Tuesday, September 19, 2023

#vellumdays cont. return to the scene of great times! cont.. Praise God & Thank YOU!

 

my heart is all a-flutter anytime i have a mother/daughter day on the calendar to look forward to..
here, you can see why..   

and especially enjoyed visiting barnes & noble, which  -of course-  CH's to:  a creative non-fiction book i started when she was just 8 years old..      LOVE, LOVE, LOVE

writing wise; i captured a great more detail when time/energy allowed; when i was inspired to do so
and, most grateful now, in 2023, to have these details!

*****
simultaneously, but independently/separately  -both,  my best mom ever, and my best dad ever
required surgeries.   both recovering; both getting stronger..  both receiving much love, support from healthcare providers, spouses, sister, family, friends..    many answered prayers along the healing path
Thank You Jesus!  Amen




return to the scene of great times!  koa petaluma 5 star camping experience again!
helps to have awesome friends, cutest dogs, amazing bbq, perfect climate, redwood trees..
a pool, hot tub, tv for the football games,  -and new, clean, spacious bathroom/showers just across from your campsite   -plus a general store...     'glamping' i believe some people call it   
glamourous + camping     -but we have sebastian & valerie to thank for these great memories
love you! 



Q:  are we italian?   -nope     -have we ever been to italy?  -nope

can either of us speak italian?   -nope

but none of that stops us from hosting an italian dinner party
and thank here our in-the-spirit friends for their fresh & delicious italian dinner contributions:

richard/fresh homemade baked bread; valerie/fresh & fabulous italian salad; elva/delious italian dessert.
all paired perfectly with roberts amazing spaghetti & meatballs, and all that paired well with the variety of italian wines & spirits everyone brought;   and all that paired extremely well with awesome friends and fun conversations..

* fun to learn, with oppenheimer movie currently out, that valeries father, a scientist/author crossed paths with oppenheimer, and a friend of karl's tutored his children..

direct connections 


and, write after celebrating all things italian, we celebrated all things chinese!   Public "Thank You!" here to kansen & daisy chu for the invitation; to the george's for driving; to beautiful, fancy nancy for lending me a dress for the special occasion  [did i write about her lending me green boots for st patricks party?!?  -winner! for most spectacular wardrobe and fashions ever!  (also, worth noting:  former model..  deserves her own fashion magazine...)   -anyway, 

i am enormously grateful i got to be in the audience for this show! 3 hours of back to back mesmerizing performances.  just glorious!  -and didn't understand the language when a host or hostess would introduce an upcoming number, but didn't need to either...   live music, dance, costumes, choreography, cinematography; all universal languages  ENCORE! 




and will close with a picture i took of robert and i,   -just because.    
i had glanced at our reflection on the sideview mirror of our truck as we returned to get in, and something about the number of, and framing of the palm trees; couldn't resist

sent it to my children..   like, doesnt it look like we are on a tropical vacation? or at venice beach..
   -we are in the parking lot of kohls at the great mall in milpitas.    LOVE taking pictures...  that's forever, i'm pretty sure..





 it's all Praise God, Thank You Jesus, Hallelujah & Amen!   xoxo 

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