January 31, 2013
The New Hospital on Camp Pendleton
Joseph has been asked to be part of the team that prepares the move to the new hospital (hopefully by the end of the year!)
January 30, 2013
Riley's High School Among the top 7% in the US
Riley's High School is being recognized!!!
22, 000 public high school have been evaluated in 49 states and the District of Columbia. Schools were awarded gold, silver, or bronze medals based on state proficiency standards, how well they prepare students for college, and other factors.
It shows that El Camino High School ranks:
- # 930 nationally
- #180 State wide: California has 2407 public high schools, and only 500 High Schools made the rankings
Here is what the school website (click here to see) says:
"Based on our school's achievements, we have been listed in Newsweek's "Best High Schools" listing and been awarded the silver medal. This award recognizes the top 7% of schools in the nation! Go, Wildcats!"
Here is the school result's page: click here to see
January 27, 2013
Oceanside Vineyard Church Fellowship time
Today was our family meeting at church and once again we put on an amazing potluck!!!
click below to see more pics
Second weekend to work on the Sprite
And the Sprite is getting stripped a little more each weekend ... We dropped the transmission this weekend.
January 21, 2013
January 19, 2013
A Christmas in France
It has been a while since our last post. We needed some time to rest and recuperate from those amazing days spent with our french family and friends. These 15 days that went way to fast.
With the help of my dad and my brother-in-law we surprised both my sister and my mom who had no idea we were coming to France for Christmas!!!!! My sister lives in Versailles just outside of Paris so once my brother in law picked us up at the airport we went to meet her (without her knowing it) in a coffee shop. we were already enjoying some nice french dessert and coffee when she arrived. She saw me, and i could see in her eyes that she recognized me but did not think it was weird and then it hits her " My sister is here in France". Has this happened to you before? when it would be so impossible for something to happen that when it is in front of you, you do not process???
It was amazing to see my sister and finally my niece for the first time!!!!!!!!
My dad and mom leaves in Lyon (4 hours south of Paris by car) and we would not see it for another 4 days at this point but my dad did not want more to let my mom know so we took a group picture of all of us and send it to my mom without any explanation. And for whatever reason, upon seeing the pic she first thought that it was my sister who had took the plane to join us in California!!!!! We laughed a lot that night.
Two days with my sister then visiting two of our closest friends Anne Sophie and Yacine and their baby girl.
We walked around Paris for a day. We did not want to do tourism but just see how favorite sights like Montmartre or The Champs Elysees.
Finally we took the road to join my parents and the rest of the family. My sister and her family joined us the following weekend so that we could all spend Christmas together. We spent is at my parents country home, in the middle of french vineyard (a fact that Joseph loves!).
Some more pictures ...
The last but not the least ... One of my favorite meal of all time ... Steak Tartare!!! For those friends on facebook you can watch the entire making of it on this video :
And it was already the end of Christmas Holidays in France ... till next time!
With the help of my dad and my brother-in-law we surprised both my sister and my mom who had no idea we were coming to France for Christmas!!!!! My sister lives in Versailles just outside of Paris so once my brother in law picked us up at the airport we went to meet her (without her knowing it) in a coffee shop. we were already enjoying some nice french dessert and coffee when she arrived. She saw me, and i could see in her eyes that she recognized me but did not think it was weird and then it hits her " My sister is here in France". Has this happened to you before? when it would be so impossible for something to happen that when it is in front of you, you do not process???
It was amazing to see my sister and finally my niece for the first time!!!!!!!!
My dad and mom leaves in Lyon (4 hours south of Paris by car) and we would not see it for another 4 days at this point but my dad did not want more to let my mom know so we took a group picture of all of us and send it to my mom without any explanation. And for whatever reason, upon seeing the pic she first thought that it was my sister who had took the plane to join us in California!!!!! We laughed a lot that night.
Two days with my sister then visiting two of our closest friends Anne Sophie and Yacine and their baby girl.
We walked around Paris for a day. We did not want to do tourism but just see how favorite sights like Montmartre or The Champs Elysees.
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| The Opera |
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| One side of Paris, from Montmartre |
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| Street Artiste getting ready |
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| The Arc de Triomphe on top of the Champs Elysees (Paris main street) |
Finally we took the road to join my parents and the rest of the family. My sister and her family joined us the following weekend so that we could all spend Christmas together. We spent is at my parents country home, in the middle of french vineyard (a fact that Joseph loves!).
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| Joseph and my dad checking up on the turkey (french size !!) |
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| yes! thats right! we fit 22 people at the table for that Christmas 2012 diner! |
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| with my sister Louise |
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| there is something funny in the fact that my mom who has never liked/ate/stand fromage all her life has been the one buying cheese for the family and setting up on the serving plate for each meal!!! even now! |
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| the two sisters and my grand parents on my mom side! |
Some more pictures ...
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| Joseph picking up mushrooms for this evening omelette!! |
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| View of the village church and vineyards |
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| Village Church |
The last but not the least ... One of my favorite meal of all time ... Steak Tartare!!! For those friends on facebook you can watch the entire making of it on this video :
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| Raw ground beed with lots of various spices and sauces!!! served with salad and french fries! |
And it was already the end of Christmas Holidays in France ... till next time!
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