6 thanks from Brooks

[nomorebocci]

1: Bill, thanks very much for your very nice birthday message & picture, I hope to continue to live up to those words and then some.
2. Dogkatcher, thank you for your very nice birthday wish. Yes, horses do make for a better man. Have a great season as the tracks get into full swing.
3. Shoeless, Thanks for the nice greeting. Hope you make that trip to Monmouth, it would be great to get together there, just let me know. Hope you're all healed up from your recent surgery.
4. Richie, thanks for the very nice birthday words, especially "crooner". Hope you can work it out to get together with us.
5. Hounddog: Thanks for thinking of me, forgive me for the late response but we were in California for almost a month.
6. Emilio, wishing you a great season as the tracks go into full swing.
signed...brooks
hello from Mrs. V. ...
We just got back from visiting San Diego, we were gone for almost a month.
Our daughter lives about 40 minutes from Del Mar, and she gave Brooks a Del Mar hat and also a history of the race track.
Can't wait to go back when there's live racing there.
We left the beautiful sunshine at the beach there and got back to a dreadful nor'easter here today. But we're glad to be back with our dear son Bill.
Thanks again....... Brooks and nomorebocci Mrs. V.

[dogkatcher]

Glad you enjoyed your vacation in Southern Cal. We have had wierd weather here, but can't complain when many of the states are having such a horrendous winter. Del Mar is a fun track to go to and I hope you have a chance to come back someday. You have to be very proud of what Bill has accomplished here. Best of Health to You and Brooks!

[emilio840]

Hi Brooks. I am from Toronto Canada. Is Southern Cal. as beautiful as people say it is.

emilio

[nomorebocci]

yes, Emilio, Southern California is really very beautiful. The San Diego area especially. There are beautiful harbors and bays, and the Pacific Ocean always has surfers..any hour of the day they are out there. The weather is mild and there are flowers and palm trees everywhere.
That's the good part. The bad part is it's very crowded everywhere, there's lots of traffic at all times, and everything is very very expensive.

We will stay in NJ. My two sons live here and my husband would not leave his home state for anything. Love, Mrs. V.