First trip in 1.5 yrs!

I took my first plane trip since Dec 2019, first overnight away from home since Feb 2020, visiting Mei and family over Memorial weekend.

The TSA line in Southwest's terminal was deserted when I was there. I got in the wrong line and had to be redirected to pre-check. They have new ID scanners and don't even care about your boarding pass now. I had to remind myself about what to do going through the scanner. 🙄

It was so great to see Mei, Neve and Mason after so much time. Mason has grown so much, he's almost as tall as me! We had planned a potluck lunch on Saturday with Gugu, Al and Da Bo Mu. Bing was added at the last minute, since he's not around/caring for unvaccinated children. It was so great to see everyone and the weather was perfect. 

Aside from that one event, we didn't have much planned. We had a couple of nice meals out in Mei's new backyard seating area, did some shopping, talked a bit about our Hawaii trip, watched a bunch of movies together at home (The Hunt for the Wilderpeople, The Impossible, The Witches) which we all enjoyed, ate a little too much, played with Indy. 

Stephen came home on Sunday after a short visit with his dad and we had smoked tri tip, homemade french fries and ice cream.

Before you know it, it was Monday and time to go home. Both times, the TSA was fast but airplanes were full. There are still people who don't understand how to wear a mask after a year, and more things are touchless than before. 

It was a really good weekend. 

Joan's 101st birthday

We managed a year of this crazy pandemic. Several of my fellow ballet peeps are vaccinated now and it's time again to celebrate Joan's birthday. She looked amazing, her hair done up, beautiful outfit, jewelry. 

Margie made her a crane lei which ended up going beautifully with her outfit.

I've seen Reenie, Peggy and Margie around the studio. Kay, Sandy and Ye Rin I haven't seen in over a year.

I found a place where we could order a to-go tea service, Sugarbird Sweets. The food ended up being really good and plentiful! It was such a delight to be with everyone around a table, safely outside unmasked and to be able to celebrate Joan and all of us getting through this past year. 

Last weekend's Joan celebration was limited to those of us helped chauffeur her to the studio and back in the last few years of her teaching. 

This weekend a larger crowd, including her family (daughter, two grandsons and their wives and children) gathered again in her backyard for appetizers and a toast to Joan. We were able to be unmasked with permission from her family. There were many people I hadn't seen since last March and we have more time to catch up. Again, Joan looked terrific.

New foster kittens

I got a text on Tuesday morning if I could take in a couple of kittens. I was picking them up by late afternoon. Wasn't planning on it but they're only 6 weeks old! I'll only have them a short time because of my trip to visit Mei over Memorial weekend. 

They are really tiny. I sort of weighed them today, they are under 2 lbs! Super cute but skittish around me. Dorito is the one with more white, Pretzel is the greyer one.