A Day and a Half to Remember

The last day and a half were absolutely fantastic. The first memorable half a day started with a trip to an outdoor saltwater pool by the Sound, and to make it even better, it was raining! Though there was a bit of complaining from the older ones on the walk to the pool, we all had a blast once in the warm salty water. Mom, Dad, Brooks, Tamerlane, and I all enjoyed splashing and swimming around, and even managed to get out of the water long enough to go off the diving board a few times. It was an absolute blast. After swimming we had a very wet walk back to the car, and headed straight to Brooks and Tamerlane's house for some dry clothes. Then it was back home for some sweatpants, slippers, and a warm bath robe. Then we cuddled up with some yummy picodilla, ginger snap cookies, chocolate cookies, and I hoarded some delicious lavender ice cream (my favorite!) and popped in the movie Say Anything. After taking Brooks and Tamerlane home, it was off to bed.

The next day began with a morning drive with my mom in our bathrobes to Golden Gardens to look out at the grey skies and water. I drank sweet peppermint tea and read my book as my mom relaxed. Then it was off to Taco del Mar for some burritos. On the way home we saw this little old man trying to cross the street, and the cross walk light turned red, and he promptly yelled "God Dammit!" Thankfully with the help of a man in the car behind us he made it safely across the street. After we got home we changed into our workout clothes and went shopping. We finally bought some sheets, and got most of our shopping done. Then it was time to decide to skip Jazzercise and I planned to make dinner. Brooks and Tamerlane accepted out invitation over, despite not feeling well, and I made some kick-ass vegetarian Matzah Ball Soup (with chicken broth as an option for the meat eaters) and ended up having to make another batch, due to popular demand. We popped in the X-Files and watched episodes "Kaddish" and "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas." After that it was time to take Brooks and Tamerlane home, where we said our warm goodbyes. Altogether it was a perfect day.