In Memoriam: Mr Patrick Swayze

A slight deviation from the SD Jolly Family Blog as Kelly and I mourn the loss of one of the greatest actors, dancers, and yes, even singers of the children of the 80s generation. This Houston, TX native taught us about so much -- "100% pure adrenaline", "Ditto", "I want you to be nice...until it's time to not be nice", that "Everybody's working for the weekend", and of course "Nobody puts Baby in a corner!"

May you rest in peace and live on forever as Darrell Curtis, Jed, Johnny Castle, Bodhi, Sam Wheat, and Dalton.

A Visit To Del Mar & Some Family Bonding

We headed up to Del Mar to see the horse racing and then got some good shots of Bella checking out the glider chair and listening for some kicks from Baby Wyatt.

Updated Family Photos

Here are some updated photos across a couple nice weekends that we had here in SD. Pics of Bella and Kelly at the house, Coronado Beach, Petco, and the bay. Enjoy.

Great Weekends - No Camera

We had some more great weekends during our busy stretch continuing from late July-early Aug, but unfortunately no photos. On July 25th, I headed up to LA and had a great evening catching up with Gregor, Silky, Rapps, Betsy, Faber, Sandra, Chilltown, and Hollywood.
The next weekend my brother came to town and we had a great time hanging out, enjoying a Padres game on Fri night.
Finally the weekend of Aug 8th Kelly and I went out with Jamie & Justin, along with Danny & Ed who moved back to SD from Italy. Finished that weekend picking up a new camera and camcorder so we will back in business soon.

Washington DC July 15-19 - Chris/Bronwyn Wedding

Our DC trip was actually in mid-July so I have fallen behind on my updates. It was a wonderful time in our nation's capital. We spent our first couple nights in Georgetown and my mom and aunt came down to join us for some sightseeing. The Holocaust museum was powerful, and then walking the mall and seeing the monuments is always incredible.

After a couple days we moved over to the wedding hotel across the river. On Sat morning, Kelly and I went to Arlington Cemetery which we both agreed was the most overwhelming and inspirational place on the trip. We saw the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown, as well as seeing graves from the earliest American wars, all the way up to soldiers killed this year in Iraq and Afghanistan.

That Sat July 18th was the wedding and they were married in St Patrick's church, which is the oldest parish in DC, founded in 1794. Then the reception was back near the hotel and it was a great time with some very good friends at our own Journey table. Unfortunately our camera broke before the wedding/reception so Chris/Bronwyn/Mickey/Mark/Earnest/Greg/Robyn, I am sorry but we have no pictures to include, but great to see all of you.

Fun Family Time at Disneyland & Coronado

Terry, Dana, & our nephew Noah came down to visit the weekend of July 10-12th and we soaked up some of the best that SoCal has to offer. The verdict is still out on who enjoyed Disneyland & California Adventure the most but we all love it every time we get up there. Then there is nothing like a few hours at the beach to relax and take it all in.

Catching Up

Well it has been two great weeks since we found out we were having little Wyatt -- my Dad's birthday, Kelly felt Wyatt kicking for the first time, baby shower in St. George, 4th of July --and it was well overdue to update the blog. I have decided just to include a couple photos from the fantastic and very generous baby shower that Dana and Terry hosted for us, as well as a side profile to track Kelly's baby bump continuing to grow.