2.16.2009

CALIFORNIA WEEKEND

In Salem on Thursday night we celebrated V-Day with a new recipe--Chicken Piccata and pasta--it was a wonderful chance for David and I to sit and eat in fellowship together.

In Redding David and Tyler relaxing after the fantastic meal that Tyler prepared for us.

David, his Great-Uncle Walt, and his Grandma Fox.

Nola and I reading one of her bedtime stories. It was so wonderful to get to know the fantastic children Matt and Melissa are raising!

David driving through the beautiful scenery of Southern Oregon (look through the window at the snow covered mountains).



On Friday we picked up a rental car (that I got on Hotwire for an amazing $14.00 per day) and we drove to Redding, California. We stayed the night with our dear friends Tyler and Melissa. We had a wonderful visit and a very yummy meal with them and off to sleep we went.

On Saturday morning we drove to Sacramento to see David's Grandmother. We were so glad to see her home and and the three of us had a nice visit before we took her with us and went to visit with David's Great-Uncle Walt and his wife, Joan.

In the evening we went and met up with my family who lives in Sacramento. We went to dinner and stayed the night with my Aunt Carole and Uncle Jan as well as my cousins Matt and Melissa and their beautiful children Nola and Wren.

Sunday morning after a quick little breakfast together with the Kurahara's and the Nishio's--David and I hopped on the road and had a long drive back filled with singing old school 90's hits, admiring the snowy mountains, and solving the world's problems.

What a wonderful road trip we had and we felt so lucky to have time to see people we don't usually get to spend time with!

1 comment:

Nova said...

You're just the most fun couple! I don't know of any other couple that has so many fabulous weekend adventures!

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