Jenn

Today I sewed some curtains for Bubbles so it stays cooler inside. I love my White sewing machine! I took a picture of my reflection in the tread tension knob.

Romy

The Subaru is done, and now Romy is making sure the bus will still start!

Jenn

Its sooo hot, we made frozen mango blueberry smoothies. Mmmmmm!

Romy

Romy's replacing the Subaru's struts and tie-rods because we damaged them when following the Pony Express Trail a few weeks ago! Now the Subaru will be even more lifted!

Romy

Coming home from surfing in Santa Cruz, Bubble's throttle cable broke, but we were able to rig it up and keep driving home!

Jenn

We stopped at Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing to get a tasting flight on our way home from surfing.

Romy

Romy started putting all his car parts outside to organize everything! Soooo much stuff!

Romy

Today Romy made some yummy blueberry frozen smoothies! Mmmmmmmmm good!

Romy

Romy's also working on his thesis (which he'll finish before me). But it looks like he's about to call it quitting time as he opens an IPA we still had from our trip to Colorado.

Jenn

Working on my thesis. . . it's been giving me a hard time lately.

Jenn

Doing more moving stuff. Its all taking quite a while, but we are doing a little bit each day to keep it manageable.

Jenn

Today I took down all our magnets and post cards that we had on the fridge and washer & dryer, and packed them away. Everything looks so white! Can't wait to NOT be in this kitchen!!!

Romy & Jenn

We are officially starting the move to Reno by going through every room and getting rid of things (like this huge pile of clothes) we don't want to take with. I donated all our stuff to a thrift store in Berkeley.

Jenn & Romy

We got our Burning Man tickets in the mail today! Woo hoo!

Jenn

It was seafood night at N&M's. We had shrimp, abalone (a huge ocean snail), and oysters. N&M got the abalone from their neighbor, who went diving for them a while ago and froze one. I pounded it really good and made mini steaks.

Romy & Jenn

Romy had his last hospital visit today (a two-week check up with his surgeon). We had lunch at the hospital cafeteria. I had a tuna melt on rye. It was soooooooo good!!! Romy had a gyro.

Romy & Jenn

Tonight, we finished removing all of the windows from the yurt wall. Its ready for the mesh now.

Jenn

This afternoon we went biking to Jack London Square and Port of Oakland, at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park. I am spying on San Francisco.

Jenn

I am making salads for dinner.

Romy & Jenn

Today Romy installed the amp and sub in the Subaru! We took it on a test drive to set the dials on the amp.

Jenn & Romy

Driving somewhere in the Subaru - I think I80 through Emeryville.

Jenn

Romy

On our way home we stopped along the Yuba River.

Jenn

Ok, so we decided to just keep our camping party rolling tonight, and even though we were totally within driving distance of home on Sunday night, we camping outside of Portola, CA anyways!!!! Yay! It's sunset.

Jenn & Romy

Today we made it to Smith Creek Hot Springs in Nevada for some camping and soaking and relaxing!!!!

Romy

This morning we checked out Split Mountain in Dinosaur National Monument. The Green River cut down the mountain in half!

Jenn & Romy

Spontaneously, we called the Ashley National Forest to see if they had any yurts for rent tonight. We were able to stay at the Grizzly Ridge Yurt at 9,200 ft in the Uinta Mountains of Utah, north of Vernal. IT WAS AWESOME!!!!!! I love yurts!!!!!

Romy

Had to go to the state run liquor store to get some "normal" micro-brewed beer. We got all kinds of mix and match beers from breweries around the state of Utah. I felt like we were doing something wrong. The Mormons really make you feel sleezy for buying beer.

Romy & Jenn

Today we drove the Subaru up Mt. Evans, which is at 14,130 ft, and just a short drive from Golden. It is 20 ft higher than Pike's Peak (making the Mt Evans Scenic Byway the highest paved auto road in North America - woah!!!!), which we drove on January 7th, 2011 with the Daewoo.

Romy

Romy's in the kitchen at Jerraline's house in the mountains. We are visiting Romy's family in Golden since we're here!

Jenn

Tonight we are having dinner with Jerraline, Romy's 2nd cousin.

Romy & Jenn

Hanging out in Brown Hall at the Colorado School of Mines. Romy is working on finishing his thesis while I am at the workshop to learn TOUGH2-EGS.

Jenn

Continuing the drive today from Utah into Golden, Colorado. Its so nice to be on a break!

Romy

What a drive today. From Oakland, CA to the Rocky Mountains in Utah, southeast of Salt Lake City. We found an awesome camping spot in the birch trees. Jenn drove the Subaru into a berm of dirt! Haha!

Jenn

We are beginning our drive to Colorado for a workshop I am attending at the Colorado School of Mines this Monday and Tuesday.