A WEEK IN SAN DIEGO

In early October I spent a week in San Diego and went to my friend Debi's retirement party and my friend Margaret M's son's wedding.  Stayed with bestie Mags L and it was lots of fun.  (I have FOUR  buds named Margaret.)  Maggie D threw a wonderful afternoon get together for a bunch of my SD galpals. This was my first trip back to San Diego since moving to NoCo and it was great!  Here are a few pics of the events of the week, including the hen party where pal Candice took so many great photos!

Debi G's retirement fiesta - went there right from the airport!

Joint birthday dinner - Val and Mags L.  I always get honey walnut shrimp/



Mags & Val's annual birthday dinner -  Panda Inn, Horton Plaza, San Diego

Karen, Mary,Valerie at Maggie D's get together - Mary was my
first sewing teacher and she came all the way from Julian!

Candice, Mags - beautiful girls



Joyce, Valerie, Gretchen - I've known Joyce since I moved to San Diego and
Gretchen and I are fellow So You Think You Can Dance aficionados

Cindy, Kay and Maggie U.  Cindy is a master gardener and Kay does beautiful beadwork - with fire!  Maggie U is just a youngster and is working still. Kay and I go so far back it's scary and we sure faced some messy legal stuff  when she was counsel defending cases I had built! 

Valerie and Candice with Pegi in background.  Candce and I worked together for ages in
 the trenches of SPAWAR and its various entities.  Pegi joined us later and then retired,
 looking like she was 35!

We spent lots of time making quilts in Mags' crafty room - here are
Mags and Pepper Ann

Pepper Ann is getting older now and doesn't do naughty pranks any more.
 I've known her since she was a pup.  Very sweet and still so independent and brave. 
She recently took on a pack of coyotes and got her ear torn up!

Val, Pepper Ann and Bailey.  Bailey is a goofy boy but so affectionate. 
He should have been born a Chihuahua so he could just sit in laps all day!
As an aside, I think I am the reason God invented lipstick and I sure need some here!