I'm such a lucky girl, when I stop to think about it. Not only for all the many, many blessings I have in life, but I have just experienced two awesome Saturdays -- in a row! (lol... that just reminded me of a funny movie quote. I can't really say what it is here because it's very crass!)
So let's start with last weekend. A week ago Friday I was on nights and getting ready to head into work. Daniel tells me that a friend that I've had since I was 7 was coming to visit from out of state and wonders if it would be a good idea to drive to Fresno to see her. After getting over the inital guilt of not studying or working on my research projects, I decided life was too short, I haven't seen her in over four years, and yes, we should go! It was great seeing them. I'm sick that I didn't take any pics of us, but we were just too busy having fun. Here's one of her nephew... he really wanted to go swimming. But we went to Claim Jumper instead.
When we were done, we went to mom's and crashed in her guest room. Not only was her bed very comfy, but I had been awake since 4pm Friday. The first thing we did on Sunday was head over to Kate's (my sister) new classroom. This is her second year as a teacher and she got a new position for this academic year. I didn't realize this, but it is up to each teacher to decorate their classroom in a way that promotes learning and a nice environment for the kids. She did such an amazing job -- it made me want to be a sixth grader again! The best part was that she had Pop Rocks. Yes, we put a packet in our mouths and drank soda! Did our stomachs explode?? hmmm....
Then we drove over to see the model of the home that Kate and her husband just bought! Oh. My. Gosh. Five bedrooms, loft for scrapbooking, huge backyard with pool, beautiful kitchen... I'm so happy for them. They just have to wait until April when it's done! But it is going to be so great. I hope she does a little mini album about the story of their house!
All that running around made us pretty hungry, so we headed back to mom's for a barbeque and some swimming. It was so nice to see everyone and have a relaxing weekend. I also got to see mom's new studio, which she and Kate just finished painting and furnishing. Can't wait till I have a little more time and we can all scrap in there! Daniel and I stayed until 6pm (we wanted to leave a 4pm, but you know how those things go...) Back in Orange County by 11pm and to sleep -- had to get up at 4:30 Monday morning!
This past week was my last week on trauma until I'm a 5th year resident. My last week. Of eight weeks. So I was really looking forward to the end of the week. Also at the end of the week was an Angels game. They've been doing really well since the All Star break; who knows how far they'll get?
So yesterday we headed over to the Big A to watch the Halos take on the Marniers. It was a great game. Both sides had a few pitching melt-downs (watching Red Sox baseball all season has made me able to diagnose this with just a few bad pitches), but the Halos came out on top 9-7. Plus I got some neat pics. Just love the 10x optical zoom on my camera!
