The sunshine seems to have finally arrived to Orange County although it was in short supply last Sunday for Mother’s Day. After my usual Sunday morning yoga class at Yoga Works, http://yogaworks.com/ I took a bike ride down to the Harbor in Dana Point with Steve… his first outing on the bike since he broke his leg in January. The sun finally greeted us as we neared the headlands, which was a treat. The tide was low and there were lots of families exploring the tidepools under the watchful guidance of volunteers coordinated jointly by the City and the Ocean Institute.
On our way back home we stopped to check out the Harbor Art Show under the arbors, near the restaurants. We loved some of the work by both painters and photographers, and suggest you check it out some time. They hold an Art Show in the Harbor a couple of times during the year.
MORE MOTHER'S DAY
Steve and I took out my mother to Opah’s Saturday night to celebrate Mother’s day and had fantastic food and even better service. I was really impressed. They also own 230 Forest, our favorite in Laguna Beach, and just opened a new restaurant named Watermarc on PCH in Laguna Beach. http://www.opahrestaurant.com/
GRADUATION
My son Kenny graduates from Marlboro College this weekend, and I am flying to Vermont to attend. I am so very proud of him. His degree is in sociology with an emphasis on urban planning and architecture, and he achieved an A on his senior thesis/project which is presented to an academic panel in an oral exam setting. He plans to finish building the college Greenhouse this summer, (see earlier blog about it for the link) and then decide about graduate school. Kenny transferred from Boulder (University of Colorado) to Marlboro in his sophomore year, seeking a more intellectual and challenging academic environment. I was sad to see him leave Boulder, but he has been incredibly happy at Marlboro.
NCAA WATER POLO
This weekend also brings the NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championships hosted by San Diego State. My daughter Katie arrives in San Diego today to coach for Michigan, who is currently ranked #7 nationally and #5 in the tournament. They face-off with #4 Cal in their opening game Friday night at 5:45…which should be interesting since Katie played for Coach Corso at Cal and was his team captain. I must say Go Blue! Sorry Mike!
http://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-wpolo/ncaa-w-wpolo-body.html
The field of teams is as follows, in order of ranking: Stanford, USC, UCLA, Cal, Michigan, Loyola Marymount, Marist and Pomona Pitzer. I am so sorry to miss it but I will be in Vermont.
LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Finally I can’t resist congratulating the Foothill High Lacrosse team under the fine leadership of Jon Fox for winning the Orange County title again (they defeated number one ranked Corona del Mar yesterday) and will play for the CIF SS championship title this Friday night in Valencia vs. Palos Verdes, who is the northern section leader. Hope they win it all!
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