SATURDAY....

I had a unsolicited email from some man that had been on Match.  I no longer am on any dating site, hence the boredom of my Posts.  This man said he had read my profile, that took him a while to digest, and thought we had the same interests.  Of course, no picture, don't know where he is located, how old or how tall.  I'm not really looking for anyone but it was a little surprised that he contacted me after all this time off the site.

Bruno is always accusing me of having another boyfriend, but I think he is covering his ass because he sees someone else.  Although I swear with his schedule I don't know how he could.  I just figure it is what it is.

I had a wake up call yesterday morning at 7:30 a.m. from my ex-sister in law.  My first thought was something was wrong but no, she called to thank me for a sympathy card I had sent her when I found out her Mother, who was almost one hundred, had died,.  I sent my Nephew one too.  Both cards went to his address because I have no idea what her address is where she lives.

She talked to me for almost two hours. It was basically general and nothing about my brother, except to say he had sent a nice card, which to me was a decent thing to do. She is taking care of her special needs grandchild, my brother's grand child too, but that is another story.  The poor little guy has to have another operation on his hips.

Things are going along fine with my eyes and I've been in contact with my doctor about a little problem I had with an ointment.  I see him on Monday to get the stitches out and should be good to go with a little makeup.

My friend called today and wanted me to go with her to a birthday party but of course that isn't possible. I'm cleaning house today and just staying in to recoup.

POST OP....

Yesterday went a whole lot better then I thought.  He did everything under a local which made it so much easier not to mention cheaper.  This doctor is in Irvine and not the same one I went to in Newport Beach. Nothing he did hurt or was uncomfortable...yea !  Except for some swelling from the laser he used under my eyes, everything looks great and absolutely no pain. The laser was less then a five minute procedure. He was recommended by a female doctor I know that said he was an artist.  His name is Dr. Altman.

I have to go back today so he can check me and I still need a driver, but that is because of the medication.  I actually didn't take much due to the fact I didn't need it. I've resumed all normal activities...of course can't go out anywhere without sunglasses and wouldn't anyway until the swelling and redness goes away under my eyes. Truthfully it doesn't look all that bad.  Stitches out on my upper eyelids on Monday.

So I'm waiting for my ex neighbor from the old neighborhood to pick me up.  I have such great people in my life and they are there to help should I need them.  Since I'm out here alone, no family, I thank heavens for my friends.

Everyone has said that having children makes it easier for one to get help, but I have found that is not the case.  I know a lot of people who are estranged from their children and they could drop dead and the kids wouldn't care. There are no guarantees in this world. These kids are their own flesh and blood too.  You know they say you can pick your friends but not your family, how true. I have never found it a detriment not having children and maybe I make that statement because I don't. If  you never had something you don't miss it.  I do enjoy my peripheral grand kids but we make no demands on each other and when we see each other there are no issues and it is because we want to.

So, off to get looked at and then back home.

TOUCH UP...

I decided after looking in the mirror and realizing I had probably not had anything done to my eyes since 1997and  it was time for a pick me up since I thought I looked droopy and tired.  Ah the laws of gravity and age.

The procedure  is going to be minimal, but still entails someone driving you to the Doctor's office.  It will only take and hour and a half with a return tomorrow for him to check his work.  I have been through this before with no problems and I'm hoping this will be the same.

Since I live in the State of plastic surgery everyone, just about, that I know has had procedures done.  Most are very satisfactory.  Getting older is not fun but it sure beats the alternative.  I think if it makes you feel better and happy with the way you look,  you should do what you can to maintain your appearance. Not that I don't get enough attention the way I look now, but this one is for me.

You can go over the top with things, but the doctors I go to are very conservative and that is what  you want.  God forbid you get the "wind tunnel" look.  This has nothing to do with my face so I'm not worried about that.

So in about a week or so I'll be good to go. I'll post more to tell everyone how things went.

BUSY...

Actually things worked out on Sunday.  Bruno drove up from La Quinta in the late morning on Sunday.  He looked so handsome in his yellow shorts and red top.  He had a beard trim and hair cut and was very spiffy. We went out to lunch...he had breakfast at 6:00 am. The place was my choice and since there aren't to many places that serve breakfast we went to Quinn's.  Seems to always be a restaurant of choice.  The food is great and we both enjoyed it.  We had a really nice time together and when he left he emailed me to say he really enjoyed being with me.  Dido!

When Bruno left and I got ready to drive to pick up my friend and go to Laguna Beach for a BBQ at a condo on the beach.  My NYC friend's nephew, his girlfriend, parents, and girlfriend's parents along with a couple others were there.  We had such a great time.

My friend had set everything up in the BBQ area of the condo that looks over the ocean.  I'm so very lucky to have wealthy friends that want to include me in there lives and family.  The mother of the graduate, who I had met in Connecticut years ago and had seen approximately five years ago for dinner when she came out for a Getty Museum Conference, she is an art restorer for the Smithsonian and others, she is  kick and we had a great conversation.  It was the first time I met her husband and he was very nice, not to mention helpful.

