She’ll always be my Big Sister even though I am so much bigger in almost every way. Thanks for the YUMMY lunch! She’s leaving town Wednesday for many weeks and put this delight together from miscellaneous refrigerator items.
Eating lunch, looking out the window at the regatta below. Ahhh The Life.
Jeff, Windy, Beth, Lona, Trevor, me
Thanks you guys for taking the time! We went to a place in Venice on Lincoln called Zinqué where we ordered dish after dish and left not a scrap.
I walked down to the beach, met Marsha where we went to see Twisters, then walked to the pier and had a snack and a beverage. It was lovely.
After 3 playoffs on Saturday, Lilly’s team, Team Redondo Red, went to the finals on Sunday, and WON! WOWEeeee!!
(That’s Lilly, in the middle with crossed legs.)
Cynthia and Rome got their hair done. We did a little more of this and that, and then went down to the venue.
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June 2
First thing in the morning of Wedding Day we all, me-Rome-Lilly-Angela-Cynthia had…
June 1
Cleaning up the downstairs for the party tonight, all the beds get piled up and we have, drum rollll, The Princess and The Pea.
YAY!
Following are Kent’s table shots. Missing are the tables of Mike’s relatives, his band mates, and his pals from work. Maybe I’ll be able to put them in later from someone else.
sheri.
Kent’s brother David and his family, wife Kenlyn, daughters Laure, Sara with daughter Genesee, Rachael with boyfriend Ryan.
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Robin and her boys James and Michael, and her daughter Kristy and Kristy’s husband Saeed.
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Welcome Aboard, where the wedding party gets ready and the staff is preparing for the reception and cruise.
And now I, Mother-Of-The-Bride, hand over the camera to my most excellent Angela.
Lona, Hartley, and Charis made it out for a few days but had to leave before the reception.
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Yes to all my dear friends who helped me go shopping. Where, you ask, is my gorgeous perfect and totally comfortable brand new never worn Eileen Fisher blouse?!
I forGOT it back at C&M’s house and there was no time for the 90 minute round-trip return journey. I just Happened to have this top in the car. So bummer that I forgot my gorgeous blouse and lucky-dog-me for this ‘at-least-I-didn’t-have-to-wear-a-tee-shirt’ top.
May 29
Leaving The Ranch Bob and Desda dropped me off at the SF Airport where I spent the night waiting for the morning flight to Minneapolis.
Roger and Sandy met me for dinner and it so great to see them. Thank you for coming out!
May 31
We had some fun this morning throwing ‘spinners’, a part of the cone from the surrounding trees, off the balcony and watching them catch the breeze and spin their way to the ground.
I did a few chores today, a bit of this and that at one point finding myself in the Hmong part of town where I got a Vietnamese sandwich at this place with a nice view of Saint Paul’s Cathedral.
Lona, Hartley, Charis, and Windy are staying at this handsome B&B in a town on Lake Minnetonka.
They are having a great time and I’m very glad for that until Charis came down with a terrible puking illness and they took her to Urgent Care. She’s ok, probably just a nasty stomach bug.
While L&H were deciding what to do about Charis, Windy and I went out for dinner.
DAK&L enroute, hour 3 of a 12 hour travel day, here at John Wayne, connection through Denver.
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May 30
Images from Cynthia and Mike’s wedding website – the title reads: Midwest Guy meets West Coast Girl. (And they lived happily ever after!)
Yes! You can go,
you can go anywhere you want to go,
and entirely on your own too!
Click on the links below
for tips I’ve been collecting
from my own Very Senior Year(s) Abroad.
My two best suggestions.
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Deciding where you want to go.
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Planning your itinerary.
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Getting the logistics right.
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Where to stay.
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Know before you go!
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Schlepping your stuff.
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Some good ideas that aren’t for me but might be for you.
You can click on the *TIPS* tab above for some travel tips I’ve been collecting, and see my (mostly) post-retirement independent travels on the *DESTINATIONS* tab or just scroll down on this page.
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Travel and change of place impart new vigor to the mind. Seneca
