Back from Break: Can't it be longer?

I am back in Portland after a fabulous but short spring break. My spring break began last Friday afternoon when I spent the night at my friend MacKenzie's place. We ate pizza, watched House, and stayed up late talking. Her family took me to the airport the next day where I flew back to Oakland and spent a few days at home.

Since many schools did not have vacation during the same time I did, I did not get to see all of my friends. However, I did get to see two of my girlfriends over the weekend. Saturday evening Antonia and I got our nails done and had dinner at her house. Sunday evening Arielle and I had a yummy sushi dinner at Sushiya, and walked around Piedmont Ave. I also enjoyed lunches/dinners with family friends (Karen-the lovely mom of my favorite kids, Lynnie-dear family friend/pretend aunty). One of the highlights of my break was on Wednesday afternoon, when I had coffee with Dana Barnett, my awesome high school English teacher. She was one of my favorite teachers, so it was a real treat for me to catch up with her.

After spending a few days in the Bay Area, my mom and I went to Palm Springs to see my grandparents (dad's parents) who live there six months during the year. We hopped on a plane Thursday evening, and were supposed to see a show by Joel Grey that night, but it got canceled due to a "medical emergency." Once we found out that the show was canceled, we were figuring out what to do. Every time we go to Palm Springs, we always have a special tradition: a trip to Dairy Queen. There isn't a Dairy Queen in the Bay Area, and we always stop at one when we go on vacation. Thursday night we did just that, and I enjoyed a yummy vanilla soft serve cone dipped in chocolate. Friday and Saturday we ate at yummy restaurants, went shopping, and swam in the pool. My mom left Saturday evening, so my great aunt and I took her to the airport. My grandparents had a party they had to go to last night, so my great aunt and I went out to dinner and walked around the shopping center. I left Palm Springs early afternoon to return here, and I must say that since I've enjoyed the sun so much, it will take me some time to get used to the rain again!

Classes start tomorrow, which I must say I'm not looking forward to after being on break for a week. However, I think I'll get back into the swing of things. Luckily, I only have seven more weeks left until summer vacation. I'm amazed at how quickly time flies.