Right after Christmas I took a trip to CA to see my parents. My niece, Sarah, was there for a visit too. The four of us went to the Monterey Aquarium one day. These two photos (courtesy of Sarah) are from there.
Another day, Sarah and Dad (of course, she calls him Grandfather) went for a hike in Big Sur and another day (after I left) in Big Basin (in the Santa Cruz Mountains). My trip was 5 days but two were travel days, leaving only 3 full days in Salinas. They went by fast.The trip was possible because my new employee was closed from Christmas Eve and until after New Years and because I had a free airline ticket with SW Airlines. Usually, in my field (payroll), there is no such thing as vacation at the end of the year so this was real treat.
Vacation is done now. Tomorrow I go back to a regular work schedule and Larry starts his new job tomorrow. He's very excited to be working again.
