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Juju2bigdog

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 08:41 am EditMoveDeleteIP
More excellent pics, Tess. Notice how the Sponge camouflages himself on a bright yellow towel?

Egbok

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 09:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Looks like lots of fun was had at RG's! I love the pictures!!

(I've been away on a great Road Trip vacation and I'll try to post soon. It's nice to be back here!!)

Tess

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 12:21 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
whoohooo---You were definitely not hanging from anything in the pool table photo, Zmom, so let me find it an ya'll will see what Karaoke night at RG's really looks like.

Tess

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 12:52 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Karoake night Butt Shot (dancing on the pool table)!

karoake night

Meme9

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 12:54 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ooooooooh goodyyyyy Tess, that's the pic were waiting for

I had to lol when I saw that last pic of Sponge and Juju in the boat....it looks like Juju is wearing wireless headphones, Hubby asked me the other day what was I listening to all the time. Now wasn't that a silly question? hehehe

Meme9

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 12:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Cool pic, I'm picturing the smile on her face as I type this!

Tess

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 12:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'll leave you with 2 scenes of tranquility (yes, we did have some fleeting moments) before describing our impending 5000 + mile road trip which begins tomorrow morning.

This is my favorite photo of the heron that came to visit early in our week.
heron


Twilight on the lake:
twilight

Egbok

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 01:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
(Wildly waving arms at Tess....)

Hey Tess, have fun on your 5,000 mile roadtrip. Be safe and we'll see you in Solvang!!

Squaredsc

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 02:01 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
wb ms eggie, i see you are still feeling teal.

Juju2bigdog

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 02:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Tess, have the best time ever on your next road trip. Remember, it takes but a couple minutes to dial up from you hotel room each night. I do hope you made the wise choice of making sure each night's stopover is in a town big enough to have local aol numbers.

Tagurit

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 03:56 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I love Solvang! (you are talking CA right??!lol) My relatives live in Santa Clarita and we have gone to Solvang twice. I LOVE the stores and ... oh heck I love it all. I still have some beautiful candles that we bought there. We went to one bakery there (been awhile can't remember the name) and everything was to die for. I loved seeing the beautiful scenery driving there.

(Now I better leave in case you weren't talking about seeing Tess at Solvang, CA and I look like a total dork. lol :) )

Tess

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 05:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Juju, if there are no local numbers we have 2 alternatives.....the aol 800 number and my calling card which still has 930 minutes on it. :)

Tomorrow (late morning) we will be leaving for beautiful Iowa to meet up with the Worm family for a very late lunch or early dinner. Just depends on perspective. From there we travel to Omaha where we will spend the first night. Day 2 takes us to Cheyenne, WY. Day 3 will find us trekking through the Rockies to Salt Lake City. Day 4 puts us in the desert and Winnemucca, NV. What's there you ask? A HOTEL in the middle of the desert. Frankly, that's all the recommendation I need. However, that is where my (Canadian) grandfather lived in his later years until he died. I haven't been there for 40 years. ack! By next Wednesday we will finally arrive at our second big destination, Alameda, CA.

Those who know me well know I grew up in San Francisco just 1/4 mile inland from Ocean Beach. My niece and her family are the only ones left in Northern California and they have never met Miss Sarah. My sister is flying out from Chicago and my mother is flying in from Los Angeles so we'll have a couple of mini family reunions. Thursday and Friday wiill be spent in the city with my mom and sister. Then Mom goes home and the weekend will be spent with my niece, her family and my sister. I am so excited!

Then, DH, Miss Sarah and I have a couple of days in Monterey to see their Fisherman's Wharf and the Aquarium and take it easy after a busy few days.

Finally, on Wednesday of week 2 we drive from Monterey to Solvang to meet up with Wargod (and family), Eggie (and dh) and Weinermr and Weinermrs. I am over-the-top excited about that. We'll have a couple days there before we have to head home for 5 more days of driving.

On the way home we get to stop off and spend several hours with Karuuna and son. I think that's on day 16 of this little adventure. I would be a bit happier if the temperature were in the low 80s instead of 100+. By the time we get to Karuuna, I may just want to lay on a bed of ice.

Well, that's the short version of our impending trip. I'll be in touch with Juju, Bob, War and Spy (at least) as I travel. I know already that for at least half of the trip my text messaging is not going to work, however since DH has to work every day, I will be able to check in each evening.

Egbok

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 06:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Tagurit, yes...that's the Solvang I was talking about!

I haven't been to Solvang in a number of years so I'm looking forward to the bakery and those cute little shops....but most of all, I'm especially looking forward to meeting all the TVCHer's!

Twiggyish

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 08:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Those are great pics! It looks like you guys had a nice time.

Tess, let me know if you ever head to Florida.

Fanny

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 08:46 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Tess, would you be up for a quick meet in Cheyenne? You'll be spending the night there on Sunday?

Bigd

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 08:49 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Fanny!!!

Rabbit

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 09:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh Boy a TVCH Fanny fanny shot!!!

Tess

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 09:18 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Florida is scheduled for 2005. How's that for warning?

Sure, Fanny. I had no idea you were so close to Cheyenne. Uhhhhh, I also have no idea how to get ahold of you. duh.

Fanny

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 09:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi Bigd & Rabbit!

this fanny has already done the tvch "spread", no bun intended...oops I meant pun not bun

Tess

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 09:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Found Fanny thanks to the chat crowd! yay!!

Juju2bigdog

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 10:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yay for finding Fanny! I tend to forget all about calling cards. The Costco ones are down to like three cents a minute now, which makes it under $2 an hour for dialup. Excellent idea.

Lucy

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 11:28 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Tess, San Jose is calling your name!! Let me know if you have any free time during your road trip!!! I'll be leaving tomorrow for a week, but I'll be back on 8/3. Have fun!!!!

Lancecrossfire

Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 12:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Dr. Marm--after getting back from MN, I got caught up on the road trip you are having. It's wonderful ot hear you are having such a good time on so many levels.

Things seem to be going well for you on a number of fronts!:)

Stay safe, and I look forward to talking to you and seeing you in chat once you are back. I have a feelingw hatever you missed by not being in MN was more than made up for in other ways.

Tess

Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 12:35 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Lucy, you have excellent timing. On Monday, August 4th we will be driving from Alameda down to Monterey sometime mid-day. We'll be in Monterey until Wednesday the 6th when we drive down to Solvang to meet up with Wargod, Eggie, Weiner and their respective families.

If you ask Juju or Dra or Wargod or someone like that, they can give you my email address. I'll have my laptop with me since DH is on call for work and I have to post trivia questions for the Games area. :)

Lucy

Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 08:24 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Tess, I sent Lance an email since I have his address. Hopefully he knows your email address. If not, I'll get if from one of the other members. Have a great trip and maybe I'll see you on Monday, Aug 4th!!!