The Beach and All Its Glory

Today was a great day for the beach! It was funny because I woke up a little down. I've been more emotional the last couple of days, not because of the crap, but really because I was off my mood stabilizers for about 48 hours. They finally arrived in the mail yesterday so I am back on them, but it will still take me about another day or two for it to finally bring me back to normal 100%. A nice look at me off my most important meds. Not good! So things got better. 

I almost didn't go to the beach, but Jason talked me into it.  still wasn't sure up until the time we left. We stopped to get a little fuel. We had made sandwiches for us and brought water. We also grabbed grapes and bananas, but the bananas hadn't been eaten. We made a little dent in the grapes. But after getting fuel we stopped at the Walmart market. Jason got us each a drink. He got a Fanta orange and he got me an Arizona green tea. He also bought a bag of Taco flavored chips. They were good, but didn't last long. I'll tell you why in a minute! LOL!

Anyway, we left, got on the freeway and went to the beach. East County was so hot. I think it got up to 104 degrees F. But as we got closer and closer to the beach the temperature got cooler. It was awesome! When we actually got to the beach it was perfect!! It was warm, but there was a nice breeze. We settled down and ate a sandwich and some grapes and chips, plus drink our drinks. After that, we finally get up to go into the water. But we learned a very important lesson. Never trust a Seagull! LOL! We were just about at the water's edge and there was a commotion back up on the sand. Well . . . We didn't cover our chips with a blanket or towel or something. Needless to say it was a scrambling of seagulls! They swarmed all over our blanket and stole the chips bag!! They took every last one! LOL! Little twits!! But I stayed out in the water for awhile, but Jason stayed back on the blanket to keep an eye oout for those rascals again. But we covered everything from there on out. 

After a bit, he went out into the water. I could see him, which was cool. Then I sunned myself and so did Jason. We decided we'd wait for Susan to join us before we went back out into the water. It was so nice out there. Oh and one of the seagulls had been with us practically the whole time. We had a boogie board that was tore up pretty good and just laying there in the sand. This seagull claimed it as HIS and would actually chase other birds away! He was funny! Of course, he was one of the chip raiders too! :-P

When Susan did get there, she brought a chair and sat down. She was not interested in the water at all. :-( That was kind of sad. But she was tired. However she has been very tired lately . . . well, for awhile. She has reasons though. So Jason and I went out to the ocean again and I got out pretty far for me. My chest was wet, but I wasn't out jumping the big waves. They were big enough though and the water was a bit cool, but it was awesome. I haven't had so much fun at the beach in years! And I have been to the beach more this summer than I have in the last decade! LOL! 

Eventually, the fun had to end and we had to go home. Jason had to give me directions back onto the freeway before he left with Susan. They had to take care of a couple of things. As for me, almost as soon as I got home Cassi called me to pick her up from the trolley with her friend Savannah, and they were supposed to come back to the apartment, but there was a change of plans and I took her and her friend to another friend's place near us! LOL! Sometimes that girl has me going around in circles! LOL! But I love her. By the time I got home Jason was making dinner. I was grateful for that. I was really wiped out and didn't feel up to cooking. Not that I wouldn't have. It was just a nice treat for today. We had BBQ crispy chicken strips with Mac n' Cheese. It was good, but I couldn't eat it all. Which is a good thing. :-D

Anyway, I am about ready to crash for the night. It was a blast of a day!

The Birthday, The Beach and a Day of Exhaustion

I know I haven't posted for a few days, but I've been a bit busy and tired! :-) Monday, the 26th, was my birthday. I was woken up earlier than I wanted to be woken up, but I had to take Cassi's friend Ray back home. Then she wanted to visit another friend, but changed her mind and staying home. That was kind of nice to have her around, though she was bored to tears pretty much! LOL! But for the most part Jason and I hung out together with Cassi and it was a nice quiet day. Then for the topper Jason and Susan went shopping and got everything for Jason's grilled BBQ chicken. They also got baked beans and a cake! The cake was triple chocolate and it was pretty good! :-) It was such a nice birthday. Just like I like them! Hanging with my family - some of my best friends in the WORLD! 

