Last week I flew to California to see my family and celebrate my Mom’s 50th birthday with her. Tell you what, I hope I look as good as she does at 50. She’s so purty. Anyway it was a really nice visit. I flew in Monday night after work, and Tuesday was her actual birthday. We spent the day together (Dad had to work but Mom being a real estate broker just didn’t work much that week) and we visited my Dad’s Mom in the nursing home and then spent the rest of the day with Mom’s Mom. It was kind of awkward to see my Grandma on my Dad’s side. She doesn’t talk much and has trouble understanding so we just sat there and stared at each other. She’ll be 90 this year. My Grandma on my Mom’s side says Mom’s birthday is her day too since that is also the date she married Grandpa, so we celebrated everything together. It was quite nice. The next day, Wednesday, Mom and I went on a massive shopping spree where I spent my tax return (not really, but a lot of money). I needed to get another suitcase to fly home with. My parents gave me back the bag they used last time they visited here (we had the same problem) and it’s the same bag I took with me the previous time I visited them (again, shopping). Seems to be that’s all Mom and I do when we get together. (Maybe it’s a good thing we live so far apart??) Thursday I had lunch with my high school best friend Amy (who is the only person I told I was coming out there and the only person I made time to see, cause I luvs her so much) and that was a great visit. I’m glad I got to see her. Then Mom and I went and bought flowers for the birthday party at a restaurant the next day. Friday we basically spent getting ready and picking up Grandma to go to San Francisco to the restaurant and getting there early to arrange the flowers and balloons. That flower arrangement class I took last month came in handy! The birthday party was nice, they know how to party heh. We got home really late and had to get up the next morning to catch my flight back home so Saturday was a really tiring day. But I did finish my book on the flight, “Dracula, the Undead” for book club Wednesday.

Sunday I had theater tickets with my season pass group, so no rest there. Monday was a tired day back at work, then Monday evening a bunch of friends went to Painting with a Twist and painted the Moonlit Cherry Blossoms. Tuesday was election day so we did that after work. Wednesday was book club. Thursday I came home and passed out! Finally Friday though! Tomorrow I’m going to the Houston Ballet. Monday my awesome meetup group is going to Pinot and Picasso. We’re painting Winter Twilight. I’ll post photos of both paintings together next week.

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