For the Book of Remembrance

I have to say that even though it was a Loveridge family reunion of sorts (Parents Carl and Donna, five brothers Mike, Jim, Rick, Dave and Dan, five wives, and 14 children) our trip actually felt like a vacation. I am not feeling like I need a "vacation" after returning from this vacation! Although we didn't hike any mountains, raft any class 5 rapids, or bike from Durango to Moab, (typical idea of a good time for a Loveridge) I felt like we experienced a different kind of good time that was chill, unscheduled, unstructured, and RELAXING. Every family got their own condo in the most amazing place right across the street from the beach in Oceanside, CA.

We kicked off the trip with the world famous Camp Pendleton mud run, which only makes sense that everything we do has to start off big. A 10k with 5,500 other runners, going through reeking mud pits, over 4ft walls, crawling through pipes and more mud pits on your belly, is the only appropriate way to start a Loveridge reunion...it was really the most entertaining run I have done thus far and I hope to do it again. That said, everything after that was pretty chill. Bonfire on the beach, kids content for hours digging holes and skim boarding, seals in La Jolla, more beach, swimming and hot tubing, Old Town San Diego, Disneyland, and a special treat (drum roll) watching T.V.!! (We haven't done that since before we left for Alaska last summer), and Creighton and Karac got to experience a Padres game while Mike and I long boarded to the pier and stuffed our faces ;D

The whole week was a lot of fun, and I have to say that Mike has an amazing family who are ALL fun to hang out with. The sister-in-laws are the best, what are the chances of having four super cool chicks as sisters? It is always a pleasure to hang out with Mike's family and I can't wait to see what the next "reunion" will entail!