A friend came to visit in December and stayed at the penthouse suite in a hotel across the street from the San Clemente Pier in Calif. This is a shot from her balcony on at sunset on Dec. 30th. Jodi-

The view from our hotel window this morning - we'll be leaving the hotel in about an hour to board. Can't wait!

Such beautiful black cats....I love them, although I no longer have any. I content myself with petting my friends' cats, LOL. Our last black cat, now long-gone for almost a decade, was a Burmese mix. One of the largest, longest short-haired cats I've ever seen. When he went up on his hind legs, he could easily touch the top of a 36-inch high kitchen cart with his front paws. One day he was lying on our Chinese rug, stretched out fully, and I caught him in full-length mode. It looks fake, but he really was big - a full 16.5 lbs.

Glenda, attending those events must have been amazing! With my interest in fashion (said by unfashionable me!), I imagine the Inaugural Ball must have been especially wonderful.