2025 FEBRUARY RECAP

Gnomes: My February mantel

February is a short month, but it was pretty busy and fun!

Feb  1 - Lizzie back from SD, brought cake! nice day. Nick the Greek.

Feb 3  - Lulu salondday. Casa del Cocinero.

Feb  4 - Package from Sonia, calendar and ensaimada (not great). Lizzie to Ugly Mug

Feb  7 - Dr Chopra, feet feel good!The Source and Porto's. Love my mango margarita!!!

Feb  9 -  Superbowl LIX, made meatballs.

Feb 11- Lizzie sick :( Rainy days 12, 13 - No internet.

Feb 14- Mini roses from Amy. Frontier tech didn't show up!

Feb 15- Frontier tech came, yay! To Ricardo's for lunch, and to get some plants.

Feb  19-Sandy got here! N's 69th BD, my 60th Anniversary.

Feb  20-Knottsberry Farm all day. Fun! The Cauldron for little plates.

Feb  21-Long Beach. Nice day. Teleferic Barcelona Restaurant. Ballast Point sunset and beer.

Feb  22- Hang around. Girls at "Ghost Tour" Queen Mary.

Feb  23- Brea, Reunion Restaurant. Chicken pot pie :)

Feb  24- Nick the Greek. Take Sandy to airport, back to Utah.

Feb  27- Nicole! Uber. Spend the night, Reven taco.

Feb  28- Lizzie to San Diego. With Nicole to Library and Marshalls. Left with Uber.

MOVIES I WATCHED IN FEBRUARY

BOOKS I READ IN FEBRUARY

FEBRUARY WENT BY FAST!

New Year- Recap of January 2025

 

                                                                   Happy New Year

January has been a long busy month, so many things happening! so many things changing.

Jan 1  -I made canalones, kind of a tradition :)  Talked to Sandy and N.

Jan 2  -Went to Marshalls with Lizzie. I made pollo a la catalana.

Jan 3 - 7th Anniversay of Marvin's death. L and I went to El Torito Grill, one of Marvin's and mine favorites, it was good.

Jan 5 -L met with her friend Lindsay, I made a small tortell de Reyes.

Jan 6 - Surprise gift from L for los Reyes Magos.! To Kaiser for some blood tests. Then to Long Beach Brewing company, nice fish'n'chips. Monday talk with Sandy. Windy.

Belmont Veteran's Memorial Pier

Jan 7-11 - Terrible fires in Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Altadena...Windy, lots of evacuations. So sad. 

Jan 9  -Nick the Greek - Evacuation alarm (scary!) Watching TV all day.

   Smoky skies

Jan 15 - Black Bear Diner, chicken fried steak.

Jan 17 - Got sick, tummy problems, fever, cold. It lasted almost 2 weeks. Lots of sleep. :(

Jan 20 - President Trump's Inauguration!  Watching TV a lot.

Jan 21 - All about Trump and family. Ball parties.

Jan 22 - Fires still going. Trump to California.

Jan 23-26 RAIN!

Jan 27 - Panda Express, and TJ's.

Jan 29 - Crunch Burger. Talk to Sandy

Jan 31 - L to San Diego to see Becky, Lindsay and Jeff.  I had a looong nap.

BOOKS I'VE READ IN JANUARY

MOVIES I'VE WATCHED IN JANUARY

December Recap

Sandy, Marty and Tristan, Christmas Day 2024
 
Dec  1 - Lizzie to San Diego, for work and to spend time with friends. Back on Dec. 5

During these days I stayed home, my car tires needed air :) I cooked, did the Gazelle, and chilled.

Dec 8 - Christmas decorations, very nice.

Dec. 13-15 - I didn't feel well, slept most day

Dec. 17 - MY 81st BIRTHDAY!!! Mellow day -

Nice photo album from Lizzie, talk to Sandy, Nuri,  and Sonia

Yummy Cake from Sandy

Dec. 18 Amor y Tacos - Got one to go because I complained :)

Norbert came over with See's chocolates

Dec 21 - Clean up, make beds. Sandy and Marty coming.

Marty installed bars in my bathtub.

Winter solstice

Dec 22 - Felt poorly again. The three of them went to Long Beach for dinner and sunset

They left on Monday back to Utah. Short but lovely visit.

Dec. 24, Christmas Eve- Fettucini

CHRISTMAS DAY   December 25

Opening gifts, very nice

Escudella, breaded pork, cooking all day :)

Dec 26 - Had my BP taken 137/60

Dec. 27 Lizzie to Santa Ana show with friends

Dec. 28  Dame Mas

Dec 30 - Got ensaimada from Sonia! Thanks Sandy :)

BOOKS I READ IN DECEMBER

MOVIES I WATCHED IN DECEMBER

November Recap

Lizzie's 53rd birthday dinner @ Four Bricks in Whittier

 

November was an interesting month.

Nov 4th - Kaiser, I have high blood pressure. I had my Covid booster and flu shot. Slept all day.

Nov 5th—US Elections. Trump became the 47th President-elect by a wide margin + the popular vote. 

Nov 8th - Dr Chopra with Lizzie, and Dame Mas.

Nov. 11th I cracked a tooth. Lizzie made good fajitas.

Nov 15th - To Dr Kim, dentist, for a cracked tooth.

Nov 19th. Lizzie's Birthday. She hiked 5 miles. Dinner at Four Bricks Italian Ristorante

                                           Nov 20th-  Reunion Restaurant in Brea for dinner. Huge meals.

Side door finally installed.

Nov. 27th  To Claim Jumper for pre-Thanksgiving dinner. 

Nov. 28th  Thanksgiving - Salmon dinner at home. Talk to Sandy, and Norbert. Noisy party at Nick's

Other...We sold the house in Dixon, Mia sold her house in Vasby. Talked to Sonya. Nicole in Finland

BOOKS I READ IN NOVEMBER

MOVIES I WATCHED IN NOVEMBER

And just like that...December is here!

 

October Recap

  

Halloween mantel 2024

October 1 - My leg is feeling better, but I am still using the cane to walk around. I have a Dr appointment for next week.

October 8 - I went to Kaiser La Habra to check on my leg. Everything looks fine, I was also scheduled for an X-ray,  Thankfully, there was no break. I was prescribed Prilosec for my stomach problems to take for 8 weeks, so far is helping.

October 9 - We went to The Cauldron in Buena Park. We had yummy food and drinks.

                                       October 10 - Lizzie got a haircut, it looks very nice.

October 11 We went to pick up Sandy at the Long Beach Airport. They are excited about their trip to Italy on Sunday.

October 12  We went to La Jara  brewery and had a couple of beers, nice but noisy with kids!! went back home to get prepared for the trip, I made a potato omelet :)

                                                                La Jara Brewing Co

                               October 13 - On to an Italian  Adventure. Safe trips! Enjoy!

October 13-30  - I wrote about it in my 2 previous blogs

October 31 - Terrible floods in Valencia and outlying areas :(

BOOKS I READ IN OCTOBER

MOVIES I WATCHED IN OCTOBER

And just like that, it's November!