4th of July Weekend

Trudy and I would like to congratulate our friends Shawn and Kris on their marriage. They had a great ceremony out in Carmel Valley at Holman Ranch, it was an awesome time and a wonderful day! For those of you who haven't been out here yet..Trudy and I are living in Pacific Grove and are essentially surrounded by water on 3 sides so the effects of the fire aren't as noticeable over here. We are sending lots of Good Juju out to those affected by the Big Sur fires and hope you will do the same, especially the homeowners and firefighters. Our new home, P.G. , is a quiet little coastal community, has no bars, fast food shops or chain stores and does not have a single parking meter! (Not yet anyway) The saying out here is that Fog Happens!!! and it does -but you get use to it pretty quickly. We have a 2 bedroom apartment ( you have a place to stay if you come visit !) with a nice view of the ocean and are 2 blocks from "downtown ". We have nice little parks that are dog friendly, close proximity to the ocean and are right around the corner from Pebble Beach and 17 Mile Drive. We would love to show all of you around the area if you come visit. There are tons of golf courses, nice beaches, great hiking and biking, a really cool aquarium in Monterey and good restaurants . We are close to the Redwoods and the Big Sur Coast and less than 2 hours from San Francisco. Tomorrow we are going to BB-Q with friends and then are going to walk down to the beach for fun and fireworks. It's become a tradition to do 4th of July with our "Monterey Family" and it's an ever expanding group of folks who 'seemingly would not mix ' . I'd like to wish everybody out there a Happy and Safe 4th! I'd like to send out a Special Hey Now!! to Kyle in Seattle and Drew in Phoenix. Kyle- sorry about your Mariners bro and looking forward to seeing you for jeremy's wedding. Drew- see you in Tahoe and don't forget to bring your body armor for Northstar!
Trudy and Koda wish all of you well . Take it Easy... John