26.08.2007

Another early start as the shuttle to LaGuardia airport came at about 7.25am. We flew United to Denver airport. In there airport there are signs every now and then showing where the tornado shelters are.

We arrived in San Jose and were greeted by Neda’s childhood friend Suzana, her husband Robert and their cute 3 year old daughter Madelynne. Last time we were in the States, we stayed with Suzana and Robert where they lived in Seattle. Since then they have moved to San Jose (Silicone Valley) about a 45 minute drive from San Francisco. It was great to see Maddie, last time we saw her she was 6 months old. Now she is a very lively and talkative (once she got over being shy) little girl. Robert and Suzana live in a residential community that immediately reminded us of the suburb of ‘Agrestic’ from the TV show ‘Weeds’, very pretty and well manicured. We spent the night catching up on the last few years and Suzana made a beautiful meal. By about 10pm we were pretty tired though due to the early start and the 3 hour time difference. Neda and Suzana stayed up talking til 1am though.