Summer doldrums?
June 10th, 2007 by amylherzog
It seems flatly impossible to me that over a week has gone by. Our dishwasher broke and we’re still waiting for a replacement, so I knew I was spending more time in the kitchen lately, but over a week? Yikes! Honestly, I don’t remember much that happened before Thursday. On Thursday, we went up to San Jose and visited the Children’s Discovery Museum with our friends the Laughlins.
There was an honest-to-god fire truck, sans door, ready to be explored.
Of course there was a ton of other stuff, too–we spent over three hours there and had a blast. But the fire truck was clearly the highlight of Jacob’s museum experience. I can’t wait to take Jonathan with us on Friday! Back at Asher’s house, Jacob got himself soaked at a water table:
We really had a fabulous day in San Jose in every way, but I had two personal favorite parts. First, it was so wonderful to see close friends again. (Due to trips and illness and whatnot, we hadn’t seen Stacy and family for a month.) We’re trying hard to make good friends here on the peninsula, but the process seems to take an eternity, and it’s soul-filling to spend time with friends who have known you for a decade or more. Second, it was warm and sunny in the Silicon Valley. I hadn’t realized until we arrived how much summer is programmed into my being. June is supposed to be warmer and sunny! It just is. But we’ve seen none of that in Pebble Beach–just foggy, 50-degree days. (I know, I know. I gloated about how cool the summers would be before we moved here. I was wrong.) So Thursday recharged me in all kinds of wonderful ways, and gave me such a positive outlook on things.
And then the Laughlins visited us this weekend, and they brought their beautiful weather with them!
Life is a lot better than it was a week ago. I’m really looking forward to our upcoming trip back East.
Hi Amy!
When are you coming back east? I’m always the last to know everything. If you ever get a moment, could you let my mom or I know your itinerary? We would love to see you guys.
The pictures are great. I was also wondering when you were going to be back east to see if any of the times I’ll be visiting mesh with yours.