SATURDAY/SUNDAY

I was so tired last night after spending from eleven in the morning until eight at night working and putting up decorations.  If I must say so myself things look pretty good.  The casino tables were delivered, lights were put around the popcorn and pretzel cart, money and posters of cards put around and generally a Las Vegas look.

This morning it is back again to fill the centerpiece beach pails with sand and finish decorating the tables.  The theme is on the Boardwalk and so far we have a little over two hundred people showing up.

This event is a big fund raiser for charity and so far we have raised enough money selling tickets so the rest of the funds coming in will be pure profit for charity.

I don't think anyone realizes how much work goes into one of these parties.  The building is under an acre of ground and you walk a million steps to get from point A to point B. I've been doing events for over thirty years there and I do think it is about time for others to get involved and do a few things.

Four of us spent days of wrapping gift baskets, putting bows on paintings and generally getting everything ready.  There were some nice trips.  One to Hawaii for two, a trip for two to Las Vegas, money prizes etc.  It should be a good Event.

Sunday:  well it is the day after and other then being in a pile because I'm so tired the Event was a huge success.  Everyone had a great time and you have thought people were winning money instead of Script.  The Script was turned in for tickets to place in buckets in front of the prizes offered.  The core group didn't get out of there until after 11:00 p.m. and believe me it was a full day and evening.

Today AT&T showed up and hopefully resolved the monumental problems with my t.v. and computer.  The new Tech changed everything out for me so we will see if that does it. What a pain.  It seems when you change things everything goes awry.

Heard from Bruno yesterday and today.  He is coming back on Tuesday.

I'm going back to bed to relax.

BEACH, TACOS AND BRUNO.......

Yesterday was a beautiful beach day in Laguna.  My girlfriend and I had lunch at the Laguna Hotel on their patio. The food is always good there and the proximity to the Beach, although above it is really nice. I always forget about going to Laguna.  It is only fifteen minutes from my house and for some reason it isn't on my radar.

Last night I met my other girlfriend and her parents for Taco Night. I decided I better give back a little something to them as they have been so generous to me and have treated me like part of their family. We always have a good time.

Today I spent the day having lunch again with several committee members and then we adjourned to one of their homes to make up gift baskets for the Saturday night Leading Knights Casino night.  T

There are some really great prizes with the top prize being seven hundred and ninety four dollars.  That odd number is because that is the number of the Elks Lodge in Santa Ana. There is also a lot of dinners trips to museums and various attractions.  It is all for charity and each person will be given $500. in scrip money to play the gaming tables.  The gaming tables are being set up by a man that does this for a living by going from charity place to charity event to raise money.

Next week the NAACP is joining the Elks to put on a Four Tops Review along with a comedian.  I thought the Four Tops were long dead and gone, but I guess not.  At least one or two of them are the original guys.

Now for the surprise or at least my surprise.  Bruno called and said he had rearranged his schedule so he could take me to the Four Tops next week.  He is still in Arizona baking himself and I mean baking.  It is one hundred and three over there.  I told him I was going to start calling him my Bedouin.  He rather liked that and  I swear he gets so dark so fast one would never think he was German. Doesn't he know that white is the new tan.  He said we would look great together.  Like an Oreo cookie. Silly man!  He was getting ready to go out to dinner with his son.

My sojourn of going to AT&T has turned into a nightmare.  No t.v., Yahoo is a mess, and my phone doesn't work half the time. I think I'm going back to Cox. The whole change has been a mess. The only thing I like about U-Verse is you get more channels with a lot more movies etc.

The man that took out my husbands ex wife and knew her in high school, sent me an email saying that he thought we owed it to ourselves to go out to lunch.  I'm not so sure about that.  He wants to take me somewhere in Huntington Beach,which is way to far for me to drive.  Not that it is that far, but why?  There are a million good restaurants closer. I haven't decided if I want to meet him or not. Rather odd that he is dating ex-wives.

The next two days are busy setting up for the Event Saturday night and I need to get something things done around here tonight.

Sweet dreams all.



  

TUESDAY....

i spent the day changing the bed, cleaning and ironing.  What fun.  I decided to get ready and go to the meeting but when I got there I had a club soda and decided to go home.

When I returned home I had a message from my one girlfriend in Newport Beach and she told me about another really good friend that had a cancer scare.  All of this was brought on by the sun.

Then my other friend from Orange left a message telling me she was looking forward to seeing me tomorrow night and she loved me a lot.  She and I although years apart have connected.  She was so sweet, she bought me a Mother's Day gift.  Very thoughtful.

Bruno called late yesterday afternoon, but didn't have time to talk. He is now in Scottsdale and will be home tomorrow to go to his dental appointments.  He has so many irons in the fire.  HE called back again today to let me know what was going on. We will try to see each other next week, Thursday and Friday.  He really is an Alpha males and perfect for me. Nobody will tell him what to do or how to do it.  Refreshing after years of being with a "nice guy." who couldn't be decisive.  As my brother says, "everyone is different."  You think??

