Our weekend at San Clemente State Beach is an annual birthday celebration with many of our numerous Terhorst cousins. The weather this year was again cloudy and overcast, with some rain starting on Sunday…
The weekend began on Friday, Feb. 24; this is Lynda’s 65th birthday, so special festivities were in order. I was able to leave work a little early, so I brought the Airstream and set up camp; Lynda arrived at about 4:30 after school was out. Lynda and I had made plans to walk to the nearby MRK Public, a local gastropub that we enjoy when we are in town.
Lynda was surprised by a visit by our good friend Rob, who had made a birthday cake. Rob joined us as we walked to MRK, where were seated on their nice (heated) outdoor patio. (I had conspired with the staff to leave adjacent tables empty…) We ordered drinks and some small bites, and set in to relax and enjoy our time together.
Surprise! We were joined by Steve and Jane Carmichael! Surprise! We were joined by Mark and Connie Miller! Surprise! Surprise! We were joined by Doug and Lorraine Wilson and Scott and Lyn Gardner! We added nearby tables and continued to celebrate Lynda’s milestone with good friends. An enjoyable time was had by all!
Saturday morning was again cloudy and gray. Lynda and I were joined by Rob; we left at about 8:00 am for our daily walk down the nature trail (heavily rutted and eroded by the recent heavy rains) to the foot of Calafia and along the beach trail to the Pier Bowl. We enjoyed coffees and we split a breakfast sandwich. After walking back to the campsite we met up with a few of my cousins…
This February gathering coincides with many of my cousins’ birthdays. We’ve been meeting at San Clemente for 3-4 years now. We all enjoyed catching up with each others’ lives… 11 out of the 32 Terhorst first cousins were here… I was the only cousin present with the Terhorst name…
Also on Saturday we were visited by my daughter, Erin, and her PERFECT children. A few of them deserved time reading with L.A. Grandpa…
Sunday brought a little more rain, but nothing to worry about. We walked to coffee again, this time joined by Cousin Bill…
We look forward to our return visit next year!
Adventures in the Villa 
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