Forever Friends

    Forever friends….. are those people who are in your past, present and future. Jamie and Meredith are some of those friends. Meredith is my cousin that I really got to know well in our later teens. Jamie became friends with Dave in their teens. When Dave and I were dating J & M met through us and were married 3 months before us. Our first children were born 10 days apart and the second ones were 6 months apart in age. We traveled back and forth on weekends to visit each other. We never lived closer than 2 hours away and sometimes further away. Now we are 2 flights away and 2 time zones.  Our oldest son and wife live 20 minutes from them and spend a lot of time with them. J&M spent 4 nights with us this past weekend. We had a glorious time and laughed pretty much non stop! So this is an account of our time together although the conversations and bonding just can't be described in photos.

Saturday- Meredith and Jamie at the flower fields in Carlsbad

Saw this poor little fellow at Torrey Pines. He seemed quite lost. Further down the beach we saw and adult  who appeared to be dying:( We were fairly certain that was this one's mother.

Not sure what to do or where to go.

We took them on our favorite hike- Torrey Pines.

Another perfect day in sunny CA

This was our view for our picnic lunch.

Supper on the patio. Dave was present but he took all the group photos so seems absent!

 Sunday began with a 3 mile hike at Monserate Mountain followed by our meeting. Then off to the Fish Market in Solana Beach for lunch. Next we walked Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach. Many sights since it is a happening place during spring break! Perfect day with an ocean breeze.

Love the contrast between these two beach homes.

Then on to Carlsbad for a supper of Knockout Pizza while sitting on the beach waiting for the sun to set.

Natural amazing beauty

Jamie never seemed to feel the cool air. Dave and I on the other hand are total wimps after living here 15 months.

Monday we spent the day in Carlsbad on the beach while Dave worked.  Toby and Kale ( formerly from the cold states of WI and MN ) joined us for lunch. Can you tell which one of these guys lives in San Diego and which one is the tourist that hasn't seen summer in forever?! The same someone who thought Banana Boat #4 OIL was a good idea??

Kale needed a towel. I was perfectly comfortable in my cover up and a light fleece!

Cousins- Kale and Toby ( with his freshly shaven head protected form the cool breeze and the hot sun)

On the way home we stocked up on fresh strawberries again.

The plants are raised so that you hardly have to stoop down.

Lusciousness!

Only in California ( my apologies to the natives), would you have to pay MORE to pick your own berries!

Still smiling as they "glow" a painful shade of red! Not sure which is more red-them or the wall.  Thanks for coming to see us- see you in May!