A Much Needed Visit

Last weekend I traveled home for MT's graduation and a much needed visit it proved to be. I flew out on Thursday night after this 8th grade honors program I had to attend for school. Flights were good, on time and such and the usual drill occured....Dad picked me up from the airport, breakfast at the Grind, visit to TMS to see mom and her colleagues, then NAP TIME! The graduation was Friday night and I got to see both grandma and grandpa Tommelein and Opa. Opa somehow forgot where he parked his car so I had to search the perimeter to find it, but thats ok. Drinks and appetizers at ESS followed. Not only was the food and company great, but I got to see all my old restaurant pals and indulge in a Honey Rouge martini....my fav! Steven T. and I got to spend a lot of time hanging out as well, I miss him:) We spent the rest of the evening catching up and made our way over the the Wrong Way to round out the night.

Saturday was a great day...I slept till noon and it rained the WHOLE DAY! I was in heaven since it never rains in the desert (one of the many things I miss about home). Then I spent the afternoon with my Grandma, Aunt Patti, and my dad's side of the fam. It was great to see all of them even if it was for a short while. Decorating at the Masonic was next on the agenda, I think it looked pretty good and surprisingly it didn't take as long as I had anticipated.

The friends started showing up one by one after the decorating. Josh, then Stevie, Lauren, then Mel, Pomy, Eddie, Ryan, Natalie, AJ and a few other High School buds. The Wrong Way was definitely the place to be...well let's be honest, really there was no where else to go. Nonetheless it was an amazing time!

Sunday the party was wonderful and I got to see tons of family and friends of the family that I hadn't seen in a very long time. Chris Cakes was by far the hit of the party though!!! I wish I would have had more time to talk to people, in retrospect it felt like a whirlwind. Too many people, not enough time! Quite an entertaining party I must say.

The remainder of my time in MI was spent hanging out with the fam and Josh. It was such a short trip, but I did decide that I will need to come home over the summer because there was just not enough time! I'm thinking end of July through August, who knows?