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Hooray for sunny weather again! I was hating the overcast days and the sporadic rain. Looks like it will be a bright and warm Memorial Day Weekend. I am so excited!! Kate will be here and theres so much to do, but very little time. Summer Fridays at work start this week and I will have a half day. Yes!! It's the little things that really matter in the end.

Things are different. All around me things are changing. People are changing. It feels like everyone around me is going through something. I am a firm believer that everybody is always "going through" something whether or not they are open about it. But it is more palpable now. Little issues building up and realizations occuring. Maybe its because it is Springtime. Maybe its because its time for change and new beginnings. In any case, things are happening around me while my life stays the same. There's a sense of unnerving comfort in that. I think that acceptance is a big part of their change. Acceptance is not to be mistaken as a compromise or giving up. It is basically coming to terms with the way things are (or what they have become) - whether good or bad. It is interesting to watch and listen to people work things out and rationalize things and accept the best possible scenario. I am being vague because I don't want to necessarily reference specific people, but in a way, I am speaking about a lot of my friends in general right now. There are lots of turning points as well and huge decisions that will be made. I can feel the change in the air. I am hoping for the best and work with every outcome, like all of the previous years.

I finally have a bit of time to post. The weekend was super jam-packed with events. Friday night Jonathan and a few others met up with us at Fiesta Cantina (in West Hollywood). They have great happy hour specials and the location is sweet - between many gay bars. We drank a lot and met a dancer at Micky's (who was straight, gasp!) and took a few pictures with him. Sinead, Aussie's Irish roommate was smitten. I don't think she's ever been in a place like that before. We galavanted around and ended up at The Abbey the rest of the night. It was good fun adn I was surprised that Josh had a good time too, considering it wasn't really his scene.

Saturday was YAR (Young Alumni Reunion) at UCLA. I missed last year's because I was at a wedding in Modesto. It was a lot of fun - running into old friends, etc. I was happy to see Vanessa there with Mel (and her huge rock of an engagement ring). I miss Vanessa and our lunches at Whole Foods. Too bad Chicago will have her for a few more years. I also saw Kiran who was in town for an interview, luckily and just happened to attend. She is back in New Orleans and I miss her too. Everyone is so spread out now. It's crazy!! the usual suspects were there and a few others that I hadn't seen in a really long time, so it was perfect. The only thing was - I had to stay until 2am and then come back the next morning at 6am for the UCLA Run/Walk 5K. I didn't realize that all this volunteering is exhausting.

In the early evening, Mike had a BBQ in honor of his graduating law school. He finally made it!! I am so very proud of him and I know that he will kick butt on the BAR. His family was tehre to support him and his sister gave me the skinny on the family tree. There were a lot of second or third marriages and kids were a product of a few of their marriages. It was one long, complicated, and very nuclear family. Wow. A lot of people came to the BBQ. I guess free food draws them in!

I am falling asleep as I am typing this. It's sad. I will post more soon!