This past weekend was a roller coaster of emotions for me. I flew home to attend the funeral for my friend Jenny and for my grandpa’s 80th birthday party at Buca Di Beppo. First off, flying has really become a challenge for me. And I’m not talking about the security lines and commuting back and forth to the airport, cuz I have that down pat. It’s my nerves and anxiety while flying. I usually down a few cocktails before I fly to calm the nerves, but because I was sick and on meds, I couldn’t. Thankfully my friend Le was on the same flight as me going to Burbank, which always help to know someone to distract me.
The service was really emotional. There were 1200 people there! She knew a LOT of folks and came from a large family. I cried a lot during the service but it was good closure. My ex-best friend from ages 6 -20 was there. We had a huge falling out once I moved to Orange County and hadn’t seen each other in about 7 years. I saw her and was super nervous to talk to her. To my surprise, it was a really comfortable reunion and we were truly happy to see each other. We are going to try to hang out again once I move back. It was almost like Jenny brought us back together. We had some many memories together from our childhood and it really was a shame that we had such a bad falling out. It made me feel good that we could look past that and try to become good friends again.
Then I ended the trip by attending my Grandpa’s 80th birthday party at Buca Di Beppo. I got to see my extended family that I hadn’t seen in years. It reminded me why I want to move back. To be near them and to be able to attend these events that I usually miss. I can’t wait to move home.
