At last I can write again! It's because our Union City home is finally in some kind of order. It has been an extremely busy July and August for us. No, I'm not whining, just justifying for not following through on my promise for an update after our son, Phil's, graduation last June.
Well, before I bring you up to date regarding Phil, allow me to complete my justification for my inability to write. I want to say again, I'm not whining. I am very grateful for my fruitful undertakings. The only hint of whining, if any, stems from not being able to write. My justification for it?...OCD. I cannot seem to write until I have some kind of order in my surroundings. It's my obsessive-compulsive-disorder getting in the way.
By now, most of you already know we moved back to our Union City home. And for those of you who do not know, while we were in our Pismo home, our Union City home was home to our very friendly and active teen. In other words, it became a party house (not to mention there were 2 untrained dogs). It was in dire need of some major TLC. So right after our Orlando/Jamaica summer vacation, we tackled home improvements and maintenance at our Union City home. We replaced the upstairs carpeted bedrooms to laminate flooring. All the home improvements and maintenance, including selecting materials, (and looking for a dance school for Isabella) took the rest of July through the first week of August.
After the major work, we took a break and headed to our Central Coast home.
two blissful weeks in Pismo:
8/7 (Fri) - drive to Pismo and made it to Isabella's dance class at CDMA
8/8 (Sat) - company class from 9-11 then off to the beach with Phil and Belle in the afternoon.
8/9 (Sun) - family time at Avila Beach with some of Belle's friends from CDMA
8/10 (Mon) - my adult jazz class
8/11 (Tues) - Santa Maria courthouse to take care of my speeding ticket, Belle's dance classes, Belle's haircut (she wanted bangs); ending with family dinner at Rosa's Italian Restaurant
8/12 (Wed) - Isabella's playdate with friend from school, Adrian
8/13 (Thu) - time with my GFF, Tessie while Isabella enjoyed swimming at their clubhouse
8/14 (Fri) - sleepover with Gabby (one of Isabella's BFFs from CDMA)
8/15 (Sat) - Isabella's dance rehearsal; shopping with Tessie at Costco
8/16 (Sun) - good-bye get-together at home with Belle's dance teachers, Ms. Kathy & Ms. Tara
8/17 (Mon) - another sleepover with Gabby
8/20(Thu) - playdate with Sonja (another BFF from CDMA); dress rehearsal for Pier 39 show
8/21 (Fri) - drive back to Union City
8/22 (Sat) - Pier 39 show; Tessie and Steven visited; ate Edna and family
Back in Union City
8/30 (Sun) - time with my cousin ate Edna and family
dance classes for Isabella at Ballet Petit
8/25 (Tues) - time with one of my BFF's, ate Janette, and her DD, Jaezelle (one of Belle's BFFs)
8/27 (Thu) - playdate with Isabella's BFF, Krystn
As you can very well see, it has indeed been a fruitful couple of months for me. With the "busyness" I made sure that there were plenty of great moments with great friends.
Update on Phil
Thanks to Phil we were able to afford our Orlando/Jamaica vacation from his Oracle project earnings. We all had the time of our lives. It was also a great time for him to deliberate and decide which position to accept. It was a very difficult decision for him. He liked both offers: from the Dept. of Defense as Computer Engineer for NavAir, and as Systems Administrator at Experts Exchange.
It took a long while and in the end he decided to accept the offer from Experts Exchange in San Luis Obispo. He works alongside his proud dad (big consideration in the decision-making process). Russ couldn't be any prouder and any more ecstatic. The other plus is the chance of continuing his Masters degree at Cal Poly, which he plans on pursuing in the very near future. He is enjoying his job and involved in several productive projects.
So there you have it....I finally followed through on my promise for an update. Sorry it took so long...hence the equally long update:)
BTW just to let you know I also went back to taekwondo class yesterday after my 3-yr hiatus. Wish me luck that I can keep it up as I am in desperate need for some physical activity.
After all this long update some of you who do not know why we moved back to Union City are probably wondering just why we decided to move back. Well, I have to take Isabella to dance class now so it's going to have to wait until next post. I'll post pictures too... so just check back... hopefully it won't take as long:)
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