Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Monday, May 2, 2022
APRIL RECAP
Sorry I didn't write any posts in April. Nothing much to write about. But because of my tooth extraction, I was on a liquid/soft foods diet for 2 weeks and lost 5 lbs.
My garden is looking good!
4 - Visit with Dr. Kent @ Kaiser in Orange. After some tests, she informed me I had advanced Carpal Tunnel and would need surgery. Went to La Huasteca for a Margarita
7- Lizzie went to Yucca Valley for a long weekend. Very hot days in LM
12- Got orthopedic shoes as per Dr. Chapra, at Marsden's.
13- Sandy and Marty left for a Mediterranean Cruise. From Barcelona, where they met with Sonia & Eric, to Gibraltar, Marseille, Genoa, Florence and Rome.
19- To Dr. Ha, for a tooth extraction.
20- Conference Call with Orthopedic surgeon. Call back in August.
27- Sandy and Marty back from their trip.
BOOKS I READ IN APRIL
MOVIES I WATCHED IN APRIL
Thursday, March 31, 2022
March Recap and Note
NOTE: I don't know why my last post post from Marchis not showing. So I'll just do a day-by-day of March. Also, I have put together the February and March books and movies, which didn't show in the February recap. February.
March 1- Went to the dentist, again. Nicole went to Hollywood.
March 2- The 3 of us to the Fullerton Arboretum. Lunch at The Hat.
March 3- Nicole and me to Korea Town in Buena Park. Pollo Loco.
March 4- Pizza. Talk to Sonia. Cool days.
March 5- Nicole to Santa Monica. Very windy.
March 6- Nicole cooked Carbonara, very good.
March 7- The Source. La Huasteca
March 8- to Kaiser, check-up with my doctor. Lunch at Red Robin. Target. Armstrong Garden. Amazon Fresh.
March 9 -Nicole to Beverly Hills.
March 10 - Black Bear Diner
March 11 - Nicole to Universal Studios. Lulu's haircut.
March 12- Get some succulents. El Cholo.
March 13- Nicole left, back to Barcelona. Bye Bye.
March 14 to 22 - Spring started March 20. T's 24th birthday March 19, and my Saint Day. Let It Brie.
March 23 to 31 - Lizzie left for Utah. I found my jewelry!. Just Lulu and me chillin'. Big rain on the 28th. Marsden Shoes in Whittier. Lizzie got back. Lulu got a rabies shot at Petco, on the 31st. Habibi Grill.
BOOKS I READ IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH
MOVIES I'VE WATCHED IN FEBRUARY
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
February Recap
Huntington Beach pier with Nicole
February was not my favorite month. DENTISTS AND MORE DENTISTS and nothing was done, also my cousin Ferran died of Covid! My podiatrist said I might need inserts (in my shoes). In the international scene, there's war between Russia and Ukraine :(
Good things: I got my new glasses and my driver's license and I had my hair cut and colored. Nicole came to spend 2 weeks and 4 days :)
Dentists: I went to My La Mirada Dentist, on the strength of their website and reviews. They were lies!
The first dentist Dr Sophie was nice and said she'd do the root canal. We made an appointment. Then they called me that she was sick, and had to cancel and made another appt. Dro Sophie was still sick so I went to Dr Lufken for the root canal. After working on my molar for over an house, she couldn't do it and referred me to an specialist. Made an appt with an endodostist, and he couldn't do it because there was not enough tooth left for a crown. So he advised to have it extracted, plus he found another too that had an infection and had to go too!!!! It's been a nightmare for me that I have always been very weary and scared of dentists.
On the 23rd Lizzie and I went to LAX to pick up Nicole. It was nice to see her, she's 19 now. That Saturday we went to Huntington Beach and Pacific City
Having late lunch at El Ranchito
And watched a nice sunset
Monday, February 21, 2022
Mid February
On February 8, I planted a tomato plant and a strawberry plant.
This month has been very busy so far. I wanted to update what's been going on so far.
