they live in palo alto, just outside of san francisco. i swear that palo alto is my perfect place. perfect weather, perfect scenery, PERFECT EVERYTHING. without being repulsively perfect. aside from trips into san fran to see my cousins and do tourist things, we usually spend lots of time in p.a. eating, visiting, looking at my aunt's artwork and walking around stanford university.
side note: stanford is MY university. i am a huge fan of anything they do, mostly because it is such a beautiful place. i wish wish wish i had gone there for college. but 1. they don't have an architecture program, and 2. i'm poor.
recently, my uncle and family built a house in carmel-by-the-sea, ca. we had been to their previous vacation home there, and around that time they were putting together plans for building a new one. i'm not sure if we would go down there or not - i guess it all depends on the amount of time we have. but i sure hope we do. it, too, is A-mazing.
side trips from carmel include:
monterey bay (fantastic aquarium with the cutest little sea otters EVER!!!
and big sur. quite possibly one of the most beautiful coasts in the U.S.
and after all of this build-up, i REALLY hope i can go. i think i have the vacation time, so it really depends on flight prices. yesterday, i found a rt ticket for $250. and that's not bad, but if i can get something better, i'm in for sure.
i have done this trip countless times, and it's amazing how it never gets old.
i'll send you a postcard :) hopefully.
aaah that all looks so perfect!! maybe one day we can all end up in california. we can have a doctor/architecture/law firm?? yeah yeah? just what everyone needs!
ReplyDeleteI love reading your blog Jennie. And I've never seen the photo of me and Dad at the Botanic Garden. I have to go take my 45 min. walk.
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