A friend / ex co-worker of mine who moved to San Francisco was in town, so we went to dinner last night.  We went to a place near my apt that I've been wanting to try.  The food and the service were really good.  PLUS they have pork belly lollipops! 

I caught her up on my stuff (not much there!) and caught-up about stuff going on at my old company and what she was up to.  It was nice.

There aren't a lot of people who know about my parents cat.  I  mean, why would they?  It's not like you meet someone and you say "So, my parent's have this cat....".  Anyway, I'd told this friend about his antics over the years, so it was good to tell someone who knows how much I loved that cat that my parents had to put him to sleep last week.  :-(  It needed to be done, the poor thing has been unwell for almost a year.  He had cancer, which had spread rapidly over the past month. 

It was so sad.  My dad sent me a text to let me know that they had done it.  I knew my mom would take it hard, but I was taken by surprise at how deeply affected my dad was.  I touched base with them over the weekend to make sure they were okay.  Their cat was around 17-18 years-old, he was a member of the family.  Plus, my parents have not been without a pet at any point of my life.  They had pets before I was born!  That means that this is the first time in about 48-49 years that they don't have something running around the house.  I think it's a good sign that they told me they were packing-up the cat's stuff last Sunday and not "throwing out" that cat's stuff.  Hopefully that means that they'll get another one when the time is right.

I need to remember to check-in with them and ask how things are.

I'm looking forward to the long weekend.  Since it's been so hot here the last few weeks, my cleaning and laundry chores have seriously suffered. Luckily, I own a zillion sets of sheets, fine washables, socks and white shirts! 

I started re-arranging the furniture in my living room before the heat-wave kicked-off, so it kind of stalled.  I'm hopeful that I can finish that project (at the very least).  I have too much stuff, including a kitchen table that doesn't fit in my tiny kitchen (neither do the chairs), so I have to get creative about where I'm going to put them.

It's still supposed to be kind of warm, but I'm hoping that as the weekend is three days, I'll be able to accomplish things in short bursts.

Plus, I'm on a mission to get good tomatoes.  I used to drive out to the Underwood Farms "Pick Your Own" farm in Moorepark for their to-die-for tomatoes, but they've changed their rules.  I might take a drive up there, but I'm not sure I want to pay an admission fee to pick my own fruits and vegetables.  We'll see.

Wish me luck!