The following day Jason and I were talking about what to do. He suggested the beach and I thought, "Okay, I haven't been there awhile. Why not?" Jordan also wanted to spend the day with me, so as I went to pick up Jordan Jason started making sandwiches and get fruit and stuff. On the way back with him I also stopped at Albertson's and did some WIC shopping. October is the last month for Cassi. Anyway, we got 2 gallons of milk, cereal and juice. I also picked up some fruits and veggies. One of the things I bought was a strawberry and blueberry bowl. Those strawberries were the best ever!! So we took that to the beach too. On the way out Cassi had forgot her wallet and she needed it to hang out with her friend later so we had to go back. Then we finally got on the road. Jason had to guide me because I don't know how to get to any of the beaches really. Well, we went to Mission Beach. We put out the blankets and towels on the grass and then ate the sandwiches, fruit, Jason also picked up BBQ chips and sugar free Lofthouse cookies. They were GOOD!! Jason also got Susan to come meet us there after she was during. I changed into my swimsuit, but put my yellow skirt in a puddle in the bathroom without realizing it until I went to pick it up. Just  meant I was going to go home in my swimsuit and not changing again. 

Poor Jordan was so tired, he basically napped the whole time, but talk about a nice place to nap! So Jason, Cassi and I walked across the sand toward the water. It was an ordeal for me since I don't have great balance anyway because of my medication, and I sink way into the sand because I'm still pretty heavy. But I got there. Cassi got her feet wet and when she went in a little deeper she decided it was too cold. So she headed back to the grass and the blankets. Jason and I actually went about waist deep in and I had such a good time doing it. It reminded me of being a kid and all the days we spent at Silver Strand boogie boarding. It just made me smile. Those were some of the best days. I will always think on the beach as filled with good memories. But I hadn't been there in so long and I was always worried about getting sunburned. Well, we did have sun block, but it was a spray and it was breezy. Needless to say we still got burned, but mine wasn't so bad. It didn't take away how much fun I had. When Cassi's friend got there she left. Originally she was supposed to spend the night, but there was someone from her school coming over the following day to have us fill out surveys at 9:00am.

We stayed about 20-30 minutes longer, then Jason and Susan left to go out to dinner and then Jordan and I left. It was good to hang out with him for a bit. I had wanted him to spend the night, but that didn't work out. But I guess that was for the best because Cassi came home. But I made us some rice for dinner. I combined chicken fried rice with teriyaki rice. It turned out pretty well. Cassi had the rest so at least there was none to put away. I was well and thoroughly tired that night, but had a little trouble getting to sleep. But I got there.

I woke up about 8:30am and I knew I was going to be tired all day. For whatever reason I didn't get enough sleep or something. But I got up and got ready. I left Cassi sleep as long as she could. Jason woke up long enough to request that I meet this guy on the picnic tables out front because of the state of the living room. I won't go into it, but let's say there's a lot of stuff that should be in a bedroom really. Not in the living room so I understood where he was coming from. So when he arrived, I got Cassi up, let her get dressed as I took him to the benches. Even he thought this survey was stupid because we hadn't even had any services from the district. Go figure. But they needed Cassi to fill one out as well. It was the most stupid thing in the world to do. But we did it and it was done within 15 minutes.

After he left I just tried to do as much of my To Do List that I could do. I got most of it done, which was good. I took Jason to the trolley to get to work and then did more things. It got to a point though that we had to take a break, turn on the a/c and relax. I also made dinner last night for Cassi, Susan and I. I used 2 pkgs of Creole Garlic Butter flavored rice. I cooked up ground turkey. Steamed carrots and broccoli and then mixed it all together. It tasted pretty good. It wasn't spicy at all. I added sour cream to mine and to Cassi's. We love sour cream. :-) After that, I did throw up though, which was a bit sad, but needed. I ate too much I think. It was awhile later that I finally had a piece of cake. Th good thing is that I was so tired that I crashed. I was asleep around 9:00pm, because Jason said he looked in on me at around 9:30pm and I was out!

So far today has been a quiet day. Cassi and I woke up. I was feeling pretty good. I've been getting stuff done on my To Do List, not that there isn't more! LOL! But I am feeling good. I still get tired, but it has to be the heat. It's hot and muggy and miserable outside. I was driving in it earlier. I had to take Cassi to the trolley at Spring Street and then I had to take Jason to the Amaya trolley stop so he could get to work. Once I got back I turned on the a/c and have been chilling in the living room because it's cooler. It's kind of driving Karissa up the wall that I am not back in my room with her. She actually will come out here to be in the same room with me. She is my little love. I can't imagine my life without her. I worry about her passing a lot. But that's just because she's starting to get up there.

Anyway, I'm going to pull out something for dinner tonight and see what happens. I have no idea what I'm going to make, but I'll figure it out! :-) I'm pretty good about it! That's something else is nice. Everyone appreciates my cooking. It's awesome to be appreciated for something you do and I know it benefits everyone. I need to try some new recipes though! I have a few in mind.

Guess that's it for now! If anything interesting happens maybe I'll post again, but it's nice not to be so exhausted today and that I had a good few days. Times like this are awesome!