Catch up

This past week was catch up time for me. Mark's parents were in town for a few days and we got to visit, sight see, entertain and bond. We had a wonderful night out at the Magic Castle, courtesy of uncle and his membership. Such a great evening of excellent food and awesome magic tricks. I highly recommend the tempura Portobello mushrooms and the New York strip steak...soooooo good! We were able to get mom out of the house for the night too, which made it a wonderful early mother's day celebration. Of course mom spent that night and the next few days trying to figure out how certain tricks were done.I'm sure she'll be spending many hours trying to figure them out! I got to spend a day at home having lunch with mom-in-law while Mark and his dad spent a day out looking at cars and scooters at the Petersen Museum and eating hot dogs at Pink's. Mom and I sat in the patio, enjoying the garden eating a salad made of homegrown greens, cucumber and tomato as we chatted and caught up on each other's lives. I also had the pleasure of seeing a high school friend visiting from out of state. We managed to get a little group of friends together at a friend's restaurant for a night of drinks, food and great conversation. It was great to hear about every one's spouses, kids and lives. It was also great to be among my circle of friends....my support group...to talk about Mark and his upcoming treatments. I sometimes forget how important it is to talk about certain things with other people to help clear my mind and refresh. Sometimes it's nice to be out of the house and among my peers :) And today, we got to spend some time with my cousin and his wife visiting from Colorado...had a great lunch and got to show off the garden of veggies and recently planted roses, which are in full bloom. It's always great to have the extended family members "home" for a visit. I guess I also forgot how much fun it is to entertain and bond with people, especially those I love and care for so much. Everyone should take some time out from the craziness of everyday life to relax, refresh and reboot :D