Aloha! Taylor Bennett uses that word a lot & I think it's lovely. My family and I went on a trip to LA over the weekend- I thought I'd share some pictures and a few of my journal entries from that. First of all, I have a tad bit of exciting writerly news...I sent my first Dawn Chandler book to Abigayle Claire so she can edit it! Things are moving along 😄
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| all 9 of us 'kids' and a few of the boards |
Friday, February 22, 2019
"We're (all 11 of us) on our way to LA! We're listening to a bunch of old songs (playlist here). I already started and finished reading The Dating Dock by Dee Aspin (a woman I met at the writer's conference). It was really good!"
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| Coffee...the toddlers may or may not have had a few sips. |
"We just stopped at Starbucks and met two guys who were also from a family of five boys and four girls."
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| ya, she got me |
"We stopped in Frasier Park for a 15-minute snowball fight. Dad's bad at aiming."
"The toddler wouldn't let go of his snowball."
"'Twas delightful."
Saturday, February 23, 2019
"Today we had a lovely waffle bar breakfast. This couple that's letting us stay in their house is the best! We spent the day at the college my parents met at 23+ years ago."
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| The reason for this trip was to attend a banquet lunch and the unveiling of the hall of fame where my mom's 1995 volleyball team was featured. |
"It was a nice surprise that this event was in honor of Ron Mehl too. I like his books! I enjoyed meeting a few of the current students during the unveiling of the Hall of Fame. I also met a few children of my mom's teammates. Oh and I met another twin!"
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| Longtime family friends were there since their mom was also on the volleyball team. |
"The basketball game was fun. I made up stories for most of the players. After all that was over, and we'd taken a stroll around the dorms, Dad drove us by many special places. Us five oldest kids are on the couch watching Murder, She Wrote."
Sunday, February 24, 2019
"Today we took our time having breakfast then headed to the beach. I enjoyed hanging out with Mom and playing by the waves with one of the toddlers. My favorite part was riding longboards with three of my siblings down to the pier and people-watching."
"Despite the typical sibling fighting, I truly enjoyed this vacation!"
What music do you listen to on family vacations? Do you keep a journal?
