Yesterday turned into a late night of driving. We rolled into Huntington Beach around 12:20, pulled up in front of our friend's house, turned off the RV and climbed in bed. We were so tired. So grateful for the safe travel we have had.
This morning started with big hugs from our good friends Mike and Angela DiBenedetto and their children Gabriella and Dillon. Mike and Angela went to college with us at Colorado State and Angela and I are sorority sisters. We have done a pretty good job of staying in touch over the past 20 years and we knew we would be able to claim some time with them on this trip. We spent the morning at their home. The kids had a ton of fun splashing in their pool and getting to know one another. Angela and I were able to catch up. She is always quick to laugh and her laugh is a good one. She is a dear friend to me and has been with me on my best days and my worst. I am so grateful for her friendship.
In the afternoon we drove to the harbor near their home and let the kids swim and splash about. A fun feature of the afternoon swim was the bridge on which we were able to jump off of. It wasn't terribly high, maybe 8-10 feet but it sure was fun. The kids jumped many times and I even jumped once.
We had a really great dinner at their home, compliments of Mike of planned, prepped, shopped and cooked for us all. Thanks Mike! After more swimming we built a fire in their fire pit and roasted more marshmallows and made another round of pudgy pies so the DiBenedettos could give them a try.
Tonight my family has been so grateful to nourish our hearts and bellies with our good friends and we are grateful for their showers and hospitality too. We are all cleaned up and tucked into our beds in our RV which is parked right alongside their sidewalk. We are like turtles in our shell. We take our home with us and it is really nice to climb into our own beds at night and rest. We are here until Wednesday morning and we have lots of fun plans still ahead.
- Jll
In the afternoon we drove to the harbor near their home and let the kids swim and splash about. A fun feature of the afternoon swim was the bridge on which we were able to jump off of. It wasn't terribly high, maybe 8-10 feet but it sure was fun. The kids jumped many times and I even jumped once.
We had a really great dinner at their home, compliments of Mike of planned, prepped, shopped and cooked for us all. Thanks Mike! After more swimming we built a fire in their fire pit and roasted more marshmallows and made another round of pudgy pies so the DiBenedettos could give them a try.Tonight my family has been so grateful to nourish our hearts and bellies with our good friends and we are grateful for their showers and hospitality too. We are all cleaned up and tucked into our beds in our RV which is parked right alongside their sidewalk. We are like turtles in our shell. We take our home with us and it is really nice to climb into our own beds at night and rest. We are here until Wednesday morning and we have lots of fun plans still ahead.
- Jll
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