» California http://kareebarrett.com/blog Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:33:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Fear The Beard http://kareebarrett.com/blog/2011/04/26/fear-the-beard/ http://kareebarrett.com/blog/2011/04/26/fear-the-beard/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:32:38 +0000 Karee http://kareebarrett.com/blog/?p=406

My daughter has mad nail skills.

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We moved to a beautiful house about 6 miles down the coast.   I miss the village, but have exchanged it for my own bedroom, an ocean view and a much nicer place to live.  We built a room for Cole in the garage, and it turned out amazing.  What started out a little idea one night after a couple glasses of wine turned into something amazing, and even more full of love.

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I had the day off.  Peanut butter and jelly on whole wheat, brownie bites and ice water.

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Courtesy of ”the biggest storm since ‘62″.

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This might be my favorite sandwich ever.  Warm grilled chicken, pesto, roasted peppers and swiss cheese.  I had good intentions of only eating half and saving the other half for dinner.  I ate every bite.

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I practically had the whole beach to myself.

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On my way back to work, I stopped at  Betty Burgers.

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So. Good.  They have awesome sweet potato fries and dipping sauce too… but I wasn’t “that” hungry, so I used a little self-control  and just got a burger.  It was delicious.

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These tiles are on the wall at the end of the Esplanade in Capitola.  I’ve counted over 50 people surfing  in that spot at one time.

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Not to be confused with the Bologna Festival, the Begonia Festival is held Labor Day in Capitola, CA.  Capitola recently recieved the “Best Beach Town on the West Coast” award from Sunset Magazine.  I hate to spread that around, because it’s still got it’s quiet moments.

The floats are made from fresh Begonia’s grown locally.

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A gazebo decorated with flowers.

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A pretty house on the river decorated for the festival.

My brother’s 3 9-year olds (triplets) came down and they stayed the weekend with their Auntie.  They are wonder kids!

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