fam visit

This weekend, I had the pleasure of a visit from my mom and sister. We had a good little visit with a couple hour conversation at Atlanta Bread Company [gotta know and go w/ the ABC's], which really had nothing to offer. My mom enjoyed a steamy hot cup-o-hot-water, flavored w/ chocolate flavored cardboard shavings that was meant to represent hot chocolate. They also were 'out of french bread' but managed to find a stale-crusted slice for april to endulge palate with. At least the mushroom bisque was well mixed and had a sense of homogenaity... oh wait, that's right, there was a layer of olive oil existing ontop of that which was the bisque. It was like a protective layer of greasy goodness, holding the bisque firmly down in the bowl so as not to be disturbed by the flies and insects flying around. It was that oil that trapped such atrosities from entering the 'meat' of the soup, the edible part if you may. After delving through this layer, the actual soup was tasty. However, when we were done, there was no layer left, menaing either one of two things... oil suddenly has developed the ability to apply new physical laws of chistry and is able to evaporate into the air in a matter of minutes; or we ate it as we went. Hmmmm, not such a plasant thought. Anywho, afterwards, we ventured on over to Harbison blvd where we went to Columbiana mall and shopped for various things. If Rory reads this, please skip the next few lines after the following: April bought nothing and did not go over budget. SKIP... So, after April shatttered her budged by getting a green blouse and a grey skirt from Arden B, we went to grab some Starbucks coffee [where April and I got our favorite... Nonfat Pumpkin Spice Latte [half caf vs. full caf {April is a champ}], we proceeded to sit and talk to another good bit out in the middle of the mall. Then, I proceeded to carry April's torch of budget breaking with a little monetary mashing mastery of my own. I wound up getting a few shirts and hat [PacSun] which should bode well for the up and coming chillier times. After the mall experience, and being a Manger for April [Manly Mobile Hanger] we got some dinner/dessert and Marble Slab Creamery. This was my mom's wonderful idea. Mom and April got Rocky Road [and April got her version of it which included pecans instead of almonds] and I got the good ol' birthday cake w/ reeces pieces... goodness wrapped in happiness [as my roommate would say]. Well, we sat and talk there for a while before heading back to my place where we talked some more and I released Aprils tension by torquing her spine in various directions. The pleasure was written all over her face as you can see by the pic. She is totally ON DRUGS... well, at least adjusts them for others.
I thank my mom and sister for spending the day with me this weekend as the family time was wholesome, filling, and much needed. It was actually the 1 year anniversary of my mom's MI [heart attack] and I think she needed the time with her kids as well, since, when she went through the MI, she felt separated from her family [or so I think]. All-in-all, it was probably a good day for all of us to get to spend together. Unfortunatly my dad and little-little sister were unable to make it down. They were dearly missed and hopefully sometime soon this can be changed.
Arynn wound up having a dance yesterday [and I, as yet, am not sure how it went]. I was informed about some-THING with some-GUY... After all the stories that I have heard recently about Arynn, it sounds like she is going to break a lot of hearts... which may mean I will be breaking a lot of faces [I guess then I would be giving myself buisness -haha]!
Well, I am off to go and do something more productive like read or something... or not... who knows. What next?

-G