Thursday after work bill picked me up in a rented Mazda 3 and we headed out. we got there around 8pm long but very nice drive. we all had dinner prepared by Gary and Ellen and man was it Delicious!!! staying at their house is like staying in a 5 star bed and breakfast!!!!! that evening we all just hung around the dinner table and caught up but ended up going to bed at a pretty decent hour.
Friday we woke up and had a light breakfast then the 8 of us headed out to Filoli center (it's an old estate with a beautiful rose garden) after walking around the rose garden for about an hour we headed back home. That evening Bill and I meet up with Lauryn, Tim and their youngest son Dustin for dinner at PF Changs. I've never been there before but it was pretty good! Dustin is the cutest little boy ever! He was being very shy and quiet.
Later after dinner we came home to quite a sight..... everyone must have really enjoyed dinner and the wine that went with it. there was some conversations that i'm sure bill wishes he never heard (ie parents stuff) but i think the best part is all the hair pieces that came out and were displayed on all us girls with pictures being taken. it was a bit of a wild night!
(Sharon and Auntie Helen)
Saturday we got up and got ready to go to the beach, Half Moon Bay. there we met up with gary's sister linda and her family. It was a VERY cold afternoon, i froze but then again when don't i??? right?? well we had a picnic with fruit salad, macaroni salad, chips & guac, and bbq chicken. it was yummy!!! half the beach was blocked off because it was pupping season for the seals. To entertain us one of the younger boys dug a hole threw a white towel over the hole and then tossed bread crumbs onto it. We tried to "trap" some hungry seagulls. It was so funny i think all of us were laughing out loud. The other people on the beach started to look at us like we all had a couple screws loose. But it was just so funny seeing the birds flapping their wings trying not to fall in the pit once they stepped onto the towel.
That even after getting home from the beach Gary and Ellen prepared once again a wonderful dinner of Skirt steaks, vegetables and potatoes. we all just hung out ate and enjoyed each others company.
Sunday was the last day bill and i were there. we started the morning off right with Gary's awesome eggs Benedict (i only like his) and then the 8 of us again headed out to wine country. we hit 3 different vineyards to go wine tasting (since i don't drink at all, i sampled the olive oils and other cooking type marinades) It was a pretty good time, interesting to say the least. we all stopped off and had a light lunch at one vineyard and the service was pretty bad but the food was really good. after that we head home to get ready to head home. we ended up having dinner with everyone and then bill and i set off to head home at about 11:30. we got home at 5am this morning!!!
Sunday was the last day bill and i were there. we started the morning off right with Gary's awesome eggs Benedict (i only like his) and then the 8 of us again headed out to wine country. we hit 3 different vineyards to go wine tasting (since i don't drink at all, i sampled the olive oils and other cooking type marinades) It was a pretty good time, interesting to say the least. we all stopped off and had a light lunch at one vineyard and the service was pretty bad but the food was really good. after that we head home to get ready to head home. we ended up having dinner with everyone and then bill and i set off to head home at about 11:30. we got home at 5am this morning!!!
3 comments:
i need to stop reading your blog... seriously. every time i do i feel like i need to get out more!
stephanie, don't even think like that, i love reading your blog. it's just that bill and i don't have kids yet so we're doing as much as we can till then!
oh my gosh i have never seen bill with hair!!!! At first i didn't think this was YOUR blog, hahahaha jk. I'm glad i found you.
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