Today was awesome!

Gil, one of Patrick's friends invited me to a potluck at the Historical Rose Garden in San José. We had so much fun, and the garden itself was so captivating! We walked through it as a group, just admiring and enjoying the beauty.

I had so much fun, I only took one picture! Really unlike me, especially where roses are involved. So we all ate, one girl cooked/made a lot of things. Quiche, a fig-dessert-pie thing, apricot iced tea, and cucumber-kiwi-mint popsicles. Those were a work of art!

We played Cards Against Humanity which didn't disappoint, then a non-baseball type of baseball with an extremely small, skinny bat and a tennis ball. I was told it's supposed to be played drunk, we're supposed to swing with one hand and hold a beer in the other. Even though I wore my maxi skirt, I had a fun time playing. (Note to self, having fun is more important than looking cute. Today I did both but I think shorts and a t-shirt are good for fun.)

One of the girls brought her dog who ran around in circles around her. We all jumped over the leash like a Skip-It. Dogs are freaking amazing. Today was freaking amazing. I was happy to be outside and even happier to be doing things with people. People that I was meeting for the first time that welcomed me and enjoyed my company. It was like Patrick's Sushi party all over again! Nerve-racking at first and then amazing.

I really enjoyed not thinking about anything but the games we played, the food we ate and the awkward conversations about rage boners, testicular torsions and other inappropriate Cards Against Humanity topics. Really really fun day. I should do this more often!