OK, so Santa was good to me. I got my new camera, a Canon power Shot S5 IS. I still have to learn how to use it, but I am hoping for better shots. I am really tired of getting dark, blurry, and missed shots due to the many things i hated in my last camera.
I also got the 5 disk collection of the Planet Earth series. I am going to watch these one day all by myself so I wont be interrupted to get something or even look at someone else. I mean it, if you haven't seen this series, record it, rent it, dvr it, but try to spend the time to see it. It is amazing film making by genius people.
Yesterday we got up early and took the kids out to Occidental. You remember that place, where we spent our last few short vacations. Anyhow, Johns brother and sister and their families met us out there for dinner. We had arranged this previously of course. There was about fifteen of us there, and we had a blast. We had a great dinner, some drinks and lots of laughs. John got to spend time with his family, and Alex got to spend time with his cousins.
After dinner we paid the bill and went across the street to spread the wealth at the other restaurant in town. this is where we really started drinking. OMG. Everyone, even the 17 year old was drinking at one point in the night. It was so busy and there was only two bartenders, neither of them had time to walk away from the bar and check id's. I know it was wrong, but it was fun. We spent so much cash last night, it was ridiculous.
We got up this morning, had breakfast across the street,and took a drive down the coast. We stopped for pics along the way. It was freaking cold, but the sky was clear. We drove down the coast a little further, got some fresh oysters then headed out to Johns parents house for a short visit. We haven't been there for a few years, and ya know what, it still looks exactly the same as it did the last time we were there. I gave her(Johns mom) one of the quilts I made, and she loved it. I think she was a little surprised at that gesture.
OK, I have taken up enough of your time for now. I will let you go. If I think of some other really great point, I will pop back in here and write another blog. I also want to write about this past year, as recommended in Ems blog. I am mentally working on that one. When i get it organized, it will be here. So have a great day, and see ya all next time.
Bash drumming fingers on keyboard...so where are the pics then? A night out and a drive along the coast...definately calls for a range of pics with new camera!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Bash. Pictures dear. I am glad you had such a wonderful holiday with your family. Soooooo cool! Enjoyed chatting with you again the other day too. *big hug*
ReplyDeleteI guess we were all wondering the same thing .... where's the pictures?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had such a wonderful holiday.....and it sounds like the drive down the coast was a lot of fun as well. I've noticed that older people don't seem to ever change anything in their house unless they are forced to........everything at my dads is pretty much the same as it's been for 30 years - except there's more of it cause he's a packrat.
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