The best therapy there is….

of course is “RETAIL Therapy”…..

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Happy Hump Day!

Well, the week is almost over….I started this past Monday morning by treating myself to a large coffee at Peet’s across from the Claremont Hotel …BIG MISTAKE! By mid-morning, my heart was ready to jump out…I was having major palpitations and by the afternoon, I had the case of the nerves. I should have known [...]

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. . .Bay Street (where else?)

After mass today, the familia and I went to Bay Street. Since JP got his first official paycheck, he “treated” us to Fudrucker’s….after lunch, AC needed a few summer clothes so we went to Old Navy…it turns out that I have to go back because they had charged me for an item that I didn’t [...]

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A day at PGA. . .

Today, Saturday, 6/24 the altar servers from our parish and the chaperones were invited to a day at Paramont’s Great America…there were 30 of us, 10 of whom were chaperones, including Father NG and RF. JP couldn’t make it because he had to work. Surprisingly enough, the weather was at a comfort level…although the sun [...]

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Another hot day….

Well…the temperature in the Bay Area was hotter than yesterday…not much relief at work except for the opened window and the lights turned off. I’ve been home for a couple of hours now just being “lazy.” There’s a nice cool breeze coming through the screened patio door right now…I decided to blog while waiting for [...]

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Simple Chicken Adobo & Adobo Flavored Garlic Fried Rice

Chicken Adobo is one of the most popular of the Filipino dishes.  It is tasty and easy to prepare.  This is one dish the familia seem to like.  Hint:  I added a little bit of brown sugar. 
4 – 5 lbs. chicken thighs
½ cup white vinegar (for less “vinegary” taste, I used about ¼ cup)
½ cup [...]

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Summer Solstice

Yeah! Summer has finally arrived! This afternoon Bril and I went to the Staff Summer Fest and spent 2 hours of admin. leave just “hanging” out. There were games, free food, drinks, t-shirts and other “freebies” for all. The best part was their entertainment – – Pete Escovedo Latin Orchestra! Bril and I found a [...]

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A Day with AC…

Since the hubs and JP had to work last Saturday, it was a perfect day to spend time with AC…so off we went to Bay Street. We got there just before noon….we weren’t quite hungry yet so we went in and out of the various stores….the first store being Pottery Barn. They had some colored [...]

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The Hubs’ Day…

After mass, we (including AC’s friend Ms. S) went to Flipper’s Gourmet Burgers up in Montclair to “celebrate” the hub’s day…”Father’s Day.”  Afterwards we strolled up and down the street…in and out of the different stores.  By the time we had finished our lunch, the Farmer’s Market was closing up its shop.  I was hoping [...]

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Fleurs & more fleurs

On the afternoon of Sunday, June 11th, I went with Bruh (CE) to go “walmarting.” Bruh needed to buy more fleurs and I needed to buy the daily essentials (hubs needed bath soap)….Walmart had way better selection and quality of their plants & fleurs compared to Home Depot! I couldn’t resist so I bought yet [...]

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