Monday, July 3, 2023

Off to Santa Barbara

 We are off to Santa Barbara.  Ned got us all in the car by 4 a.m. and by 4:30 we were on the road.  He wanted to skip the traffic and arrive while the party was in session (so we could skip having to do the set-up).  We drove for a long time with no traffic and stopped in Paso Robles for breakfast at Denny's.  I loved their coffee cups!


We got to the picnic ...and yes, had to set up.  Jeri and Lacie made clam dip (the torch having been passed).


It was, as always a great event.  Walt counted and guessed there were about 50 people.  Tom and Joe did all the cooking.


There were a lot of alpaca sliders!



I usually have a birthday cake made for Tom, but since we were leaving on the day of the picnic, I couldn't do it.  Lacie made cupcake cakes.


She also made a 49er cupcake cake as a surprise.


We had a wonderful time visiting with our old friends Dick and Gerry (who are Ned's godparents) and, of course, there was music.


The party ended around 5 and all was cleaned up as we returned home.  I fell asleep almost as soon as we got home...I hadn't done that much, but it was probably all that sun.  With a couple of trips to the bathroom, I pretty much slept all night.



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