My weekend up north..Fri.-Mon., Sept. 21-24

I went to Modesto, Cameron Park, Tracy and back to Modesto Again- Flew in and out of Sacramento. Cameron Park-It was good to see all my Grandmas, Cousins, Aunts, Uncles at my Grandfather's rememberance on Sat. afternoon, it was also good to see all the people that knew me when I was just a baby. It was a good way to remember my Grandpa Bill- he had a great life and the picture montage made me tear up. Tracy-I dragged my sister to a Tim Holtz Class. I was a big nerd/geek there. I knew my stuff. It was weird. Anyways, my sister didn't know there was a craft following for Tim and he was cool and funny and gave us a pickup thingamagingy for picking up little embellishments. Anyways, here are a few pics and the project I made. Modesto- Besides staying at my sister's house, taking a few side trips to Ross and Target: I saw my childhood friends for lunch on Sun and Mon. respectively. My Sunday lunch was with my friend Amy. She is a head checker/mgr. at a grocery store in Ceres, has 3 bio kids, 2 kids that are kind of hers for a total of 5 kids, crazy life from birth and is still in craziness, but she manages and looks well for all she's encountered. My Monday lunch was with Carrie, she is my friend from way back, like fourth grade, but we lost touch during our high school years and got back in touch a couple yrs. ago. She has 3 kids and a husband and lives in Riverbank, she makes hairbows as a side business and seems to be excelling in both the family and hairbow thingy. Anywho, on that matter- it was good to see everyone and my folks as well... Thanks mom and dad.

MY BIRTHDAY
Today, I am 32 yrs old. My day consisted of going to yoga, going to the quarterly indie fashion buying show 'thread' at balboa park (where I bought some cool things), eating lunch at Togos at home with Ed, taking a nap, going to the grocery store, making a chicken caesar salad for dinner, making my 80's atcs for swapbot.

For presents I got: a lovely bamboo plant from Ed and the kids, two pairs of pj pants from Bill and Judy (in-laws), A starbucks gift card from Debby (in-law), and a set of blank mini-canvases from Suzanne (friend) on which I can create or just collect with my other canvases I have. Overall it has been a lovely day.

New day... So today, I went to Best Buy and bought the Office Season 3 box set. This comes with a welcome letter, dundee award, mini Dwight Shrute Bobble head doll. I left the award and bobblehead at work. I am a kid in the candy store, so excited. Also, this week, the kids started school. See the school blog.. It is seperate. This week there isn't much going on. Thurs. and Fri. work, Saturday- French class and my monthly massage and biweekly chiro appt. Sun- It is my birthday, totally forgot- I will be the big 3-2. It is also, thread- a indie clothing show at Balboa Park's Aerospace Museum. Cool stuff going on yet the same routine. My next trip is the third week in Sept. I am going to see my parents, my bro and sis and Tim Holtz. That's another story. Till another day... me

Colorado Just got back from Fort Collins, CO. It is was a pow-wow of my husband's friends and their wives. It was all fun but my allergies (oye, vey), I got a partial and haircut while I was there at their local Aveda Salon. It was cheap, cheap. Got out of there including tip for a hundred. Nice. Anyways, I made a few new friends, though I will not ever play games with them. It is nice to meet new people. Toured the local brewery "fat tire" their motto is "follow your folly." That company rocks, if they relocated to San Diego, I would totally work there. You get a trip to belgium after 5yrs. of service. Anyways, I like the fact the whole town rides bikes and that they are enviromental except the fact you have to pay for your own recycling and it is not included in the local taxes or garbage fees. Will post pics as soon as I downsize them. Tomorrow, it is Labor Day.. No labor for me. Then back to the grind.