 I sometimes wonder where all the time went.  We had a lot of good years but someone that is passive aggressive can really get to you after a while. I'm sure I drove him crazy too. We had so many outside peripheral forces from the get go and I'm not one to take things lying down or be quiet about things.  How we managed to stay married thirty seven years is beyond me.  They say opposites attract.  Maybe that was the catalyst. Oh well, it is water under the bridge now and you can't change the past.  I've learned that the best revenge is living well, and for me it isn't about revenge.

So, that's it from the peanut gallery for the night.

NEW WEEK..........

The Memorial service was very nice.  The women that passed on was very sweet and talented and she had some very nice tributes said about she and her husband who passed away several years ago. They lived in a retirement community of about eighteen thousand people and the different Clubs that are there gets people involved. They belonged to the New York Club and it was well represented.

The Memorial was over early and I didn't feel like going home to an empty house.  I was still wondering what happened to Bruno.  I went to the Ritz in Newport Beach and was talking to  a man who grew up in Orange County.  He knew about my husband from football and he had gone to high school with my husband's ex wife.  He announced that she was crazy back then.  Totally reaffirmed my thinking that the women is bonkers.  She has been in therapy for forty years that I know of and guess what?  It hasn't helped.

On Saturday I talked to a girlfriend from South County and she said that she had gotten an email she sent back as undeliverable. She tried while I was talking to her and it came through.

I had a text from Bruno telling me what was going on in Las Vegas and he was coming home this week either Wednesday or Thursday.  He had tried to email me too and it had come back.  I was having issues with the new AT&T lines.  All my bad thoughts about him were canceled.  He actually was in touch. or tried to be. He is suppose to call me this afternoon to discuss a couple of upcoming events going on that he may or may not be able to go to.  I find out today.

Yesterday, Sunday, I did go to my friends BBQ in Orange.  It was low key and relaxing.  She too had been to a Memorial service for a Vet that passed away unexpectedly the day before.

Today I'm staying home and cleaning house.  Tomorrow is a meeting at the Elks and Wednesday I have lunch with my girlfriend in Laguna Beach then that night it is Taco Night and I invited a couple and their daughter to that event.

Trying to keep busy and seem to be doing a good job of it.

LAST NIGHT AND TODAY

I went to Orange County Mining Company at 5:30 for cocktails to celebrate with a gal that was leaving her escrow company for a new one.  I didn't know the group, but was invited by my friend that worked with her and wanted me to come.

There was only a small group of five, which was fine.  I gathered from the conversation that the company they all work for wasn't the easiest and everyone was hanging on by a thread.

Real Estate is picking up out here and the houses are slowly climbing back to their prices in 2007.  This makes for a lot of escrow work and the ones that are good at doing the paperwork,  are in demand. The one that was leaving had no trouble finding a job for more money, six figures is not unusual.

I had one drink only.  Driving down the winding hill to the base is a little tricky and I have always been surprised that someone hasn't gone off the edge.

After leaving the gal that invited me to join her at the Orange Elks.  We met up there had a snack and a drink and I headed home.

Today is a Memorial Service for the Mother of my friend.  Passages are always happening for all of us.

The AT&T man was here for hours trying to fix my computer which would not allow me to print anything out from my computer. It took hours, but he fixed it.  I swear these computers have a mind of their own.

No word from Bruno who I assume is in LV. I really do need a new boyfriend.

DINNER........

The dinner with my Grand Daughter was great.  She is such a nice, smart young lady.  She got her Vet Tech degree and is working with a premier Veterinarian in the North County area.  We try to meet at least once a month.She loves it and says there is room for advancement. I'm glad I have a good relationship with her.

She regaled me with the relative scenario that transpired at the shower she put on for her Mother's wedding and at the wedding.  As expected her Aunt and her Grandmother caused scenes and were out of control.  These people haven't changed for forty years that I know of and I don't think that will ever change.  It only reaffirms my position of staying away from them.  My Grand Daughter has drawn a line in the sand that they are not to cross.  We can't pick our relatives that is for sure.  I have a couple doozies on my side. God knows what they think of me.

I've been having trouble with my phone today  Finally got things straightened around after a day and a half of being phoneless.  Even the cell was acting up.  AT&T is fixing things in the area and everything was messed up.

Bruno called again yesterday and gave me an update on the tooth. He was allergic to the adhesive and his new dentist can't do anything until Monday.  Monday is the day he is suppose to close escrow in Lake Las Vega and that won't work.  He upped his travel to today and is hoping to close things out tomorrow, Friday. He needs to do a walk through and be sure that everything is there. The Penthouse came furnished with art and very nice things.  The people that own if are in Colorado so I don't think they will be entering the property and taking anything away. I haven't seen him for three weeks, although we have talked and emailed a lot. Weird relationship to say the least.

My friend that I went to the Polo Lounge with asked me to meet her tonight for a drink at the Orange County Mining Company.  I'm debating whether to go or not.  I have a memorial service tomorrow afternoon  and a BBQ Sunday.  I'll wait to see how I feel about it in an hour.

I haven't done one thing today and I need to get cracking.  Time goes so fast and the days fly by.