now that my grandmother has moved in things have relaxed quite a bit.
here we are celebrating my mom and mathew’s belated birthdays.
(left) justin and najia. (right) me and popo.
(left) popo, mathew, me and friends, andy and midori, who have spent time with popo in the past. (right) my immediate family + popo.
this is what mathew and i look like relaxed…
a few days later i got on a train, fell asleep and woke up in a different state…
…to snow! somewhere in oregon…
it takes 22 hours to get from emeryville to seattle. if you want to truly relax, take a long train trip somewhere. there’s no where to go and nothing to do but read, knit, listen to music, watch movies and sleep. ahhh. it’s a beautiful way to just slow down. i had a nice lunch in the dining car and met people from all over the country. (left) i sat outside during a stop in portland. this is the guitar playing guy i met from new york.
here are i am with my “sisters” in seattle. we watched “new moon” on opening day. (left to right) laura, me, elissa and wylie.
elissa had a group art show opening. i was so glad i could attend. and i bought 2 pieces! (right) elissa and her mom, chris.
(left) this is the view from my bedroom. (right) on my last night the family cooked an amazing early thanksgiving, going-away dinner.
(left) back on the train. i’ve done sleeper car trains in scotland and didn’t enjoy it. these are coach seats and i found it much easier to sleep. plus you get to meet all kinds of nice people. the seats recline and there’s tons of leg room, similar to business class on a plane. (right) a bridge. in oregon?
i’m excited to plan my next train trip. i want to visit my “other family” in seattle again in the spring. and i’d like to travel by train to chicago with mathew.
my family’s thanksgiving celebration in sacramento. if everyone had shown up it would have been 51 people, but that night we had 43? crowded but festive.
hope everyone had a nice thanksgiving!