short n sweet....

In a quick, decisive manner, I figured it was a good time to head home to Santa Clara and see my folks for the weekend. Had my son pack and loaded up the car early Saturday morning and headed out. Weather was clear and cool (for AZ anyhow!) and we hit a bit of rain at the AZ/Calif border. Didn't last long, though. The rest of the trip was uneventful and we made it there in 12 hours, door to door. We pulled up in front of the folks' house and turned on the car alarm. Mom looked out the window and said "that looks like Brian" and came running out. Was so good to see them both :)

Didn't do a whole lot of "stuff", just enjoying family time. My nephews had a ballgame on Sunday, and when I got there, Jake was pitching. After a few innings, Brandon also got to pitch! So it was like getting a "two-fer" for me!!! Sunday was hot, so we hung out at my sister's and swam, bbq'd chicken, and visited. It's always so good to catch up on all the things going on in our lives.

Monday, of course, meant I needed to get out and take some photos. I headed over to San Jose's Municipal Rose Garden, then the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum. (Although my daily shots challenges were things I was able to take indoors at the house.) Monday night was ham and baked potato dinner ...... home cooking is always SO good!

I also was able to bring back a few things with me: My rocking chair that I got when I was pregnant with my daughter (that was 28 years ago!) I didn't have room for it when I moved to Ohio, so it's been housed at the folks' since 1998. Now its "home to stay" in the corner of my living room. (Where I sat rocking and reading my book for nearly an hour this morning already!!!) I also brought home an antique office chair and a wash stand, too. And I borrowed my sister's "slide scanner" along with the first 10 carousels of slides my parents have taken over the years. Can't wait to start on that project and get things scanned and onto some DVDs so we can enjoy the old slides without digging out the projector, the screen, and all that goes with finding a place to put all that PLUS have room for folks to sit and watch. Me, I can watch the oldies all day long.... this will be a better way to preserve them, and for all of us to have copies of these precious memories.

The drive home was just as uneventful; however, we hit 5 o'clock traffic in Phoenix. Once home, something eaten, and a shower, I was in bed by 730, and probably asleep before 9 .... I was tired! We left California and it was 57 degrees. It was 104 when we arrived home. Quite the difference! But that's normal... :)

It's good to be back home, though.

hugs to everyone