Changing Plans

Did you ever have one of those days where all the plans got thrown out the window then continued to change many times? Frustrating! That was the kind of day it was yesterday.

Michael went to the funeral of the 22-year old son of a former co-worker. It was a formal Catholic funeral but it lasted over 2-1/2 hours as so many people wanted to speak. It was mostly in Spanish but Michael said it was very moving. But, we had planned to meet much earlier for lunch. As we had not heard from him, we kept just wasting time and hanging out together.

We had to be out of the house early as the housekeepers were cleaning, so we tried to reach mom for a quick hello but she was already gone and out into the world. We went by her place but, alas, she still was not home. We headed to the Avenue, did some Christmas shopping, they had some coffee and cookies and William bought a tie for Christmas. After hearing about my mom having "saddle sores" from working out on her stationary bike everyday, he is ordering padded bike shorts for her!

Still no word from Michael.

We decided to head towards his shop and grab sandwiches at a deli nearby. On the way, he called and said he was at his shop and we had to be way north within the hour to see the Mustang. Now the pressure was on! Traffic suddenly came to a halt. Every street. Every freeway. Every side street. People were out in droves finishing up shopping. It was crazy. We finally got to the deli, grabbed food to-go, quickly ate them at the shop then drove to see the Mustang. It was fantastic to see William and Kimberly's faces as Ricky started it up. So satisfying.

We split up. A family who Kimberly nannied for moved to the city so they were getting together for the evening. William drove her to the city - in horrible traffic, of course! - then he drove back to our house. In the meantime, Michael and I made our way to the harbor, bought four large live crabs then had then cooked. When William got back to our house hours later, he was one happy boy. First crab of the season and it was SWEET!

He and Michael went to Wayne and Jill's house for a visit at 6:30 and I went to bed. Afterwards, William went back to the city to bring Kimberly home. She also went crazy over the fresh crab!

I climbed out of bed this morning at 6:30. I had twelve hours of sleep. I needed it. I feel so much better.

So, today's plan? We are having lunch with my mom, shopping at a great market for cured meats, cheeses and something for a nice salad. All this is in preparation for a late afternoon opening of a bottle of Opus One that someone gave to Michael. He has been saving it to share with his son. Later in the evening, we will have some Shrimp and Grits that William has been wanting to make for us.

But, this is only the plan and, as we learned yesterday, it may change!