The greatest joys in life are experienced in happy family relationships... the cultivation of a happy home requires effort and energy, forgiveness and patience, love and endurance and sacrifice, but it is worth all of this and more. -Gordon B. Hinkley



Tuesday, January 4, 2011

my trip to CA.

I was lucky enough to take a quick 3 day trip to northern California before Christmas. My sister had flown in from Hawaii a few days earlier. She picked me up at the airport and we headed north. It was a beautiful rainy day. We stopped for lunch at Granzellas. Yummy! That was just the beginning of a wonderful 3 days of delicious food and the best family in the world.
Oh and we spent one night in the hot tub watching a lunar eclipse. It was incredible and wonderful!!

Me & Ang on the back deck. (you cant see mt. shasta because it is covered by clouds, but it's there. big & beautiful)

lets take a look at one of the many reasons why i love my aunts house...

candy

caramels


chicken & dumplings to die for

so much food, i had to be rolled out the door when it was time to go home!!
more??!
and being with her is the best...

deer eating from the apple tree in the back yard, a classic picture.




we girls (& uncle jay) searched through all of auntie Roma's old costume jewelry and found our fair share of treasures. it was a wonderful memory.
daughter, sister, cousin picture

Loved it, every second.

1 comment:

The Cohen's said...

I'm so glad you got some good (even if quick) time with your family, Jen. They are awesome, I couldn't agree with you more.