I just survived another night sharing a bed with my niece Elisa. She didn't body slam me last night, but she did push me into a small corner of the futon. I was too afraid to pick her up and move her because it took me forever to get her to sleep so I slept in an awkward position for the majority of the night.
This morning I took it easy with my nieces. We sang, danced, and read a couple of books. I am planning on leaving San Diego at noon so we decided to go eat lunch at Tajima Ramen House. I took my car because I was going to head out after lunch. Tajima was undergoing construction on the interior of their restaurant and their parking lot was getting redone so we had to park at another parking lot. I've eaten here before and I didn't mind the exposed vents and bare walls. I had the Curry Ramen with small noodles. All ramen bowls comes with a hard boiled egg, slices of beef, and scallions. You can add extra ingredients like vegetables, chicken and pork for extra charge. My sister and her husband also had ramen while Elisa and Penny shared a children's teriyaki plate (the children's portion is surprisingly large).
After lunch I headed to Lake Forest to visit Matt and Mic, the newly weds. I received news that Mic was pregnant during my train travel, but because they haven't revealed it to everyone yet I couldn't congratulate them on the blog. Congrats Bro! I can't wait to meet the half red head and half dark skinned baby in August!
Matt and Mic gave me a tour of their cute condo and I met their newly rescued pup, Molly. I have met a lot of cute dogs in my days, but Molly is the sweetest and most lovable. Matt, Mic and I caught up on life and our plans in the upcoming year. I love dropping in to see friends and family. It is so much better to talk in person than it is to read on Facebook. I headed back on the road at 4pm. I was 400 miles away from home.
The freeway was decent driving into Los Angeles. I am usually stuck in traffic when I hit the downtown area, but it was an easy drive in and out. However, it was not as easy going into Burbank where everyone just so happen to be driving through at that same time. I felt so agitated with the drivers who were on their cell phones and slowing down the rest of us, and the horrible drivers who cut you off and then breaks hard. You may wonder how I can put up with driving long distances, I say 1) I drive an excellent car - Honda Accord - which gives me fantastic mileage, 2) I find road trips therapeutic and relaxing despite the bad drivers, and 3) I occupy my time with music that I listen and sing along to. By the time I reached Gilroy I have already gone through the 6 CDs in my CD changer and half of the music in my flash drive. It also helps when a special someone calls to check in to make sure I am still alert. Thanks Duongy!
I am finally back from my weekend road trip to San Diego. I hope you all had a wonderful Martin Luther King Day. Next road trip ..... maybe Seattle?
I feel so silly, I didn't know you were still blogging. I have lots of adventures to read about to keep me busy....that's a good thing. As far as a Seattle trip I say whohooooo!! Jann xoxo
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