I'm back. Both literally & figuratively. I just returned from the Wild West. Well, maybe not so wild anymore, but definitely the West. I spent the week with my youngest son & his beautiful bride. I had such a wonderful week. The weather didn't actually get super hot till the last 2 days. That was a bonus. The sunshine was awesome since it's been kind of a rainy Spring here at home. I really needed the sunshine. For people who have depression, sunshine is like the light in your soul gets turned back on. You feel like you've been recharged & can face life again. Before I left, I have to admit to being a little down...well, a lot down. This last week really helped.
I enjoy the company of all my "kids" & their families so it came as no surprise how much I enjoyed these "kids". Sunday was Mother's Day & we were joined by my daughter-in-law's grandma, aunt & uncle. All three of us are mothers. We had a great Bar-Be-Que lunch. And I do mean great. Grilled steak, grilled asparagus, grilled corn-on-the cob, big pasta salad, big green salad, vegetable shishkabob, pineapple shishkabob & for dessert, yes that's right, she made dessert too, a fabulous pineapple/cherry cobbler with vanilla ice cream on top. Holy Moley, what a spread. My son manned the grill & out-did himself. He looked right at home. They both love to entertain & I can see why. It was a lovely mother's day. Really, really great.
Monday was a quiet day, daughter-in-law at work, son finishing a final for a class. Me in front of a huge flat screen HD TV to die for with recorded episodes of Oprah. Well, pinch me did I go to heaven?? It was great to relax for a day & settle in, but not for long. I did say they love to entertain, right? Well, a very small group of girlfriends whom my daughter-in-law, that's tough to keep typing so for anonymity, let's call her JFS, were was I? Oh yes, JFS won't see them for awhile so we had a nice little gathering for them to make plans & say goodbye just for a little while. Once again, son manned the grill & girls brought some food & we had a really fun night.
Then the next day, my son took me to his community college where he studied until this past December. I was able to meet the person who was the most help to him with getting the support he needed at the school. He brought a thank you card to all in the office staff as well as some cookies for them to all share. What a nice thing to do! I wonder where he gets his good manners & lovely sweet tender heart??? Personally I think he was born with it, but since this is my blog, I'll take the credit.
One of the reasons for taking this particular week to visit was that he was going to "walk" for his graduation. He had the gold sash for Phi Beta Kappa Community College Honor Society. He had a gold medal hanging from a ribbon for being an officer of the afore-mentioned honor society. And he wore the gold "ropes" (I don't think they are called that, but will suffice for my purposes) for high achievement. All in all, a lot he & his bride, not to mention his mother, could be very, very proud. That happened Friday evening & JFS & I had a lot fun too. Some very nice gentlemen sat next to us. One of them had a wife graduating which is why he was there & two friends attended for support & friendship. I thought that was very nice especially since they all seemed to be, well mature individuals. The two friends were dressed a little, ah casual shall we say. I asked one if he rode a motorcycle, get the visual, & he cutely said, oh no no. Then smiled & admitted they all rode together. We talked to them during the evening, okay I admit it was mostly me that talked to them & they were so nice they even cheered for my son when his turn came. I'm sure to hear what sounded like a crowd cheering must have been quite the surprise. One of them even got up to get a bottle of water & brought back one for each of us. Very nice. So that little experience just added to the over-all joy of the night.
Let's see, I'm getting ahead of myself. The graduate also took me to tour his new college campus where he has continued his undergraduate studies in Construction Management ~ Arizona State University. What a great place. We took some pictures, which somehow I have to learn how to down-load to the computer & then place them on my blog, but don't expect that too soon. But what? Another adventure to add to Ms. Wannabe's list!! Yes, that is a very good challenge to add. I've got to get "with-it" with all this technology & the advantages that it brings. I'm in the dark ages compared to the rest of the world & it's keeping me from being the best of all that I can be!! I digress but a good idea none-the-less. We went looking for an ASU mom's shirt, but they were wiped out since the preceding Sunday had been mother's day. So I finally found a "sticker" for my car window that says ASU MOM. Perfect. They can get the shirt for Christmas ~ hee hee. We also looked at rings for his graduation next year. That was fun. There were two reps there, one from Josten & the other, Balfour. They each had some options the other did not have so that gave my son variety to choose from. We took the information home to show his wife & help make the decision. The next day, back at the school, he ordered the ring. Now that was special for me to be a part of.
Let's see, then there was another entertaining opportunity. This time the party was for my son who is leaving in a week for Texas for his PAID internship at a big construction company. I hope they don't mind me telling all their business like this, but it was such a fun week to be a part of. Guess who manned the grill? I just love being around all the young people. Lots of couples starting out with their careers, marriages & yes, there were some young kids too! It was a great family oriented party with lots of good wishes & THE BEST cake I think I've ever had! Good Golly Miss Molly!! So awesome I can't do it justice. Let me just say chocolate to die for. Okay, 'nuf said. Another thing that made it special for me was seeing the kids from home that have also moved out West near my son. In fact, that reminds me I have to call their mother!! All in all, a very nice evening.
Well, there's more like JFS looking in my mouth, professionally speaking of course. Now there's something you don't see every day. A dental hygienist daughter-in-law who willingly gives her mother-in-law a little look-see for advice about what to do or not do with dental issues. Now she's good at what she does, I mean really good, so I was not sure she would want to look at me especially since she works so hard with maybe up to 15 patients a day!! But she's a sweetheart though & there I was in her chair getting the once over. It was something else to see her in action at her job. I had enormous respect for her before, but there is something about seeing someone do their job & be in their world that makes you see them in a whole new & different way as a professional. It was a very good experience. Even the dentist she works with came in to talk to me, which I really wasn't expecting, but I got to meet him & most of the rest of the office too! And it gave me another challenge for my list. Yes, she helped me to finally decide to do something about my teeth that I have longed to do for some 15 years or more. And that is get the baby teeth removed, replaced & get braces to spread & straighten my teeth. Besides for aesthetic purposes, it will help prevent the receding gums & any future problems I may have due to these imperfections. I'll have to plan it for next year so that I can put the money away in case the insurance won't cover it although there are health reasons that they may accept....or not. Either way, I'm doing it!
Well those are a few highlights of my vacation with the "kids". I had a very very good time with much needed rest & away from the office time. I think I will be able now to write about some of the things I had on mind this past couple of months. Don't panic, not now. I'll save it for another time!!
So that's two things to add to my list of adventures: computer skills/computer technology AND dental work to include braces. YAY!! What a fun way to discover more things that will help me find out who I Wannabe!!
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