Dorothy and I went to Cambria for our 29th anniversary this weekend. It was a really wonderful weekend. We left the kids at home with Revel and that worked out without any major problems. Edward took the opportunity to spend a much needed few days at Grandma's. I think despite all of his protests that he may someday move out of the house if this summer is any indication he may volunteer by the end of the year. Its been really tough on him having the uproar of Gavin, Amber and Teddy and all of their friends who of course come over since Gavin is a lot of work to travel with and should not be out late anyway. The teenagers are really not a problem but Edward is quite particular about his hours and does not appreciate the noise and the mess. Then there's the dog. His low pitched growl sends poor Edward over the top. Despite all of my time and efforts to train the Revel, he will never be a cat and that is the only thing that will make Edward happy.
The upshot of all of this is Dorothy and I needed some time alone so off to Cambria we went. We stayed at a wonderful hotel called the Little Sur Inn. It's located just across the road from the ocean and a very nice boardwalk much like the one near Sunset beach in Pacific Grove. The room #22 was an ocean front room with a great view. It was quiet and the balcony had a wonderful view up the coast. We got some reading done, lots of walking up and down the beach, enjoyed the finals of Wimbledon without fighting over the TIVO. It was really quite nice. Dorothy and I did a little wine tasting and can recommend Barrel 27 Rose by Appellation Central Coast Vineyard. We brought that and two stainless steel wine glasses back (no glass in the hot tub).
The house is getting closer. Some of the teak furniture is here.The painters are done and gone. The plants get planted on Friday. The contractor just needs to complete the front porch and clean up some of the things he has almost finished. Maybe, just maybe we will be done by the end of July. I think everyone is looking forward to that day
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