Well it was a pretty nice fourth of July weekend. On the third I got some more yard work done and did a little napping before we headed out with some of our friends to the Frog's Breath cheese shop in Orange circle. We did a beer and cheese sampling string that consisted of about eight different cheeses and four or five beers.
Two of the beers I have had before and didn't really enjoy very much, but a new white ale and an amber I hadn't tasted were pret
ty interesting. Shannon and I did find a cheese that we both really liked called Tintern. It is a creamy cheddar cheese with some chives and shallots. We bought some for our fourth of July party the next day at Shannon's parents momentarily forgetting that her father is allergic to onions, and that her brother doesn't really enjoy them either. Oh well....$7 well spent.
The outing included the usual suspects, starting on the left and working around: My beautiful wife, Ben and Carrie, myself, Meredith and Dan (who are getting married soon) and Chris.
It was quite a pleasant afternoon. I can't say I regret moving out of Orange, but I do miss hanging out in the circle.
Yesterday Carrie came down and she and Shannon went to Lake Mission Viejo. There's nothing like getting a call when you are at work from your wife telling you, "Carrie and I are laying out at the lake right now, and I love you for moving us to Mission Viejo, but now I am never going to want to live more than a hop, skip and a jump from the lake."
On the fourth we spent the day with Shannon's
family hanging out by the pool drinking mango
pina coladas (really just pina coladas made using Malibu mango rum instead of light rum). Her brother Sean has a new puppy and he is a blast to play with. He is not quite used to the water yet, but has plenty of energy on land.
In the evening we had a few people down and watched fireworks from our driveway. One more benefit of living near the lake.
That's the update for now. As usual life is great and we couldn't be more fortunate than to have loving family and friends to hang out with.
Rob and Shannon
