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Whirlwind!

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Since arriving in San Diego on Thursday, Bela and I have seen Old Town (with Lila), explored a bit of the Gaslamp Quarter and had some great meals.  Sunday after I went to the convention center one last time, we ate brunch at the Broken Yolk Café.  The waitress (Hannah) was super and the food was abundant.  I couldn’t finish it all.  They have a challenge meal of a 12-egg omelet with four biscuits and more that you have to eat in one hour.  By yourself.  It costs $26.99, but the bragging rights might be worth it.  (Not to me, though!)

Sparks Gallery was right across the street from Hotel Z, so we had to see everything in there before we left.

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I didn't know Bela was stalking me.

I didn’t know Bela was stalking me.

 

 

From Snow to Sun

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Most of my friends are aware that the ACTFL conference is happening this weekend.  I am delighted to be in San Diego with my daughter.  Once my presentation is done tomorrow, my stress level will be so much lower!

I was lucky enough to have a friend (Lila) attending as well.  It was so nice to reconnect and have someone else to keep a sharp eye on my teen!  Lila was great as a navigator, so I let her go…and stayed close!  She encouraged me to get checked in today instead of waiting the madness tomorrow morning would bring.  I’m so glad I did!  Now I can get up and go straight to a session in the morning.  I might even make it to the keynote speaker’s address.

Since Lila and I arrived early this morning, we decided to ride the trolley (Green Line) to Old Town.  Bela and I were happy to see some of the city.  The first order of business in Old Town was FOOD!  We were starving.  I’m a slow eater, but we finally made it to the market area across the street.

This fudge was to die for! YUMMY!

This fudge was to die for! YUMMY!

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I think the fudge was the last purchase I made before getting back on the trolley.

Conspiracy!

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This post is for the pet owners out there—or, rather, the ones who are owned by pets.  This week I went to the store.  I had  to have a nice, red tomato to go on my sandwiches, and when I got home, I put it on top of the microwave.  You do realize, of course, that the microwave sits on the kitchen counter (as would be expected).

Later that night, I heard a commotion in the kitchen.  I assumed the dog was chasing a cat, the cat was chasing the dog or some combination of pursuit.  You know what they say about assume, right?  I did my normal shout of, “Hey!  Knock it off in there!” without getting up to check.  My mistake, as I later discovered.  They knocked it off for sure.

Apparently one of the cats knocked my gorgeous, ripe tomato off of the microwave.  From there, based on the evidence (teeth marks!), one of the dogs grabbed it carried it.  I found it under my kitchen table.

So much for my dream of having sliced tomato on my sandwiches….

Snippets

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Unless you have a camera recording all the time, when events have passed, all you’ll have are flashes of memories—snippets.  My snippets from my latest “adventure” include: a frog-faced woman at the airport, a double rainbow in Merida, ice cream with Maestro Wilmer, riding the bus with Judith, playing air hockey with Chary….There are so many memories in my head, I’m afraid they’ll be forgotten before I can put them on paper.  Gone like leaves in the wind.  Some things I wish I could forget.  Those things are tucked away until they are manageable.

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Leticia's restaurant has fabulous food!

Leticia’s restaurant has fabulous food!

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Funny or Not?

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Our town had its share of pranks for Halloween.  I’m sure it happens all over, especially in the larger cities.   I happen to think that vandalism of any kind is not funny.  It’s the criminal destruction of property.  Smashing pumpkins and scattering hay bales all over the place might be mild, but it leads me to believe that maybe parents should be a bit more specific about acceptable behavior on any night, not just on Halloween.  There’s funny and then there’s property damage.

Nobody’s kids are perfect.  As a parent, I am sure of that!  I didn’t do pranks as a kid because I knew the consequences for ridiculous behavior.  My parents made sure I was aware.  My parents might have done some mischief as kids, but they certainly taught me better.  Truthfully, I can’t imagine either of my parents doing anything malicious as kids.  They also knew better.

I wonder how the vandals (because that’s exactly what they are) would feel if someone treated them the same way.  It might not be funny anymore.

New ‘Do!

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This morning was great!  It took me about two minutes to wash and condition my new (short, dyed) hair!  Lisa at Cosmo cut at least ten inches of ponytail off yesterday.  It felt like the weigh of the world was tied up in that hair.

Bela sat there as if waiting for me to lament the loss of my long hair, but I was ready for it to go.  I think she expected me to yell something like, “Oh, NO!  What have I done!?!”  Nope.  Lisa snipped, and I smiled.

Lisa has mad styling skills, so she had me looking sharp yesterday.

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Cupcakes, Anyone?

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Cherry rum batter...

Cherry rum batter…

Bela and I had some ideas for cupcake flavors after we tried the White Zombie coffee drink in Broken Bow Friday.  We tried three new flavors: White Zombie (white chocolate and peanut butter chips), Captain Sparrow (cherry and rum), and the one Bela calls Hallelujah (peanut butter and coconut).

We went to several willing taste testers and the clear winner of the night was the Captain Sparrow.

Captain Sparrow....

Captain Sparrow….