it's halloween

hope everyone gets lots of treats!!!

2007 irvine fire

On our way home from dinner at Uncle Yoshi's Sunday night (21 Oct), we noticed a large fire east of the 405 freeway. We drove up Sand Canyon road and they stopped traffic at Irvine Blvd. This fire had already consumed 3,800 acres by the time we arrived.

fire burning in the hills.

video from Orange County Fire Authority.

2nd night of same fire as it moves south towards Foothill Ranch.

happy birthday dad

After a long redeye flight from LAX to Dulles airport in Virgina we drove over 2 hours to St. Michaels, MD. Jeff's family got together for the weekend to celebrate his Dad's 70th birthday.
Some flower fields that we saw along the way. Also saw many stands selling pumpkins and fall flowers.

Saw these pumpkins for sale in downtown St. Michaels.

St. Michaels is a very cute town on the Chesapeake bay. Lots of small shops and Bed and Breakfasts.

The guys played golf at Harbourtowne Golf Resort while the girls went shopping and walked around town. It was a beautiful day.

Our room.
It was great that the cable TV in the hotel room had Food Network and HGTV. Only other time we had those channels was in Hawaii hotels.

Before dinner we went wine tasting at St Michaels winery. The wines were a little different than we are used to but still very good for only being in business for 2 years. They even gave us a free tour of the winery. Never saw so many fruit flies in one place! Grandma and Grandpa stayed at the hotel with the kids.

Dad's Birthday Dinner

Happy 70th Birthday!!!

(Note: you can shelve that blanket for next year!!)

Jeff got the broiled seafood platter. Flounder, crab cake, shrimp and scallops. Is it possible to order any other dish with higher cholesterol?

Sunrise from our room. Very beautiful.

The family

Shops

More shops (lots of antiques)

The post office

Us, next to our favorite street. Mulberry Street had a lot of cute houses that we wish we could buy.

Jody and Mother

Jeff and Dad

Driving back to Pennsylvania. It was a great weekend. Hope we can visit St Michaels again some day soon.

This is my 50th post. Can you believe it!!!

kitchen

Not too much is happening on our kitchen. The first work done was moving the a/c vent and the hood vent. All went well and we passed our first inspection. We have been painting and have a lot more to do. But for now we are heading out of town and going east to celebrate Jeff's Dad's 70th birthday.

Painted the coat closet and laundry room dark green. Looks great. All fresh and new. A little bit of paint sure does wonders...

Our new a/c vent. Not in the greatest location but at least it won't be in the way of the new cabinets.

The hood vent was moved to the ceiling and now only a small part of the corner of the cabinet has to be notched. Next step is plumbing and the electrical work.

good eats

We have been eating at in-n-out a lot more than usual due to the remodel. This post is for all of you who love in-n-out and can't get it very often. It's usually on our visitor's top must eat list. Thought you would enjoy the memories!!!

What to order???


Cheeseburger, with extra cheese of course!!!

Yum

Are you hungry yet???

halloween time at disneyland

Laura and Kassidee are here from Hawaii to visit Disneyland and it's Halloween Time. We are at the "L" (for Laura and Lisa) on the California sign in front of Disney's California adventure park. Sorry Kas, there is no "K" in California.

Even Mickey, is decorated for Halloween. His face and ears are lots and lots of small pumpkins. Very cute!!!

Halloween treats. Yum!!!

Haunted Mansion Holiday. Where Christmas and Halloween collide.

Fried chicken dinner. Our favorite dinner at Disneyland...

Fireworks