Day 76, 05Jun10

So far, this weekend has been fun. It has been our art weekend. We attended several wonderful events this weekend for various causes. But it got us thinking, why did we wait to participate in these events? We didn't we try to keep in touch with some friends that we do now? Shouldn't we have relished sharing all of these experiences with Alicia and Jasmine all along? I'd like to think Alicia is smiling upon us and saying 'about time'. Why now and not as much back then? Am I trying to fill our days to keep our minds busy to avoid thoughts of Alicia's death? Is it that I need to be around people right now to help me sort through my grief? There probably quite a bit of truth in the last statement. Dunno...dunno.

Friday evening, we attended a bday party in Redwood City. The bday boy and his band played for a couple of hours at a restaurant in downtown RWC. The party was a fund raiser for the RWC school district to whom we donated funds. It was a great idea and a fun way to raise funds. The bday boy is very talented. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves despite the food.

Saturday morning, We started off at the Bacon'fest which was a pancake and bacon benefit this morning in Ross for Marin Search and Rescue. We owe a great deal to Mike St John and the Marin SAR team during the search for Alicia. The SAR team mounted an intense and thorough search for her.

Glasshoff annual sculpture and art party (www.glashoffgallery.com). The Glasshoff's invite a plethora of local artists to show their art. There are always great bands, good food, adult and kiddie beverages. This year was no exception. The art was off the hook, crowds were large, the food tasty, the beverages quenching, and music was reminiscent of times gone past.

We have been to the Glasshoff event for the past 3-4 years. Alicia liked looking at the art while Jasmine begrudgingly attended. I recall last year, there was a gentlemen who had a real live male baboon. He had worked for years at Marine World previously. It was amazing to see a baboon up close. They also have other exotic animals such as zebras and yaks on the farm.

This year, we invited Jen, Alicia's best friend, with us. As usual, today was a warm (80F) with bright sunshine. Jasmine and Jen seemed to have had a decent time by themselves. Although clearly they were ready to go within an hour and a half.

This evening, we were invited to an art show called Portraits from a Darkroom by Mike Garlington at the Boomerang gallery within the HeeBe JeeBe store in Petaluma. It was fun to see his exhibit and a dear friend Drew this evening. The show was a bit dark, and it was shot in black and white. It artist added dark whimsical elements to his photographs. The store is a great find in Petamula with irreverent toys and nick-knacks. I definitely bought a few things which I can not wait to open.

Sunday should be a good day to kick back and get some chores done around our house.