Jamie Bristol

Some of you have asked me questions in the past about Scientology. 

I found a blog, by a Scientologist, that has some great, in-depth answers to many of the questions that I have been asked.  It also has links to many of the legitimate church websites.

Here’s the blog: Answering Questions About Scientology

I recently took a quick trip to beautiful Taos, NM to visit family.  Here are the pictures.

As many of you know, we recently traveled to New Zealand to witness the elopement of our two best friends.  Tom had the privilege of acting as the minister, and I, despite my very amateur skills, was given the job of photographing the ceremony.

We started the trip in Auckland and drove down to New Plymouth.  The wedding was held on a lovely bridge in Pukekura Park.   It was absolutely perfect.  Click here for the photos. 

 

After the wedding, we took the ferry to the south island, where we visited Picton, Lake Tekapo, Queenstown, Milford Sound, Haast, Franz Joseph Glacier and Christchurch. 

We did a whole lot of hiking, some horse back riding, jet boating, and sky diving.

If you’ve never been to New Zealand, it’s totally worth the plane ride (only 12 hours).  It is, by far, the prettiest country I’ve ever seen (sorry Switzerland).  The people are also extremely nice.       Click here for the South Island photos.     

        

So, Arin and Jessica will be “eloping” to New Zealand in May and my husband and I will be going with them.  Yay!  Here are some pictures from the bridal shower.

Fresh Air recently re-played two interviews that I found really interesting.  One is with Ray Davies of the Kinks, the other is with Belle and Sebastian front man, Stuart Murdoch. 

If you like either band, definately check them out. 

You may also want to browse through the Fresh Air archives.  There are some amazing interviews in there.Â

There is a wonderful voter information section on KPCC’s website.  It has all the key data on the issues and candidates for the November 7th California election. 

The site is at http://www.kpcc.org/

I was really happy when I found this.   I try to research the issues before each election, but it’s tough to find good, non-biased information. 

They even have a “choose a cadidate” quiz for governor.  I had already decided, but this validated my choice.

No more excuses for not voting.  Yay internet (and public radio)!

So, I am finally getting some wedding pics up here, after only 2 years! These pics are, obviously, Tom and I in May 2004 at Descanso Gardens.  I picked a few of my favorites from each source; professional, my father’s camera, and the disposable cameras we had on each table.   I hope you like them!  If you have any interest in any of the Christopher Glenn shots, let me know so that I can order them for you.

Professional Photos by Christpher Glenn

Dad’s Camera

Table Cameras

Photo by Christopher Glenn

Last night we threw a surprise birthday party for my dad. 

 

The theme was “the boy who never grew up�.  Here are the pictures.

In celebration of the 4th, I went to Seal Beach with a good friend and her son, Mike.  I took a bunch of pictures of him throughout the day.  Click here to see them. 

 

Tom and I just recently took a little trip to Palm Springs.  On the way back we stopped in Jemet (woohoo!) for some Sail Plane action.  Other than the fact that I almost lost my lunch inside the little plane, it was awesome.  Here are the pics.