It has been a while since I’ve posted because my part-time work with students took over my life from February until June and I haven’t been lucky enough to take time off for even a lunch out with friends during the week. I’ve been free during weekends, however, so all of my socializing took place then.
There was one exception: I did a quick overnight to Las Vegas on Memorial Day weekend to meet up with cousin Marshall , whom I haven’t seen since he was 12 and I was 13. He grew up in Chicago and went to college in Colorado, then lived overseas for many years, so our paths just didn’t cross. He now lives in AZ with his wife Galina, so we met at the timeshare of my sister and brother-in-law for a brief visit.
The three cousins relaxed on the couch at the Grandview timeshare, then we hit the casino across the street for the Wes Winters show and did a little gambling. My cousin’s wife enjoyed both the show and the slot machines but none of us hit any jackpots. It was a short but fun trip for me, and then it was back to work.
My sister and brother-in-law stayed with me for a week the beginning of June and they visited with Bay Area friends, as I was finishing up my last week of work. We still had time to visit friends, eat out and sneak off for a sisters’ brunch in a cute new local eatery while my brother- in -law was taking a nap.
Yesterday I was at SFO, on a plane bound for Burbank to visit my friend Marilyn! Finally I’m on the road again.
I normally fly United out of terminal 3, but this time I flew Southwest, so I had the opportunity to walk through all the terminals, to find the security line for Southwest passengers at terminal 1. I love this airport! It’s the nicest, cleanest, and most fascinating place to visit. There are about fifteen different museums scattered throughout the space as well as wonderful exhibits of photography. I greatly enjoyed the thirty minute stroll to get to security. I celebrated my freedom from the world of ( part time) work by having a strawberry margarita before takeoff.
When I arrived, Marilyn and I also celebrated my return to Los Angeles by having coffee in beautiful downtown Burbank, as Johnny Carson used to call it
The cafés and restaurants are cute and the street life intrigued me I’ll have to practice getting more people on the streets shots without being too intrusive.
Later in the evening we enjoyed a sumptuous repast with Marilyn and her daughter Sarah at Mi Piace, an Italian restaurant in Pasadena on Colorado Boulevard, the venue for the yearly Rose Bowl parade. We munched on bits of delicious garlic bread before we got our entrees – I had meat lasagna – then indulged ourselves on one of their specialties, tiramisu. The Chianti Classico was superb!
I was greeted by the household’s two cats before settling in for the evening, then shortly thereafter, nodding off into slumberland.
More to come..
I hope you are enjoying your summer, where ever you are!