Time with some of my favorite people on a favorite trail… Stacy and I hiked and she treated me to lunch at a cute Italian restaurant in Auburn. For my birthday, David, Ryan, Kat and I hiked and then went out to lunch at Lazy Dog.
Category Archive for 'FAMILY'
Grand Canyon 2024
Posted in FAMILY on Jun 23rd, 2024
The Grand Canyon has been on our bucket list forever. David went once as a child. I never have been. We decided to road trip for a six day trip to the Grand Canyon! The photos do not do it justice so I just posted a couple here. We went in early Spring and it […]
Date night with David. We went to Grass Valley to see ‘Breabach’ a Scottish Celtic Folk Band. A very nice night. <3
Dar Williams/Amy Ray Concert
Posted in FAMILY on Jun 16th, 2024
While we were showing Numan around Grass Valley, David learned about this concert at their local events center. He surprised me with tickets for this and two other concerts! He and I used to attend Dar Williams concerts, and Indigo Girls (Amy Ray is one of them) back in Seattle, so this concert was especially […]
Christmas 2023
Posted in FAMILY on Jun 16th, 2024
Margaret and Randy came in from Idaho. Paul, Shannon, and M. came in from Oakland. Sara, Charlie, and L. flew in from England. Family. <3
Our Baby is 21!
Posted in FAMILY on Jun 16th, 2024
I recall when Alex turned five. I had a mini meltdown. He was already five? Time went by too fast. Now he’s 21 and I still feel the same. I am so grateful that I got front row-center to watch this beautiful person, inside and out, grow up to be the person he is today. […]
Christmas Lights with Numan
Posted in FAMILY on Jun 15th, 2024
Alex lives in an apartment at school with five roommates. One of them, Numan, is from Turkey. We invited him to join us over Christmas break. He did not stay with us over Christmas but he did join us for a few days. We took him out for a Christmas Lights walk. He had not […]
Thanksgiving 2023
Posted in FAMILY on Jun 15th, 2024
Both boys were with us for Thanksgiving. Alex flew up from school and spent his break with us. Fabio and Esperanza sent photos of their Thanksgiving in Valencia, Spain. Kat’s mom, Elizabeth, is a gifted cook and baker and gifted us my favorite holiday dessert, pecan pie! I am thrilled to say that I think […]
Kat and Ryan Visit Manzanita
Posted in FAMILY on May 6th, 2024
Kat and Ryan were road tripped up to Manzanita for a few days. It was wonderful having them both. We visited my favorite local nature spots, played some games, and they did day trips to Portland and then either Eugene or Salem(?)
Apple Hill with Alex
Posted in FAMILY on May 6th, 2024
I am sooooo far behind on this blog! Wow. Well, hopefully I can get caught up. Also hope there arend duplicates. We will see. Anyway, this was a super fun day in Apple Hill with Alex. We got to check some new places and it was midweek so there was not a big crowd. We […]