We’re now in San Francisco, staying at the home of another of hub's old friends. I’m amazed at the difference in the weather between two cities that are only about an hour apart; Novato (hot and sunny) and San Francisco (cool and overcast).
Hub’s friend doesn’t have wireless internet, but I’ve been able to pick up access through a free open wi-fi network called Sonic.net. Unfortunately, I have to go into a back corner of our bedroom to pick it up, and the strength of the signal varies between weak and weaker. But I’m not complaining…well, maybe a little… lol. It’s too slow for any video or even some regular web pages.
The fellow we’re staying with has been friends with my husband since the late sixties, back when hub first got back from Vietnam. Back then they were both unmarried wild men. Whenever they get together, they still act like total idiots and laugh at the stupidest things, but it does my heart good to see hub act like a kid.
His friend (who is divorced) has 3 grown daughters; one daughter (I'll call her "L") is 31 years old and single, and she and I totally connect. Last night the 4 of us went out to dinner at Westlake Joe’s in Daly City. They have a wonderful seafood menu; hub and his friend always have filet of sole and ravioli with pesto sauce; and L and I always have calamari steak and spaghetti with butter and cheese. It was so decadent!
I have to admit all my willpower went out the door, and I ate every bite (except a small piece of the calamari which I took home to B). Throughout the course of the evening, we also drank several carafes of red wine. It was definitely a fun evening…in fact, it was maybe just a bit TOO much fun, because I woke up with a bit of a hangover. Other than taking B for a 45 minute walk this morning, today I'm taking it easy on activity, food, and alcohol. Tonight we’ll probably just hang out and watch movies on TV.
Tomorrow L and I are going for a spa day; and tomorrow night is the class reunion. After all the non-stop partying the last week, I sure hope my dress still fits! It’s kind of stretchy so it should be okay…and thank heavens for Spanx!
...literally!
Anybody else out there like amusement parks? Well, I’m a real roller coaster freak and I can’t imagine more fun than we had today. We spent the day at “California’s Great America” in Santa Clara…Hub and his friend from high school, along with 2 visiting 19-year-old girls from Canada, and myself. I was the only one who went on almost every ride, and I only finally quit because I thought my teeth were going to rattle out of my head on the last true "roller coasty" type, the Grizzly. But here’s the list of what I did today, you can look at the descriptions here:
FireFall
Demon
Drop Tower Scream Zone
Invertigo
Psycho Mouse
Vortex
Grizzly
Rip Roaring Rapids (we saved this one for very last before we went home, cuz we knew we'd get totally soaked...and we did)
But the absolute best experience of the day was:
Xtreme Skyflyer I’m including the description on this one, because it was so freakin' incredible:
Experience the breathtaking thrill of hang gliding and skydiving. You'll be hoisted 153 feet above ground, and dive at speeds up to 60 miles per hour while free-falling 17 stories toward the Earth skimming just six feet above the ground.
I had to pay extra for this one, but it was totally worth it! Hub even offered the 19 year olds $20 to go with me, but they declined, so I went all by myself. I loved it. Hub said the look on my face as I zoomed over them was one of sheer joy…
Hub got lots of pictures of the day, but he forgot to bring his memory stick so I can’t download them onto my laptop right now. You may have to wait until we get back to see them, but I promise to post a bunch.
I’ll try to catch up with everyone’s blogs in the next few days, but right now, I’m exhausted, so I’m ready for bed. Tomorrow we’re going into San Francisco to stay with another old friend for a day or two.
Thanks to everyone who has commented recently and asked how my vacation is going…I really miss you guys when I don’t have internet access!
Hi everyone! Sorry I’ve been incommunicado for so many days. We’ve been traveling through Oregon. So far we’ve stayed in very cheap-o hotels, which we just love. No internet access. The towels, toilet paper, and Kleenex were super scratchy! One hotel we stayed at in Pacific City had no outlets in the bathroom, so I had to blow dry my hair in the kitchen, without a mirror. My hair actually turned out better than it normally does!The weather has been beautiful, a little windy on Sunday, but otherwise it’s been great. We’ve been exploring the sand dunes in Oregon around Florence, Winchester Bay and Coos Bay. Hub bought a “sandrail” (a fancy name for a dune buggy) a few weeks ago (without asking me...not that I care) so he’s looking for a place to ride it.Now we’re in Novato, California, staying with friends of hub. We just had dinner with our friends, and are sitting on their deck drinking wine and chatting, laughing about stupid memories. We just saw a rat on the fence, and one of the girls screamed. B got scared of the screaming, not the rat. LolThis post is a bit disjointed…it must be the wine! But I’m having fun and enjoying myself.Now that I have internet access, I’ll post more later when I’m more sober.
His friend (who is divorced) has 3 grown daughters; one daughter (I'll call her "L") is 31 years old and single, and she and I totally connect. Last night the 4 of us went out to dinner at Westlake Joe’s in Daly City. They have a wonderful seafood menu; hub and his friend always have filet of sole and ravioli with pesto sauce; and L and I always have calamari steak and spaghetti with butter and cheese. It was so decadent! 