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Thursday
Feb212008

San Diego, I hardly knew ye

{or alternate title:}
It was the best of times, it was the sickest of times.
The trip started like this:

rain.
That day I went to bed at 4 p.m. &
shivered feverishly in bed
& slept for the next 24 hours
Here's Greg's romantic valentines dinner out that night:


You're right: That's not me!
{When they did photos of the couples
this was the joke shot of Greg & our friend Laura,
who sat next to him at dinner. With her husband.}
I also missed
the whale watching/
deep sea fishing trip the next day

Then things started looking up.
Great views from
our seaside house:




Fantastic food, great conversation,
& dear, inspiring friends

{I've known them for over 22 years}

{watching the pod of dolphins on our last morning there}


Thank you, friends.
Until next time...

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Reader Comments (5)

Bummer of a trip. I guess your next one will be twice as good, right? Everyone has to have a crummy trip once in a while.

I must admit that I enlarged the picture to see if I knew anyone. I didn't.

How long do we have to do the letter project? I've been thinking about it but I don't want to wait too long.

02.21.2008 | Unregistered CommenterCelia Fae

Wow. What a mixed bag vacation. Great shots, though!

02.22.2008 | Unregistered Commentergab

Gorgeous photos, Annie. So sorry you were sick. You are so lucky to have such friends to go with, though.

02.22.2008 | Unregistered CommenterEmy5

Oh, it's just wrong to be sick on a vacation away from your kidlets. Sick and wrong (no pun intended). Glad you perked up enough to enjoy a few of the sights. Probably one of the prettiest places on earth. I really miss that.

02.22.2008 | Unregistered CommenterChristie

Yes, it is so sad you were sick for most of it. Great pics though. I could use a sunny, warm vacation right about now.

02.22.2008 | Unregistered CommenterBridget

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