my weekend

i was gonna be serious and get some work done before my friend arrives from Japan tomorrow (well, she doesn't technically arrive from Japan, she's been in Europe for about 2 weeks now, but you get the gist), but i remembered i still haven't had time to properly email anyone since my return from Scandinavia, so here's a quick summary of my weekend, since some people apparently read my blogs more than my emails.

first, i've got to say it was probably one of the best weekends i've ever had. meeting up with long lost family and catching up was so much fun. i managed to spend about 16 hours with them, total, in less than 36 hrs. it was great to see how both my cousins had turned out (last time i saw them was 11 and 7 years ago...), and finding out that we got along really well.

the party for my grandmother's 90th birthday also went very well. my side of the table had a few problems with the first 3 courses (there were 6): we didn't like fish roe, turtle soup, or foie gras. but the pigeon was great, the cheese not bad, and the dessert...there is no word for the dessert. i'd warned them all about how good it would be, but they didn't believe me. until they ate it, that is...

partying till all hours of the night and getting up late has done nothing but make me even more tired, but i wouldn't have missed it for the world!