Sunday, December 07, 2008

One thousand and seventy

I drove up to Sacramento on Friday and back today. That's 1000 miles total. The long drives were worth it to spend my mother's 70th birthday with her. My sister, brother, nieces, and I conspired and came up with 70 little gifts for Mom, and she didn't know I was coming for the weekend. We managed to pull off the surprise, and we all had a good time. I was thinking of how long it's been since I'd gone home for Mom's birthday, and I'm embarrassed by the large number I came up with. Now that I live closer to home, I need to get up there more often.

My youthful memories of the cold and damp winter of Sacramento are quite accurate. I'm glad to be home, where enjoyed Greg's homemade ham and navy bean soup, which was spectacular. I hope y'all had a good weekend!

3 comments:

Sarah Prineas said...

I envy you that soup!

Glad you had a good trip.

Dr. Lisa said...

Best bean soup EVAR! Seriously, Greg makes the best soups. I like that about him. ;)

Pat. said...

Homemade ham? Sounds odd.
Oh.... and navy bean soup.