Activity #7-Frisbee Golf

Bryce and I went to play Frisbee golf in Orangevale last week with a friend, my sister, and my brother-in-law. From a scale of 1-10, 1 being my least favorite activity, I give Frisbee Golf a 1. It was hot and dusty and I was terrible. Fortunately, my sister brought her 6 month old baby girl. We used her as an excuse to hide in the shade under a tree while she was fed. On scale of 1-10, I give sitting in the grass under a tree a solid 9.5. :)

Activity #6- Film a Wedding

I filmed a beautiful wedding this past Saturday. It doubled as a free activity because Bryce attended the wedding with me as the audio technician.

The wedding was held in the Old Sugar Mill in Clarksburg (think deliciously green grape vines, rustic wine barrels, and red brick). The couple was also very photogenic. I am very happy with the outcome! I am finishing the final touches on the wedding video this week; I will post it in this blog within the next few days.

August-Clarksburg Wedding from Melanie Owens on Vimeo.

Activity #5-Float Down the River

On Friday, we went for a float down the river. A 2-3 hour planned trip turned into a much longer trip. We floated down the American river beginning at Paradise Beach and ended just before I-5. Only one of us had been warned about the evening winds, though, and that wonderful bit of info wasn't shared with the rest of us until we were starting to be blown up stream around 5 or 6 at night. Fortunately, a friend of ours thought to bring paddles and paddled us down stream. We were finally rescued by a very kind couple on a ski boat. They hitched us up to their boat and pulled us the rest of the way. "Next time," they said, "begin at Sunrise and end at Watt." You learn as you go. :) Good company still made the trip very enjoyable, though, and I'm very glad that we went!

Activity #4- Salsa Dancing

When it rains it pours (and I mean that in a good way)! I had a long, enjoyable 4 day weekend and am only know finding a few minutes to share one of the many free activities in which I participated. On Thursday night, we went salsa dancing at The Station in Roseville. It gets really crowded around 10:30, but there was plenty of room to dance after the free lessons at 9:30. With no cover on Thursdays and great music, how can you go wrong?

We forgot our camera, but I'll update with pictures the next time that we go. Dance on, everyone!

Disappointments...

It continues to be an adventure searching for free activities in the Sacramento area. I am still learning to deal with disappointment, though, when we are invited to something that costs money. A friend of ours just invited us to have dinner with him and a few friends; as much as we want to go, Bryce and I have agreed to avoid restaurants for the next year. It's hard to turn down invitations when we want to spend time with friends and family. We continue to invite people over for dinner. It just isn't quite the same.

I know that budgeting is worth it. It still doesn't make the disappointment any easier.