We arrived in Sacramento around 2:10p.m., deplaned and headed to the rental car office. Once in the car it took only 40 minutes to get to the hotel….10minutes to unpack and change into swimsuits, 3 to get to the pool and then a quick 45minute private pool party for the boys to try and burn off some energy before the big bash.
We got to the party right on time and thankfully my Wonderful Old Stepfather had name tags for everyone……I had to peek at quite a few since I haven’t seen 3/4 of my mom’s friends and relatives in 10-20 years.
The party was fabulous, the flowers were gorgeous and talking with everyone was wonderful. My mom and W.O.S.F. had everyone categorized…F:I=immediate family, F:INNO=immediate, nieces, nephews, outlaws…etc. They introduced everyone and the connection they have to my mom…very cool. One of my mom’s good friends was the M.C. and quite a few people got up and spoke of how she had impacted their lives. What a lady she is! My hubby got up and had some lovely things to say, as did everyone else. I am proud to be her daughter and to have benefited from the influence of her wonderful friends and family in my early years.
We are off to hang out with my dad in Old Sacramento today and then head over to my biological mom’s house boat to take the boys fishing. My sister is also at the house boat with her hubby, so this will be the second of three family reunions. Of course they were at the party last night and we all enjoyed seeing them. It is so hard to live so for away from everyone….we are very fortunate to have my husbands family so close to us and are going to make an effort to have a bi-monthly dinner at our house!!! Mark your calendars!!
Tomorrow is the big gathering at my mom’s house…more of a family reunion….100 plus people. She rented a jumpy castle to keep the kids entertained and my cousin from Oklahoma has been cooking for this party for 3 days…I think we will buy a cooler to take leftovers home!!!
Anyway, we are off to get cleaned up and head to my dad’s…so, until tomorrow.
God Bless
LLF