Wednesday, February 20, 2013

An Unexpected Visitor

The weather report predicted a dusting of snow yesterday.
We certainly were not expecting this.



Tuesday we sat out here, under the umbrella in spring like weather.
Can you even see the umbrella under all that snow?


It continued to snow throughout the day and into the night.


And it snowed and snowed.....


Thankfully, we were at home, warm and cozy.
Many others were caught off guard.
Our little town even made World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer!
Our fifteen minutes of fame.


And then....this began to happen.


I could hear branches snapping.


Big branches.


And today it looked like this.


Clear blue skies.


Snow covered trees.


The giant stand of eucalyptus trees had me a little worried.
They were leaning a little too close to the house.


The pool became a reflecting pond.




Freida walked gingerly...I'm not so sure she liked the snow.


The mister had his work cut out for him.
Snap, crackle, pop means pull out the chainsaw.








Life is like a box of chocolates...

Friday, February 1, 2013

24th Anniversary Coastal Trip....What a Trip!




Here we are, 24 years later, 30 years from the day we met...


Officially empty nesters as of tonight. Wow. Did we really do that?


We most certainly have had our ups and downs, our highs and lows.


There were times when we couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel...
And times when it seemed life couldn't be any better...


We've been through it all...
Child rearing, hair raising at times...
Too joyful for words at times...


Menopause, yes, I made it through unscathed...
It wasn't easy...


Mid life crisis....he survived...we survived.


And now it's our turn...


Strap the boards on...


Time to  leave our worries behind...



Fly that kite mister...


Swing that nine iron...


Let's enjoy the finer things of life...


Oh please...fish tacos? I'm game.


Go and catch the perfect wave....


Or just watch the ships go by...


Oh how I love that smile!


It's our time now...



I've run out of words.


Who needs them?







Try not to try too hard, it's just a lovely ride.