"Twas the Night Before Valentine's Day...

And it was Friday the 13th!!

No problems here. Maybe we are immune - still floating on our being an eternal family cloud. Things just FEEL different. Can't explain how - just that it does. There is a sense of ....peace. Way cool.

Today we got our tax refunds - both state and federal. We made a trip into Newport and got new tires on the Altima. (The back two were bald...) With two cars now, we don't have to use it as much and so have just been waiting for our tax refund. We had lunch out together, which is always fun. It was a beautiful day again. This winter has been quite unusually pretty. More breaks between the storms. The valley cities and metro Portland haven't had the same good fortune. Another blessing of being on the coast.

Tom is planning a trip to California next month, for any of you that haven't heard the news yet. He's going to see family and friends (include In & Out Burgers, Pinnacle Peak's, Molly's Cafe and Taco Joe's in his itinerary). Shall we say he WON'T be watching WW points for THIS vacation???

Molly's was the first "our place." He used to bring me breakfasts from there when we first started being interested in each other. It's located right across the street from the San Bernardino court house. It celebrates the Route 66 mystic. It is only open for breakfast and lunch. Amazing food. I LOVE their hash browns. Never seen found another place that makes better. They are my standard for judging anyone else's.

I've made trips away while he stayed home with my mom - most notably when I went to Utah to see Briggs. The only weekend that worked was Tom's birthday weekend. I went and have paid the price ever since! He would NEVER leave me home along on MY birthday.....sigh. So - this is his little mental hygiene vacation. Getting out of Waldport and my mom's house. He hasn't been down since before his mom passed away. This time he will have his own car and time to travel around and hit all of his old stomping grounds. He will get to spend time with his buddies at the county yard. I"m really excited for him. He deserves this.