The B-day adventure continues!
Now, if only I can get back to shore!!
And follows us around the pier walk
Monday brings a first time
Aaron Rodgers and the Schmidts welcome me to Oceanside.
P-A-R-T-Y
A DVD of other important events of 1946...
No visit is complete without a game or two of Labyrinth. I lost...
Charlie Pelican welcomes us to the Oceanside Pier on a lovely Saturday afternoon...
And follows us around the pier walk
A very warm Sunday morning outdoor church service
Followed by a very chilly outdoor Schmidt picnic
A goodbye, memorable family picture
Gerry, Debbie and I enjoyed a pleasantly warm Monday afternoon at the beach
though earlier huge waves had laid a barrier of black rocks along the shoreline....
Tuesday morning Debbie and I enjoyed chatting through a breakfast at Al's Cafe
Gerry, Debbie and I enjoyed a pleasantly warm Monday afternoon at the beach
though earlier huge waves had laid a barrier of black rocks along the shoreline....
A last ride along the Coastal highway...
With an assuring sign...
Tuesday evening found me back in Ocean Beach for a formal goodbye dinner
learning how to make perfect twice baked potatoes from the perfect instructor, Amanda, to go with perfectly grilled tri tip...
Saying goodbye Tuesday morning at the San Diego airport....another perfect San Diego adventure....
A stop over in Las Vegas with out of this world chances...
A fly over of beautiful Crater Lake...
Landing in Portland
Views of Mt. Hood and St. Helen's...
AND arriving home...
REFLECTIONS...
After retuning from a visit to San Diego I often think of my Aunt Emma whom I lived with for several years while growing up. Her favorite memory was of her marvelous trip to San Diego where her sister, Betty, was a navy cardiac nurse.
Hearing her stories, San Diego seemed as exotic as a trip to the moon. Now these many years later and with two sons living there, I make that trip to the moon at least twice a year with the ease of a backyard picnic.
Aunt Emma was not a cozy, warm motherly person, but she did love and care. I sometimes think that when she got to heaven she put in a request that niece Georgia would have a VIP pass to San Diego whenever she wanted.
Thank you, Aunt Emma!! I love you and miss you!! The End
This has been a good 2 GeoGram weeks in the life of Gram G.
" 'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, ' plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.' " (Jeremiah29:11)
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