Ahh, a beach vacation. They never are long enough for me. As soon as I see the ocean I feel like I have "home" written all over me. Thanks to my cousin, we were tasked with a trip to Catalina Island for her wedding. A family condo on the island has meant that Catalina has always been an easy summer destination. Well, at least until I moved inland to New Mexico. Now it's not such an easy great escape, but it is still a great escape. I'm a sucker for adventure trips - most of my vacations include some level of bike riding, snowboarding, etc. This time, it was purely for participating in the festivities and relaxing... which we took full advantage of. The best part about it was getting to enjoy the island with my whole family there. Not just my immediate family, but all of my aunts and uncles and cousins. We've all had our own experiences on the island for the past 30+ years, it was great to finally enjoy the place together again like we had as kids. Another kick - watching my niece and nephew play skeeball in the arcade, just as I had growing up. I put my 50 cents worth of tokens in the machine (yes, it did used to be MUCH cheaper than this!) and tested my rusty skills. I am proud to say I am still dang good at skeeball!
The girls (Liz, Jane, Tara, Maggie)
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