Flight arrived at 4:30am, got home around 5:30am, napped, showered, and got myself into work at a decent hour (for once, I was on time - woo hoo!).
Today's Cindy's mom's funeral, and I really feel like I should've been there. Things are dicey with the new job, which is why I didn't bother asking for an extra day off. I'm glad that I got a chance to spend Saturday with Lisa (she picked me up from Long Beach, and we drove out to the boonies - Llano, CA, to be exact - to visit Heather who just recently got out of the hospital). It was good to see her, even though her dad gave me a fairly racist lecture on how New York City sucks (don't ask, the man hasn't lived there in over 30+ years). I tried to stay awake for my dad's birthday party. A couple of aunties from the Philippines were there, and I hadn't seen them in years. Tita Aida gave me the usual batch of lovely samples from her company (fig lotion from Bendel's, some tanning lotion, and some Bath & Bodyworks stuff). My dad is hellbent on having me sing for him. Poor guy has this crazy notion that I can carry a tune. He's not only in love with his HDTV, but tack on his karaoke machine, to boot! Mom was fun - we had a good heart-to-heart talk, and it looks like the parents are househunting in Vegas, which leaves the house in the Valley up for grabs between me and Derek (will I ever move back to L.A.???). Sunday, I spent the afternoon hanging out with Matteo (who ever so kindly gave me the friggin' cd's I've been begging him to burn), then drove over to Dan and Mel's to meet their newest daughter. Kayla, their oldest, just loved showing me her Disney princess stuff! Mom and Dad drove me back up to Long Beach to catch my flight... and back to NYC I went.
Two day trips aren't enough... Still wish I was in Cali... I'll take 70-degree weather over the winter slush we've been having in New York the past few weeks. I forgot how beautiful California gets when it's bright and sunny...