Squeezing the last adventure out of Summer

Today it has been exactly 2 months since Tim and I got married crazy!!!!!!!! It has been a wonderful two months and everyday I am more and more in love with Tim. Sometimes I get these thoughts in my head all of a sudden like "I'm a wife" or "I have a husband" and it kind of feels surreal. I feel ultimately blessed and anytime I feel doubt or feel unsure about where I am in life I take a look at where I came and it really makes me put into perspective how even when our finite mind doesn't comprehend why we are in a stage of life or if God really does have a plan for our future just take a look at what you were praying for 2 or 3 years ago and see if those prayers have been answered. It's incredible 4 or 5 years ago I remember watching friend after friend get engaged or get married and I would go home to a lonely apartment and make dinner and eat by myself. I remember writing in my journal at one time

If I could live this EVERYDAY!!!!!!!!

Tim's good friend Josh Colegrove made this video this summer and I just watch it whenever I miss home. What I wouldn't give to be doing this right now!

Hey Holly from Joshua Colegrove on Vimeo.

Welcome September

It's the first day of september and the summer is coming to a close for most of us it already has, but there is just something about september that just makes it so final. New school supplies, fall stuff popping up in stores, and of course back to school shopping. What is great about September especially in places like San Diego, is that the summer crowd has finally gone the beaches are even more beautiful the weather is still nice and warm and the water is warm also plus the sunsets in my opinion are much prettier. One thing I'm looking forward to up here in San Francisco is the Indian Summer which I experienced last year and am hoping to enjoy again this year.

Reduce Reuse Recycle!!!!

So I have been trying to use less and less to avoid leaving my carbon footprint on this earth but after this weekend I got a taste of what it can really do to the creatures around us. Tim and I took a little day trip across the bridge and visited that Marine Mammal Center, which is basically a hospital for Marine Mammal's that get washed ashore because of injuries. We learned that most injuries are caused by the trash that gets washed to sea. Our Trash! Here are a few photos of our day.

The view from our drive so crazy how such a big city can look so small from up here.

the following photos are animal art sculptures made from trash that was found in the ocean

many sea turtles die from ingesting trash that suffocates them to death

This sea star was made from glass bottles and pieces that were found in the water

A fish made from plastic and rope garbage found in the ocean

This Jelly Fish was made from plastic water bottles found in the ocean

A little seal made from trash

this is what it looks like to fish swimming through all the trash

the actual size of the Elephant seal it's even taller than Tim

How cute is this little seal sculpture looking out at the view.

Sailing around in the Bay!!!!

So a couple weeks ago a good friend of ours invited us to go sailing in the San Francisco Bay! We of course jumped at that chance! We were excited to see the bay and bundle up for a day on the water. What we didn't expect was to run into a fleet of pacific islander sailors who navigated their way to San Francisco using nothing but the stars and the method of ancient ship navigation. Hokulea visit the link to read about their voyage.

We were lucky enough to catch up with them right as they entered the Bay!
This was the only white Ship isn't the artwork on the sail cool!
Us sailors just posing for a pic!

Hōkūleʻa^[1] is a performance-accurate full-scale replica of a waʻa kaulua,^[2][3] a Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe.^[4][5] Launched on 8 March 1975^[6] by the Polynesian Voyaging Society, she is best known for her 1976 Hawaiʻi to Tahiti voyage performed with Polynesian navigation techniques,^[7] without modern navigational instruments.^[8] The primary goal of the voyage was to further support the anthropological theory of the Asiatic origin of native Oceanic people (Oceania maps:detail, region), of Polynesians and Hawaiians in particular, as the result of purposeful trips through the Pacific, as opposed to passive drifting on currents, or sailing from theAmericas.^[9][10] (Scientific results of 2008, from DNA analysis, illuminate this theory of Polynesian settlement.)^[11] A secondary goal of the project was to have the canoe and voyage "serve as vehicles for the cultural revitalization of Hawaiians and other Polynesians." (Finney,Voyage of Rediscovery, p. 71)^[12]

Since the 1976 voyage to Tahiti and back, Hōkūle‘a has completed nine more voyages to destinations in Micronesia, Polynesia, Japan,Canada, and the United States, all using ancient wayfinding techniques of celestial navigation. Her last completed voyage began 19 January 2007, when Hōkūle‘a left Hawaiʻi with the voyaging canoe Alingano Maisu on a voyage through Micronesia (map) and ports in southern Japan.^[a] The voyage was expected to take five months. On 9 June 2007,^[13] Hōkūle‘a completed the "One Ocean, One People" voyage to Yokohama, Japan. On April 5, 2009,^[14] Hōkūle‘a returned to Honolulu following a roundtrip training sail to Palmyra Atoll,^[15][16]undertaken to develop skills of potential crewmembers for Hōkūle‘a's eventual circumnavigation, currently planned to commence in 2012.^[17]

The Life and Times of Being Married

Well it has been quite the summer it's actually been nothing short of incredible!!!! I will try to update you on how the summer went for me and my husband Tim haha so fun saying that now! as the days roll on but I decided that it's been a while since I have given this blog some loving and since I finally have some time on my hand I figured I would do a little quick post.

