Sneaky Peek

I have a new toy! I will show you some pictures to see if you can guess what it is. I am soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited about this new toy that I am going to name her. I will call her Kitty. Here is a sneaky peak.

Ok. That's all you get right now ;-)

Do you have any guesses? I'm curious to know.

I'll be back soon to let you in on the new project.


I just had to say Happy Birthday to my sweet son, Hunter! It was 22 years ago today at 9:14 am that he made his appearance, 6 1/2 weeks early. He was in the NICU for 19 days. I didn't get to hold him for two days. It was undoubtedly the best and most terrifying day of my life. It is also a time where I felt the "peace that passes all understanding" that is talked about in scripture and it is hard for me to describe what I mean by that. I was both scared to death and felt the loving arms of God wrapped around me, at the same time. He has grown into a wonderful young man and I am so proud to be his mother. I think the thing I am most proud of is that he is very kindhearted! Happy Birthday Hunter and I love you so much!

  Thanks so much for stopping by!

California Dreaming: Grand Finale

We ended our trip in San Francisco. We stayed in a lovely house in Half Moon Bay that was in walking distance to a beach. We toured San Fran and also had a little down time on the beach (freezing cold!!!). I really loved the whole area and would go back for a visit anytime. I'll leave you with some pictures from our adventure!

Do we look like tourists or what?

Alcatraz - we did not have reservations so, no go

There was an amazing Market with some yummie good things and really nice gift shops.

Shrooms

Urchins? Really??

Hand knit finger puppets :-)

CHEESE PLEASE!!

Fogged in Golden Gate Bridge. Never saw it!

Muir Woods

 China Town

Loofah 

More mushrooms

Absolutely NO IDEA

Waited a LONG time for brunch at Mama's

French toast

Beach near our house

Very windy "selfie"

Super cute gift shop that had bucket for you to gather "sea" glass. Pretty sure it didn't actually come from the sea!

Thats a mountain of glass

 Stopped by the local marina for some photo ops

Overall, this was a fantastic trip. What you don't see in the photos are the fun times we have together as a group (some which I would never be able to share in public, lol)! It truly is a blessing to be a part of a family of travelers! I hope you enjoyed some of the sights.

California Dreaming: Part 3

If your visiting for the Grow Your Blog by Vicki at 2 Bags Full I say "Thank You"! Scroll down and you will see the post about why I write a blog.

This is what it looks like here today.

We had 4 inches of snow and it is currently 14 degrees! So........................ I am California Dreaming!

Pebble Beach and 17 Mile Drive

Okay. We left off in the California countryside after visiting the Reagan Library heading north towards Pebble Beach, Monterey, and Carmel. IT   WAS   STUNNING! I really loved the coast. We stopped along the way at an adorable, but freezing cold, surf town called Pismo Beach where we had one of the best bowls of clam chowder EVER. It was floating in butter and had a generous serving of crab on top. Did I mention it was GREAT? Then on to this.... 17 Mile Drive on the Monterey Peninsula.

The Lone Cypress

   We went to the Pebble beach golf course and watched the rich people play golf. One round of golf was about $500 so, no, we didn't play. It was just as spectacular in person as it is on TV.

Carmel

What can I say about Carmel, CA? Clint Eastwood is a genius for living there and being the Mayor of this picturesque village. It reminded me of what Gatlinburg used to be before all of the t shirt shops moved in, only more upscale.

Monterey

We had a wonderful time exploring the city of Monterey.  They also had people standing outside restaurants trying to entice you in by giving free samples of Clam Chowder. I had no idea it was such a big deal in Cali? I always considered clam chowder a New England thing. YUMMY!

I'll leave you with some happy Dahlia pictures found in the square outside our eating place.

Next, and last California post is San Francisco! Thanks for travelling with me and see you soon!