Greetings!
Well…being an HTML newbie….I am going to try and post just a link to a file that will hopefully give you a little video taste of the Beach Summer of 2007 Drake vacation. Here you go!
When the file loads just hit the play/pause button and enjoy!
http://www.drakesplace.com/vacation/vacation.html
What a glorious evening! Jessie was radient and we are all so proud of her accomplishments. Drove the family to Modesto yesterday and spent some great time beforehand at the Firehouse, the coffee shop that Dan and Nancy own, and got the chance to meet many of Jessie’s friends as well. Jessie received an amazing acoustic guitar as one of her gifts so we all are looking forward to singing around the campfire at the beach.
Will write more about this later but wanted to honor her by getting up the first photo!
Had one of those amazing days out of the blue yesterday. I found myself in Burbank California and the meeting I was flying to in Portland was canceled at the last minute. As I was getting ready to head to the airport to go back to the Bay Area I realized I was only a short drive away from Santa Barbara, which is where Jessie will start College this Fall.
Having not yet seen Westmont College I decided to throw the job to the wind, jump in a car and head north! What a treat as I’ve never been to the Santa Barbara area and had only heard of how amazing it was.
I arrived on campus on a misty and somewhat chilly May morning and I can honestly say it was one of the most peaceful settings I’ve ever experienced. The quiet shuffling of students along the grass paths, the constant singing of all the birds and even the soft roar of the Pacific in the distant background. It is a small school with slightly under 1,200 total students enrolled and it just has the best feel. It is no surprise that Jessie has fallen in love with such a place. www.westmont.edu
It is a strange time when you stand facing your first child heading off into the great wide world…but the reality is I can’t wait until we are meeting her first roommate, seeing her excitment in finding new friends and all the great new times that will come with being the parent of a college student. Very proud times.
Back to the realities and pressures of work this morning but feeling strangely….peaceful
Well…it was a stil cool morning in May when fate shined upon this moment captured in time. Jack, 8 years old, meeting our very first pool. If this somehow doesn’t define what it is to be young, and free and so full of joy, I simply don’t know what would.
I actually think this will be a picture I come across 20 years from now and instantly will be transported back to the “moment” it was snapped. It is great to be alive and to have my family.
Ok…after several years of always intending to get to it “this weekend”…I’ve decided it is time to roll up the sleeves and learn how to fire up the real blog. Am loving the entire “Wordpress” universe with plug-ins, themes and all the rest. Just set up my ftp client today so getting new material up on the backend is there. I guess all that is left is real content. Look for posts from the Drakesphere coming soon!
This is a look at the Drake family back in 2003 when we lived just outside of Issaquah WA.
Here is a look at our favorite place on earth!!
