October 24, 2012
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Dinners, parties, and more dinners
So for the last week and a half, I’ve been going out to eat with friends and family for quite a few times.
Last Monday after work, I drove out to Renfrew station and picked up Carrie to head to Kefi to eat. Although we left at 6 from the station it wasn’t until 6:45 that we arrived at the restaurant because of traffic. Food was good and we ordered lamb roll as well as a greek appetizer. It’s a pity that the restaurant is quite empty (as usual) despite the fact that it’s quite close to Silvercity and that the food is decent for a reasonable price (I wouldn’t say it’s cheap though-according to Carrie, the most cheap Greek food in Vancouver with big portions would probably be at Stephos, Robson street). Overall it was nice catching up with Carrie and she gave me my belated birthday present, a hand-drawn glass jar with really cute beadings inside. Thank you Carrie.
Then on Tuesday night after work I headed over to my aunt’s place by West 11th Ave and ate a home cooked dinner made by my mom (haha this is a little humorous because you’d think I’d be eating my aunt’s cooking, but instead I still eat my mom’s ) and the three of us enjoyed dinner while watching television and listening to my aunt share about her Egypt trip the month before.
The rest of the week flew by so fast that I couldn’t manage to catch up, and by Saturday afternoon I was already wrapping my present for my dear little Caryl and getting ready to attend her “princess party”. Basically my cousin rented the club house at my place for the afternoon and hired a Disney Princess (Sleeping Beauty) to come entertain the kids. It was an all girl’s party and it was really cute seeing all the little girls dressed up as princesses. Caryl was the happiest of them all and by the end she told me this was her happiest birthday ever because she thought the cake was “the best cake she ever had” and that she “got to see a real princess”. I’m not sure when she’ll come to realize that this was all planned but I suspect that at her age at this moment, the hired princess was as true as it can be.
And I’m glad for that because kids should remain kids until they are ready to be adults. Sunday night after work I headed over to Patrick’s dinner and although I didn’t like the sitting plan (it was really hard to talk to anyone), I was happy to see a few people and I enjoyed the food overall (expensive though!). Coleen and I shared the slow-cooked baby bones with personalized sides as well as a calamari for appetizer, with the total amounting to roughly $27. I could probably order a lot of food to eat at California Sushi for two at that prize (lol I’m starting to get cheaper and cheaper now).
Yesterday was my mom’s first treatment for her Hep C and so I took a day off from the Aquarium. Regardless of the details I just hope that the side effects will dissipate and that my mom can continue on with the treatment with successful results. Prayers prayers prayers. Crossing my fingers.
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Sometimes I just hate how I never had and never will have that happy family that friends around me have. And every time I think about it my heart sort of hurts a bit. Sure I know maybe one or two friends who could tell me that I’m more fortunate than they are but really? Is that true? Unless you’ve been in my shoes I don’t think it’s right to judge. Having said that I’m still glad for what I have at the moment but I also worry about my future.Happily ever after happily ever after when will I ever find you? Haha.
