December Vacation

It's been awhile since I've had time to update my blog, but I'm going to try to do better.

Last Spring Bill and I decided to wait until this winter to go see my Dad in So. Calif. I'm so glad we did. We loved it, not only because we got to be there for my Dad's 88th birthday, but because the weather was nearly perfect, there were no crowds and it wasn't 120* in Palm Springs when we went to see my mom. We had a great time walking on the beach, biking down to Balboa and having lunch at the Fun Zone. In spite of a mishap with my dad's finger, on his birthday and needing 10 stitches, it was a perfect trip. It has been years since Bill could come with me. It's hard for him to go in the summer, since he can't just sit in the sun for hours, he burns to easily, but this was perfect. We sat on the beach and watched the Dolphins and Seals, the surfers and just relaxed, besides the fact that the beach was nearly empty. It was wonderful!

It was about 68* to 70* every day, perfect for Bill. I love that we can walk everywhere.

The Newport Beach Pier from a distance, notice the crowds? It was like having our own beach.

Another picture of the Newport Beach Pier from 33rd Street.

Each evening, to keep with tradition and because it really is fun, we play Aggrevation and "31". We really had a lot of fun. I don't know how he does it, but my dad is the CHAMPION. I don't know how he does it, but he does. I thinks he lets us win once during the trip just so we won't feel back, but really, he wins all the time. It is so fun and the evenings are full of fun and laughter.

Dad in action, I'm sure he won this game as well. Notice the bandage on his finger. Luckily it is healing well.

Another fun evening

Yes, the T-shirt made it official, he is the Aggrevation Champion!

Bill and I rode the bikes down to the Fun Zone and had lunch. It was a beautiful day and so nice without the crowds. I used to ride a Moped (remember those?) down to the Balboa Island ferry to work on the Island.

It really was a beautiful day!

We took a day and drove to Palm Springs, the weather was beautiful there too. We had a great visit with mom and all went to lunch at Appleby's. We even got a Blondie. Yum!

Just one more picture. The Seals were out in force, as were the Dolphins. Every time I tried to take a picture of the Dolphins they disappeared, but we saw them nearly every day as we sat and relaxed on the beach. But we did get a picture of the Seals.

We had a wonderful time and have decided this is when we will try to go every year, probably not before Christams, as it made things very hectic, but we are thinking of January for next year. Bill's folks live in Tucson now and we had hoped to go down there, but we found out that we need to be there in April to help out, so decided to skip it this time. Hopefully we will be able to work that into our trip in January 2010. (that sounds so far away, doesn't it!). We will stop and see mom and dad again in April on our way to Tucson, but will only be able to stay one night. Bill's brother needs us to go and stay with Bud and Madelene for a week while they are in Germany, we are dividing time between all the brothers. But even one evening of Aggrevation will be fun.