Long weekend in Lodi

[chanaleh]

We're in California at my mom's, where we've been since Friday afternoon (after leaving the house at 4:45am to catch our 6am flight).

My brother and my niece (the birthday girl) came up from Mountain View Saturday evening and we had family birthday dinner with them and my aunt & uncle, and then the four of us "kids" went out to see Star Trek Babies, which I enjoyed greatly.

Yesterday, as the temperatures loomed near 105, we mostly hung out at my aunt & uncle's pool all afternoon, allowing me to get in most of my recommended daily dose of sunshine *happy sigh* without actually coming away burnt. And we played two more games of Scrabble and finally tried out the whirlpool tub in the guest bathroom (scrunched, but still pleasant), and went to bed early.

I'm currently sitting out in the back garden ("yard" doesn't seem to do justice to this lush little square) by my stepfather's koi pond, after we all went out for breakfast this morning.

Although I know I missed a lot of cool stuff in Boston this weekend, and it will be good to be back tomorrow... right now, life is good.

Comments

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

It's cold and rainy here. You're better off where you are!

[warlord-mit.livejournal.com]

* waves from Menlo Park *

Enjoy your time out here. It's HOT!

[gilana]

Sounds lovely -- glad you're having a nice time.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

It's always lovely to see you happy. :)

[thevortex.livejournal.com]

*waves from a few hundred miles south*

[jessruth.livejournal.com]

Soak up some sun for me!

What did you end up getting Eva for her birthday?

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah! Three books: Stardust, The Phantom Tollbooth, and (J's recommendation, I've never read it) So You Want To Be A Wizard.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

So are you coming back with a tan?...

[chanaleh.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHA no, not really. :-) I'm a little pink around the edges, maybe. But very little short of 10 days in Israel has ever resulted in my coming home visibly tan...

[dushai.livejournal.com]

*another wave from the Bay Area*