Can I have a day off? (part 1)

Alright, finally, here's another one of those lump sum updates...
Jaime and I had a wonderful time in California. We left early last Wednesday and flew down to San Francisco. After a slight delay due to fog, we were off in our rental car - a Jeep Commander. Normally we don't rent anything near this size, but we needed to haul people and luggage. Our first stop after the rental car pick up? In and Out Burger, yeah! Double double animal style. Next stop? The Colma Rack, for some new shoes and new luggage (it was on deep discount, we couldn't pass it up!) We made it to Jaime's grandfather's house in the Sunset district and had some time to relax a bit before the wake for Jaime's grandmother. The wake was very nice and afterwards we spent some time at Vals, a restaurant that Jaime's grandmother frequented. When it quieted down there, we headed up to the Portals bar for some reflection and some imbibing.

The next morning we got up and headed for a walk down to the beach/coffee shop with the Forbes family. The funeral was later that afternoon. What more can you say? It was a beautiful service, and Jim made it through the Eulogy, which his siblings had entrusted him with. Afterwards we headed down to the Irish Cultural Center for the reception. It was certainly a proper send off...