Yesterday:

Fresh fruit at the Farmer's Market. 

Afternoon on a beach almost totally by ourselves.

Swimming with my friends in the waves until the sun went down.

Not pictured:

Almost losing my bathing suit and getting pummeled by aforementioned waves. Lots of sand, lots of "exfoliating".

Sitting on the deck overlooking the ocean, enjoying the view, and an ice cold drink.

Witnessing a local guy dive 70 feet (with no O2) to bring up a beautiful conch shell he found! This was after he swam a couple of miles up the beach. Amazing.

A trip to Costco for food.

Bubba Gumps for shrimp and Blue Hawaiians.

Plumerias in my hair.

smoke refugees

We escaped the fires and fled west for the weekend.

To say that we were exctied to be outside, without masks, enjoying the fresh air, is an understatement.

We rode on the tractor,

caught some frogs,

played the guitar,

went to the park,

walked through the forest,

sat by the bay,

saw some friends,

drove out to my brother's little farm,

sniffed the sweet peas,

fed the goats,

cuddled the doggies,

we couldn't get enough of the doggies,

rode the horse,

brushed the ponies,

walked ran through the prairie,

(some of us walked),

added a little extreme sport,

ate at one of our old favorites,

and....*inhale*... took in a lot of fresh air.

It has never been so hard to come home. I felt like crying when we drove into our smoke-filled valley last night. I'm so glad that we were able to get away for a few days. I really, really needed it.

I have an idea...

Grab some warm blankets,

and throw them into the back of the truck.

You wear these,

 

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I'll wear this...

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You should probably leave your razor at home.

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We can share this (it's coffee plus Bailey's).

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I'll flip the pancakes,

 You fry the bacon.

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Let's ignore our schedules, turn off our phones...

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And throw away the map.

Let's get a little lost. Let's go camping.