I used to be a pretty avid camper, but that went the way of the dodo with my marriage to an admittedly prissy guy; one who thinks of low-budget motels as “roughing it.” When my sister and her family invited us on a camping trip to San Onofre, I jumped at the chance to take [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Uncle Mackey’
Camping with the Littles
Posted in Travel, tagged AJ, Auntie Lisa, Bacon, Camping, Cara, Johnny, Katy, Matt, S'mores, San Onofre, Tent, Uncle Mackey on August 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It Burns So Good
Posted in Just Life, tagged AJ, Boba, Cara, Dim Sum, Grandpa Bean, Uncle Mackey on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite Sunday morning rituals is having dim sum for breakfast with Grandpa Bean and the Berries. We joke about the burn the chili oil leaves on our lips; it’s an integral part of the experience (except for Uncle Mackey, who unreasonably prefers to taste everything). Cara and A.J. are already expert dim [...]
Sledding, SoCal Style
Posted in Friends & Family, tagged AJ, Beach, Cara, christmas, Grandpa Bean, Katy, Mario, Matt, Sledding, Sue, Todd, Uncle Mackey on December 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This morning we celebrated Christmas with the Berries and Grandpa Bean. After a delightful morning spent eating awesome Christmas Tree-shaped eggs and watching our Elf Yourself repeatedly, we decided to do some SoCal sledding. (Well, you can sled on snow in SoCal also, but for our purposes, we went to good ‘ole Seal Beach!) AJ [...]