To start with, I got my new glasses both for long-distance daytime and nighttime. I can't wait to go get my driver's license! After getting the glasses we went to La Huasteca for a much deserved Mango Margarita.
Tuesday the 8th, Lizzie took me to the DMC. I was so prepared. Knew the driver test questions100% and I was very confident I could read even the smaller numbers in the chart. We get there, they call my name., they said because of Covid they don't give the written test, what? and after checking I had previously paid for the license, I got my temporary one. I didn't even have to read the chart!!! I'm happy but it was such a letdown in a way.
Then here comes the saga of going to the dentist to take care of what I thought was going to be a non problematic filling of a cavity. How wrong I was! We went to a new dentist, she said I needed a root canal and a crown, but the appointment was canceled because she was sick, a couple of days later Feb 16, I tried another dentist at the same office, she was going to do the root canal! It was going well (I took my Xanax) and she spent a long time working on it, then stopped and said she had to refer me to a specialist. I couldn't get an appointment until Feb 28. In the meantime, I can hardly eat, only soft stuff. Oh I also had my hair cut and colored on Feb. 16, it was a full day
Some bad things happened this month. My sister Mia has been in and out of hospitals with a kidney stone, an infection and other problems. She has had a lot of pain and they may have to have surgery since she cannot pass it naturally. On Feb 11 I got a call from my niece saying my cousin Ferran had died of COVID and other complications, I got very upset and sad, he was my favorite cousin, we grew up together. I'm so glad I got to see him during our trip to Spain. My sister Nuri called me to talk about Ferran, she was also sad.
Flowers from my cousin before lunch at Can Culleretas, Barcelona
February 19th would have been my 57th wedding Anniversary, it was also my friend Norbert's 66th birthday.
Today is 2-22-22 a palindrome
In Spain is 22-2-22 also a palindrome
And just for fun, here's Lulu begging for some of our take out lunch
My niece Nicole will be arriving from NYC on Wednesday
....to be continued
Monday, January 31, 2022
January Recap
I wanted to write more often in January, but it really didn't happen. There was nothing much going on.
We had Canalones for January 1st (traditional). Lizzie and I went on a Reyes Magos shopping spree, but we didn't really find anything we really wanted, but it was OK. The next day we went to a dentist specialist in root canals, and it was not a bit of fun! I kept on gagging when they tried to take a picture of my bad tooth, it was traumatic for me. The next day L had a panic attack which was scary for both of us.
On the 10th, N came over to take off the Christmas lights, then we went to Pho 45 for soup. That was nice. We also had our oven fixed on the 22nd.
We had some days of rain and wind, on the 21st I went to have my eyes checked and ordered two pairs of glasses for long distance, one sun glasses and one clear.
The plants and flowers are doing well with all the rain, it looked a lot like Spring. Hummingbirds buzzing.
BOOKS I'VE READ IN JANUARY
MOVIES I'VE WATCHED IN JANUARY (LOTS OF THEM)
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
My 78th Birthday
Lizzie, Lulu and I drove down to San Diego on Friday, and got to the Windham San Diego Bayside hotel. We had a very nice room with gorgeous views. This is one of two cruise ships right across our hotel.
We had a reservation at Level C Restaurant in Harbor Island. We had been there before in 2018 for Thanksgiving dinner, and it has gorgeous views of San Diego and the bay. This year we also enjoyed a beautiful full moon night.
It was a great beginning of my 78th year!
I also had a nice talk with Sandy, when she called me to wish me a Happy Birthday :)
The next morning we had a very french breakfast downtown San Diego, Lizzie's favorite. Then we walked around for a while. Lulu likes walking in San Diego.
Then we walked to the Star of India, what a beautiful ship!
After the show was over, Lizzie came to the hotel and brought some goodies. Her poem was very well received, and she looked beautiful!
This picture was taken before she left for the show
It was a great time in San Diego. Thank you Lizzie!
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