I was born in Long Beach, raised in LA near Culver City (Elem School) and Van Nuys (Jr Hi, HS). Went to what is now Loyola Marymount on the west side, and lived most of my post school years in Cypress in OC. In my second life/second wife we lived in West Hills in the San Fernando Valley before moving here. Susan was actually born in New York, moved with her family to Evanston when she was 12, stayed in Illinois through college (University of Illinois) then moved to So Cal. She spent most of her post school years in Malibu and Calabasas before her divorce and move to West Hills. She insisted that if I was going to drag her back to Chicago we had to live on the North Shore, so here we are!
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It's funny, but in my youth it was all stories of people moving to So Cal. Now it seems everywhere we go we meet people who have left So Cal for a variety of reasons. Gotta admit though, it still has better weather!
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Gee, just this morning it was a pleasant -3 when I went out to start the car. Well, at least the car started.
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Looks like you guys have a busy sailing season ahead of you! The first cruise Susan and I ever went on was on the Celebrity Century out of Genoa. We had a chance to see Lisbon on a Constellation T/A a couple years ago. Loved Sintra! Anyway, we're sure it will be a great cruise.
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We've never gone to Alaska. After winters here, we're not too inclined to go someplace cool, even if the summer is hot. Still, I'm sure it's beautiful - sure looks it from all the photos I've seen.
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And then there's our early warm-up in December. We've done a few Carib cruises since we moved here as it's a pleasant way to get warm, meet some great folks and not have too far to go to get there. One of the intriguing things for us about this itinerary is that we get to see a few islands we haven't been to yet - I guess one of the Silversea pluses. That plus we can sail on Silversea for something relatively affordable!
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OK, I've rambled on enough. Your turn!! Take care, Jeff