Two Brides for Two Brothers

This article was printed in a local newspaper about our girls marrying brothers. We thought it was pretty sweet and wanted to share it with you all.

Quick Trip to Cali

Michael and I woke up this morning and decided on a whim to go to Sacramento for the day. So, off we went.

 

 

It's really pretty scenery all the way to California. Here's some shots from the way there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gotta love a nice Harley Davidson!

 

 

 

All vehicles have to go through this inspection area before entering California. You can not bring certain plants, fruit, vegetables, nuts, or pesticides into California. It's strange though because on the way out of California, they don't check to see if you're taking anything with you.

 

 

 

7 lane Freeway going one direction!

 

 

 

He just happened to be on the side of the road...weird!

 

 Palm trees are so neat. Probably not for the locals, but they are to me :)

 

 

 

 

Beautiful flowering trees are everywhere

 

 

Our first stop was Chipotle for lunch...YUMMMY!

 

 

 

 

 

Even this little birdie likes eating at Chipotle :)

 

Then we were off to one of my all time favorite stores.....IKEA! The one back home in Minnesota at the Mall of America is way bigger and nicer, but this one will do.

 

 

 

 

I loved this cute little cabinet. Unfortunately, it didn't come home with us.

 

Seriously LOVED this kitchen!!

 

 

We spent 4 hours at IKEA so we decided we had better head home. We stopped in Truckee, CA and visited Donner Lake. It was just beautiful there. We would love to be able to live on the lake. Maybe some day?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rental house on the lake :)

 



 

Here is a video we took of the lake. (Sorry for the loud wind)

 

We seen a lot of these really thin, tall, trees

 
 

A fun Castle like theme park

 

This cross we seen on the side of the road was about 25 feet high and 15 feet wide
 

 Because of the steep inclines, they have quite a few of these

 

 

We were getting hungry, so we decided to share a burger and fries at In & Out Burger in Reno on the way home. We like eating there for two reasons. 1.) They are a Christian establishment. They have John 3:16 printed on the bottom of their cups, which we think is pretty neat.  2.) They have really great, fresh burgers for a really low price!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then we were headed home. But, not before Michael spotting a C-140 cargo plane. He was pretty excited since had traveled to Iceland, Greenland, and Belgium on one when he was in the Army.

 

See the train?

 

 

We're hoping our next California trip will be to San Fransisco. That will have to be an over night trip though because there is A LOT to see! Until next time.......