Another Father's Day. Wow, I can't even remember what we did last year on Father's Day, so much has happened since then. We've packed up and left the home we knew for the last five years of our lives and moved cross country to California. Hubby started a new job, we started a new life. Bikini's, beaches, the sweet smell of salt air, and the adventure of a whole new town. One Hubby and I both knew fondly and grew up with the first 18 or so years of our lives, but one we had yet to discover together as a family. The things we've done have been wonderful and amazing, and we have many pictures to remember these moments by. The biking, the walks, the museums, the parks, the views. When spring arrived even more parts of this town showed and we went through even another layer. Now that summer has come, so have the people, so have the activities, and so have we. The beaches are cram packed with bodies not normally privileged to have the beach at their beck and call 24/7. The bonfires are staked out by 3pm and burning long into the night. To get from one side of the town to another, you better give yourself a good thirty minutes if you're taking the coastal ways, whereas a normal run is ten or fifteen.
The boys are on quiet time, with the little one passed out cold from a day of watching the kite surfers surfing off West Cliff, and as I sit here and write Hubby is cooking his own Father's Day dinner. The same man who has made one taco salad in the last five years made us a delicious dinner last night of fettucine and meat sauce, a cucumber and tomato salad, so wonderful that Big Guy says he ate the most of that he's ever eaten. And tonight he is making us Burgundy Wine and Garlic Skirt Steak, Mashed Potatoes and Green Onions, and Steamed Artichokes. This man can do anything when he puts his mind to it. Now that he's there I can't wait to see what happens next. It is so nice to eat at home and actually not be the one doing the cooking. It's nice to go out and eat and not have to do anything, but it's a whole other realm to be able to just sit and relax and be home while dinner is being cooked for you. And it smells sooooo good.
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Now there's a cool Fathers Day, layed back Cali style.
Cheers to your man.
Oh Pink - how happy I am for you :) Reading this post just made me smile! Thanks for commenting on mine, too....this Saturday's the big day and I hope I can keep smiling!! Love you!! xoxo
I'm glad you are happy! I admire you for just packing up and leaving a familiar place. Glad Father's Day was good!
Back To California
Great story about returning to California....
Wow, that dinner sounds dee-lish!
awww sweetie this post put a huge smile on my face! what a blessed life your family has... God has truly blessed you guys!
I love the marble (or granite?) backdrop in your kitchen, gorgeous. Love the picture details.
Happy posts make my day a little better! - I love your pictures ... especially the beach shots. Since it doesn't look like I'll be dipping my toes in the ocean this year, your pictures at least remind me it's there waiting for me next year! :)
*silly goofy smile on her face* Thanks for making me smile this much this morning. The photos are lovely and the post on what transpired definitely lit up my heart. That was such an ideal time. Let me tell you that your boys are having the best childhood memories ever!
You are sooooo incredibly blessed. *sigh* xxx
Your life (and your kitchen) is truly beautiful!!
Holy cow i am SO jealous of your kitchen! It is gorgeous(from what i can see). I LOVE the colors!!! Would love to see more pics of it! The kitchen is my fav room in the house. I will buy a house by how the kitchen is. (second is the master bath and closet hehe)
Sounds like a great Father's day! I am so happy to be back in CA to partake in some of the things you write about. Can't wait to take my three to the beach. Lovely! Love your pics, they make me smile!
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