Day 1 letter to my kids and their response

Hi Allen Children! How can I already miss you!? 

This morning in the airport I saw women with toddlers and babies and strollers and car seats. All I could think was "that's been my whole life for almost 13 years and here I am just eating breakfast and drinking coffee with just Jody!" 

We flew west without clouds all the way to the border of Utah. I saw the golden aspens  from the sky for the first time in my life.

 

We picked out roads we drive on, the towns of Boulder and Nederland and Winter Park and saw a peek of a glorious orange canyon that looked amazing before the clouds overtook us. 

Now we have lost track of where we are and don't have the cool little TV screen with a map. I guess $20 plane tickets don't come with tvs! We landed under cloudy skies and spitting rain. I'm so lucky I planned the first two days in Healdsburg with sunny skies and 80 degree days. 

We drove straight out of San Fran (look for it on the map upstairs!) across the Golden Gate Bridge in spatters of rain. I looked up and said "we're not in Erie anymore Baby!" 

Then we went to Lagunitas Beer Garden in a wonderfully cute town called Petaluma. Super cute place but they owe Kim royalties for using Saydee as a mascot.

Then on to Russian River brewing in Santa Rosa (yes the town where Kaitlyn, Marcail and Sean lived in the Lori Wick books we read) who make the most popular craft beer in America called Pliny the Elder. 

Your dad gave the seal of approval. 

After that we perused the square at Healdsburg and enjoyed a wine tasting.

I'm sorry you missed it but we watched the sun set over beautiful grape vineyards and I even ate a stray raisin on a nearby grapevine.

Now we are cuddled up in a cozy room in Guernesville and we have no regrets except that Grandma and Grabdpa didn't bring you along in a separate room! Love you and miss you my darlings! 

Here was their loving reply:

Dear, Beloved Parents 
     Did you get a selfie stick yet because seriously they are popular (look up "China selfie stick) (hilarious).
     We are off to bed because it is 9:30 😉.
           Love, 
               Eden Kaitlyn, Nick, Hazel

As well as some pictures theyattached in another email.