The big goal today was to get the gift from my mom which was a new iPhone. We went to Los Cerritos Apple Store & I’m now the recipient of a shiny new phone. The amazing (to me) thing is they could basically mirror my old phone so everything works just as it did on…
Category: birthday
the day before 52
I’m not entirely sure I can parse why I get so crabby as my birthday approaches. This year, maybe I can assign some of the anxiety to the logistics that my cousins and I are attempting to execute on behalf of our aunt. But other years have been similar. It’s that dichotomy of wanting to…
a lot of internal thoughts
It’s my birthday week, and with it comes a host of thoughts that I mostly keep to myself. As much as I’m good with where I am in my life right now, personal new years, for me at least, always come with A LOT of introspection. And I have come to realize that as time…
Trip to Yellowstone – part 2 (Saturday, 10/28)
The plan was to leave early in order to get to the park either at sunrise or shortly thereafter. Sandy and I got up early and (she) made coffee and eggs. I preheated the oven and put the biscuits in. Breakfast was ready at 7 am, and everyone generally complied with our plan to head…
~ 51 ~ and more
Let’s rewind to Thursday. I took the day off so Mom & I could have a SoCal adventure day. We headed out around 10 am and drove down to San Juan Capistrano and went to the restaurant where we had reservations for 11:30 am, L’Hirondelle, which is right across the street from the mission. The…
December recap and shutting it down
The month started out with me having things I wanted to accomplish. There was editing work to do. I had fallen behind on my reading challenge, so I wanted to read at least six books this month. Plus, poetry. I wanted to use the down time to work on organizing my work and setting up…
Short week
After what was a fabulous birthday weekend, today it was time to go back to work and other realities. We had In-n-Out for lunch, then we took Sandy to the airport to return to cold SLC. Until next time, hermana mia! When we got home, I did some editing work, then I went to play…
Sunday Funday
Today was packed with fun things! First, Sandy & I went on a light trail hike. Then we went to Polly’s Pies and bought what turned out be rather disappointing cinnamon rolls. After breakfast, we headed to Target 🎯 so she could buy another gift for me: a coffee maker. Since we got back from…
Late birthday surprise
Last night after dinner, my mom insisted that we watch a movie and stay up until midnight to enjoy every moment of my 50th birthday. I found it a little odd but also kind of nice. During the movie, she kept getting up (I need water, I need to go the bathroom, maybe Lulu needs…