Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Back to Cali

Went back for a week with Patrick. Got rained on almost every day, but we had some spots of sun, too. Spent time with family and friends. Took a lot of pictures of Jarrett's Marklin steam engine; you can see it steaming.

Jarrett's Train
Here he is tinkering with the controls. It's a pretty fancy train. Lots of bells and whistles. Literally.
Also went to the DeYoung, which I liked a lot. I have a few pictures but can't decide which ones to post, and I'm kinda tired right now.


Goong-goong Herb told some amazing stories, too, about growing up in segregated California and then serving in the Navy in WWII. Didn't get to see much of my grandparents or cousins, but did spend more time with aunts and uncles than usual. I had no idea Auntie Lorna's job in Customs was so interesting!

More later.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

hey nicole
im really glad that you made it back to chicago safely. it was great talking and hanging out, i hope youre doing well. thanks for the great earrings and i cant wait to see some more pics!
love
candice