"I love planning, if only to diverge from the plan."
- Heathervescent
And that is what I did this weekend. I was originally going to SF to celebrate, see friends and check out Maker Faire. I changed my mind at the last minute due to the $4 gas price, the excessive amount of driving for such a short trip and I just couldn't put the dog in the kennel and stayed closer to home. (I'm dog-whipped).
Instead I did a 70's bikini bicycle photo shoot for lemons and avocados before headed to San Diego County to see my 86 year old Great Aunt. I acted her chauffeur in my G35 and drove her around town running errands and going to dinner. She loved having us visit and Romeo crashed out SO CUTE with these big panda and dog stuffed animals while we watched a movie on her new DVD player.
This morning we headed up the 15 to Riverside to see my other aunt - Mary Pat. She is an amazing woman. Every time I visit her she's got something cooking - metaphorically and literally. She has 3 horses (she breeds) in her backyard which is filled with herbs and flowers and gardens.
We sat in her backyard, in the shade of a tree, a light breeze blowing, watching the horses and birds (pigeons and crows) swoop and dive. and talked about her new business, real estate and our usual analysis of family personalities. Romeo loved running around in the yard and he was fascinated (yet kept his distance) with the horses.
Later we made cupcakes (MP is an awesome cook - she used to have her own biz in Texas making "just desserts" before Just Desserts existed) and she showed me the cookbook she's working on with our family history, stories and pictures about everyone.
I'm back home now, nursing a sugarhighcrash - and I've got about 2 dozen more cupcakes here. Maybe I'll send them to work with the BF tomorrow before I go to the gym.
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