So what's new with me besides being married well Tim and I made the long drive back up to the city by the bay (San Francisco for those of you who might not know). He started work on Monday and I actually don't start for a couple weeks so I've been writing my thank you notes which is turning out to be quite the job I guess that's what happen's when you are blessed with so many awesome friends and family! Anyways the wedding was a dream come true for Tim and I not only was it incredibly amazing with the beautiful location decorations and perfect San Diego weather the highlight aside from becoming Mrs. Fischer was how awesome it was to have all of our friends and family everyone we love in one place it was incredible! Our wedding party was made up of the most amazing generous loving people and I just wanted the weekend to last forever! Anyways it really was a blessed day! Now we are here back to reality and I feel like this year is going to be different because I had such an amazing summer and I know that whenever I want my friends are just a phone call away, and before I know it school will be done and I will be back in Sunny Southern California!

Accommodations, Attire, and Registry Information!

So I should have put this up a while ago but it's been a crazy few weeks. So back to the wedding! Ok now its crazy but the wedding is coming up in exactly 36 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So let's get down to business!

Accommodations

We get a discount for a few of the nearby hotels because Point Loma has a partnership with them so if you have not yet booked something here are some options.

1.Humphrey's Half Moon Inn

2303 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92106 619-­224-­3411 www.halfmooninn.com

Special Guest Room Rate of $191 for a Premier Room with One King Bed or $201 for a Premier Room with Two Queen Beds

July 9, 2011

Special rate is offered pre and post to above date based on the hotels occupancy. Once the hotel reaches 80% in occupancy, this rate will no longer be available. Rate is subject to a 2-night minimum stay requirement.

Suite rate requests are based on availability $60.00 additional for Deluxe Jr. Suite $80.00/100.00 additional for Garden View or Marina View Suite $130.00 additional for Grand Marina Suite

Check-in is at 4:00pm and checkout is at 12:00 noon. Complimentary airport shuttle is available 7:00am-10:00pm. Overnight guest parking is $10.00 per vehicle per day

Check-in is at 4:00pm and checkout is at 12:00 noon. Complimentary airport shuttle is available 7:00am-10:00pm. Overnight guest parking is $10.00 per vehicle per day

To make reservations please call the Reservations Department at 619-224-3411 or 800-542-7400, Monday-Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm. Please mention the

Antichevich-Fischer Wedding to receive the special rates. Due to the high volume of 12 noon departures on Friday, Saturdays and Sundays, requests for early check-in are highly unlikely to be met. Therefore, please plan accordingly. Rates do not include tax.

2. Days Hotel * Hotel Circle Sea World Dr

543 Hotel Circle South San Diego, CA 92108 619-297-8800 www.dayshotelhc.com

Antichevich-Fischer Wedding July 9, 2011

RATES: $108.00.00 Standard Rooms

Please call our Reservations Department at 619-297-8800 or 800-227-4743, Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm and ask for the Antichevich-Fischer Wedding to receive these special rates. An advance deposit or credit card guarantee for the first nightʼs room and tax is required when making a reservation. Rates do not include the taxes, currently totaling 12.585%. These special rates will be offered up to (3) days pre and post the above date, based on availability. Rate is valid until the hotel reaches 80% occupancy.

Additional Information:

Rates are based upon availability. *There is a 2-night minimum stay required on all summer weekends Complimentary overnight parking Check-in is at 4:00pm and checkout is at 12:00 noon Complimentary Airport shuttle available by calling the Hotel at 619-297-8800 from the baggage claim area

Contact Information:

Contact: Address:

E-mail: Phone:

Melina Antichevich (Bride) 122 Elmwood Avenue

Hemet, CA 92543

Melina.antichevich@gmail.com

951-966-5344

Hotel Contact: Courtney Mahoney 619-220-5102 or cmahoney@dayshotelhc.com Todayʼs Date:2/10/2011

3. Island Palm's Hotel and Marina

Island Palms has rates starting at just $199.00 per room per night. With a PLNU discount applied, your rates would be substantially reduced to just $169.00 per room per night.Guests just need to reference PLNU.

2051 Shelter Island Drive
San Diego, CA 92106
(619) 222-0561

http://www.islandpalms.com/

If either of these three options aren't what you are looking for I recommend the following which you can get discounts for on Orbitz.com, both of these options are the closest hotels to the reception site!

1. Hilton Harbor Island Hotel San Diego

1960 Harbor Island Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 291-6700

http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/SANAHHF-Hilton-San-Diego-Airport-Harbor-Island-California/index.do

2.Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina

1380 Harbor Island Drive
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 291-2900

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=127

If none of these options are what you are looking for I recommend looking at hotel's in Point Loma.

Attire

Women - This is an outdoor wedding so a nice summer dress is perfect it's going to be a fun wedding so be comfortable. Shoes = you will be mostly on grass at the ceremony and reception so I would recommend not wearing heals that get caught or ruined from grass. Since it is outdoor I also recommend bringing a light sweater for at night when the sun goes down.

Men - Same just wear something comfortable you guys have it easy.

Registry

So hopefully you all got your invitations by now but if not we are registered at Target and Macy's I believe you can just search using Melina Antichevich or Timothy Fischer