Awake: 7:25am Temp 51 sleep 8+47 sunny overnight @ San Diego, CA.
On our separate couches, we woke up to a sea of cars, nearly flooding the BIG public parking area. I heard nothing during the night or morning. It isn't like I slept well; I would wake up off & on while sleeping on the couch, & this mid morning, I slept my best.
There had to be over (100 +) runners doing their morning warm up exercise. By the time I climbed up on our roof, most of those bodies had already started sprinting down the trail.
And looking toward the east & south...
Skip the photos, the cars were everywhere. Actually these young adults were practicing for a Rock & Roll Marathon held this June in San Diego with an estimated (300) adults participating
Next.......out came the Outrigger Canoes...more practice for the upcoming races in May.
We were impressed that these people were thoughtful enough to leave us a wide opening in the event we should drive out.....which we did @ 12:05pm. We signed in @ the office, paid our bill, picked up another key & parked in a different campsite.
With Kathy's help, it took about (3) back & forth movements to get the bus parked in our site. Unmovable trees & obstacles were the culprits.
Mid afternoon, a slow moving car pulled up near our bus & an elderly gentleman wanted to learn more about our motorhome. After a few minutes, he hinted to have a peek inside. His wife scolded him about that but he ignored her. We felt ok with a peek & so we talked for a good (15-20) min. His current motorhome is much smaller so I was not going to encourage him on trading his small for a large.
Then we attended the 5:30pm vigil Mass @ St. Brigid Catholic Church @ Pacific Beach. Yes, the choir singers & instrumentalists did another excellent job up front.
The church was packed & the congregation was very responsive.The priest did announce at the beginning of Mass that this weekend was a celebration of married couples. So before the final song was sung, the priest asked all married couples to stand up, face each other, hold hands & with the guys going first: repeat after him:. " ____(name), I took you once & I take you again to be my lawful, wedded wife (husband), etc.
We guys recited our wedding vows looking into our wife's eyes. It was a bit emotional from the very beginning and got even more so as we specified: "for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health"...etc.
I noticed that Kathy's eyes were not continuously focused on my eyes & were actually welling up, especially during the "in sickness and in health" part..., and so I began to do the same.
Then it was the ladies turn to say their vows to their husbands; again, when the: "for better or worse, richer or poorer, in sickness and in health" came up, the same emotional reaction happened. The guy behind us could be heard crying. It was such a powerful experience.
The fact that we feel so blessed that with God's help, we have made our marriage work this far, and the knowledge that we are getting older with all of its uncertainties, esp. regarding our health, must have been responsible for our somewhat unexpected emotional response.
Yesterday, Kathy & I were so nice to each other....it was amazing what just repeating those vows did for us for a day. But...we are usually nice to each other anyway......may it continue.
We made a pharmacy stop & a stop @ Von's en route to our home-on-wheels.
Dinner: ham & Boursin cheese melt & asparagus.
Evening movie: "Some Like it Hot" with Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe, Joe E. Brown, George Raft, Pat O'Brien, etc. Legendary comedy by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond about two musicians who witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and try to elude their pursuers by joining an all-girl band heading for Miami. Sensational from start to finish, with dazzling performances by Lemmon and Curtis, a memorably comic turn by Monroe as Sugar Kane. 1959. Why not watch the St.Valentine's Day Massacre & make us feel real good tomorrow on Valentine's Day.
Lights out: 12:13am.
On our separate couches, we woke up to a sea of cars, nearly flooding the BIG public parking area. I heard nothing during the night or morning. It isn't like I slept well; I would wake up off & on while sleeping on the couch, & this mid morning, I slept my best.
There had to be over (100 +) runners doing their morning warm up exercise. By the time I climbed up on our roof, most of those bodies had already started sprinting down the trail.
And looking toward the east & south...
Skip the photos, the cars were everywhere. Actually these young adults were practicing for a Rock & Roll Marathon held this June in San Diego with an estimated (300) adults participating Next.......out came the Outrigger Canoes...more practice for the upcoming races in May.
We were impressed that these people were thoughtful enough to leave us a wide opening in the event we should drive out.....which we did @ 12:05pm. We signed in @ the office, paid our bill, picked up another key & parked in a different campsite.
With Kathy's help, it took about (3) back & forth movements to get the bus parked in our site. Unmovable trees & obstacles were the culprits.
Mid afternoon, a slow moving car pulled up near our bus & an elderly gentleman wanted to learn more about our motorhome. After a few minutes, he hinted to have a peek inside. His wife scolded him about that but he ignored her. We felt ok with a peek & so we talked for a good (15-20) min. His current motorhome is much smaller so I was not going to encourage him on trading his small for a large.
Then we attended the 5:30pm vigil Mass @ St. Brigid Catholic Church @ Pacific Beach. Yes, the choir singers & instrumentalists did another excellent job up front.
The church was packed & the congregation was very responsive.The priest did announce at the beginning of Mass that this weekend was a celebration of married couples. So before the final song was sung, the priest asked all married couples to stand up, face each other, hold hands & with the guys going first: repeat after him:. " ____(name), I took you once & I take you again to be my lawful, wedded wife (husband), etc.
We guys recited our wedding vows looking into our wife's eyes. It was a bit emotional from the very beginning and got even more so as we specified: "for better or worse, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health"...etc.
I noticed that Kathy's eyes were not continuously focused on my eyes & were actually welling up, especially during the "in sickness and in health" part..., and so I began to do the same.
Then it was the ladies turn to say their vows to their husbands; again, when the: "for better or worse, richer or poorer, in sickness and in health" came up, the same emotional reaction happened. The guy behind us could be heard crying. It was such a powerful experience.
The fact that we feel so blessed that with God's help, we have made our marriage work this far, and the knowledge that we are getting older with all of its uncertainties, esp. regarding our health, must have been responsible for our somewhat unexpected emotional response.
Yesterday, Kathy & I were so nice to each other....it was amazing what just repeating those vows did for us for a day. But...we are usually nice to each other anyway......may it continue.
We made a pharmacy stop & a stop @ Von's en route to our home-on-wheels.
Dinner: ham & Boursin cheese melt & asparagus.
Evening movie: "Some Like it Hot" with Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis, Marilyn Monroe, Joe E. Brown, George Raft, Pat O'Brien, etc. Legendary comedy by Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond about two musicians who witness the St. Valentine's Day Massacre and try to elude their pursuers by joining an all-girl band heading for Miami. Sensational from start to finish, with dazzling performances by Lemmon and Curtis, a memorably comic turn by Monroe as Sugar Kane. 1959. Why not watch the St.Valentine's Day Massacre & make us feel real good tomorrow on Valentine's Day.
Lights out: 12:13am.
A very touching story, Dad. My eyes started to get a little red, before I was discovered by my co-worker.
You both provide continual inspiration for your children.