Sunday, September 30, 2018
Sickle Cell 5K
One of our friends has two boys who have sickle cell disease. She organized a 5K to generate awareness and raise money to donate to the organization.
Saturday, September 29, 2018
El Capitan
Today we hiked El Capitan Mountain. It is probably the hardest hike in San Diego. It's 12 miles round trip and includes lots of steep inclines. We planned this hike to help prepare us for the Spartan Beast that is coming up soon. The view from the top was beautiful.
Unfortunately, none of us brought enough water. It was very hot, and I started to get dehydrated. Toward the end, I had to call for help because I couldn't make it any further. I felt like I was going to pass out. My friend Becky called 911, and they sent a helicopter out. I was very embarrassed because I felt that I did not need a helicopter rescue. Luckily, our other friends made it out first and were able to send the park ranger in to help. The ranger drove me and Becky the last 1.5 miles out. I was checked out by the EMTs and was fine.
On the way home from the hike, we stopped at Barona Casino for 75 cent gelato.
We finished the night off with Sangria/game night.
**Update: Since my incident at El Capitan, I've seen several doctors to try to find out why I had so much trouble with that hike. I'd been having chest pain, neck pain, head aches, and trouble breathing. None of the doctors could figure out what was going on. They checked my heart and lungs and everything was fine. They attributed the chest pain to a GI issue and the head ache and neck ache to stress.
I had never seen a chiropractor, but with all of the neck pain I was having, I decided to go. The chiropractor was the only one who could make sense out of all of the symptoms I was experiencing. A week before the El Capitan hike, I fell down the steps directly onto my side (of course my hands were full). The chiropractor said that I probably got whip lash from the fall. This is where the neck pain was coming from. Neck pain in certain areas also causes head aches. She also noticed that I had a few ribs out of place, which could have caused all of the chest pressure and the trouble breathing. She realigned my back and my neck, and I haven't had pain since! I have been seeing her on a regular basis now.
Unfortunately, none of us brought enough water. It was very hot, and I started to get dehydrated. Toward the end, I had to call for help because I couldn't make it any further. I felt like I was going to pass out. My friend Becky called 911, and they sent a helicopter out. I was very embarrassed because I felt that I did not need a helicopter rescue. Luckily, our other friends made it out first and were able to send the park ranger in to help. The ranger drove me and Becky the last 1.5 miles out. I was checked out by the EMTs and was fine.
On the way home from the hike, we stopped at Barona Casino for 75 cent gelato.
We finished the night off with Sangria/game night.
I had never seen a chiropractor, but with all of the neck pain I was having, I decided to go. The chiropractor was the only one who could make sense out of all of the symptoms I was experiencing. A week before the El Capitan hike, I fell down the steps directly onto my side (of course my hands were full). The chiropractor said that I probably got whip lash from the fall. This is where the neck pain was coming from. Neck pain in certain areas also causes head aches. She also noticed that I had a few ribs out of place, which could have caused all of the chest pressure and the trouble breathing. She realigned my back and my neck, and I haven't had pain since! I have been seeing her on a regular basis now.
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Monday, September 24, 2018
Apple Picking
Today was the first day of fall break for the kids. They are off until October 8 (Zach) and October 9 (Kailani). We took advantage and went to Julian for apple picking. Unfortunately, this wasn't a very good season for apples so this turned out to be the last day that the orchard was open. We got lucky though because there was no cost for admission and bags of apples were $5 (clearance sale) instead of the normal $12.
Even though there weren't many apples, and they were small, the kids had a great time. We met up with a friend, who also brought her kids. For once, we had a lot of older (middle and high school) kids.
After apple picking, we headed to the Miner's Diner for lunch and to the Julian Pie Company for dessert.
It's been so busy lately with work, school (kids and Jason), activities, etc. I felt like I needed to squeeze a night with the girls in somewhere. We were able to sneak out tonight to see the movie Peppermint. I hadn't even seen the movie trailer, so I had no idea what the movie was about! It was nice to get out.
Even though there weren't many apples, and they were small, the kids had a great time. We met up with a friend, who also brought her kids. For once, we had a lot of older (middle and high school) kids.
After apple picking, we headed to the Miner's Diner for lunch and to the Julian Pie Company for dessert.
It's been so busy lately with work, school (kids and Jason), activities, etc. I felt like I needed to squeeze a night with the girls in somewhere. We were able to sneak out tonight to see the movie Peppermint. I hadn't even seen the movie trailer, so I had no idea what the movie was about! It was nice to get out.
Sunday, September 16, 2018
Weekend in Ventura
This weekend we headed up to Ventura, a 3-hour drive from home. We arrived at the hotel late on Friday evening, so we did not have much time for exploring. Zachary competed on Saturday at the Vetura Fairgrounds, which is right on the beach.
After the competition, we headed out to to explore. We found a nice little marina and village for lunch. We checked out the Chanel Islands National Park Visitor Center. We learned that the island fox can only be found on the Chanel Islands.
They earned one junior ranger badge on Saturday.
At the end of the night, the kids went swimming. I was freezing!
We visited the San Buenaventura Mission.
We went back to the Chanel Islands Visitor Center to claim additional junior ranger badges. The kids each earned 3 more! We didn't realize they had specialty badges.
On our way back home from Ventura, we found one more national Park. We stopped at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The kids earned another junior ranger badge.
After the competition, we headed out to to explore. We found a nice little marina and village for lunch. We checked out the Chanel Islands National Park Visitor Center. We learned that the island fox can only be found on the Chanel Islands.
They earned one junior ranger badge on Saturday.
At the end of the night, the kids went swimming. I was freezing!
We visited the San Buenaventura Mission.
We went back to the Chanel Islands Visitor Center to claim additional junior ranger badges. The kids each earned 3 more! We didn't realize they had specialty badges.
On our way back home from Ventura, we found one more national Park. We stopped at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The kids earned another junior ranger badge.
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