i am elated!!!

my mom's restaurant is my home. it really is. the people who work for her are wonderful. they are unbelievably kind and humble. i went into work today and i saw p'lek (he has the same name as my mother, and the same birthday). i haven't seen him in years! he started working for my mom in his mid 20s as a cook during the late 80s. he's come and gone many times. he has his own restaurant now in northridge, ca now. he was so excited to see me.

he said that him and p'pop were just talking about me and my brother. "you know, p'pop lives so close. im going to drive over there and get him." and so he went, and he came back with p'pop. they're all really into motorcycles. p'pop was also really happy to see me. i haven't seen him in easily ten years. hm yes they're family- they watched my brother and i grow up. they use to pants us, hide our turtle lucas and say they made turtle soup, or convince my brother to stay still and not move until p'pop came back from a delivery.

5 of them, old waiters, cooks, delivery dudes are going driving up the canyon on their bikes tomorrow and then they're going to pick me up for lunch. so excited!!!