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We were thrilled to hear that my cousin Stephanie and her husband James were going to be in town last weekend. Stephanie grew up in a town near my hometown so we have always been close. It was fun to get to know James before we moved away. They came down to visit her family and have a vacation. We were tickled that they wanted to see us. I actually think James just wanted to see the boys and see if they’d talk about body parts or bodily functions.
We met them at Balboa Beach. It was a ton of fun!
James played Frisbee and badminton with the boys for a while. Well, you cannot actually play the game with them – rather you just hit the ball, they scream with delight, and then you have to go pick the ball back up and hit it again. James was a good sport:
Steph’s Mom (my Aunt Cindy) and sister Stacey were there when we first got there. It was fun to get caught up on the whole family:
We couldn’t wait to start the campfire though. It was fun to sit around, chat, watch the boys’ delight in such simplicity (hot dogs and fire), and enjoy a little bit of nature. The boys treated us to an original song:
Recognize those lyrics? Probably not. Eric does though. As he does for ALL Billy Joel songs. We were totally spoiled on Saturday and got to go out to dinner and then to the one-night only Billy Joel concert! My Dad won tickets to the concert and was so excited to send us in his place.
For those of you who don’t know Eric and I are both huge Billy Joel fans, with Eric nearing fanaticism. It was an incredible show. We’ve been as a couple to see him twice (once with Elton John) and Eric has seen him a couple of other times. For Eric, Billy Joel’s music is not only a emotional fit, but a religious experience. We always have fun on our date nights, but getting to rock out, watch Eric be overwhelmed by the music, and laugh at Billy Joel’s self-deprecating comments was a special treat.
Getting ready to go!
A nice dinner full of adult conversation.
Adult conversation? What’s that? Yes! Adult conversation! And Billy Joel?!?! It’s like Christmas! Waiting for the show to start!
We didn’t take any other pictures inside since I had left my camera in the car and Eric’s phone camera wasn’t getting good shots. We were in great seats – made even better by the fact that Billy Joel’s piano turned to face both directions throughout the night. While Billy Joel looks significantly older the night made me feel like it was ‘back in the day’.
