It's one of our favorite spots in California. And it was one of Peg's. This photo was taken just last year, when we hiked all over the trails and overlooks at Wedding Rock with Paul, Chris and the girls.
The photo at the top of this blog was at Sunset State Beach, Peg hanging out the back door of the camper. After the first two or three years, packing what we'd need (and more importantly, didn't need) got to be routine and we could just enjoy the experience. She loved hanging out in front of the campfire until late, trading snarky stories and making up goofy songs.
I think she loved the simplicity of it. As much as she loved this house, there was peacefulness in not being surrounded by the ten thousand Things To Be Done.
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Zoë took her ACT exams in Yuba City (about an hour north of here) this morning. That's it for academics until we do the college tour after our July Carlsbad State Beach camping trip: UC San Diego, CalTech in Pasadena, Harvey Mudd/Scripps in Claremont, UC Santa Cruz and Stanford.
Peg knew early on--even without knowing the cancer would take her before the summer--that she wouldn't have the stamina to hopscotch all those campuses...so this is a trip Zoë and I would have made solo regardless.
This will be a summer of Daddio-daughter adventures. Most fathers don't get the chance to spend that much time with their teenage daughters. In that, we are blessed.
3 comments:
Have a great time camping...it is always so cleansing. We may cross paths on the college search! Katie is interested in San Diego and Stanford, also University of Denver and Harvard!
She landed in Japan about 2 hours ago. Her blog for the trip is:
http://around61.blogspot.com/ if you and Zoe are interested.
I think Zoe needs one more prerequisite this summer - baking with Lily & Matthew. maybe we'll try out some pies or eclairs!
Praying for you and Zoe. Yes, you are so blessed to have such a close relationship with each other. Such a great daughter, and such a great dad. So glad I got to meet you both. Looks like a beautiful place and know it will be special time because Peg loved it there and your shared memories.
Pegs cousin, Jeanne
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