Fun in California

A collection of 23 posts

2025 Events

Palm Springs, 2025

In March, we met up with Fran and Jason in Palm Springs to handle some administrative stuff. We stayed at a great Airbnb and spent our downtime exploring downtown... cute area with that classic desert charm. But honestly, we all felt like we'd seen what we came to

2024 Events

Moto Trip: CA->ID

I left my moto in CA when we moved back to Idaho, so it was time to retrieve it. But first, Scott and I decide to have a pizza crawl and try a few slices to see who had the best pizza on the peninsula. We got full after a

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Halloween 2023

This year we were the gang from Scooby-Doo. No awards, but we had a great time with Scott & Carie, as usual.

2023 Events

Hearst Castle

In September 2023, we checked off a long-standing item from our bucket list: a visit to Hearst Castle. The story behind its construction fascinated us, and exploring the grounds was like stepping back in time. It was especially exciting to see the areas where Winston Churchill once painted and

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Lake Wildwood, 2023

Once again, we were privileged to join Scott & Carie at the lake house at Lake Wildwood. The weather was warm and the water was cool! Another great year swimming, playing tennis and hanging out.

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Napa w/Maddie & Donovan

For father's day, 2023, we took a short road trip to Napa, stopping by to pick up Maddie & Donovan in San Francisco. We got an Airbnb in Fairfax. It was right above a lovely Italian restaurant. We had a great time walking around Napa & Sonoma. The

2023 Events

Palm Desert

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Halloween, 2022

We joined our friends, Scott & Carie, to round out the cast of Gilligan's Island. Ended up winning 1st place at the Baja Cantina costume contest! Scott put a LOT of work into the radio and my rope. The night before, we joined the staff at POMDR for

2022 Events

Lake Wildwood, 2022

Our friends Carie & Scott invited us to join them at a lake house on Lake Wildwood. We had a great time!

2022 Events

Weekend To Remember

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AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

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Maddie's 22nd Birthday

2021 Events

Thanksgiving in Arroyo Grande

Since kids weren't visiting, we decided to try pet sitting in Arroyo Grande. This is Whitney. She was a sweetie.

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The Temptations

We watched the Temptations play at the Golden State Theatre in downtown Monterey. Great show, interesting people all around.

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First Morning In PG

Woke up to a lovely sunrise from our new place in Pacific Grove.

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Last Day at Robbie's Place

Kinda sad, he's a great guy, but we're exciting about the new place in PG!

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Salvador Dali Museum

Visited the Salvador Dali Museum in Monterey today. I have a new appreciation for his work. Very diverse. Interesting fellow!

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eBike Ride on 17 Mile Drive

2021 Events

Wedding Weekend

What a wonderful time with family & friends! Thanks to everyone who made the trip! Thursday, Aug 12 Kelley, Maddie and Ronnie started the weekend with a road trip from Carmel to San Diego. We arrived around 5pm, just in time for a sunset. Friday, Aug 13 Played Volleyball and

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Farmer's Market & Garland Ranch

Spent the afternoon hiking at Garland Ranch, then a short visit to the farmer's market in Pacific Grove.

2019 Events

Long Beach Cruise to Ensenada

Saturday, Jan 19, 2018 Kelley and I flew from BOI to PDX to LAX. After a 45min Uber to Long Beach, we found our Airbnb and explored ideas for dinner. There wasn't any food within walking distance, so we Uber'd downtown to a Mexican restaurant called

2016 Events

San Francisco, 2016

2015 Events

Napa Valley, 2015