Valentines Day

Kristin and I are not the types to spend lots of money on each other for Valentines Day (or any other holiday for that matter). It's not that we don't love each (we do), rather it seems that simply spending time together is enough of a holiday for us (mind you, the fact that we have zilch to spend on each other probably influences our current trend as well...).

Sooooooooooo - the fact that we spent more than $20 on each other for Valentines this year is quite momentous. What, you may ask, would convince us to do such a thing? Well, Disneyland of course.

You see, we had some free airplane vouchers that expire this May. Seeing that Kristin gets pregnanter (great word) by the day, and that I will have finals in April - Valentines Day (and President's Day weekend) seemed like a great time to use our free cash.

Luckily for us, we have great friends (Scott and Courtney) who decided to join us in the adventure. We had a blast. We went to Santa Monica (ask Courtney the name of the street) and had some absolutely delicious crepes, stayed at the EconoLodge directly across the street from the Happiest Place on Earth (as in we walked to Disneyland), attended the Anaheim 3rd ward, visited the LA Holocaust museum, and spent Sunday afternoon / evening and Monday with Courtney's best friend and her family in Thousand Oaks. A great trip. We highly recommend you do yourselves a favor and embark on something similar.

Oh yes, and special thanks to the grandparents who watched Patten and made our trip possible.

Below are a few pictures from the trip.

Dave and Kristin on the plaza between CA Adventure and Disneyland.


Scott and Dave surfin' like the crazy men we are.

Kristin, Scott, and Courtney on the plaza between CA Adventure and Disneyland.

Dave, Scott, and Buzz.

Remember suck and blow? We couldn't think of anything better to do with the fake drivers licenses they hand out at Autopia (which, ironically, I remember from some old school nintendo game - can anyone remember what game?). Scott and Courtney look like seasoned veterans.

And you can't go to Disneyland without a picture in front of the castle.