Griffith Park Has Officially Become My Favorite Place!

Hi, Everybody!

Well, I don’t know about y’all, but I had me a grantastical time this afternoon!

As I mentioned in yesterday evening’s blog post, I spent all day today with Cousin Keith, Cousin Jade, Cousin Erica, and Cousin Becky (that’s right—Becky’s my cousin now). We headed up to the Griffith Park Observatory, and as usual, when I saw that Hollywood sign, I was like a kid in a candy store! Cousin Jade was curious as to how I could be in such awe of the Hollywood sign, considering that I am a native Los Angeleno and I see it practically everyday. Well, I told Cousin Jade that it’s the simple things in life that bring so much joy, and in my case, the Hollywood sign brings me an indescribable joy. Besides, I can count on one hand exactly how many times I’ve seen the legendary sign up close, and today marks the fourth time. Becky then let the group know that she too is infatuated with the Hollywood sign; she also pointed out that most native Californians don’t really have a true appreciation for landmarks as such, but we do.

After all that fun in Griffith Park, we then headed to see the Staples Center and L.A. Live, which is almost always busy, and then we went over to Gramma Jewel’s for some fried chicken, fried fish, spaghetti, coleslaw, green salad, and garlic cheesy bread. There was an added incentive behind Gramma Jewel’s big dinner: You see, today is Cousin Erica’s last official full day here in Southern Cali, as she is set to return to Fisk University and begin her junior year. I believe she said that classes start on Wednesday, but she has to be registered and checked into a dorm by this Monday.

Oh, and for the record, Gramma Jewel made Cousin Erica a big ass care package to take with her… and no, I didn’t stutter—I did in fact say “big ass care package!”

Now, I’m sure y’all noticed that I never mentioned Great Aunt Reesie returning to Nashville with my cousins… well, that’s because she’s still out here for the remainder of this month. She’s not the only one—Great Aunt Donna, Auntie Gladys, and Auntie Millie are still out here as well, and I can assure you that there is a very strong modus operandi behind their stay: You see, on Sunday, August 30, 2015, Gramma Jewel’s church will be celebrating their Family & Friends Day. Granted, we will be short three family members, albeit for legitimate reasons, but… well, let’s just say that Gramma Jewel is looking to take home the grand prize for having brought the most family members. Just for the record, when we had our family reunion last year, we won then, and I do want us to win again this year. However, I’ve just noticed the conflict of interest: I gotta wonder where does Mother Davis stand. Seeing as how there is a prize involved, does this mean that Mother Davis will not be counted amongst our group? I mean, after all, she and Gramma Jewel have been best friends since 1977. And what about Brother Hawkins? Will he continue to keep up with the Joneses (pun definitely intended), or will he break from the vine, per se, and try to win the grand prize with his own family?

No matter what happens, I already know that this is gonna be good… this is kinda like that Royal Rumble, where it’s every wrestler for themselves!

Well, that’s it for now. I may holla at y’all tomorrow, but in case I don’t, I will definitely holla at y’all sometime this week.

 

Smooches,
Natasha