Dad took Mom and I to the airport for a 7 a.m. flight out of Greensboro. We arrived in Memphis to find that first our flight had been delayed, then second to find it had been cancelled! They were able to get us onto another flight going through Chicago to San Fransico. So, we were in 4 different states in one day; not to mention all the states we flew over! By the time we arrived in San Fran, we had been traveling for 12 hours (our body time)! Laura picked us up outside the baggage claim. As we were waiting for our bags, mom spotted a celebrity! David Bromstad, host of Color Splash on HGTV, was standing near us waiting for his bags. After mom told me who he was, we pretended to be big fans! We never spoke to him of course, but he certainly saw us looking!
Laura toook us by the house (AMAZING!), then we were off to Stanford to pick up Maggie. The four of us went walking to the "dish". A pretty steep climb, but worth the views at the top! You could see all around you...including the bay area. (Not the San Fran bay though...that will come later!) It wasn't until we reached the bottom that Laura showed us the "be aware of Mountian Lions" sign! Needless to say, we made it out okay! We headed back to the house just in time to meet up with Grant and Matt. Mom and I lit a candle from the visitor's candle idea that David had sent; and enjoyed a cocktail while catching up with the family. Grant, the chef, was preparing food on the grill while Laura was
hard at work in the kitchen. There was some unexpected delays in the preparation of dinner which only gave us more time for visiting! Who could complain about that right?! Plus, I think it helped us to stay up that first night there without any naps. After finishing up a late dinner, mom and I decided to head to bed around 10, which is really 1 a.m. our body time. We were pooped and ready for a pillow! Of course, we were both anticipating our first wake up in California!
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