My other good friend should be home today from Hawaii.  She took her grand kids there for a week and we said we would get together when she returned.  Although she and her husband are headed to the San Juans to their yacht before the weather gets bad.

Monday I had lunch with Vet man...only an hour.  It was a catch up conversation.  His daughter is coming from the East and his girlfriend, who is a nurse, will finally meet her

Today is Tuesday and I'm home getting some things done.

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ALWAYS A SURPRISE...

I stayed home all day Friday and played catch up.  About five o'clock my younger friend, that lives in Orange, called and asked me to come to her Orange Elks with she and another girlfriend for a Prime Rib dinner.  I was going to stay home, but I thought why?

I picked them up and we spent about two hours having dinner.  I always feel a disconnect at some of these affairs.  Everyone is very friendly and they do go out of there way to talk to me but I feel like a fish out of water most of the time.  It was nice, but I decided to leave and return home. I was in bed by nine.

My lone wolf Bruno has been in the desert wheeling and dealing.  He was suppose to call me when the new baby that his oldest son and his wife are having, but I hadn't heard anything from him,  He can have a touch of Alzheimer's, so I just chocked it up to that.  He can be bad about saying he'll call and then not.

He did call today and there is no baby. Seems the doctor's in Texas changed their mind about inducing labor and wanted to wait. Baby is messing up everyone's schedule.

Bruno was going to try and come see me today, Saturday, but he has a dinner meeting with a couple men that he is in negotiations with regarding property.  The baby is putting a chink into his schedule and everyone else's. He called to see if I was going to be home tomorrow and said he would drive to see me I will be until five fifteen.  We'll see if he makes it. I've learned not to be to upset when things get screwed up.

I ran errands today, birthday cards etc. So, that is the extent of what is going on.

FUN NIGHT...

Last night, Thursday, I went to Houston's to meet my good friend and her ex husband for dinner. Yes, ex husband.  He had come in from New York City to attend his nephews graduation from film school.

I arrived early due to the fact that the parking is almost non existent if you arrive a little later in the evening.  Since I had about forty five minutes to wait I sat at the bar and ordered a club soda. I thought I'd wait to have a drink at the table.

While I was sitting there this man walked in and asked if he could sit at the seat next to me.  Be my guest, I don't own the stools.  He was a salesman from Chicago and after chatting with him for a while I found out he was in the restaurant supply business for Corporate offices and was in California for the restaurant show being held in L.A.

The other interesting thing was he had a son that had just graduated from Purdue and had completed an Internship at Timken Roller Bearing in Canton, Ohio, my home town in marketing. He said his son actually liked Canton and that there still was a Timken on the board of the company. I went to Timken High School .....small world.

I told him I was waiting for friends but he said if my friends didn't come he would like me to join him for dinner.  If they did come and my friends and I had dinner would I come back to the bar and join him for a drink.  Another lonely salesman...not going to happen. I did have dinner with my friends and I did NOT join him for a drink, although he was still sitting there after two hours.

My NY friend came in and we waited a little while for his wife to find parking.  It was great seeing him. He was kidding me about not leaving me alone for a minute because there was always some guy around hitting on me.

 I've stayed with him and my girlfriend in his condo in NY.  The condo is on the upper Westside close to Central Park and located on the Hudson.  The building was originally a Trump building but had been sold to someone else. I can't imagine what the rent is as I know that a small two bedroom is $10,000. a month in NYC  His place is big, two bedrooms, two baths, prior to that he was in a Brownstone that I visited previously. He is quite the man about town in NYC and is well known all over the city.

Anyway, it was a fun reunion and they issued an invitation to me and another friend to come to the beach house in Laguna on Sunday for a BBQ to celebrate the graduation.

My life certainly has its ups and downs.  One never knows what a week will bring.

IT'S ONLY WEDNESDAY....

