Monday, October 12, 2009

long lonesome highway..

I am very clearly dating myself, but I had a song stuck in my head the whole time I was driving up the coast to Northern California. Does anyone remember that television show called Then Came Bronson? The theme song is called Long Lonesome Highway - "Going down that long lonesome highway, gonna live life my way" I was silently singing it to myself all the way from Ventura to Gilroy...haha...
Despite the sad reason I was going up north, we had a really good time visiting family and my friend. It was so wonderful spending time with my girlfriend - I hadn't talked to her sisters or mom in many years, so it was awesome talking to everyone and catching up with our lives. Where does the time go? This was a friend that I spent many a weekend at her house, went camping with her family and water skiing, many beach adventures and way too many sunburns where I remember her parents scolding us for either using baby oil to tan our white bodies or not using any sunscreen. It was a wonderful day with her and her family and friends, very bittersweet but an awesome celebration of life for the man she spent many many years with.
After visiting with her, I drove over to my nephew's house as it was his 30th birthday and they were having a bbq and just hanging out at his house. My nephew and his wife love to entertain and they put out quite the spread. It was so much fun sitting around the chimenea (firepit of sorts) outside and just laughing and telling stories with my family. The next day we did more of the same and then it was time to leave as I had to be at work the next day. My daughter and her boyfriend had driven up with me, so I had some great company. While I was at my girlfriends husband's celebration of life - they took the train up to San Francisco, had lunch in the Haight/Ashbury neighborhood and walked around Golden Gate Park - a nice day trip for them!
All in all a wonderfully loving weekend - renewing old friendships, rekindling with my family and alot of fun reminiscing! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend too!
photo via mumbley joe

8 comments:

  1. I would have been singing Ventura Highway by America ~ so I will date myself also!! I am so glad that you had a good week-end in spite of what you went up there for. Have a great week Cathi...

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  2. sounds like such a great weekend spent with lovely people. hope your week is equally great!

    xo

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  3. LORI - That is the one I usually am singing, since I live right off the Ventura Highway...thanks, you have a great week too!

    OLIVIA RAE - it definitely was! Have a wonderful week too!

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  4. It sounds like a truly wonderful weekend and that photograph is brilliant...xv

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  5. I'm so glad you were able to do so much reconnecting. It sounds like a very special weekend, indeed. xoxo

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  6. Sounds like you had a really nice weekend ... Glad you had such nice company :-)

    Have a great week, Cathi xo

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  7. Glad you had a great weekend! I'm originally from Modesto, and love the San Fran excursions. Lots of love,

    Nicolette

    P.S. I read your "My first Valentine' post. Truly special.

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  8. Sounds like you both had a lovely weekend! I'd like to drive that lonesome highway with you sometime!

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