Happy to finally be in Los Angeles!
Taking LA by Storm! (or Air... this time we're north of Huntington Beach and about five feet off the ground.)
Christie and I have finally relocated (temporarily for now, but possibly permanently) to the Los Angeles area! It has now been two months since arriving home from Italy, but that time has taken us to Edmonton and Seattle (twice each), Hawaii (for three weeks), and to San Francisco, Fresno, and many more places in between.
The following pictures highlight a few of our adventures, although to be honest the last month or so has been less about having fun and more about deciding our future. Christie is pursuing her career aspirations on television in Los Angeles, and me, well... let's just say I'm working on that! I hope to know in the next few weeks about my football future and a return to Europe.
We have been lucky to have spent time with a number of our family and friends in the last month. Thank you to all of you who have helped us along our journey!
DISNEYLAND
Jason and Christie - the modern day Walt & Mickey.
What visit to Los Angeles is complete without a trip to the Magic Kingdom? Even though we are potentially going to live here, it was a great way to kick-off our time in LA, and to get the last bit of 'tourist' out of our system.
California Adventure is an awesome addition to Disneyland - great rides more focused on adults. It is, however, tough to see while hurtling along upside down!
Outside of California adventure -- yes we love Candy Corn!
USC FOOTBALL
LA Coliseum, site of the 1984 Olympic Games, holds over 90,000!
To keep an eye on my rival, Arizona State, we took in their game against USC at the LA Coliseum. It was a perfect afternoon - warm weather, good friends, and a blowout victory by USC!
And you thought I was just good at taking sunset pictures...
In front of the Coliseum...
... and at field level!
TUCSON - ARIZONA FOOTBALL
Arizona Stadium holds 55,000 - and is the place of some amazing memories!
One weekend we drove 6 hours across the dessert to Tucson to take in a football game of my alma mater, the University of Arizona Wildcats. The Cats were taking on the University of Washington Huskies, where George went to school. We had been talking about this game since our time in Italy, and it was an incredible weekend of fun, football, and our friends George and Laurie Contreras. For the record, the final score was 48-14 Wildcats!
The Student Section, aka ZONA ZOO, is 10,000 strong, all decked out in Red. GO CATS!
Arizona's current quarterback - Willie Tuitama - drops back to pass. Willie has led the Wildcats to a 4-2 record this season, and their pass-happy offense is eclipsing my records. I made sure to tell the coaches after the game to RUN THE BALL MORE!
Pre-game meal at Frog n Firkin, Tucson's best place for BARBEQUE CHICKEN PIZZA (not pictured.) George and Laurie took a little bit of razzing from the Wildcat fans, but most were more than friendly to our visitors in Purple and Gold.
Oh the memories...
SAN FRANCISCO
Panoramic View of the Golden Gate Bridge, guardian to San Francisco Bay. The Pacific Ocean to the right.
On our way down I5 to Los Angeles, Christie's mom happened to be in San Francisco. We stopped by for two nights to say hi, and to do a little sight seeing as well.
The Chorley women enjoy the view of the Bay.
Sunset Masts
Please keep in touch with us - we love to hear from you and will be sure to keep you all posted as to our future plans! God Bless!
~ J. Twice
