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It's the Last Friday in February! Can you believe it?!?! I sure can't - 2 months down, 10 to go!

TIME CHANGES EVERYTHING EXCEPT SOMETHING WITHIN US WHICH IS ALWAYS SURPRISED BY CHANGE.
I'm looking foward to a fun weekend with friends and family:

-- A going-away party for a friend moving to Mexico City
-- A 30th birthday party
-- Two fun wine events with friends
-- Celebrating my daughter's 22nd birthday (another indicator that time is passing way too quickly)

No matter where you are, enjoy the present time!

Enjoy this day,
V

Good Day Mate!

A big, far away hello is being sent to my friend Carla! She recently moved to Australia to be with her honey and explore this new world. I hope she's:

- Adventurous

- Brave

- Energetic

- Bold

- Happy

- Productive

- Photographing

- Exercising

- Refreshed

- Inspired

- Calm

I miss you -- your laughs, giggles, jokes and simply you!

Hope all is well. Please start a blog so I can keep track of you!

Miss you tons,
V

Drop Dodging

"And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow."

A Day in the City

Howdy,

February 21 we spent the tourist day in San Francisco with my in-laws. It was a very calm, overcast day; no wind, no rain, no crowds.

We started off at the Buena Vista for an Irish Coffee. I hear that they are very strong but so very yummy. Greg had two! We ventured off down by the water and observed the bay (Golden Gate Bridge, the many boats out to sea, the many "different" individuals taking strolls, the Cable Car traffic, and all the street vendors).

At my father-in-laws request, we headed to Coit Tower. They have a beautiful, picturesque staircase (all of 400+ steps) that leads you to the Tower. We did our exercise duty by climbing the steps to the top -- we done this hike before and it's not really that bad. You get an excellent view of the Bay Bridge and this path takes you amongst many of the homes embedded into the side of the mountain. There are a lot of beautiful gardens and picture windows along the way. Once at the top, you are at the face of the Tower. The views from the parking lot are spectacular (those of Alcatraz, Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge, the rolling houses of the city).

After our climb down, we headed for Golden Gate Park. Here we did some trail walking and ended up at the Conservatory of Flowers. I really enjoyed all the beautiful flowers and landscaping they have on these grounds. Many people were enjoying a restful day. One of these days I would like to stroll as many trails as I can in the park -- it's very peaceful and therapeutic.

After all our exercise, we enjoyed a super yummy dinner at the Cheesecake Factory; always a favorite!

It was a full day of fun, beauty and exercise! We love San Francisco and always find new adventures during our visits.

Hope everyone had a good, rainy weekend!

V

Sunshine

Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy

Sunshine in my eyes can make me cry

Sunshine on the water looks so lovely

Sunshine almost always makes me high

Today I am so grateful for the sun. I know the flowers, trees, and atmosphere are happy when it rains but sunshine makes me happy! Every year I look forward to summer and what it has to offer:

- swimming

- tans

- ice cream

- BBQ's

- driving with the top down

- long warm nights

- sun dresses

- sandals

- energy

- flowers

- heat

- smiles

Sunshine makes me happy!

E is for:

ERIN! A shout out to my friend Erin. I hope your bunny is well.

I appreciate that she reads my blog and takes interest in my doings. It's nice to know that people are tuning in. I do love blogging. It's a great way to capture your days/months/years (and it's quite easy).

Keep reading and I hope you have a great day!

V

Chocolate with Vino

Sunday we had a great day out at McGrail Vineyards. They had a chocolate/wine pairing event. They had displayed a chocolate fountain with strawberries, rice crispy treats, Madelines, cream puffs, and brownies. It was to die for! I was at that station for quite some time. The chocolate was free flowing and the smell was captivating. Everyone else enjoyed some vino with their treats.

We ended up bringing our own picnic supplies and had a great BBQ with garlic bread and some fixings. Everyone was quite envious! Although it was raining cat and dogs, we were troopers and still stuck to our BBQ plan. We were glad we did -- it turned out great! We gained quite a few friends and have been invited back for future BBQ events.

We topped off our fantastic day by having appetizers at Vic Stewart's -- never a dull moment! It was a long day of food, fun, laughs, and stories. Can't wait to do it again soon!

We also enjoyed two movies this weekend: Taken and He's Just Not that Into You. With all the raindrops, we found a nice, warm comfy seat in the theatre.

V