Lorrie has been here for the past several days and it has been great. For Lorrie, coming into the condo here for the first real visit since Sally's death, the emotions have been intense. I know exactly how she feels since I feel it every day, but with time the intensity wanes. Lorrie was particularly pleased at how the plants in the patio and on the balcony are doing. Sally always had a lot of plants that died back in the winter and then she replaced with new ones each summer. After the California memorial, Lorrie and Kathie came over and all the old plants were cut back and some were replanted. I have been watering everything and it is quite amazing how everything has come back almost better than ever.
Saturday we went out to the Temecula wine country to meet Boyd and Helen for lunch at Cafe Champagne at the Thornton winery. Linda (Boyd and Helen's daughter and Lorrie's cousin) also met us and it was a great get together. The weather and the lunch were great.
Yesterday was Lorrie's birthday and we went down to San Diego. First we went to a cafe near
Balboa Park and had brunch. Lorrie had a Captain Crunch / Blackberry pancake. The single pancake was the size of her dinner plate. We then went to the Zoo, which is one of the best in the world. We took the bus tour first and then wandered. We particularly enjoyed seeing the pandas. There were not too many people there on Monday so we had no wait to see the pandas and could stay as long as we wished.
Lorrie leaves this afternoon. We hope to get to the SD Museum of Art (also in Balboa Park) to see the Toulouse Lautrec exhibit that is ongoing.
It has been a great visit with Lorrie. And, although we shared some tears, we think we are doing pretty well in this difficult process.
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