Residence Inn By Marriott Sacramento Folsom

... to do volunteer work along my trip, as of now I am looking to Volunteer at the Monteverde Butterfly Garden for 2 months starting Jan. 15th and then from there is where every my feet take me. i will update this a lot and keep everyone in the loop.

I've been back a month today and I've been going over my pictures. I've tried to group them by interest. There's some great street art and signage in Europe as well as architecture and just plain European charm. I hope you enjoy.

... s in the TRUNK, let me get it for you". At this he allowed me to exit the car and go to the trunk with him. When I opened it up all he could see was cases and plastic bags from the Vegas outlets.
He could see that this was going to be a massive task and he might miss the next donut run, so handed me back my license and said "Look, just get back in your car and merge into the lane and be on your way. And don't cross the yellow lines." I explained to him that ...

A lovely day -- with an easy drive out to Sacramento, a good day visiting Sac State (which is a very pretty campus, especially this time of year, with the leaves changing), then an easy drive home. Definitely a long day, and I was exhausted by the end of it, but not a bad one at all.

... got one too since it was one of those self wash things with a pressure gun (FUN) we also gave her another oil change but this was later on in Yuba ( the dude there was really nice, he complemented both our lack of direction and the paint job on Betsy)

... given to me I didn't find it. Jess was actually better at it than me, but that will change, I'm going to become a pro. Thanks Steve....

We were kind of spoiled for our last days on the road, we weren't to used to the luxury of "mom's" cooking, and never ending supply of beer. It helped our motivation to start heading home, a little taste of normalcy.

Till home,

Nic and Jess

... labor clearing fallen trees and brush; learning the proper way to burn the cuttings. We has a fire from 9am - 8pm...the beer at the end of the day was well deserved. More then anything connecting with Ken and Terry was the most enjoyable...thanks.

It was my fall break of my senior year in college and my roommate and I were looking for a fun getaway. She had an uncle she was quite close to who lived in Sacramento so we decided to make a trip out there to visit!

A College friend of ours who had graduated the previous year had signed up from Americorps and she was stationed out this way ...

... Sutter Creek, far larger with several hotels, Bed & Breakfasts, galleries antiques, curios and restaurants lining Main Street. We stayed at the Hanford House, just around the corner from Main Street and were able to walk everywhere in the downtown area. We enjoyed wine tasting two doors down at the Sutter Creek Wine Tasting co-op featuring three vineyards. Not that the wine was great and the server more than a bit ...

... boys, RAM and SAM. Its still such a weird thing for me to see my sister as a mom. The boys are great, crazy as ever. One of the positives of moving to San Francisco is the fact that I'll be two hours away from the kids. I'll have an opportunity to see them grow up and relive what its like to be a kid again. I think in many ways if I were to learn something from this trip its remembering what its like to be fearless and to see the world with fresh eyes.