Wednesday, February 20, 2013

An Unexpected Visitor

The weather report predicted a dusting of snow yesterday.
We certainly were not expecting this.
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Tuesday we sat out here, under the umbrella in spring like weather.
Can you even see the umbrella under all that snow?
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It continued to snow throughout the day and into the night.
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And it snowed and snowed.....
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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.
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And then....this began to happen.
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I could hear branches snapping.
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Big branches.
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And today it looked like this.
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Clear blue skies.
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Snow covered trees.
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The giant stand of eucalyptus trees had me a little worried.
They were leaning a little too close to the house.
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The pool became a reflecting pond.
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Freida walked gingerly...I'm not so sure she liked the snow.
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The mister had his work cut out for him.
Snap, crackle, pop means pull out the chainsaw.
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Life is like a box of chocolates...
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Friday, February 1, 2013

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




Here we are, 24 years later, 30 years from the day we met...
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Officially empty nesters as of tonight. Wow. Did we really do that?
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We most certainly have had our ups and downs, our highs and lows.
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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...
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We've been through it all...
Child rearing, hair raising at times...
Too joyful for words at times...
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Menopause, yes, I made it through unscathed...
It wasn't easy...
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Mid life crisis....he survived...we survived.
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And now it's our turn...
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Strap the boards on...
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Time to  leave our worries behind...
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Fly that kite mister...
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Swing that nine iron...
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Let's enjoy the finer things of life...
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Oh please...fish tacos? I'm game.
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Go and catch the perfect wave....
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Or just watch the ships go by...
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Oh how I love that smile!
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It's our time now...
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I've run out of words.
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Who needs them?
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Try not to try too hard, it's just a lovely ride.
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