After running around like crazy and doing so much, I was able to spend Saturday night with my old neighbors in Columbia, Mary and Sam. We were joined by their youngest daughter, Marrisa, who was in town visiting them. They picked me up at my hotel around 6:15 and we went to this great seafood place south of Long Beach. It was so amazing to see Mary and Sam after so long and we talked and talked about what’s been going on since they moved to LA. I had an amazing dinner of some funky Hawaiian fish that was served with wild mushrooms and diced tomatoes. We washed all our food down with too many martinis and some wine!

After dinner, they dropped me back at my hotel and I grabbed another two pints of Sierra Nevada in the lounge and headed up to bed. I had an 8:45 flight the next morning and wanted to be rested. The trip back was uneventful and not too long. Happily, I was reunited with my honey Diane at the airport around 4:10 PM!!!