Girls Just Want To Have Fun

My Mom just went back home yesterday from her visit with me - it was great to see her. I didn't realize how much I missed her until I saw her at the airport. It's not like I see her any less now than when I lived in Seattle, since she lives in Spokane, but it feels different. It's the knowledge that I can't just hop in my car and drive for 4 hours and be back home.

I was pretty impressed with my Mom's ability to get around in a totally unfamiliar place - she had to fend for herself for two days last week while I worked. She has a good sense of directions and does not like to sit around the house. The first day she walked to downtown Sunnyvale and the second day she took the train to Mountainview. She even discovered some shops that I didn't know about that I will definitely be visiting in the near future.

While Mom visited, we were able to do girly stuff, like get pedicures. I have had three in my lifetime and I enjoy it each time. We also went to the Quilts and Textiles Museum in San Jose, which was a bit disappointing for me. There were about 40 or 50 quilts, but there were no exhibits on the history of quilting or modern-day quilting or anything like that. After that, we went to San Francisco and toured Chinatown, the highlight of which was discovering these curious little figurines that were quite pornographic in nature. I'll leave the rest to your imagination! The best thing we did together was just go get coffee and relax and talk - that's what I miss the most. Every girl needs her mom....