Sunday night the girls came for dinner at 5:00. I made Annabelle's to drink, which were shades of the seventies. They are frozen pink lemonade, half and half cream, and vodka put in a blender, equal amounts. Very pretty and of course low caloric. Since several of the gals are vegetarians I made mac and cheese with a salad. Everyone brought an appetizer and one brought this wonderful dessert we use to make in the seventies called "sex in a pan. Whipped cream, chocolate mousse, angel food cake on a baked almond crust. Good heavens we will all have to diet for the next month if not longer. We caught up with everyone's goings on. These women have been in my life since the early seventies when we all lived in the same neighborhood. It is always nice to keep long time friends and know they will always be there for you. Now on to Bruno....I bet everyone is sick to death of hearing about him. He returned from China on Saturday, emailed me Monday and came over to see me after an appointment in Dana Point that did't go well. He said he felt the China trip was a waste of time and would remain to be seen if things moved forward. I don't know why there is such a connection but since we have been dating going on four years it certainly hasn't waned. He made the statement that it was more then like and it hadn't been casual since we met. Of course his actions speak louder then his words and I'm taking it all with a huge grain of salt. He is having a birthday soon and since he has been looking for another car to add to his collection he purchased, before he left for China, an Aston Martin.. he didn't want to tell me what it was but finally admitted what type, convertible of course. I told him he was going through his mid-life crisis and he said that had happened when he was twenty eight and bought a Carrera...boys and their toys. I have been wracking my brain trying to figure out what to get him for his birthday and he said he wanted a car cover. Monday night my ex neighbor and I went to dinner at Quinn's. That place is so much fun and has good food. Since it seems to have changed ownership I'm hoping that it remains good. Older crowd and everyone knows everyone. Like a Cheers bar. My friend and I caught up. She and her husband had just gotten back from a river cruise in France and enjoyed it Yesterday I went to the Aston Martin dealership in Newport Beachto see about the car cover As with everything, nothing is easy. I don't know if I can get one, they have to be made and this Aston is older and of course the cover may no longer be available. We'll see. I met the salesman and the parts manager and one of them is suppose to call me today to let me know about the cover. After I left the dealership it was lunch time. Before that I had gone to the doctors for a consultation and thought since I was in the area I'd have lunch at The Ritz at the bar. I had a great Ceasar with steak medallions. Of course the place always has these various men that can't mind their own business. This one man sat down close to me and was waiting for his date He rather resembled a pig and never in a million years would I be interested. He said he was some big real estate development firm in Arizona and had his brochures and card to prove it was his company. He had a girlfriend but was meeting someone he picked up at the Ferragamo store. All men are really dogs aren't they? His actual girlfriend was shopping. This man thought he should introduce me to some of his friends because I needed to have someone spoil me....not that isn't a bad idea but since I didn't want to give this guy my phone number it wasn't going to happen anytime soon, if ever. It seems I'm always fending off advances. One would think at my age the boys would leave me alone. After I returned home I changed clothes and headed for the Elks to pack boxes for Afghanistan and vote for a new ER. So that is this week so far. This morning I had an email from Vet man asking me to lunch next week on Monday. I haven't answered him yet...I'm not sure what his deal is. He has a girlfriend, although the last time I saw him his comment was, "one can't always have what they really want." True. Keeping my fingers crossed that things stay normal the rest of the week.

GETTING READY...*t

Yesterday was a fairly busy day.  I had a lot of errands to do, lunch with Vet Man to catch up. It was the first time he had asked me to join him for a very long time.  Don't know what made him do so. We chatted about mundane things, including Bruno and Vet mans girlfriend.  I left the yacht club and headed for Orange to get Bruno a birthday card.

The only place that had a card I wanted for him was Watson's drugs and since I had a lot of time between lunch and meeting the girls for the movie at Fashion Island',s Island movie house was at least four hours.

The Island movies is one of those where you have assigned seats, if you choose to have a glass of wine or something to eat they deliver it to you.  The seats are super comfortable and it is more of an experience, of course you pay for that experience.

When I met the girls the movie time had changed from 4:00 to 5:00 so we went to the Yard House for a drink and a snack until the movie, The Millers, started.  The movie by the way was funny although like every movie now a days the "f" word was rampant. I think the writers  todayare verbally challenged.

After the movie let out we took the escalator down and Muttopolis, a dog apparel store, was having a doggie fashion show.  The pups were so cute.  Some were dressed up in cowboy hats, Chihuahuas and some others in dresses and boy clothes, mostly little dogs.  They looked like they were having a good time except for one that was not very happy about the whole thing.  God, only in California.

After the above I headed home as did the gals and spent the night trying to get my act organized for the Kona girls coming on Sunday evening.

Today is getting my bathrom and the back patio ready for Sunday night.


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CELL PHONE...

I can't believe it, but I have either misplaced or lost my cell phone.  It  really is a problem since I use it for everything.  All appointments, grocery lists, contacts, etc.  I stopped service on it after calling the three places I went today.  I swear I had it next to me on the sofa, but the gremlins have appeared out of no where and hidden it somewhere.  The ringer is off since I was at a doctor's office and I muted it.  That's what I get for being considerate.

I have looked in the trash, cupboards, car and every available area  I thought the thing may be hiding but to no avail.  I'm giving myself a couple of days before I purchase a new one.  There goes another couple hundred dollars.

To go to other things. I have pretty much been home. Bruno is still in China and I have heard from him several times, he is suppose to return this coming Saturday.   I was a little concerned about the  terrorist alert, mostly in the middle East I guess, but with Embassies closing and all the crazies out there one can't be to careful..

I did get invited by Vet man to go to lunch tomorrow at the yacht club.  I haven't seen or been near him for over a year so I don't know where that invite came from totally out of the blue.  I'm suppose to be on the Marine Corp Ball Committee but I quit...I think he wants to talk me into coming back.

Actually Vet man stopped texting and calling me after he met Bruno at a function.  No chance for him once he saw who I was with. He does have a girlfriend so we will see.

Tomorrow afternoon I'm meeting two girlfriends to go to the movies to see The Millers...should be fun.

Back to looking for the phone.