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Lazy Gutsy Writer Shows a Video

February 21, 2011 by Sonia Marsh

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Oxnard Shores Beach, California Febraury 21st, 2011
 
I’m on time. It’s still Monday and I spent my weekend visiting my twenty-year-old son, Austin, at UCSB, (University of California Santa Barbara) and then my cousin who lives in Oxnard, about one hour south of Santa Barbara. Look at the weather and how lucky we are in southern California.

Oxnard Harbor

I had forgotten how “poor” students live. My son doesn’t eat fresh vegetables or fruits. Just spaghetti and frozen pizza and I took him shopping for apples, bananas and grapes, hoping to pump him up with some fiber and vitamins. We also bought a frying pan and a saucepan. His frying pan had deep ridges and grooves like dry valleys in the desert. I wonder how much Teflon he’s swallowed in the last few months.

Do you remember stories from when you were a student? What about your children?

Filed Under: Parenting & Family, Travel & Adventure Tagged With: Oxnard, Santa Barbara Writers Conference, student life, UCSB

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  1. ladyfi says

    February 21, 2011 at 9:46 pm

    Oh, I am envious of that lovely weather and sea and blue skies!

    I ate a lot of noodles as a student – and cake. But also fruit.

  2. tattytiara says

    February 21, 2011 at 11:19 pm

    Rather than poor student days I had poor artist days. Tell your son to watch the local listings for public art openings – you can get a lot of vitamins and a often a very reasonably balanced meal off of an hors d'oeuvres spread!

  3. GutsyWriter says

    February 22, 2011 at 7:48 am

    @Ladyfi
    After seeing your blog post and photos of Sweden, I'm not surprised.\

    @tattytiara
    Good ide. He'll have to ride his bike to Santa Barbara though. No car.

  4. Diana says

    February 22, 2011 at 9:15 am

    The weather sure looked beautiful there. I can't wait for spring!
    My daughter pretty much lived on Ramon Noodles in college!
    Love Di ♥

  5. Robert the Skeptic says

    February 22, 2011 at 10:58 am

    We were just in Oxnard October 30th for our son's wedding in that old remodeled church in the little square of buildings downtown. We stayed at some motel there in the harbor.

  6. Miss Sadie says

    February 22, 2011 at 11:13 pm

    Lazy Sadie dog says, "Woof!"

  7. Donna B says

    February 24, 2011 at 1:25 am

    Beautiful scenery…we stayed at a beach house a couple years back on the beach in Oxnard. Beautiful up there. Your pics and video make me home sick…

    Been meaning to stop in to tell you HELLO back…Jeanie delivered your HELLO to me when we met her and Doc in Laughlin.

    Thanks for thinking of me…

  8. Amanda says

    February 26, 2011 at 5:25 pm

    sonia – i am sorry i missed you in s.b. — we were tied up with family all week. glad to hear your visit with your son went well (teflon swallowing and all – ugh 😉
    – and the weather was good, no?

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