Another Day of Spring Break Play

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Debbie

Up first, a visit to Thyme in The Ranch. A great little place for an early lunch with the girls.

I found this place on Yelp, a long time ago. And the day I went, it was closed. So I kept it in mind and thought it would be a fun place to take the girls. We give it 5 stars!

Our selfie on the patio.

Next up, we were off to La Jolla to see the seals.

We strolled along the shore and took a few time outs to enjoy each view.

Another time out.

Another.

And another.

Um…This shot is a bit silly. We had no idea the kissing couple was there on the steps, that is, until I uploaded the images. So their (the girls) silly expressions (not knowing about the couple) and the perfect way niece #1 has her hand, well I find it downright hysterical.

We spy a baby.

Having a friendly little visit.

We have two sweet visitors (the girls) who are up close with exactly what they were here to see.

How fun to explore this place.

A lot more seals to see.

And beautiful cliffs to admire.

I’ll say our day was picture perfect. And our evening lit up with BBQ from our favorite BBQ joint. Followed with fun and games thru the evening hours.

Still more spring break to follow…

Blessings – Debbie

Spring Break Continued

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Debbie

A day spent around home. In no particular order.

The girls took off on a walkabout around the house.

And found themselves here.

Love that they shared these wonderful images with me.

It was also a good day to meet up with the hubs for lunch. We had Mongolian. Basically, you put your meat, veggies noodles and sauces in a bowl and they cook it on the grill behind the counter.

Back to the table, you enjoy your very own creation.

It was also a perfect day to pick up some new fish for the pond. The girls each picked a fish and I added 5 more to the order. They also named their fish Gator and Toothless. Great meaning behind each.

A little relaxation was thrown into the mix.

And barefoot tree climbing too.

For our evening meal, we had the best chef doing her thing.

We enjoyed dinner on paper plates, such that we had less time cleaning up and more time for cards.

What a glorious day, all the way around.

More to come…

Blessings – Debbie

Catalina Island

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Debbie

Our nieces spring break, continued as promised.

The next day, we were off to Catalina Island.

Getting ready to board the Catalina Express (boat) directly behind us. Such fun to make a little 1 hour and 15 min. journey across the ocean to the island.

As we approached Catalina, we passed the Carnival Imagination docked at the island. It made our boat feel so small.

Once we arrived, we decided to do a little walk about to search for lunch. We decided to stop at the first place that called our name. A seaside lunch seemed the perfect choice.

Our view was spectacular!

And lunch was so yummy.

With full tummies, we were off on our next great adventure. We rented a golf cart, such that we could cover a lot of territory.

And territory did we ever cover. Love my nieces panorama!

We made a stop at the Wrigley Memorial.

What a great place to visit.

And much to explore. The girls loved the doors, me too!

It’s hard to take everything in in one day. But we sure gave it our best shot.

Back to our cart to cover a little more ground.

And stopped at will to enjoy the views and take images of selfies in progress.

With the time we had left, we stopped for a cool beverage and made time for a little souvenir shopping for the girls. They each picked up a Catalina shirt and a couple of things for a special friend.

The end of our glorious day on Catalina, but I have more spring break to cover.

To be continued…

Blessings – Debbie

Happy Easter

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Debbie

I’m blessed and thankful

The show must go on. This bit about getting so far behind on the blog will have to wait for another day to fill in the last month.

What a crazy week this has been.

The hubs has been sick all week. So I handpicked some roses from the garden to brighten his day.

We’ve had over 12 rose bushes in bloom during the course of the week. Spring has showered us with a lot of pretty color.

Even our pink water lily decided it was time to come out this spring. Did you know water lilies go dormant in the winter, losing the pads and everything? I did not know this a couple of years ago when we moved into this home. When the winter came, I thought all the lilies were dying. Then I called the pond guy and he explained the whole thing.

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Blessings – Debbie

Boarded

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Debbie

Alert – All photos contributed by cell phones in this post.

Followed by (6) !!!!!! exclamations. This is the exact text we received from our twin nieces on the morning of March 14th.

So we quickly took a shot and sent it back to them. Me in my jammies and all.

We said “Sweet, can’t wait to see you!”

And so the girls official spring break and our quality time with the girls began.

The hubs and me on our way to pick them up!

The next morning, we girls were up and at ’em before the hubs. So we started in on coffee first thing on the patio.

But the hubs didn’t sleep in too late, as we all had a date! And off to visit Coronado Island and the Hotel Del was our first stop.

We were going to have an early lunch right here on the patio. But the wait for them to open was like an hour and a half.

So we piled in the car and headed to Mission Beach for a little lunch on the pacific. We took note of the Tsunami sign in route.

While there, we had a little stroll along the pacific and down this cool pier.

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What a pretty day to visit San Diego.

Another fun stop was Trader Joe’s. I felt pretty special, as I’m the first one to introduce them to this fine establishment. We came home with two great bags of chips, a couple different flavors of humus and a few other fun goodies to snack on during the week.

To be continued…

Blessings – Debbie

Early March – In Like a Lion

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Debbie

Well good day! Finally, I’m back!

Yes, I’m back to bite off early March, bit by bit. I’m not so thrilled when I get this far behind, but I refuse to carry on as if nothing happened. There is so much to catch up on and there is no better time than now to start. Well, all of those yesterdays would have been a good time too, but they’re gone.

So here goes…

The date, March 2nd. – There was a crazy loud boom as March unfolded. I don’t think I’ll ever forget it. We were blasted with hail.

Totally in like a lion.

I don’t think the fish have ever experienced this much commotion. I know I haven’t.

And I know the palms were probably in shock. This just doesn’t happen in So Cal. Or does it? It was a first for us in the 5 years we’ve lived here.

It was a month of fire too. Nice evenings spent around the fire pit. This was another early March weekend evening. (actually, this shot was taken the morning after) I still remember the day, it was one of the many days I had spent 99% of my time outdoors. And looking up into the clear night sky peppered with stars and planets, was glorious.

During late February – early March, we had the old plantings ripped out of the immediate left side of the waterfall. I had been working on transplanting things from around the yard to the area. It will be fun to watch the ground cover spread and the plants blossom. I also planted 4 roses in various areas on the upper terrace. Meals were also enjoyed on the patio. This is pretty much where I spent a good deal of time…

An early foggy Monday morning. Note the purple wisteria in bloom.

As mid March drew near, I was beginning to think of all the stuff that needed a little sprucing before company arrived on the 14th.

So I started Wednesday, the 11th at the car wash, then salon.

The hubs wanted a smile. Much better he said.

Then we waited for our guests to arrive.

Oh wait, one more lil thing!

On the 13th, we had the electricians over to add LED lights in the kitchen and dining room. “What were we thinking” were my thoughts, when company was due to arrive the next day. So much dust, oh the dust…But in the end, we were so happy to have the job done. And all the dust bunnies were put to rest before company arrived.

To be continued…

Blessings – Debbie

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