Jessica and I started off the year visiting the Grand Canyon on a weekend whim.  We headed out on a February Friday night and drove 1/2 way there.  On Saturday we made it to the canyon.  It was freezing but beautiful.  Jess and I would recommend a Winter trip to the Grand Canyon to anyone.
 


When Spring rolled around, Jessica got a new job at a defense company in San Diego.  She came down to work in their finance division
in May while I finished teaching until the end of the school year up in Camarillo.  Jess also graduated this summer with her MBA from Pepperdine.  We had a great time in Malibu under the sun. Here we're posing with her sisters, Janel, Julie, and Jasmin. 



During the summer, I looked for a job while Jess got settled in at her new company.  I finally landed a middle school teaching position at a local private school which is very similar to the Christian school I worked at in Camarillo. 

We've really enjoyed being back in San Diego and have already taken in a few Padres and Chargers games.

 

We do miss our friends from up north so we've had to work out ways to stay connected.  A marriage retreat in Big Bear was a  perfect way to spend time with many of our friends from the church we attended in Camarillo.  Breakfast at the Teddy Bear Cafe was a lot of fun too. (Click on the photo to read the cup!) It was actually that weekend when we began letting people know that Jessica is pregnant!


 

Don't believe us?  Here is the evidence.


 

Jess starts a new job in January.

We just bought our first condo.  It's been an exciting year and we're glad to be back in good ol' San Diego.

Josh and Jessica