family time

Went last weekend to Vallejo to stay with my aunt and cousin. We were going to road trip to Porterville to see my Uncle. It's the one year death anniversary of my Grandma's sister, who I also call Grandma.

Auntie took me to see a movie, "He's Just Not That Into You." It was alright. It had some bits I liked. Then she took me to eat thai food at this amazing restaurant in Benicia. I really like Benicia, it has this small town feel.

We woke up early the next morning and drove with my other cousins down to Porterville. Along the 5 there were so many of these trees that were blossoming. They looked like cherry blossoms, but they were almond trees. I wanted to stop and take photos, but I forgot my camera.
When we got to Porterville, we had the prayer and then we ate lunch. I love Grandma's house because it still has that old furniture in it, modern technology as we know of it today never really got through the door here. Instead all the couches face each other rather than the tv, lots of interesting knickknacks and so forth. We talked and ate and laughed. Mom was even joking with Auntie and she playfully hit her and Auntie's cake fell all over the carpet. And then they didn't even clean it! They're like kids sometimes when they're together.

Afterwards, I wanted to get up and do something so I suggested we go to the backyard. They have lots of fruit trees, and I saw this humongous pomelos so I thought it would be fun if we poked at it to make it fall. Dad caught me, and he opened it up and we all had a taste, it was so good. Then I started picking oranges and lemons. It was nice.

I drive back up with my Aunt and cousins while my parents drove back to LA. We stopped at a roadside stand to buy strawberries, and luckily we were by some almond trees! So I took a photo with my cell phone. Ah, technology.

The next day, Ellen, my cousin, took me to Joy of Eating, probably the best breakfast place in Vallejo. So good. They make their own bread. It's a greasy spoon kind of place. I also went to the North Face outlet. They had a sale, and I got a fleece pullover and these great hiking pants that turn into shorts or capris! I'm going camping next month with some friends, and I want to be prepared. And this is going to be real camping, like in a tent. I'm so used to sleeping in an RV. I'm really excited for this!