Bay Bridge Bike Ride

Brit and I took advantage of a calm, sunny Sunday and rode the Bay Bridge. I can't wait until it is open all the way to San Francisco!

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Birthday flowers

We celebrated Brit's mom's birthday this weekend. It was a great time with family and friends, beautifully catered and organized. They sent us home with left overs and these beautiful flowers!

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Downpour

Any excuse to delay the flight....

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Auntie Nomey

Wake up and play with me!!!

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Marrok snuggles

Love at first sight, made deeper by so many smiles and snuggles!

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Millennium

Tom took me to the best vegetarian restaurant in the world tonight for my birthday! It was delicious! And.... They had a birthday horoscope book. I think it is pretty accurate.

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Birthday hike

Selfie at Glacier Point for my birthday! I covered 7,200+ feet of elevation in 4 miles and then headed back down to Yosemite Valley for a wade in the river and Mass in a redwood grove. (More pictures to come). It was a great day, made even better by the love and messages I received once I had cell service again!
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Birthday surprise!

Brit came by work today to bring me flowers! Unfortunately, I was tucked away building shower chairs and no one could find me, but they loved meeting him.

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Wow

I feel loved! My friend Marie brought flowers and gifts to me at the gym this morning!

Make today great!
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Requiem

Today we get to hear Verdi's Requiem performed by the Berkeley Community Chorus and Orchestra. I'm very excited: I have never heard it live! Plus, my friend Anne is in the chorus and my friend Debbie is a vocal coach for them, which makes it even better!

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High Sierra Video

I decided to post this video separately...I know there are very motion-sensitive people among us!  My phone wasn't allowing panoramic photos for some reason, so I took a video of the view near Half Dome of the High Sierras.  Pretty neat to be warm and sunny while looking at snow!

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Hiking in Yosemite

 Saturday I went hiking while the guys climbed difficult routes.  I had planned to start at Happy Isles and hike to Clouds Rest and back, about 22 miles.  About 3 miles from the end, the sense of foreboding I felt when I first read the sign about Clouds Rest being a "high bear activity area" got the best of me.  I had no protection on and my food wasn't properly stored for bear country.  I turned around and went to the base of Half Dome instead.  I didn't go all the way up because you need a permit: Hiking Half Dome.  These younger people told me there wasn't a ranger and so I could go...I think they missed the point!  It was a beautiful hike regardless with views of the High Sierras, redwoods, waterfalls and streams, and just good time in the sun.

Redwoods

Very peaceful

I'm terrible at selfies

Half Dome from a distance

Nevada Falls

I was able to hang out at Nevada Falls for a bit, met some interesting people along the way, and enjoyed a strawberry popsicle and a walk in the icy river when I returned to camp.  Pretty great way to spend a weekend!

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