hello again... i'm posting again. a lot has happened in the past what... 1.5 years since my last post? almost 2 years.. haha. I graduated (finally) I got married (wow) I got a job (finally!) Ruth and I took a short trip before I started work... we really wanted to go to Mendocino at first because my cousin keeps recommending it.. but things came up and we'll have to delay that trip. We went to santa cruz/monterey instead, and stayed in bed and breakfasts for 2 nights. it was pretty nice overall, except for 2 crappy parts: 1. the first B&B was LAME. pushy, overcharged us, and crappy service overall. 2. during a hike, ruth got stung by a wasp. first time ever for her, so it was kinda traumatic =\ On the other hand, we really liked the 2nd B&B, called the Gosby house. Phil's fish market also gets 2 big thumbs up from us. super fresh seafood, big portions. expensive, but actually decently priced relative to other seafood of this caliber.
 I also recommend the Forest of Nisene Marks. A small little state park off the 1 Hwy on the way out of Santa Cruz down towards Monterey. Really peaceful and nice.  
and i just like this pic of horsetails: 
We stopped at Gayle's bakery in Capitola after hearing my parents rave about it over and over. it's nice, but we were a bit underwhelmed by the cold food. otherwise, great place to go as well. You can check out more pics from our trip at http://www.flickr.com/photos/victoryay/. They're grouped in the "latest pics" set, but that may change so check em while they're there! | 
