I'm Back!  What a fun week, we left last Thursday May 24th  to go visit family in Central California.  On our way we had to go through the Sierra Nevada range, which is the top picture, many pretty places to see there.  Then we drove to the San Francisco Bay on Saturday May 26th.  Yes it was crazy busy, but that is to be expected due to the holiday weekend.  It was so kewl to see everything.  I had never been over a bridge like that, and it wasn't to scary at all.  The Warf is where we visitied, and it must have taken near 45 mintues just to drive through and find a parking space.  After parking we sent to eat at a nice resteraunt for some fresh seafood.  After this, we went to the dock and found an old ship to tour, as well as take photos of the places on the bay, such as Alcatraz in the bottom picture.  This was the first time I had seen cargo ships...........  they are huge!  The day was windy, but we did tour the little Aquarium, which was fun as well.  Pricing was not as I had expected, and I look forward to spending time in the city within the next year...........  but will skip the holiday weekend.

With this experience, it was interesting to see the different colors on the coastal areas.  Water, though merky, can still be a pretty color to incorporate.  I did visit a small bead shop in the town of Modesto, pricing was a bit high, and customer service was not great, not sure if I'll be back.  Also didn't have a good selection.  With being so close to the Bay, where imports can be less expensive, I was hoping to get reasonable pricing.  O'well, they need to make a living right! 

I am posting a few new items today, on happigirljewelry.luulla.com .  Check them out, pretty copper and crystals.