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Thanksgiving 2023

Jun 15th, 2024 by

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 my love of trivia is being passed on to Alex. He wanted to join me for a trivia night. We went to Dueling Dogs Brewing Co. and ended up getting third place! For a team of two that’s pretty fantastic! David and I teamed up to make the dinner. It is a real joy being married to someone who is competent and enjoys being in the kitchen.

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Summer 1985

Jun 15th, 2024 by

While decluttering photos, I came across three cartridges that contained a bunch of slides from the past. I went through them and scaled down to around 50 and then turned them in to be transformed to digital. Here is a collage of a few of these photos from the summer of 1985 when I volunteered for the organization, Amigos de Las Americas, and served as a special education counselor in Quito, Ecuador.

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Autumn Colors in Rocklin

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Roper Romp with Shannon

Jun 15th, 2024 by

1976 to 1984, there was a sitcom titled, ‘Three’s Company’. A man was a roommate with two other women, against the rules of the property. To bypass this, he pretends to be gay. Mr. and Mrs. Roper were the original landlords and provided comedy through their interactions with the main three characters and with each other.

Fast forward 40ish years (wait, what?) and a fun resurrgance of Mrs. Roper’s character is sweeping the nation with ‘Roper Romps’. My run buddy and friend, Shannon , joined me for a pub crawl in Sacramento with a bunch of other Mrs.Ropers! It was such a fun night! We almost talked ourselves into country line dancing later that night, but ended up just sticking with the pub crawl.

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Napa with Jules and Lisa

Jun 15th, 2024 by

I will take Napa any time, but it is best with beloved friends/family! Overnight Napa/Sonoma trip with Jules and Lisa…

I always, always, always start a Napa wine trail at Inglenook. Reserve a table at the Bistro and enjoy the best mocha ever, and other goodies.

Lunch and a walk around the Oxbow Market, then Jules and Lisa found a gorgeous boutique inn in Sonoma for us to spend the night at The Seven Branches Inn, (our rooms were each different and equally charming. Theirs had a little deck), delicious dinner at The Girl and the Fig, and outdoor music at Murphy’s Irish Pub!

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Les Mis with Stacy

Jun 15th, 2024 by

I love, love, love Broadway musical productions and I enjoy attending them with others who love them as well. Stacy and I got to attend Les Miserables together and it did not disappoint! Moments and memories. Treasured moments and memories.

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Girls Weekend Tahoe

May 20th, 2024 by

An annual get together with this incredible group of women. An extended weekend at Stacy’s place in Lake Tahoe. Ebikes to Heavenly ski resort. Lunch and shopping. Dinner on Stacy’s deck. Board games. A hike to Grass Lake. Staying up late to chat. Deep talk. Giggles. Sleeping in. Precious moments and memories.
Jodi. Jane. Kelly. Stacy. Jill. Elyse. Briana. Rhonda. Heather. Leslie. Tina.

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Kat and Ryan Visit Manzanita

May 6th, 2024 by

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(?)

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Apple Hill with Alex

May 6th, 2024 by

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 were able to really enjoy it.

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First Ink

Jan 31st, 2024 by

The boys got their first tattoos together! Alex’s is the origami unicorn from the film ‘Blade Runner’. Ryan’s is a gothic architecture piece.

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