Mary's birthday was fantastic. I will post photos tomorrow. We had fish tacos for lunch before a tour of the Ritz (we even got into the spa!) and cocktails in the Conservatory. Before we went in for drinks, I ran into the son of old friends, Joel. He was the doorman at the Ritz. We hugged, I introduced him to Mary and Patty, told him about her 80th birthday, said our goodbyes and got settled in. The view of the ocean was lovely and finally it was time to go. Joel had prepaid for our drinks! What a great guy. I am going to write a thank you note to him as he was already off work when we left. Oh, and the Ritz also brought a plate with Happy Birthday written in chocolate with a box of Ritz chocolates on the side. Mary was so touched.
We got home in time to change and drive north to the place right on the ocean. The owner greeted us and presented a platter of crab, pesto and garlic crab, shrimp and oysters. Oh my! The he brought each of us a huge plate of potatoes, broccoli, fried calamari, spicy shrimp and a crab cake. We brought a lot home!
Then, suddenly, Mary heard music. The band arrived. That 80-year old woman danced from 8:00 until we hauled her out of there at 10:00! She never sat down, met everyone and actually was on the stage singing and dancing along with the singer! People went nuts!
How can we ever top last night? There is no way. She had a ball!
Today, we leave for mom's at 10:30 in our finest to one of the most magnificent rooms in San Francisco for lunch at 1:00. I am exhausted. My voice is hoarse from talking so much. I am really going to need a nap on Sunday morning when we hand them off to the twin. But, it is a birthday celebration that she will never forget.
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