Getting Older

Two days ago, I received a call from my sister Villa letting me know that they took daddy to the hospital. It was very hard for me to compute in my mind that this strong man I have come to know and love is now what society calls old.

Daddy is 78 years young and besides his hip bothering him, he is all there, mind, body and spirit. I actually think as he's become older he is less patient, more crabby and more demanding. I guess if you reach this age you have the right to be all these things. He is doing good, all the results were fine, he just got up to quick became light headed, than passed out.

Time has a way of deceiving me because I don't feel old, I remember things like they were yesterday, except when I look in the mirror I see an older me. Gray hair, deeper lines and the person looking at me looks tired from just living life. It is when I look at my daughter that I realize that I am getting older. Young vibrant ready to take on the world, I remember thinking that at one point in my life. Sometimes I feel like life has overtaken me, I have weathered the storms and come out a bit battered up but still swimming.

I am so thankful that living life with my husband and daughter makes these storms much better because we're all together, helping, encouraging and pushing one another and reminding each other that there is another day.

Praise GOD that he is the light at the end of the tunnel and I am not alone.

Finally a Sunday off

Finally a Sunday off, it has been at least 18 months since I have seen one. The weather is cold outside and I think I'm going to skip my walk. Mini Cooper is now clean and she is a happy dog.

I have looked at the "work" ads, craigslist, career-builders etc. Nothing really big, nothing that fits my job criteria.

I am going to work on my Spanish, maybe it will help with the job hunting.

A day to relax, looking for a local church to go to, starting next week. I found one down the street, prayerfully it will be a good one.

January 15, 2012

It has been a very long time since I have written. It has been two and a half years since we moved to Downtown Los Angeles. Currently we live in Glendale and love it. We have been here for a year and half, and the scenery is prettier. We have trees and even mountains we can see from our front yard of the town-home.

Living in downtown LA was better than Peter and I could of imagined. During the work week it was busy and on the weekends it seemed pretty desolate. We participated in every activity that took place at the Nokia/Staple Center that year we lived there. It seemed like we did something every single week, which kept it exciting for us. They had summer concerts in the plaza on 7th and Fig which we enjoy immensely, the farmer's market every Thursday and just walking around the city itself was interesting.

When it came time for us to renew our lease, we opted to look outside the city. We searched and when the decision had to be made, it was based off my new job located in Burbank. So we found a nice half way point between LA and Burbank, that is Glendale.

Since then, I was working steady for at least 18 months. This past December I was let go because the Franchise Owner moved to Orange County and the Corporation didn't have a position open for me. So as of now I am un-employed, it has been very frustrating because we were just starting to catch up with the finances.

Calinia graduated from FIDM last June and took six months off just to kick back. This year she has started seriously looking for a job in the Event Planning field. Last year she did a intern job for a Event Planning company and they liked her very much but she needed a paying job. A day ago she received a call from Sabra her previous boss and she would like Calinia to be the second in command, since her partner opted out of the business. So Calinia will be working 3 days a week to help coordinate and plan for the up coming event taking place at the Staple Center. This is the break she needed, now to learn all that she can, with venues, cater's and so forth.

As for Peter, he has been learning to trade the Forex. He has been studying for the past two months diligently. Now, he is putting to use what he has learned. As for me I am looking for a job and working on building my ASEA business.

I praise GOD for his faithfulness and most of all his grace which is always sufficient.