So the month of July just sort of whipped right past us here at R&K.  Not quite sure how that happened but it is what it is.

We celebrated our 4th anniversary at the beginning of the month without much fanfare.  We drove over to Monterey and had dinner at our favorite restaurant on the wharf.  Not totally thrilling but it was a needed break.

We just returned from a 10 day break at the coast with my family.  We did this same trip 2 years ago and decided to give it another go.  We left a few days earlier than everyone else and stayed in Monterey at The Seven Gables Inn for 2 nights.  Truly gorgeous and the weather was awesome.  And then it was off to Ventura for a week.

3 beach houses.. 23 people.. sun, good food, laughter, lots of games.  I’ll write more in depth later when I’m a bit more focused.

We arrived home on Friday afternoon.  The pets were glad to see us and we took our time settling back in.  Today we celebrated birthdays and our air conditioner decided to give up the ghost.  98F outside, 86F inside, 25% humidity.  Gah!  It’s fixed and sorted now but we were miserable for several hours.