Cousin Claire, who is very active in the Bay Area JDRF chapter, has been inviting Marc and I to the annual JDRF golf tournament at Wente Vineyards for a number of years now. Given our schedules, we were finally able to take her up on her offer and fly down for a weekend of sun, laughs and excellent food. BTW if you're interested in donating, please click here.
Marc and I were in a foursome with Cousin Bobby, who visited just a few weeks earlier on his own, and close family friend, Jim D. Jim knows Bandon, OR well as he used to own property there, so we were able to talk about how much the place has evolved over the years. Plus we had fun golfing even though we had no chance of winning the tournament. 
JDRF and Active Charity sponsored a tremendous auction and dinner after the round, which was a lot of fun, and allowed us to connect with Cousins Rebecca Anne and Annie. Some hijinks ensued, which involved another close family friend climbing up on a chair to claim an auction item because she was concerned about being too vertically challenged, or "short" as we say in our family!
After our time in the East Bay, Marc and I made our way into San Francisco. We were fortunate to be able to connect with friends from my days in the Bay Area, Anne-Cecile and Dan. Many laughs were had in the time we were able to have a cocktail or two before we headed off to dinner. We ate at SPQR and at Michael Mina (of course, lobster pot pie) over the next couple of nights and enjoyed both of those.
In between the dinners, we decided to rent a couple of bikes to go from the Ferry Building in SF over the Golden Gate Bridge through Sausalito, Mill Valley and Tiburon. Marc has never done the ride before so we thought it would be nice to do while getting some exercise. It started out pretty foggy and then cleared up nicely, as per usual summer weather in the area.
The only thing I didn't think about was wearing jeans while cycling 21+ of miles. Trust me when I tell you that this wasn't one of my brighter fashion choices. Still it was nice to get to Tiburon, have a quick lunch and catch the ferry back to the city while the sun was shining. A great weekend!