At this point you probably already know my love for Game of Thrones. I began listening to the audiobooks for the series back in early 2011 and just can't get enough. I'm caught up on the first five books of the series (the author says there will be seven) and am actually thinking about going back and re-reading the fifth book before the sixth is released.

After a great Sunday in Los Angeles I woke up bright and early on Monday (June 10th) to head down to Los Angeles to attend the four big press conferences (Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, and Sony). I got out of the house at around 6AM and headed to Starbucks. When I got my Grande Carmel Macchiato I just felt this wave of exhaustion and dread of the long drive ahead. I made a last minute decision (not something I normally do) and ended up making a u-turn and heading back home to experience E3 from home for the first time in three years. 

After absolutely loving the first two seasons of House of Cards, Jenn and I ventured onto the other Netflix original, Orange is the New Black. You might remember that the show made my list of shows I wanted to watch and I'm glad we finally took the plunge. With news that Season 2 was about to release Jenn and I jumped in and just recently finished Season 1.

After the dud that was Godzilla, I was ready to see a good movie. After the incredible reviews for X-Men: Days of Future Past I pushed even harder for Jenn and I to go see the movie, even if Jenn has never seen an X-Men movie before. I've been a huge fan of the franchise (especially X-Men and X-2) and was really looking forward to the cross-over between the old X-Men cast and that of the X-Men First Class. Luckily the movie did not disappoint. 

A couple of weeks back Jake got offered his first full-time job since graduating college. He accepted the position and will be starting (will have started by the time this posts) on Tuesday May 27th. Jenn and I couldn't have been prouder of him so we decided to go out the three of us and celebrate at Ruth Chris here in Irvine. Before we went we had some and and went to (its Jake of course) take pictures to commemorate the moment. 

Back in February Jenn and I purchased a parking pass for the State Parks which allows us to park at the state beaches and parks as much as we want for the next year. Our go-to Saturday morning activity since picking up the pass has been hiking Crystal Cove. For us its less about the hiking and more about just spending time together outside and taking advantage of where we live. However since the first hike we promised each other that we would complete treacherous nine mile perimeter hike; the most difficult trail available at Crystal Cove.