weddings galore

The past two weeks have been full of traveling, weddings, site-seeing, and packing...very full and very fun! I went to Sacramento for my friends' Andrae & Alyssa's wedding over Memorial Day weekend. I stayed a few days with some friends & visited in San Fran a bit. Then this past weekend was my friends' Nate & Brandi's wedding here in Denver. What a joyful season of celebrating such wonderful unions and new adventures for us all! I'm so happy for my friends and thankful for them in my life!

Tif at Pasadero Beach in CA

Brandi & I

Brandi, Nate, Tif & I outside of San Fran on a very windy day!

Andrae & Alyssa

Jared, me, Tif, Brandi & Nate at Alyssa & Andrae's reception

South Africa vacation

Unfortunately the states were a bit too far for me to come for Christmas this year, so instead I made arrangements to meet my great friend Constance from Denver in Cape Town, South Africa. It was an amazing trip (aside from some interestingly awful travel experiences from Uganda) that was so needed for me. We spent lots of time enjoying the beautifully diverse land there, hoping to see whales in the ocean (which we didn’t…just have to go back again!), and having a blast. Our friend Wayne joined us about a week in & we all took in the Cape Town sights and great seafood together.

For anyone looking for an amazing once in a lifetime kind of trip, this place is probably one of my favorite places ever to travel. It feels a bit like California with an African twist and has so much to do and see!

Franschoek

sunset over the ocean from top of Table Mountain

Constance & I on Table Mountain

Constance, Wayne & I at Cape Point

Hanging out :)

The souternmost tip of Africa!

just a taste of the breathtaking coastline of False Bay

these guys live on Boulder Beach and are called Jackass Penguins - so cute!

C & I on New Year's Eve