We saddle up the IQ and round up the hounds for to drive south to spend Thanksgiving week with family and friends in Leucadia.
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Mary and Checkers
in travelling harnesses |
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| YES - California does get some Fall colors |
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Mission Bell marker
at the Bradley Rest Area |
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| Los Alamos wine country |
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| Ahh - the Pacific Ocean just north of Santa Barbara |
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Not long after we get settled and assemble all the ingredients, the women prepare Thanksgiving dinner.
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| Holly prepares the turkey for the oven |
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| I do the side dishes |
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| That's a beauty! |
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While the men are busy hardly working...
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| Peter checks football stats on his Mac Air while watching a game |
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| Doug checks Black Friday sales - wait, how much is that lobster? |
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The table is set and the guests begin to arrive - time for the feasting to begin!
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| Thanksgiving table with Hap's sock standing in for him |
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| Karen enjoys some wine |
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| Pete shares some pre-dinner drinks with us |
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... and feast we do - night after night.
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Jamie & Peter
prepare lobsters |
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| Looks like a magazine spread |
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Peter prepares to
devour a Maine lobster |
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| Beverage selections @ the Simons |
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| More lobster @ the Hazards |
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| Holly enjoys hers down to the last bite |
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One evening we celebrate Pete's 59th Birthday and help him clean out his freezer to make more room for his latest catch.
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| Doug mashes potatoes while Pete sips wine |
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Patti's ready
at the table |
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| A birthday toast to Pete |
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| Pete blows out his 59/95 candles |
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| Pete w his cake |
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| Hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil |
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Whew - with all the partying, we're getting worn out.
The next day we decide to work off at least some of the calories we've ingested over the last several days, by taking the dogs to the beach.
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| Solana Beach trail |
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| Dog Beach in Del Mar |
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Two wild and
crazy guys |
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Humm... it looks like it's mostly the dogs getting all the exercise... especial the amazing leaping Cono dog.
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| Mary and Checkers get some wrestling in too |
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| The beautiful and treacherous sand cliffs |
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After too much fun... it's time to hit Interstate 5, over the grapevine and back up into the Bay Area.
2012 Thanksgiving is one to remember
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Top row - Peter, Karen, and Doug
Bottom row - me, Patti, and Holly w Hap's chair standing in for him |
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