Happy Birthday Jessica

Meet my life long friend, Jessica G*. She and I have palled around since we were in playschool (actually and arguably since the premortal life). Jessica is family to me. She is Aunt Jessica to Gracie. She knows me better than most people. Jessica is thoughtful, and selfless to a fault. She takes care of everyone around her. She is hard working and fun loving. I love this girl. Our life paths have kept us in different places. We were roommates in college for only two brief semesters. Her family is now in Oregon, and mine in Nevada. She was a missionary in Germany, while I was in D.C.. She is working and living in UT right now, as I'm in Cali. But no matter the distance of time or location, our relationship has always been a constant. Spending this week with her has been a total luxury for me. This has been made even better by the fact that Jess celebrated her birthday on Friday, and I got to be a part of it. Here's a peek at what we've been up to this week.

A day trip to the San Diego Zoo

Jessica and the reclusive Panda

A chilly afternoon at the beach. We couldn't keep Gracie out the water this time.

Not one, but two days at Disneyland and California Adventure park. One day on Jessica's birthday, so she got to wear a special birthday button and all the people at Disneyland kept saying, "Happy Birthday Princess." I love it.

Remember this parade? They do at at Cali. Adv. now on the weekends.

I've got one more day with Jessica before she heads home. Happy birthday Jess, and thanks for spending it with us.