West Side Story

First of all....WAY TO GO GIANTS!!!

Alright, I just got back from the West Side of the Sierra Mountains. 

 I do an annual jaunt to visit my friends Amy and Patty each Halloween.  

Here are some pics from my trip!  Enjoy!

Oh...America The Beautiful....

I drove through Mariposa to visit Marci whom I went to high school with
and haven't seen for...23 years!!!  Great visit!

Wind Power

Finally made it to Moss Beach and found these two beauties...Patty's babies, Kate and Lilly

MY college roommate...Patty

Lilly and Papa Dean

Had to add this pic because it was something I hadn't tasted since I was a little girl...guesses?  Abalone!
Patty ordered it and we all taste tested...as good as I remember. 

This was Patty's Cappucino at Mezza Luna in Princeton By The Sea

Pigeon Point (just north of Santa Cruz)...this is a hostel!  $25 for a dorm room!!!

Pigeon Point

Santa Cruz Pier

WHY?

Scotty and myself on Santa Cruz Pier...we used to work together...maybe we will again!

Life is good!

Not a super cozy looking bed... 

Santa Cruz Surf Museum

Boardwalk at Santa Cruz 

Yoggggggiiiiiii

Scotty and I went to see these guys play in Santa Cruz....they are Mammoth locals
and when we walked in the door, another girl from Mammoth greeted us!

This is where I ate lunch in the city, sat at the counter and had a great breakfast and a fun conversation with
a stranger sitting next to me.  By the way, I found a great parking garage for those Bay Area folks...
Sutter/Stockton Garage....$6 for two hours

Famous Sears breakfast...yum!

There SHE is!

Awwww....this was my greeting when I arrived at Amy's House in Petaluma :)  Thanks Emma and Avery!

This is what happens when you lose your front teeth and you are a cat...

Emma and Avery ready to trick or treat! 

Downtown Petaluma trick or treating

The newest member of Amy and Bailey's family...Bear...obviously a great dog.

Emma the Vampire

Rico and Nancy, our hosts for Halloween night.  

Petaluma gets crazy for halloween...I would hate to see how much they pay for storage units!

This is a house that was known as the cat house...it is all cleaned up now, but here is the article.

Here is my sweet Amy and her Bear

Amy, Bailey, Avery and Bear (Emma was at school).  

Amy and I went shopping in Sonoma this morning (very cute town!).  She took me to this store called Baksheesh and
they had the coolest stuff from around the world, this ring is made out of telephone wire.

Wine Country....California, you are a beautiful state!
Thank you Marcy, Scotty, Yogi, Patty, Dean, Lilly, Kate, Dakota, Amy, Bailey, Emma, Avery, Bear, Chichi, and Doodoo for making my trip a great one!