Week in Review

Another week has come and gone. It's amazing, how fast time goes now that I'm not at South Bay anymore. I'm having such a nice little time here now, just working a fun mall job. Rob is working as a Shift Leader at Blockbuster, and has been absent from me for many days. I miss him not being here. We had our first meal together today for the first time since Thursday. We both have the day off tomorrow. Hopefully, it will be a sunny day (it's been cloudy since Wednesday). We have planned to go hiking at Patrick's Point up in Trinidad. I won't hold my breath, because the weather can change on a dime here.

Well, we finally made it to the movies! It was the first time we had ventured out to the movies since July. Spider-man 3 was the show of choice, and we were saddened when we walked out of the theatre, half expecting to see the grand atrium of Newport on the Levee. We are thrilled that, in two weeks, we'll be seeing all of our friends in the Nati!!

Thursday, Rob and I both had the day off, so we took a little day trip to Willow Creek. This adorable little town lies 40 miles inland, nestled in the valley of the Trinity Alps, between the ocean town of Eureka and the hot, flat city of Redding.
(Vista Point, 3000 ft atop Berry Summit)


If you've ever seen the movie The Great Outdoors with John Candy and Dan Ackroyd, then you know what Willow Creek looks like. It is quite small, with only a handful of retail shops, restaurants, gas stations and other businesses. 1700 good souls reside near the Creek, where, due to it's valley location, is 15 degrees warmer than near the coast. We arrived to near 80 temps (what May should feel like!), which was quite a change from our average 57 (we still have the heat on during the evening). We made our way to Trinity River, which was more like a large creek itself. The water was so clear you could see straight to the bottom! It was just lovely. We took off our flip-flops and stuck our feet in the chilly water, watching a couple throw a ball to their black Lab. It was a lovely little day trip, and we are looking forward to heading there again.

(Trinity River, Willow Creek CA)