Sunday update

Lots has happened in the last couple weeks.  I'm just trying to play catch-up with everything. So here goes a quickie update:

My wonderful Dad turned 77 years old.  

We celebrated his birthday with close family and friends,

Mom's homemade Indian cuisine, 

and tiramisu cake.

I brought Tango and Cailin up for the festivities. It was loads of fun, 

almost a mini-vacay for me.  I needed to be around

my family at the time, and this was perfect.

My Dad and his granddaughter.

On cloud nine.

Can you guess who she's got wrapped around her tiny little pinkie finger?

This weekend, I unfortunately had to work starting Saturday....but I had Friday off, so I called 

my friend Maggie up, and we went out to lunch in Little Italy in downtown.

There's this fabulous place that specializes in crepes called Fabrison's.  They also have fantastic

coffee as well. It was the perfect place for me and Maggie to grab a bite to eat.

Here's some shots:

Our mocha lattes.

Maggie had no idea I was taking this shot.

Healthy-choice crepes:  egg whites, mushrooms, spinach, brie, and roasted red pepper sauce.

Mouth-watering-AMAZING.

See?  We were hungry.

After lunch, we walked through Little Italy to go back to the car. 

The only downside to downtown, is the parking. I HATE the parking.

And the one-way-streets.  I could really do without those too.

But, we walked off all that delicious-goodness, through Little Italy.  

Found this cute fountain and decided to take a couple pictures there.

The Little Italy Sign

It was a fun day.  I think Maggie and I both needed it.

Now it's Sunday night, and I'm anxiously waiting for The Walking Dead to finish recording on my dvr

so I can sit back with some leftovers, and relish in the new season premiere. 

Yeah, I'm a zombie nerd.  bite me. 

Onto another week!  Til later........

Fall is upon us....

It's finally October.  My favorite month of the year, and it's finally here.  Fall leaves, the orange and black decorations, the colder weather....October has definitely shown it's face the last few days.  While I could do without the colder weather, I love this month regardless if it's sunny or raining.  I'm sad to say goodbye to bikini season, hot sunny days, pool parties, summer cocktails.....but I'm more than willing to welcome this fall.  Because after fall, comes winter, and after winter....comes the new year. And God knows, I need something good to happen soon, and usually that happens at the beginning of the new year for me.  So yeah I'm waiting impatiently for something good to happen to me....and soon.  

In the meantime, work's been good.  Life has been good.  I find it amusing that people are so quick to assume my life contains much more than it really does.  

My normal routine doesn't vary far from: 

Waking up, walking Tango, getting Cailin to school, me to work, picking her up from school after work, walking Tango again, making dinner, watching tv, going to bed.  

Lather Rinse and Repeat.  

My life is very mundane, but for right now, I like it that way.  Occasionally I enjoy going out with my friends to lunch, which I've made it a point to do more often.  Finding a couple spots in San Diego I probably never would have, if it weren't for them.  (extremely thankful!)  I haven't been out to a bar in over 3 months.  I drink very rarely now....a glass of wine maybe once a week-and it's usually on a day that entirely calls for it.  My adult-time has completely vanished, whenever I hang out with my friends, it's usually playdates or meeting up with friends online to play Call Of Duty a couple times a week(which is something I'm totally addicted to and blame a lot of people for). 

 Doesn't sound so exciting right?  

I'm okay with it.  

This mundane, "boring" life with an occasional "let's grab lunch at this place i found!", is something I'm totally okay with. I like routine, and schedules, and plans.  This is something I can handle for the time being.  Don't need anything else thrown on my plate.... while this life I speak of may sound boring to you, it keeps me busy, keeps my mind off of the nasty things in my life, and makes me happy to look forward to every day.  

With that said, it's time to make some dinner for me and the boogerbutt.  She requested "soy-sauce"chicken, rice, and corn.  Yes... my 4 year old requests dinner menus.  She also requested that we watch The Lion King (which I bought today at TARGET-super excited!!!).  So that will be our lovely little night in.  Or as Cailin likes to call it, "It's a girls club night mommy!"

Well......onto  "Girls Club Night".......  :-)

Brilliant

I'll admit, when Lady Gaga first came out....I wasn't the biggest fan of hers.  I have SO much more respect for her now, then I did back then.  

I mean, it's Tony Bennett!!!  And Lady Gaga!!!

Brilliant.