Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Last days in California

We've had a busy final few days in Santa Barbara, with lots of visiting to do. We reunited with my old friend Karen from UCSB (who I had completely lost touch with for 10 years), and was delighted to learn that she has twins who are just a few weeks younger than Rhiannon! We went to their house and had a great time with them. Here we are with Olivia, Karen and Charlie.
We also drove up to Buellton where my Grandpa Don was camping with his wife Sonia. We saw them at Thanksgiving but didn't get enough time with them so we had a good visit in their RV.
I realized that we didn't have any photos of Rhiannon and Tryfan alone with their Grandma and Grandpa, so we had to arrange that before our departure.
This morning my friend Denise and her little boy Liam came over to give us some hand-me-downs and play outside. Liam brought three trucks so everyone got to play with them on top of the ping pong table.
It is so wonderful to reunite with some of my lifelong friends like Denise :-)
Now we are doing last minute preparations for our long journey back to Asker... bus from Goleta to LAX, then fly from LA to Zurich, then Zurich to Oslo and hopefully Rhodri will meet us at the airport there! Wish us luck (and me patience)....

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