Birthday Surprise

So, after months of planning, Terry and I were able to fly down to CA and surprise his mom for her 69th birthday. I believe her exact words when we came walking threw the door were, "Holy Shit". I was glad that no one spoiled the surprise for her!

We had a nice trip overall. We flew down on Thursday. My sinuses were horrible on the flight; it felt like someone was stabbing my ears with ice picks. We visited Paul's new shop in San Jose and had lunch at Phil's in Moss Landing before surprising his mom. We spent Thursday and Friday with Terry's family in Hollister. The highlights were a family dinner, lunch at Chef Lee's (it has the best Chinese food) and a trip to DeBrito's Chocolate Factory (where I spent WAY too much).

On Saturday, we packed up and headed into Santa Cruz. We spent the afternoon walking around downtown with Brittany and Jake. I think we spent the whole time eating. We had lunch at Pizza my Heart (who can beat a slice of pizza and shirt for $5), some taffy at Marini's and then had dinner at 99 Bottles of Beer. It was cool at dinner as some of our old friends came out to spend time with us. We were there for hours and feel like we really got some quality time with people. At the end of the night, Emilee gave us a ride home in her pristine '61 Impala.

On Sunday, we woke up and took a quick drive along West Cliff Drive and out on the Wharf before heading to church at Christian Life Center. It was nice, Brittany and Jake came up from Salinas to join us at church. We had to leave right after service for our flight back to Seattle. It was a quick trip, but it was nice coming home.