Saturday, August 01, 2009

Newlywed bliss

"Hey baby ...

Ray at sunset in Seaside

You having fun yet? We've been married less than a week and so far we have had an exciting visit from our families ...

Rays, seniors

A night's stay at a Pacific Beach motel, where we ate yummy food and partook of the hot tub...

Ocean Crest

... and you finally got the sleep that would take that haunted look (above) out of your eyes.

"We frolicked in the cold ocean (well, I did, as you can see in this picture):

Cold!

... saw clam shows that blew your mind ...

Clam shows

and even took time to pet the wildlife (in this case, anemones)

Petting the anemones

and do a little rockhounding for providential and precipitous rocks

Rock heart

But this is our first weekend as a married couple, and we can't waste it with frivolities anymore.

Honeymoon's over

Time to seal the asphalt! The weather is perfect and it really takes two people to do a good job.

Working it in

You really have to work the stuff in with the broom, babe. Oh, what is it? I dunno. It says a blend of water, silica sand and asphalt. I'm sure it's totally safe.

Could you mix this bucket up for me?

Toil and Trouble

Love that get-up. If only you could do this in rollerskates."

"Now that we're done with that, let's head out to the hinterlands for U-Pick blueberries and follow up on that tip your boss gave you.

Picking Berries

Keep pickin', babe. What, we have nine pounds of berries? Right on."

"Hopefully the rest of our married life will be as fruitful as this weekend."

-- Ray (as imagined by his wife)