Bridal Shower

The little gal standing with the halo behind her head works at the local restaurant where a group of we women meet each Friday morning for coffee. We have watched our favorite waitress since she started working there at age 16 and now at age 28, is going to be marrying in just two weeks. Thanks to the owner of the restaurant, we managed to pull off a suprise bridal shower for her while still working her shift.
On another note...prayers go out to the people of Japan after yesterday's deadly quake and tsunami. If any group of people can recover from such a tragedy, it's the Japanese.
I must say, it was incredibly fascinating watching the tsunami once it reached the west coast of the US. Here is a good video, taken near Crescent City.
And, here is the Crescent City harbor with the first picture showing the Flamingo, a boat that used to fish out of Gig Harbor. Isn't it comforting knowing that we live on the "ring of fire" :o)