California Road-Trip 2013: Three

Wherein we: return to The Desert, are joined by Brent and Dorothy from AZ, and later Pat and Dave from NM, hold another wonderful memorial for my grandmother, eat out at her favorite restaurant in  her honor, get caught scattering her ashes on the golf course by the sprinklers (which we know Tutu would have had a good laugh about!), enjoy some sea-level running, swim a lot, swim a lot more, make a Monster Peep Rally scene with Nana, do some fishing in the golf course ponds and participate in season-end Desert Island Country Club activities like the Fishing Derby where Josh takes 2nd and Ben immediately catches two fish in two consecutive casts, take turns snuggling an adorable baby all day long, are inundated with muzak from my Dad's iPod which causes us to request "Arthur's Theme" at a piano bar and then have it stuck in our heads the rest of the week, laugh until we are crying--on multiple occasions, swim even more, give a few pre-Easter Easter gifts, and finally head East with tears in our--ok, my--eyes as the sun sets on our dreamy 2013 California Road-Trip.