My camera has been out of commission lately due to the fact that when I'm home I'm in vacation mode, resulting in a lack of strength and motivation to lug around my big camera. Except when we go to the dog park, which is where this photo is from, where dogs run leash-free in pure canine bliss. Here Baci takes off after a potential friend, who seems sadly uninterested. But I think he let him sniff his butt, so everyone was happy in the end.
Anyways, it's been a great time so far being home: went into good old Lafayette to catch up with friends and drove down the main street for the first time in at least 5 years, which resulted in waves of nostalgia and memories that had left my mind since I lived here. It's funny how you can just forget streets and sights you saw every day for ten years of your life when you haven't seen them for so long. Very surreal to drive back through it. And strange how much the town has changed. My favorite change is that our old regular video store has changed from "Take One Video" to "Take One DVD". Keeping up with the times! And Round Table Pizza is still next door. Thank god. Best pizza ever.
Went to the YMCA here in Berkeley with my mom and took the Body Sculpt class which kicked my butt. Yep, I knew that three weeks of driving would make me even more out of shape than I was to begin with (which is very much out of shape, I'll be honest), but I truly am realizing it today when my body is so sore that I can only waddle down the street. I'm so sore I even made my grandma give me a back massage.
Very important occurrence: we bought Sex and the City tickets! My mom, sister and I will be going opening night! The guys behind the counter laughed at my mom when she bought them (come on, two weeks in advance is totally not too soon) but it will be worth the embarrassment when we're some of the first to see it and we'll be able to confirm that Big sucks and Carrie is stupid. Ta da! End of series.
Otherwise, we've been avoiding the heat wave that I think (and hope) has finally passed and just hanging out. I love it here. I mean, I know I'm biased since I grew up here, but it's so nice, so relaxing, people are so friendly, so happy. So that's my Pollyanna rant from the bay area.
2 comments:
Vader wants to play with Baci at the dog park too :)
Wrigley does not want to play with Baci at the dog park, but it's not Baci's fault. it's all wrigley. just in case you were missing new york, today i got gum on my pants on the way to work because some idiot put it under the seat on the path (i mean, really!) and i shot dirty looks at people who tried to force their way onto the train before i'd vacated the premises. ah. home.
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