Beach house, Bee-otch house
Summer is moving right along. I'm trying to make the most of every day and NOT kick myself for not accomplishing what I hope to each day. Doesn't matter WHAT I think I'm going to do, something else always comes along... Car trouble, a coffee date, unexpected phone calls, life.
Last I wrote, I was working on plan B for a beach getaway. Plan B fell through, as did Plan C! BUT, Plan D worked out just great! I found a little beach house in Santa Barbara...What a great little place and it was walking distance to everything! This is the first time the whole family has gone away together. I wondered how it would all work out. Our kids are all SO different. Their ages - 14, 19, 22. Different interests and different personalities. Don and his daughter have their own little way of communicating completely unlike me and my kids. There were moments, sometimes a lot of moments, where we were 2 separate families. Other times, we were all together enjoying ourselves...laughing and talking and eating and playing. It was all good...and so very relaxing. I only wish we could have stayed longer. Maybe next year! As a matter of fact, now that I've done the research, next year's trip should be lots easier.
I've become a bit of an armchair traveler. I'm a member of Tripadvisor. I use that site to help plan most of our vacations. I trust the reviews, because they're written by travelers. (Just like you and me!) I look forward to writing my reviews and posting my photos whenever I return from a trip.
(uhhh....except this time since we stayed in a private rental) :D
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We've had a series of events that have really gotten us down. Now, I really don't sweat the small stuff. I have plenty of important things to worry and stress about, thankyouverymuch. This seems like small stuff, but recently, it's weighing on us heavily. We live in a community with a Homeowners Association. THE BOARD arbitrarily concocted some outrageous parking enforcements that never existed before. The fees apply to us because we have more than 2 drivers in our home. We live in a 3 bedroom townhome. Married couple, 2 adult children. Helloooo?? Is that excessive?? The whole idea is entirely unnecessary, as our complex does NOT have a parking problem! Don's car was towed off the property last week! OUR car. OUR property! It's so... I dunno, hurtful? insulting? to walk out and find your car GONE. (Add insult to injury--it cost $315.00 to bail out the car!!!)
The center of the problem is a woman who lives here. She is a member of THE BOARD and thinks she owns the place. Really! She is a certifiable BEE-OTCH! Ask anybody - she really is!She and I recently had a conversation that led to the subject of the new enforcements. Somehow, this conversation ended with her face 4 inches from my daughter's, wagging her finger in my daughter's face and accusing her of being irresponsible. It was COMPLETELY unfounded and I was flabbergasted! She followed up that act by having our car towed.
sigh...
Needless to say, we're feeling unhappy and unwelcome in our own neighborhood. It's such an icky feeling. We haven't resolved the issues and until we do it's just tense and uncomfortable. We'll be attending the Homeowners' meeting next week. (at long last...we've been WAITING for them to put one on the calendar!) We don't expect resolution, but we at least need to be heard.
We'll make the best of things.... we just need to find out where we stand before we can put it behind us.
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Last I wrote, I was working on plan B for a beach getaway. Plan B fell through, as did Plan C! BUT, Plan D worked out just great! I found a little beach house in Santa Barbara...What a great little place and it was walking distance to everything! This is the first time the whole family has gone away together. I wondered how it would all work out. Our kids are all SO different. Their ages - 14, 19, 22. Different interests and different personalities. Don and his daughter have their own little way of communicating completely unlike me and my kids. There were moments, sometimes a lot of moments, where we were 2 separate families. Other times, we were all together enjoying ourselves...laughing and talking and eating and playing. It was all good...and so very relaxing. I only wish we could have stayed longer. Maybe next year! As a matter of fact, now that I've done the research, next year's trip should be lots easier.
I've become a bit of an armchair traveler. I'm a member of Tripadvisor. I use that site to help plan most of our vacations. I trust the reviews, because they're written by travelers. (Just like you and me!) I look forward to writing my reviews and posting my photos whenever I return from a trip.
(uhhh....except this time since we stayed in a private rental) :D
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We've had a series of events that have really gotten us down. Now, I really don't sweat the small stuff. I have plenty of important things to worry and stress about, thankyouverymuch. This seems like small stuff, but recently, it's weighing on us heavily. We live in a community with a Homeowners Association. THE BOARD arbitrarily concocted some outrageous parking enforcements that never existed before. The fees apply to us because we have more than 2 drivers in our home. We live in a 3 bedroom townhome. Married couple, 2 adult children. Helloooo?? Is that excessive?? The whole idea is entirely unnecessary, as our complex does NOT have a parking problem! Don's car was towed off the property last week! OUR car. OUR property! It's so... I dunno, hurtful? insulting? to walk out and find your car GONE. (Add insult to injury--it cost $315.00 to bail out the car!!!)
The center of the problem is a woman who lives here. She is a member of THE BOARD and thinks she owns the place. Really! She is a certifiable BEE-OTCH! Ask anybody - she really is!She and I recently had a conversation that led to the subject of the new enforcements. Somehow, this conversation ended with her face 4 inches from my daughter's, wagging her finger in my daughter's face and accusing her of being irresponsible. It was COMPLETELY unfounded and I was flabbergasted! She followed up that act by having our car towed.
sigh...
Needless to say, we're feeling unhappy and unwelcome in our own neighborhood. It's such an icky feeling. We haven't resolved the issues and until we do it's just tense and uncomfortable. We'll be attending the Homeowners' meeting next week. (at long last...we've been WAITING for them to put one on the calendar!) We don't expect resolution, but we at least need to be heard.
We'll make the best of things.... we just need to find out where we stand before we can put it behind us.
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You know I can't end without some photos.
Here's a link. Hope it works. I may take it down after a bit.
Enjoy!
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/559893422nslFeC?vhost=good-times
*hugs to all*
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