Go Glendora High!

Sarah Graduated! Last Wednesday I drove down to San Dimas to go to Sarah's (my niece) graduation. I left about 1pm, hit heavy traffic in Pasadena, and got there about 5:15. Just in time for all the important stuff! She and her two best friends had a fun party after at her house/The Jacobsons complete with yummy Mexican food and brightly colored tablecloths, napkins, utensils, etc. Then she was off to grad night at Disneyland and Catalina the next morning. I spent the night and woke up early the next morning to go home. It was a short but nice trip. Congratulations Sarah! I love you!

Yosemite Hike

Last Saturday, Thomas and I, along with Jennifer (Thomas' sister), Jeremy (Her husband), Samuel (Thomas' Brother), Louie (Thomas' Dad), Doug (Jeremy's Dad), and Karen (Jeremy's Mom), went up to Yosemite for a day hike from Glacier Point to the Yosemite floor. We got up at 5:00am and drove to Yosemite. We caught an 8:30am one-way shuttle that goes from Yosemite Lodge up to glacier point. From there we hiked about 9 miles back to the Yosemite floor. It is an up and down trail (mostly down, obviously) that passes right next to half dome and through two beautiful waterfalls (Nevada Falls and Vernal Falls) toward the end. The last 3-3 1/2 miles of the hike is stepping down very steep little stone steps. At some points the steps were wet and slippery from the waterfall spray! The next day we were very sore from our adventurous day. Thomas has opted out of a few of my requests of running errands with me to avoid the stairs down from our apartment. Because of the pressure on your knees from walking downhill, Samuel kept saying, "Just use your hips" as he swung them back and forth. I took his advice and had sore hips for two days!

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