We're Traveling

Eric and I spent Monday through Wednesday in Pasadena. I had to pack all my clothes and a few sundries to take me through the next 8 weeks and 2 years of traveling and living. Adrian was moving things into the car and trying to adapt to future needs of other people's suitcases. Since this was pretty boring to Eric, I gave him one of my puzzles. Do I know my boy? Adrian slept at his friend's house; bless him for adjusting his life totally for the needs of my life at the moment. It's only been a few days, but I miss his sweet self, even though I am having a wonderful time.

We drove north on Thursday to spend a week at Karen and Peter's house at Albany by San Francisco. We listened to a mystery, still not finished. Eric is very clever, he read a book while I listened to the tape. That man has total concentration. It was a nice drive. If any of you ever want to drive north on I-5, please do that on Monday through Thursday.

Karen and I decided to get a massage at the Claremont Hotel and Spa next Wednesday. Karen was supposed to make reservations, but decided it was easier to go there. So we spent a lovely afternoon there having lunch and making reservations. The Claremont is at the top of a hill overlooking Berkeley and San Francisco Bay. It was a lot of fun. I really enjoy my family. It will be a lot of fun when Adrian and I finally move to Albany.

Eric went to a baseball game with his son, Mark, that night. Those Giants. They walked in the winning run and then the Padres scored 3 more runs on ridiculous plays. I'm sure Mark was devastated, but they had fabulous seats at that stadium so I think the joy was in the trip, not the results.

We had brunch with Kevin and Natalie and then watched Maggie's dance recital. OMG, can that child be cuter? She danced to the Chipmunks singing the Witch Doctor song. Perfect at home and unsure of herself in front of her adoring fans. It's all good. Fremont has an interesting dance program for all ages. We had seniors tap dancing, young adults doing Bollywood and belly dances, pre-teens with their hip-hop and kidlets tapping their hearts out. And it was short. Could anything be better? Bless the Fremont Parks and Recreation department. It was a perfect day.