Thanks so much for all of your warm congratulatory wishes. We know this seems sudden and shocking, and we hope to share how God has been speaking in our lives to each of you; but suffice it to say, we received a word from God and felt that we could not delay. 

Part of that “word” that we received was Genesis 12:3 which says “I’ll bless those who bless you…”. We wanted to thank you for your blessings, especially in light of not knowing the circumstances of our engagement and marriage. God has already told us that YOU will be blessed for your response, and we wanted to pass that message along.

We are still planning to have a wedding ceremony/celebration in the spring, and we’ll keep you informed once we nail down those plans. 

Thank you all again, and God bless YOU!

For months we have been planning a trip to Cali. We’ve dubbed it, “The One”. Why? Well, we are traveling down route 1, searching for “The One” (our future spouse), while seeking “The One” (our creator and God). Although the three of us are at different stages with regards to relationships we are in (or aren’t in), we are like-minded in our mission to prepare ourselves for our future spouses. Therefore, we wanted this to be a time of fellowship and prayer as we went on our quest, venturing through the wine country, catching gnarly waves, and living outrageously in a 1988 VW Westfalia camper van.

Here’s our journey so far… 

You gotta love the VW Westfalia camper van. Look at all that crap we packed in there.

On course, down The One, looking for our surf shop.

 

Searching for the waves, heading down The One.

 

After a long day’s journey from San Fransisco, we pulled over along a turnabout and set up camp.

 

When I woke up, I was amazed to see the cliffs surrounding us with waves crashing below. God’s gift of a beautiful sunrise brought me to tears as I worshiped Him.

Franco found his own spot and dug into the Word.

Once we got packed up, we headed back down the windy roads of The One along the coastlines of Monterey, CA. Curt marveled at the landscape around us as he read his morning paper while driving.

Pfeiffer Beach was a Gem find given to us by the locals in Big Sur. Franco and I scaled the rocks jutting out from the ocean while Curt meandered along the shoreline.

You can’t really tell the height of this point, but our rock climbing lessons came in handy as we scaled this 100 foot point overlooking Pfeiffer Beach.

3 Wild and sexy guys

We finally found a good surfing spot at Morro Bay. Franco and I were hesitant to get in because the water is ice cold, but the wet suits proved to be clutch!

It’s official, we’ve decided that although black maybe a flattering color, black wetsuits are NOT!

Look at Monkey Butt Franco

 We didn’t last long. After 15 minutes of paddling against waves and not getting anywhere, we washed up on shore like beached elephant seals.

Speaking of elephant seals, we came across a whole bunch of them at Vista Point.

Someone farted, and in these tights quarters, we couldn’t help but laugh like school girls.

Time for lunch as we ventured to Santa Barbara.

Fish Tacos! Get your fish Tacos here!

We made it to Santa Barbara today. The waves were only 0″ – 1′ and super foggy, so we decided to do some sight seeing. We stopped into The Mission.

Saying a quick prayer for The One (Benz)

GQ pose. Look carefully at what Curt is holding.