MINNESOTA IN ATLANTA?

So this past weekend, I found myself in California for my grandmother's 75th birthday with my two North American uncles, their families, and my mother.

My grandmother moved to LA to help my uncle with his three kids (one of whom is my Godson) in August of last year when they moved to CA from the Philippines. I haven't seen her since my father passed away and she was always worried we wouldn't all see each other for a long time. So my uncle and his wife came in from Toronto (his three daughters stayed at home, read: they threw a party), my mom and I came in from NYS, and we all met up in Ontario, CA.

It was a nice weekend, reconnecting with family. My cousins are getting bigger. And cuter each time I see them.

We decided to go to Vegas since my uncle and his wife from Canada had never seen it. And we were only three hours away. Why not?

So after spending lots of money and cruising up and down the strip, we headed back to Ontario, only to get up an hour later for my mom and I to return to New York.

It was exhausting. I was in NYC last week for work and then left Friday morning to come back to Albany to get my stuff, swing by the office, and get on a plane to California. Then we were there Saturday, went to Vegas on Sunday, and got back on a plane on Monday.

Tomorrow I'm going to NYC. Again.

Sheesh. I'm going to need another vacation soon.

But on the way home, my mom and I stopped in Atlanta before heading back to our respective homes (me, Albany - her, Syracuse). So we separated in Atlanta and I found myself with a couple of hours to kill. So I decided to get some food.

As I sat to eat, I was people watching and listening to conversations of folks.

I didn't realize Atlanta would be such a popular stop for folks headed to Minnesota and Wisconsin. At least that's what their accents seemed to tell me. Every single person sounded as if they were from Drop Dead Gorgeous. I was highly amused. Especially by the children and their ridiculously strong Minnesotan accents.

After an exhausting day of travel, I found myself at a Budget Briefing at 8:30 the next morning. I'm still in the office now and it's almost 8pm. I still have to go home and pack for New York when I get home. Oh, and clean my entire house because somehow my cat managed to get a tapeworm. Gross.

So eventually, I shall settle down. I am looking forward to this weekend. Since I'm going to be halfway there, I'm headed to Delaware on Friday to register my car and then to Philly to hang out with friends. Very exciting.

I plan on stopping by Ikea on my way home to finish furnishing my home. I finally got a new tv. The only question for me is when I will finally get a chance to review my budget. Perhaps I'm putting it off.

So this isn't really an amusing post. But trust me, I'm sure I'll have something really funny to say very soon. Lots of funny things happen on the road.

Until then, keep commenting - I'm surprised at how many comments I've been getting lately. Whoot!