H & M

Kayla's going to spend the night with us tomorrow night, so that early Tuesday morning she and I can board the train and head down to the City for the day. The primary reason we chose Davis as our residence this time was to be close to my brother's family in Dixon. It hit me yesterday that we've been here a year, and Kayla and I still haven't done anything together, just the two of us. It's not that I haven't asked, but she's a typical teenager--it's all about spending time with her friends. We were very, very close when she was little. It's not that we're not close now, but it just takes a little more effort. So I'm going to take her into the City for a day so she can see that her old Auntie might be kinda fun to hang out with after all. :)

First stop? The H & M store downtown. This is a child who was keen on shopping when she was still a toddler. The primary thing she wants to do in the City is shop, but I've told her she's on her own in terms of shopping money (or at the mercy of Dad or Mom.) I'm not the world's best shopping companion, since I prefer to do it alone...and seldom. But hey, you do what you have to when you want to bond with your 15-year-old niece, right? ;)

As to what else we'll do in the City, I'll have to come up with a few ideas. She hasn't spent lots of time there. She's never been on a train or on BART, so she's quite excited about that. (It would have been insane to drive J. to work in Sacramento at 6 am and then drive all the way to the City in rush hour traffic and get back to Sacramento in time to pick him up at 3:00.) Taking the train means we can dilly-dally as long as we like. Whatever we do, I'm sure we'll have fun.