I arrived in Anaheim yesterday evening around 6:00pm, and spent a relaxing evening with my friend Carly (with whom I lived in Morocco) and her family. My night was filled with lively conversation and fresh tomatoes, basil, and buffalo mozzarella, amazing olive oil and balsamic vinegar, sparkling wine, red wine, chicken and pea risotto and goat cheese, and finished with homemade peach pie and ice cream. WHAT an evening. (For me - a major vacation; for Carly's family - totally normal. Did I mention they grow their own tomatoes - tons of varieties - lemons, tangerines, and figs? And herbs?!?!?!?! Absolute heaven).
Today Carly and I visited Galco's - a shop dedicated wholly to sodas. I bought blueberry soda, cucumber soda, "Rat Bastard Root Beer" (really- that's the name), and Leninade - the drink of the Proletariat. Ha! Fantastic experience. We ate lunch at Lemongrass Vietnamese Restaurant, which was delicious.
Carly dropped me off at the Hilton around 4:15pm, and I quickly checked into my room and walked with Bungee over to the Convention Center to register. We peeked inside the House of Deputies - a cavernous expanse of a room. I should have brought binoculars. This will be QUITE an experience.
The Lexington deputation held a caucus at 6:00pm (where we divvied up money and made a shopping list for the liquor store), and I ate dinner with Kay, Ann Davis, and Bungee. All in all, a fantastic and fun day.
Early to rise tomorrow morning so I can exercise before attending a 4 hour (4 hours?!?!?!?!) New Deputy Orientation.
Good night.
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