August 30, 2008

BACK TO REAL WORLD

yeah, yeah, so what -- i'm afraid of heights. and some bridges. and some other stuff. oh well.

but. can you spell hyperbole, billy? and, you're right, dan. kelli DID tell us about that road. we had thought she was talking about another place to avoid. we'll listen much, MUCH more carefully in the future.

however. san francisco and sonoma were awesome! if i had been born there, i don't know that i'd ever want to live elsewhere. but not having been born there, i'm not insensitive to the thrills and chills of the hills. [poetry unintended, but not unappreciated.]

and for some reason that i can't quite put my finger on, i took no photographs outside san francisco except for the couple pictures taken at lunch with kimberly and maria. wine country is beautiful. acres and acres of meticulously-groomed vineyards. they look quite different from the much-wilder-looking vineyards of northern ohio (yes, we have some up here). amazing. and then you'd go over a hill, and there would be acres and acres of sunflowers. i'll never forget it. i'll always regret not having taken photographs.

this weekend, cleveland is crazy-wonderful-busy. indians baseball, patriot bowl football game, taste of cleveland festival, and, my favorite, the cleveland national air show. it is so cool living downtown where the jets fly seemingly (and sometimes literally) right past our windows. go here to check out the pictures i took earlier today.

we're having friends over sunday and monday to have a bite to eat and head up to the roof deck (with bill!) to watch the blue angels. it's quite an experience to look up to see one so close! the noise is deafening.

hope your weekend's nice and a fitting cap off to summer for you all.

Posted by Stacey at August 30, 2008 07:49 PM
Comments

THAT'S why you were crying! The photos you did take were great. Wish we could have joined you in Frisco. I want to go there some day. We could have said /wavied howdy to Keli and Michael, too. :)

Posted by: Keri at September 2, 2008 02:20 PM

I don't know what I can add to the thoughtful contributions of the other commenters but yes, that was *one* of the roads Kel's folks freaked out over. I'm sorry I wasn't on board to hear the screams. We had a great time sharing a little slice of your vacation with you!

Posted by: dan at September 4, 2008 01:44 PM