Monday, December 3, 2012

Another Diner Drive-in Dive & Surprise


Blue skies, smilen’ at me, nothin’ but blue skies do I see.

After the storm rocked and rolled Maxine all Saturday night and all Sunday morning long, the  SUN finally poked out around noon …. & SPARKLED across the sea.  WE could FEEL the clouds lifting in our spirits as well.  Totally.

Besides the SUNSHINE, the highlight of our Sunday was getting to see our niece Sara, who lives in San Francisco.  She met us for lunch at another Diners, Drive-ins, Dives spot, this was a BBQ place that Guy Fieri raved about.  Honest and true, the meal was just ok, (Jack Stack Kansas City BBQ is hard to beat),  but the company was over the top.   It was take-out only, so we grabbed our grub and ate in Maxine, in the parking lot (we literally took up  ½   the parking lot).
We loved seeing Sara, catching up on her latest travels and marathons.  She is our most favorite niece (our only niece---still our favorite!).  It was a great surprise to be able to share a few hours with her, and I think she was especially thrilled to be able to experience first hand what “lunch in Maxine” looks and feels like.
After lunch, and good bye hugs, we then cruised down the coast for about an hour, landing in Santa Cruz around sunset.

As I type, I can hear the pounding surf …and last I checked, the stars were out.

We are hoping we don’t have to go into ARK-Mode again tomorrow.  But…….for now, skies are clear.  wahoo

Cousins and Kai and Muffin the Kitty

Chester getting some lovin' from Sara (notice he is NOT on the couch)

These are the blue skies that are smilen' at us today... ;-)

2 comments:

  1. Hello Diane and Chester and family, it is Natalie and the Reaching Out class of Adult Enrichment. Thank you for all the post cards and keeping us up-to-date. We all at AE wish you and your family a very happy and bless Christmas and New year.

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  2. Natalie, thank you for writing! Chester and I think of you so often and miss you so much. We wish you the merriest Christmas ever filled with joy and love from our hearts to yours.
    Love and wags to all, Diane and Chester

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