San Jose Escapades

After Hubby Tony and I flew from San Diego back to San Jose, the last part of this California trip saw us at Son Brian and DIL Nicole's house. All of them were excited to see the treats we had brought from the specialty food trade show, which made a great after-dinner snack. 

Our time with the family was filled with games, Lego and magnet block building, book reading, outside activities, special events, and errands.

On Friday everyone was busy, so after Tony and I helped walk the grands to school we were on our own.  I had some volunteer work to do on my computer, and Tony read his ebook. When it was time for lunch we knew there were quite a few restaurants within walking distance. We ended up getting a table at Sweet Maple, a breakfast and lunch restaurant that usually has a line out the door.

There were a lot of good-looking things on the menu, but I ended up ordering a Farm Fresh egg plate that included a roasted Brussel sprout/potato medley and a large piece of ciabatta toast. I added a side order of their thick cut, sweet and spicy Millionaire's Bacon, which was featured on the United States of Bacon show. 

Yum!

On Saturday we joined the family at a Harlem Globetrotters game. The Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team, and the games are an equal combination of athleticism and theater. Their opponent was the Washington Generals, the foil to their comedy. As always, the Generals lost.

At one point during the weekend Nicole had to return some clothes, so she asked who wanted to go with her. Grands Dee and Ell were up for the trip. Tony and I also tagged along. At the store the transaction was taking longer than the boys wanted, but when Mom offered her phone things quickly quieted down. (I wish there was something like that available back when I needed to bring active youngsters on errands with me).

Later I went to the mall with Nicole and a different subset of the grands. There, I learned about the "in" things for boys, Labubus, and blind box collecting.

Time with the family is never long enough, and this trip was no exception. All too soon it was time to pack up my suitcase and head to the airport to come home. However, Tony and I have already started planning our next excursion to the area.