the last actual entry was Sept of 2011 and for many reasons all legit but none worth listing I took my sabbatical and now I am back and hop...

We were coming up on the 101 and then we get t o W Cotati Ave. and then we are driving...

our annual trip to the desert....right after labor day when everyone with kids go back to school.  It has taken us many years until we ...

how did it happen....I can remember taking her to the bus on the first day of kindergarten.... and now we are talking about dorm rooms...oh ...

wasn't it just a few days ago that we were here? driving north on the five.... for a college orientation. Wasn't it just 4 years ago...

It is a beautiful Saturday morning it started a little cool and a little windy but we were excited because we were all together to celebrate...

So we survived the drive. Checked in to the hotel and relaxed for a little bit but then the excitement started to build... Samantha had work...