During this wonderful whirlwind weekend I also:
- Noticed as soon as I got off the plane in Tampa that everyone wore flip-flops and dark suntans;
- Celebrated Jocelyn's birthday with my grandparents, my parents, my Uncle Peter, and his darling children—all before Joss came home from rehearsal to find me and her cookie cake;
- Consumed massive amounts of Greek salad (with potato salad, as is traditional in Tarpon Springs);
- Helped Jocelyn pick out her junior prom dress (fabulous!);
- Had a drink on the patio of the beautiful Sandpearl Resort and ate grouper at Frenchy's (both for Jossy's birthday);
- Played with Arthur, the world's cutest dog;
- Heard my grandfather sing in his church choir on Easter morning (I love this hymn: "Jesus Christ is risen today Aaaaalleluia!");
- Dyed eggs on the sunny porch;
- Ate lamb and mint jelly for Easter dinner;
- Made my sister start watching "Arrested Development" from the beginning;
- Brunched with my mom at Kelly's;
- Achieved a slight sunburn while walking on the Pinellas Trail.
Realization: I hail from a tropical paradise. (This has been a very long winter.)
And, amazingly, when I returned to NYC, spring had finally arrived! Yesterday I read two hundred pages of The Evolution of Bruno Littlemore (can't put it down!) in Tomkins Square Park.
Then Ian and I dyed our own Easter eggs using this weird tie-dye egg kit. The results are fairly psychedelic:
Happy Spring!
