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It was the best of times, it was the sickest of times.
The trip started like this:

rain.
That day I went to bed at 4 p.m. &
shivered feverishly in bed
& slept for the next 24 hours
Here's Greg's romantic valentines dinner out that night:

You're right: That's not me!
{When they did photos of the couples
this was the joke shot of Greg & our friend Laura,
who sat next to him at dinner. With her husband.}
I also missed the whale watching/
deep sea fishing trip the next day

Then things started looking up.
Great views from our seaside house:

Fantastic food, great conversation,
& dear, inspiring friends
{I've known them for over 22 years}

{watching the pod of dolphins on our last morning there}

Thank you, friends.
Until next time...