Saturday, April 18, 2009

East Coast/ West Coast...lovely gestures

I'm in Greensboro, NC with my some of my family. To the left is my cousin Jimmy (we're *maybe* going on a motorcycle ride tomorrow, whether permitting) and to my right is my cousin Kristina. My other cousins, Michael and Roger, are missing from the photo. All 3 of us wish they were here, but we decided we would either draw in ink their faces, or ask Kyle (Jimmy's super talented son to photo shop them in the photo). Hugs to Michael and Roger!!!!!This is where I spent most of the day. Something called Furniture USA Southland?? It's a 1.1 million square foot showroom of furniture (not even joking). Good lord! We picked out fabric for my mom's new sofa.....let me just say it (the fabric) is lovely. The showroom was fun to wander, but I like to pick out decor in a more informal manner, no matchy matchy around my home. But I must say the big dresser at the entrance is a hoot. Woot!
LOVELY GESTURES: OK, on another note, thank you to the kind strangers who helped me with my baggage yesterday! I really wanted a direct flight to Atlanta and then a quick connection to Greensboro (but instead had to get through the Phoenix maze of terminal transfers, bus rides, additional security, extra baggage handling). But, it worked out fine, there were enough kind people who helped me get my heavy suitcase in and out of the overhead bin (6 times to be precise). I couldn't have done it myself....which made me think of how many times I've traveled and someone has been kind enough to lend that extra hand!
P.S. People are so friendly here....I love it!