My mom is one of those big idea people who come up with some notion and then never let it go until it either becomes reality or breaks their heart with its impracticality. And for a really long time she had her mind made up that one day all her double-X chromosome family would get together for what she dubbed the “Girls’ Trip.” She talked about this trip for years before anyone even considered it, and then talked about it some more before any actual plans were made. In all that time, she never let go of the dream that one day she, her sister, her niece, her only daughter, and her (at the time) only granddaughter would pile into a car, forget about personality conflicts, aim toward the horizon, and go. And she knew just where she wanted us all to end up: the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Now, my mom was born in Tennessee, but she got the ocean in her veins as a teenaged transplant to Southern California and developed a special fondness for water animals, especially the cute ones, so her choice was no surprise to anyone. 
Thus, we decided to grant her wish. All of us, that is, except my aunt, who declared the whole thing madness. But go the rest of us did and, despite a few bumps, brought the Girls’ Trip into being. In Victoria Miles’ Pup’s Supper, two Monterey Bay seals get some chow. But I think one of them was a boy. http://www.paperbackswap.com/Victoria-Miles/author/
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