Well, we're back home. I use the word reluctantly because, to tell the truth, I'm more comfortable in California.
Of course that could be because California was mostly warm and sunny and New Hampshire is cold! The house, with only isolated heating until tomorrow when our first bottle of propane for the season arrives, is downright frigid. Not enough to freeze the pipes, but enough to make it very hard to get myself moving to get us all ready to return to daily life here. Hard to overcome the jet lag when the temperature inside in the middle of the day is colder than it was outside last night in Burbank.
But we're here and we're safe, if a little blue. A little blue from the frosty air. And a little blue from having to leave the warmth of the West Coast.
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
We Say Goodbye
A busy few days. Saturday we visited two museums in Mariposa: the California Mineral and Mining Museum and the Mariposa History Museum. Both have a lot of information on the California Gold Rush, each cost only $4 (kids are free), and it's worth taking in both during a trip to Mariposa.
Sunday was a travel day. After a stop for lunch at El Pollo Loco (great chicken you can't get in New Hampshire), we took a side trip to visit our friends Rusty and Andrea and their son Evan. We had a great talk and the boys had fun playing with Evan, but it was altogether too short.
Yesterday we had a visit with friends Sue and Brad. Their dog Penny remembers William, who stayed with them when he was just a baby. She was very excited to see him! After lunch at Mambo's Cafe, Cuban food which you also can't get in New Hampshire (notice a trend here), Karen did crafts with William and Madison at the Reisch house.
And today is our last day here. Our flight leaves late, so we have time to visit with a few more friends before we head down to the airport to return the rental car and get on the red-eye. Tomorrow is a work day for Karen, and I need to get the boys all set up for their first day back at school.
With luck we'll be able to sleep on the plane; we' weren't so lucky on the way out thanks to a very upset little girl.
But even if I sleep, and the entire trip is entirely smooth, I know that I'm going to have a bad case of post-California let-down.
Sunday was a travel day. After a stop for lunch at El Pollo Loco (great chicken you can't get in New Hampshire), we took a side trip to visit our friends Rusty and Andrea and their son Evan. We had a great talk and the boys had fun playing with Evan, but it was altogether too short.
Yesterday we had a visit with friends Sue and Brad. Their dog Penny remembers William, who stayed with them when he was just a baby. She was very excited to see him! After lunch at Mambo's Cafe, Cuban food which you also can't get in New Hampshire (notice a trend here), Karen did crafts with William and Madison at the Reisch house.
And today is our last day here. Our flight leaves late, so we have time to visit with a few more friends before we head down to the airport to return the rental car and get on the red-eye. Tomorrow is a work day for Karen, and I need to get the boys all set up for their first day back at school.
With luck we'll be able to sleep on the plane; we' weren't so lucky on the way out thanks to a very upset little girl.
But even if I sleep, and the entire trip is entirely smooth, I know that I'm going to have a bad case of post-California let-down.
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