Monterey Trip with the parents :)

This is an ubber belated post - but it's quite noteworthy. I was born in Monterey and moved when I was three years old. I'm sure we went back at some point. . . .but I had no memory of it. So Bryan and I decided to fly to Oakland and meet my parents and spend some time in Central California. My mom and dad are the best vacation planners. We arrived in Oakland early Friday morning.
We drove around Oakland and saw the house my dad grew up in, the temple, and ate at Kaspers (this is where grandpa and grandma bagley used to eat)



After Oakland we headed over to San Francisco. We planned on spending most of the day in San Fran - but it was extremely windy. We walked around china town for a bit, drove to Coit Tower, went down Lombard St. and then busted out of there.

(the famous Lombard Street)

(view of steep Lombard Street from Coit Tower)

(Golden Gate Bridge)

(Christopher Columbus statue and Alcatraz from Coit Tower)

On our way to Monterey my dad remembered this amazing restaurant in Capitola-by-the-sea. Shadowbrook is seriously the coolest restaurant. If you're ever in Central California you have to look it up. It is hanging over the sea. So you park and then take a little trolley car down to the restaurant. Every level of the restaurant is extended out farther so everyone has a great view.



From the restaurant we headed to our hotel in Marina. After we unloaded a bit we drove around Marina. I was born in the Monterey Hospital but we actually lived in Marina. So, I got to see all the houses we lived in and the schools my older siblings went to.

The next morning we got up and headed to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Bryan was loving taking pics at the aquarium. Most of our pictures from the trip are at the aquarium. I'll spare you a bit :)





After the aquarium we headed to the white sand beach of Carmel. My boss, Mark, gave me a recommendation for brunch: Katy's Place. Another incredible place to eat. The best eggs benedict to ever exist and ridiculously delicious crepes. Another place you have to hit up if you're in central California.

(a Frank Lloyd Wright home)

(Carmel Beach)

From the beach we headed to the Monterey Hospital. It's a pretty incredible hospital. It's in a beautiful location with trees surrounding it. And there's a little pond in the middle.

After the hospital we took the 17 mile drive leading to Pebble Beach Golf Course (Bryan's highlight!). It really is a beautiful golf course and has a beautiful club house.

After Pebble Beach we took a drive to see the redwoods and got some ice cream at this cute little place in the cute little city (I can't remember the name dad - my bad!!)



The next morning we went to church in Seaside and then drove to San Jose to see Aunt Marlene, Uncle Joe and Grandma Bagley. We had a nice visit and Joe made his famous cheese dip and guacamole (incredible). We then headed back to the Oakland Airport and flew home.

I love Monterey/Carmel. They have such a rockin vibe. This was one of my favorite vacations ever. We decided to make it a yearly tradition to take a little weekend trip in April with my parents. The tradition started last year when we went on a cruise with them. We just happened to take a trip to Monterey with them this year at the same time the cruise was last year. So now it's tradition.

Thanks mom and dad - love you! Can't wait for next year (Florida? L.A.?)

Taggity Tag Tag

I know I have taken a bit of a break from bloggin. . . .so I thought the way to jump back into it would be by doing the tag my cousin sent!! Thanks Lyndee

Alright - so here's the dealio: Google for the photos and choose one from the first list displayed.

My age:


The age I think would be rockin to be forever:


A place (or places) I would like to travel:




My favorite place:

(this happens to be where we honeymooned)

My favorite object:

(I really enjoy sleeping)

My favorite food:




(if you asked any of my siblings this question they would say - chicken, salad and bread. I'm not sure why that is always my answer. . . .but it is. I also had to add on chocolate)

My favorite color:

My favorite animal:


The city I was born in:

(we actually went back there to visit last weekend - and I may have fallen in love. More to come later!)

The city where I live:


Name of a past pet:


My first name:


My middle name:


My last name:

seriously. . .when I googled attridge my blog header came up - kinda funny


Bad habit:


My first job:


Name of my grandmothers:



College I graduated from/where I work:


Anyone that would like to participate in this tag is welcome to!!

Welcome Baby Brooke!

I have no pictures to share - but she is tiny and darling! Congrats Jeff and Heather!!

Confessions of a Shopaholic

Vs

I finished reading the shopaholic series in December. I became more and more attached to the story as I went through the series. I thought these books were a fun, light read. If you're looking for some depth - they probably aren't for you!! I've been wanting to see the movie . . . but I didn't hear great reviews . . . so I've been putting it off. We decided to go to the movie last night. I thought it was a cute movie. It's rated PG so it was pretty cheesy at times but I never felt uncomfortable during the movie. It is quite a bit different than the book. But I thought it was a sweet movie.

Soakin Up the Sun

I have a few sad feelings that I'm back to fickle weather UT and not basking in the AZ sun. Spring Training/Golf/Family was a blast. I can't believe how cute my nieces and nephew are! The boys golfed a couple of the mornings and we went to two baseball games. Attridges are big Mariners fans so we hit up Mariners v. Dodgers and Mariners v. Giants. Mariners are my favorite team second to the Giants! So I had no problem sporting my Giants gear while the rest of the fam wore Mariners blue. Rae wore a black shirt so she said she'd root for the Giants with me. I got four Mariner autographs on a ball: Mark Lowe, Brandon Marrow, Franklin Gutierrez, and Jarrod Washburn!! Spring training is a blast - if you've never been I suggest hitting it up

The boys golfing:

At the Peoria Sports Complex. Home of the Mariners and Padres

Alright a note about me: I love ballpark hot dogs. When I say I love them - I mean I looooove them! My dad knows (Esther had two hot dogs!) So, after about five seconds of being at the first game I had to go get a hot dog.

The second more important game: Mariners v Giants. I have to admit that the Mariners won but it was a close game

This is after my first autograph - from Jarrod Washburn. I had my hat sideways when I went to get the autograph from Washburn (who's a Mariner). I went with my brother-in-law Dave, and Dave said to Washburn that he needed to convince me to wear a Mariners hat. Washburn responded with, "I don't care what team hat you wear, just don't wear it sideways!" It was pretty funny. I didn't wear my hat sideways when I got autographs anymore

We were on the front row of the first base line. This is after Bryan grabbed a foul off the wall.

Seriously - Arizona sun (& breeze) and Spring Training and familia equals an amazing time!

Billboard Top Hits cont.

Well the majority of you are correct: 1992!

Some good songs came from that year:




Thanks for playing

Billboard Top Hits

I thought it would be fun to have a playlist with 10 songs from Billboards Top Hits for a certain year. Anyone that wants to can guess the year that the top hits are from. You can leave a comment with your guess or vote below or both!! The playlist will go away and I'll give the answer on Wednesday, March 4th. Remember to pause my normal playlist and Good Luck

What year are these Billboard Top Hits from?

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  1989


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  1995


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  1992


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  1999

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