Wednesday, June 15, 2011

relaxing weekend after a brain-draining week

after my stats camp adventure, i spent the weekend in the bay area, and what a great time i had! i hopped on a plane right after my last stats class, and landed in san jose just in time to have dessert with my favorite girlfriends. it is so wonderful to be able to get together with these women after months of being apart - and the time just melts away! we always laugh, share, and enjoy our company. i am so blessed to have such wonderful ladies as my great friends.

the next morning brought a celebration for one of these great friends - my oldest (that is, the friend i have had the longest) friend, with whom i have been friends since we were 5 years old. she is having her first child, a son, next month, and her mother-in-law hosted a lovely shower. my friend recieved many great gifts and we all had a good time enjoying breakfast, playing games, and celebrating.

after the shower, i ran some errands with my mom, and relaxed at home a bit. i had a little bit of time to catch up with another friend, who was getting ready to hop on a red-eye to new england for a business trip. soon after, i was gearing up for a performance of mama mia! my mom invited me to join her for this show, and although the movie did not bode well for the play, i was delighted to find that the play was more energetic than the movie by leaps and bounds! it was a great show, and we both enjoyed it! a great mom-daughter date night!

sunday morning i wanted to go for a bike ride with my dad, but i also really wanted to see the ocean while in california. so, we packed up the bikes and headed to the coast for the best of both worlds. we biked up and down the oceanside for 2 hours, enjoying the beautiful weather and equally beautiful view. we reluctantly loaded the bikes back up and headed home for a family lunch. a delicious bbq with the whole family was a great ending to my fantastic weekend. i didn't want to come back to the desert!

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