dinner at Grandma's

She's not really my real Grandma, but my Dad's aunt, and so I get to call her Grandma. She has an amazing house here. Kind of reminds me of the Tenembaums house in the film The Royal Tenenbaums. She's a very sweet, kind lady and her husband is very funny and nice too. They always want me over for dinner, and then they send me home with days worth of leftovers. It's great.

I went over, and she was hosting a mah-jong party in their basement which is connected to their garage, but well-furnished and pretty much like a flat. She gave me a plate of food from the party, and then I ate upstairs in the kitchen where it wasn't so noisy.

Her granddaughter came by and brought enchiladas. She's nice too, about 2 years younger than me. She seems more grown up than I am though, talking about the clubs she wants to go to, her 25 year old boyfriend. She even asked me if she could borrow my ID sometime so that she can get into clubs and get alcohol. I think she was half-kidding. I hope. A really sweet girl, but I feel as if she wants to grow up too fast. And here I am clinging to my youth. Just weeks ago in Las Vegas, a waitress said I looked really fresh faced. I told her I took a shower. She laughed and said, "No, you look 16." I told her I was 22, and she said I looked great. I love that. I wish the guessing game never ends, especially when people guess below my age.

I went home withe various yummy things:
1. Pasta
2. Enchiladas
3. Pansit (Filipino noodles)
4. Cucumbers: I love how Grandma gives me produce. She says she has too much.
5. Oranges

I hope that I become this lady. Just a house stocked with food and people playing mah-jong in the furnished basement.

Went Christmas shopping as well. I'm done with Kuya and Mom's present. I got my Mom some sleepwear and a robe. I won't say what I got my brother. Don't know what I'll get Dad, he's a bit hard to shop for. Went looking for something to hold my brown sugar that I use for tea and ended up buying a teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl. The design is lovely and it all cost under 15 bucks. Awesome.