Saturday, August 17, 2024
Medium bowl of oatmeal with milk, flax meal, cacao nibs, toasted shaved coconut, sliced and toasted almonds, diced half peach; hot water. Spent most of today packing for a trip. Lunch: I had leftover chow mein with vegetables. Patrick arrived home after practice with Sam and grocery shopping, then had a salad with avocado and cherry tomatoes. Later I had a snack: TJ's bambino pepperoni pizza, hot water. Later Phil, Drew, and Tai picked us up and we drove to Quyen and Dave's for a birthday party for Nate. When we left, the weather was about 55 degrees, overcast, and with a heavy mist. When we arrived in Sunnyvale the weather was about 72 degrees, sunny, and clear. In attendance: Nate, Chris, Quyen, Dave, Patrick, me, Jen C, Richard, Michael, Jonathan, Paul, Drew, Phil, Mark, Shawn (or Sean?), Quan, and one more whose name I didn't get. We ate delicious food from Greek Spot: lamb skewers, chicken skewers, beef patties, salad, dolma, spicy falafel, gyro, pita. Two cakes followed: one was a chocolate with chocolate chip bundt with cream cheese frosting from Nothing Bundt Cakes via Jen. The other was a haupia cake with buttercream frosting and toasted coconut made by Chris and Quyen. We talked about cracked windshields, Japan, finances, high-yield savings accounts, certificates of deposit, health issues, burglaries and home security cameras, restaurants, recipes, cakes and cakemaking, disliked wines, sparkling wines with blinking lights, Caltrain, Colin Jost's A Very Punchable Face, and more. Patrick and I walked in the garden. Later Phil and Drew gave us a ride to Hampton Inn Sunnyvale. Patrick and I went directly to room 530 via the Hilton app. The room seems new and comfortable. To bed.