November 29 - 1955-56

I was talking to Tristan today, we talked about school, friends, sports, etc. I got to thinking about when I was his age, how teenagers have changed since then. We didn't have computers or cell phones or electronic games, but still we had the same growing pains. It's hard to be a teenager no matter when.
When I was 13, I was going to a private school a couple of blocks from home. It was called Centro de Enseñanza ALBA. There were girls and boys mixed, from 1st grade to
8th grade (well the Spanish equivalent).
I liked a boy named Paco who lived a few houses down from me and attended the same school and the same grade as I. He hated me!!! he threw little rocks at me on the way to school, he would push me and call me names. Everybody said that's because he liked me!
We had a Math teacher who was very young and good looking. All the girls were in love with him. I was his pet student because I was good at Math.
One day, and I don't exactly remember why, Paco got together with my sister Nuri, a friend of hers Montserrat, and a couple of the older boys, among them Luis, Paco's brother. They picked up some dog poop and put it in a box and wrapped it like a present, put a bow on it, and had Paco deliver it to the Math teacher, telling him it was a gift from me, because he was such a good teacher.
Well, let's just say he was not amused. I was called to the Principal's office, and there they were, the principal, the Math teacher, and Paco. I was totally clueless and had no idea why I was called.
When they told me what had happened, I guess they looked at my horrified face and decided I had nothing to do with it. They turned to Paco and grilled him and he cried like a wimp and told them what had happened.
After that, I just couldn't stand Paco anymore, I was the one throwing rocks at him, and he even came to me to apologize, but it didn't help. I was done with him.
I think he was my first puppy love, very one sided and short lived. But I still remember him, he was so good looking!
Paco Marco...are you in Facebook?? :)

November 29 - young teens

I was talking to Tristan today, about school, friends, sports, etc. I

November 28 - Old movies

Lately, I have been watching some old movies. I am enjoying them a lot. Some of them I saw in Spain when I was growing up and is fun to see them in the original language English.
In Spain they dubbed foreign movies, I don't know if they still do. The funny thing is the same person would dub several American actors/actresses, and therefore they all had the same voice. It was quite a discovery when I came to the States and heard the different voices of the different actors lol.
Yesterday I saw the 1958 movie "Houseboat" with Cary Grant and Sophia Loren. When the movie was filmed, she was 24 and Cary was 54.
Another movie I watched was "7 Brides for 7 Brothers". One of the stars was Russ Tamblyn, I met him in Barcelona after the premiere of West Side Story. A couple of years ago I went with Lizzie to Long Beach to a poetry reading, and his daughter Amber Tamblyn was there too. I introduced myself to her and told her I had met her father years ago, she was mildly uninterested but in a nice way:)
I am fixin to watch a movie tonight, maybe a Esther Williams no, the queen of the bathing suits. Or perhaps a Doris Day one.I enjoyed their movies as a teenager.
I am pretty sure all that read this post are too young to remember any of these movies, but they were fun and innocent :)
This post makes me feel old lol

November 27 - Summer day

Today's temperature was 88 degrees at midday. What a beautiful November day! I wore shorts and a Tshirt all day. I went to the garden and watered my plants, the roses are blooming and the hummingbirds were buzzing around (unfortunately so were the wasps)!
Lizzie went back to San Diego today, it was so nice to have her here for a few days!

Only 34 days until 2012!!!!

November 26 - Books are good

I went to the Library today. This month I have read 9 books so far, and the good thing is, I really enjoyed all of them.
There are certain authors I enjoy and some of them are fairly prolific and have written more than 1 book. If my Library doesn't have the books I want, I go online and check them out from the greater Los Angeles line of libraries, and it only takes a couple of days before I get them.
Today I got 4 books, and I think I will enjoy them all as well.
I love reading! I love books! I am the only hold out in the family with no reader although I could get them in my iPad if I was so inclined, but I like to hold a book in my hands when I'm reading at home. I think I might like to read with my iPad if I was traveling, it would be a lot easier than to carry books around.
I am happy we are a family of readers!
I finished reading the book in the picture and Lizzie borrowed it and read it while she was staying here, she just finished it. We both enjoyed it :)

November 25 - The day after

It was a nice day, sunny and mild. Marv and Lizzie went out to do some errands and came home with puffy tacos for lunch.
The afternoon was mellow, watching TV, reading, a little gardening...
Lizzie and I went out to dinner to Carino's, we had a good dinner.
It was a nice day.

November 24 - Happy Thanksgiving

We had a nice Thanksgiving day at home.
Lizzie and I prepared some appetizers while Marvin watched football and rested. I made spinach dip, Lizzie made deviled eggs, and we also had some jamon, chorizo and salchichon, and Brie with crackers.
Lizzie organized how to heat everything so it was all ready when we sat down to dinner.
Norbert got here by 4PM, and had some of the appetizers and watched football with Marv. Then we sat down to eat. We had roasted breast of turkey, mashed potatoes, baked sweet potatoes, roasted vegetables, dressing, cranberry orange sauce, gravy, and a big Cesar salad. We drank Cava, and had pumpkin pie and ice cream for dessert.
It was very good and we all felt really full by the time we left the table.
It was a time to say thanks for Marvin's recovery, for our daughters and their partners, our grandson, our family in California, Utah, Spain and Sweden, and our good friends.
Happy Thanksgiving!