By Bonnie:
I arrived in San Diego the first time in 1963. I was arriving from Kodiak, Alaska after 3 years of freezing to death, and San Diego was in the middle of a heat wave. I wandered out of the airport terminal and sat down on the curb while waiting for my family to get the luggage. I'd never felt such heat, and it was in the evening hours. My family joined me at last and we caught a cab to a Motel where we were able to clean up and go find something to eat. My brother and I sort of passed out on the beds, so the rest of them went to eat and said they'd bring us something back. That was my first day in a place that I would soon come to love and to make my home. There wasn't much to San Diego back then. It was compact and there were many outlying areas where we would eventually find a home. My Father was in the Navy and he would be going out to sea after we got settled in. For the first month or so we lived in Navy housing and my parents got busy looking for a home. It was overcast most days and fooled me into thinking I could sleep in the yard and not pay for it. I suffered a bad sunburn that day and by evening I was all but blistered. I could hardly move. The San Diego sun was relentless and the cloudy days would fool me no more. My parents were driven to various housing locations, and settled on a house in Chula Vista. The house was nice, big enough for all of us, and the yard needed work. They signed all the papers and we moved in, sleeping on air mattresses the first night, until our furniture could be delivered. I would come to love San Diego in the next year we were fortunate enough to be here. I was so happy to be in a sunny place, far away from snow and mud and gloom. I was ready for a new beginning, and before I get into that, I will bow out and let my husband have a say. There is no rush, and I don't want to miss anything by hurrying along, so I'll say bye for now and make dinner for a hungry crew! Enjoy yourselves, and leave comments if you wish. All the best, Bonnie (Bonzo)
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Diane
9/15/2013 02:45:04 am
I love Jack's...what the hell happened? I think it all the time. I love this!
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9/15/2013 02:38:47 pm
Hey! Glad you stopped by and that you like what you found! This way you'll get to know both of us!
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Cesar Vargas
9/18/2013 12:54:09 am
I love this kind of writing. I feel like i'm reading something that has substance (No offense to other fictional writers out there). Would love to read about the chapters of your lives from 2 different outlooks.
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9/18/2013 05:45:40 am
Good Morning Cesar! Welcome to the Tyler Tea Party! You are in for a real treat! Jack and I are both well-traveled and have experienced the good things in life. We are looking forward to sharing it with others who want to have a trip down memory lane. I too feel sorry for the upcoming generations. They don't know what they are missing. But every generation has their own trademarks and this is something that is rather melancholy...for the things of our youth were real. Substantial. Long-lasting.... and wonderful to recall. I was a free spirit in my very young days and found the wonders of nature to my delight! I'll cover it all here...memories are wonderful gifts aren't they! Anyway, you sit back relax, have a cup of tea, and read to your heart's content. Glad you dropped in for a spell!! Regards, Bonnie
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