This morning in SJC...

It is always nice to know people in the town where you are traveling. My mom has a group of friends that she has known since they were 12 years old. One of them, Carol, lives in San Juan Capistrano and invited us over to her house this morning for a lovely breakfast.

The breakfast invitation was at 8:30am, we set the alarm for 6:30. Bailey started "asking" to go out around 6. My mom tried to take him out and he nipped at her because it had to be ME. Lucky me. I tumbled unwillingly out of the warm bed and took him out into the chilly air to do his business.

Carol and her husband live 1 mile from the hotel, so we were there in no time. Bailey stayed out on the patio and Carol's husband went and read his newspaper in his office so the ladies could chat. The breakfast was lovely--a quiche-like casserole, bacon with brown sugar, bagels and cream cheese, fruit, and fresh-squeezed orange juice. Definitely the best meal we've had on the trip. We had to keep things brief because Carol had an appointment at 10am, but it was a wonderful meal and a very nice visit. She is someone I've known my entire life, like some of my mom's other childhood friends.

So now it is 10:45 and we need to pack up and check out of the hotel. Now we can do a few hours of sight-seeing before driving home. It is a lot easier to sight-see with the dog when there are 2 of us. All in all, a nice trip.