My First Trip To IKEA

Covina IKEA The Line at 9:00 a.m.
Elke and the boys
Me and Elke
Elke's favorite, Swedish Meatballs!
Get your ticket and size for the 400 thread count sheets for $9.99
Here we go, I'm so excited
Wow!
I got my ticket!
The Greeters!
Elke and I met Kimberlie and her friend in line for breakfast

Max waiting patiently
Our free breakfast. Delicious!
My Elke

Going down stairs

Check in to Smaland, The Majic Forest
Hang on Max!
"Jenny, can you help me take my shoe off?"
I can't believe how big this place is.
Follow the arrows around and around.
So Pretty!




Meet Elke's new plant, named after me, since I dropped it.

Hang on to the tree.
Here we go, how much damage did we do?
$4.99 each.
There's Larry a photographer we met
Jed push the button!
The biggest elevator I have ever been in.
This is where we parked.
Time to pack the car up.

What a fun Valentine's Day. Spent the whole morning with my best friend Elke and her boys.

CTO

One more Day of Amtrak Pics

On the 562 to San Diego

Meet Conductor Wayne

Meet Conductor Edy

On the 583 to Los Angeles

Meet Conductor Margaret

Ticket punch to Fullerton

Meet Conducter Scott

Commuting on the Amtrak

O How the camera makes me feel on sad days like this day. Today 2-11-09 was the day my mom died 21 years ago. So I knew if I brought my camera to work with me I could get thru the day. It also helped to have such wonderful friends taking care of me. Enjoy


The morning sky

Fullerton Station Waiting for the elevator Up and Over the Bridge

Getting on the 562 at 6:35 a.m. in Fullerton Miss Tammy

Miss Amanda

Miss Marty

Arriving Anaheim to pick up Craig Angel Staduim

Meet Craig-CTO

Now arriving Santa Ana, Please watch your step and hold on to the hand rails when exiting the train.

Only one more stop till Irvine. It's only a 35 minute train ride and we are in Irvine.

Meet George, My Driver. He takes me to work every day.
Shuttle number 3

Arrive CG at 7:15 and work till 4:10. Then we take shuttle number 9 with Francisco back to the train station.

Up and Over to Northbound Track #1

And so we wait for Amtrak 583 to take us home from Irvine

My Train Buddies waiting for the train

Hello Mr. Engineer!

In Irvine -Amtrak 583 to Los Angeles-All Aboard

"Tickets please" Mr. Will asks because he doesn't know us.

All Aboard, Doors are closing

SURFLINER

The view from the structure in Fullerton O How the camera makes me feel on sad days like this day. Today 2-11-09 was the day my mom died 21 years ago. So I knew if I brought my camera to work with me I could get thru the day. It also helped to have such wonderful friends taking care of me. Enjoy