go first"? Now, as soon as that was asked I was thinking we kinda see how other people were doing and then just sort of go from there. Not Lila, she raised her hand and said "We will!" Great make us look like the fools, thanks hun... We go into our kayak and off we went. We paddled through the waves doing our best to keep the kayak from tipping over. This was super fun because I was in the back watching the front of the kayak (with Lila in it) slamming down over the back side of the waves coming in! We made it out safely without any issues, this is where the fun begins. Because we were the first ones out we had to just sit and wait for the others. So we just sat back and relaxed while everyone came out. This where the story take a turn for the worst. Lila is not feeling so comfortable in her seating position. With out me paying any attention what so ever, as I'm looking down at the camera, she decides to adjust her bathing suit by leaning all the way over to one side as far as she can! Yup before I can even realize what was going on we were both in the water!We had a great time out there. The guides were super nice and knowledgeable, we saw tons of wild life, including the California state salt water fish (Garibaldi). From the surface these things look like just a spot of

orange floating in the water. It's really cool because you can see one then you see a lot of them all around. The one on the left is from a professional shot and the one on the right is from my camera, obviously. We also were able to see some sea lions up close, those guys are super fun to just watch and observe how they interact with one another. After kayaking we were hungry so we took off to old town San Diego and had a great meal at Cafe Coyote.
This is a great place to bring the family for a wonderful atmosphere and really great food. The restaurant is huge and service was great. I would definitely go back again.This was a perfect one day outing that led us to a great adventure, right here in our own back yard. I can't wait to get back out there and do some more fun stuff this summer. If you guys are interested I highly recommend La Jolla Sea Cave Kayaks as the place to go. There are a lot of kayaking tours but not all of them go to the sea caves. Everyone here was very friendly and helpful. For more info you can visit www.lajollaseacavekayaks.com . Let us know how your trip went!

A Spartan Update

What’s up everyone! I looked on blog-di-nez today, Wow it’s been since Valentine’s Day since we did a blog. Time has flown by. Log on to the site and check out some new movie and book recommendations.

No, Lila is not pregnant, that’s the number one question we get now naturally. So since it’s been a long time since we’ve done a blog that this one is probably going to be a general one to give an update on what’s going on.

So first thing is WE are not pregnant but there are multiple family members that are! A couple of my cousins are expecting babies to come soon and Lila’s brother and sister are also expecting a blessing to arrive this year as well. So exciting, there are times where the baby fever does take over me (I have to admit). We can’t to wait to see the little ones enter this world and we are praying for all baby’s health and strength.

The big things going on in our lives are Lila’s work. Let me tell you this girl is working her butt off. I’m so proud of her. She is putting her head down and grinding it out (which is not easy). She is getting her business off the ground the best way she knows how and can’t say enough about the work she has and will continue to put in.

So, you can probably mark this next thing as the craziest thing I have ever attempted to do. I have entered myself into a mud run known as The Spartan Race. Named after the incredibly awesome movie 300, it’s your chance to be a Spartan. There are longer distance races associated with the Spartan race but this one is scheduled for a 5k of some of the toughest terrain and obstacles, testing your body to the limit. I’m not taking this lightly I have started training and should be ready to come December 2^nd. If this is something you think you would like to do check out the website www.spartanrace.com . My Step-father in law got me into it and I got a few people I know into it. We have developed a team, Team Atromitos which translates to “Fearless” in Greek. God is making changes within me and I’ll need His help to make changes to me physically to get me through this thing! haha Check out what I'm in for below. Tony you better not back out!