Mammoth

We went to Mammoth the scatter Nana's ashes. It was a family affair. We rented a condo with Cath (Dave's sister). We headed though Yosemite and over Tioga pass. We got there Friday evening and just hung out with everyone.

Most people who aren't from CA haven't even heard of Mammoth or they only know it as a ski resort. But, Mammoth is a beautiful area to hike and fish in during the summer. In fact David and I spent our honeymoon almost 20 years ago.

Saturday we headed up to Twin Lakes and rented boats. We had a great time rowing around and the waterfall was lovely. After we hiked up to the old mines below Hart Lake. Most of us made it all the way to the top!



Finally, at 3:30 we all met at Horseshoe Lake to walk back to the place where Pop had his pack station. Coralie (Nana) spent her summers up here as a child with no running water other than a stream near by. It was the perfect place to put her to rest.


Then back for a family picture.


Full picture set.

Kara, Audrey, and Us

I'm sure that you have those friends that you don't see very often, but when you do you always seem to connect in a big way. Well, that is the was it is with Kara. She is truly one of my favorite people. I think it is her spirit and, of course, her wonderful bawdy laugh.

Kara lives in the Netherlands and so we don't see her very often, but she came to visit this June and she brought Audrey, her wife. We had heard all about Audrey on Kara's last visit and were anxious to meet her. In two words "LOVED HER." We had a family dinner at my mother's. It was truly like family. Audrey fit right in. We had a wonderful time together.

I just wished they lived closer.

Facebook and Friends

Facebook is a wonderful thing. I know that people make fun of getting back in touch with high school friends that they never wanted to see again, but not me! I love the fact that I have been back in touch with people that were out of my life for years. I revel in their posts and pictures.

Today I spent time with one of those people and her family. Jenna and I met at Area E Alternative School (later renamed Mid-City) in Los Angeles when I was in 5th grade. Perhaps we drawn to each other because we had the same skinny, gangly, awkwardness that young girls hope to forget in their later years. Whatever it was, we enjoyed sleep-overs and and playing in "the pit" and lamenting the fact that our younger siblings were difficult.


Jenna sitting with my elbow on her head.





And today we connected again as adults. As adults with husbands and children and aging parents. With lots to talk about and memories to share.

It was wonderful to reconnect. Thank you Facebook!

Jenna and Jenn at Lake Tahoe on a short hike with her family.