Had a great time in Monterey with Dave and my family. Didn't take long for him to fit right in with my kooky family. I think we all laughed for four days straight. As any of you that have met Dave know he's such a friendly good hearted man and I think he could get along with anyone. It was such a joy to get to know him better.
First thing that happened on the trip is my digital camera stopped working... yet again. It's the craziest thing ... it works at home I take it on a trip and it freezes up. I get home it works fine and then I don't see about getting a new one. I missed taking any pictures the whole first day, but Dave said he'd share his thank goodness. Dave couldn't stop talking about how much he loves his new camera and how April has a similar one and she loves it too. So, it was the mother of enabling... I bought a new camera while on the trip. hahaha We had stopped at Target to get supplies... water, milk, new camera. :) Ok the camera wasn't planned, but my husband saw the same camera Dave had and it was for a really good price. So, he says let's just do it and retire the old digital camera.
I suggested we go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Dave said he just loves stuff like that as do we. Brochure said it would take 3 hours to see everything and 6 hours later we were done. We just loved looking at everything, seeing special movies and caught the feeding of the otters and the penguins.
Dave suggested we go see the local mission. Being a Californian and never seeing one a friend pointed out to me that it was sacrilege that I had never visited one, so it was top on the list of things to see. We spent about 3 hours there and Dave and my husband really bonded over the religious information of the mission. We got to see 2 wedding parties there and hear the bells ring after each wedding, which I recorded with the movie feature of my new camera.
We also went to see a light house, a fire house, and 2 scrapbook stores. One of the scrapbook stores was about 20 miles away, but that didn't stop us. We knew it was going to be close to closing, but hoped it would still be open. We got there 5 minutes before closing. As I pulled up I yelled "Dave quick jump out and stick your foot in the door before they lock up!" As we walked in Dave asked if we needed to shop fast and the owner was the nicest gal. She said, "No take your time I've got things to do and besides my husband and I after all these years of marriage don't have hot dates anymore we have luke warm dates." We all laughed. Dave and I made it worth her while to stay open.
Dave loved his license plates I made and he gave me some great scrapbook and craft supplies to use. Good time had by all. We're looking forward to seeing Dave again. In fact my children have already invited themselves to Oklahoma. haha
Lynne