All Points Towards California: Visits and such. and more photos, duh.

Whew, last of the visitors for a while. Mom came for 5 days and had a nice stay at the small apt; we both realized that after she left that it was a little cramped between her, Amy, and I . No worries, she was reeling the entire time about how amazing San Diego is, how beautiful the natural scenery is, and how happy I am that I moved out here. I agree, I really have grown to love this place because despite how difficult and stressful working at the hospital can be, I always have a beautiful ocean to look at, a hike to go, a neighborhood to explore. My sister made a comment to me when she was visiting recently about how a lot of the photos I take are not of people but of nature. I think this is a two fold answer: 1. nature in CA is absolutely incredible and such a contrast from the east; why not focus on that and 2. i still am not comfortable photographing strangers/my friend are still few. Working 12 hour days completely distorts your body clock and your interaction with the outside world. I get home, eat a meal, and crash into bed, with an alarm setting 7 hours later (or less sometimes) to do it all over again. I struggle to find a good balance between this exhausting lifestyle and my social life; however, I am making more of an effort this month than in 2009. Let's hope my efforts pay off and I can function better with my relationships than I have had previously. Anyways, as usual in my postings, here are some recent photos of, you guessed it, nature! I recently took a photo class through the store where I purchased my camera and was enlightened about the many tools about photography I had yet to discover on the camera. I'm still learning, but am content with how these pictures are turning out. If you want copies, let me know, I would be happy to email/snail mail any and all prints.

mom visiting-she hasn't seen an ocean since august.