Andrea and Richard

© Richard Bui

Andrea and I took a day off work on Monday to just relax and take a mini day trip. We chose to have a picnic at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. The weather was nice, ~70’s, not too windy or cold. We packed sandwiches (made with Orowheat double fiber bread of course), some Keebler Multi-Grain Club crackers, and some beef jerky; what could be better?

We took Highway 280 to Highway 17 to the Boardwalk, hardly any traffic given it was a normal working Monday. The park was running in limited operation: only one parking lot open, a few rides open (Merry-go-round, Double Shot, bumper cars, and a few other kiddy stands), and the arcade/in-door putt putt golf. We were hoping to get a chance to try a Fried Twinkie, unfortunately that stand is only open on the weekends…waahh. We settled for a fried cheesecake instead, which was OK, we both think the Fried Twinkie would have been much better. The fried cheesecake is a rasberry cheesecake wrapped in a tortilla, then fried and sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar.

We then drove home on Highway 1 along the Coast, which is always a nice scenic route. It was definitely a good day.

The pictures from my dad’s birthday are now posted on our Flickr site.

Today isn’t my dad’s birthday, May 1 was. Today is the birthday party. What has made this particular birthday different is that my dad actually wants a birthday party. Previous years we’ve just had a small intimate dinner as a family, but this year my mom is inviting my uncles, aunts, cousins, my dad’s friends to celebrate his birthday. So we’re all driving to my parent’s house in Modesto. The weather in Modesto, a nice sunny 80 degrees.

Happy birthday Dad! Pics to come later.