Catching up on blogging!

Tuesday evening I came down the hill for Girl's Night Out!  We meet once a month and in July had two birthday girls, Marcella and me!  We had gifts, margaritas, snacks and lots of laughs!

On Wednesday we came back down the mountain from Julian and are again at Pio Pico.  Today we got our antenna/booster up so we can get wi-fi which means we can catch up on blogging and email!

Thursday was our 10th anniversary!  We made it a decade which is the aluminum or tin anniversary!  I had lunch at the Aubrey Rose Tea Room with my friend Jeri before getting our nails done!  We had delicious tea and a wonderful lunch topped off by a lemon scone!  Meanwhile, Ted had lunch with his friend David Prime.

In the evening, Jeri and I met up for dinner with our husband's at Chez Loma on Coronado Island.  After a wonderful dinner we took a walk over to the Hotel Del and walked around the shops.  It was a beautiful evening to take a walk, it had sprinkled a bit and was great outside.

Reaching our 10th anniversary and still together..."Ain't Life Grand!" 

Realizing how fast time flies!

We are keeping busy here in Julian. On Sunday our friend Jeri met us at the Santa Isabel casino for some lunch and a bit of gambling!  We had a good time but none of us left big winners! 

Yesterday Ted and I celebrated a 12 year anniversary from the day we met (my time does fly)!  Our first meeting took place on Mallorie Gutowski's 3rd birthday.  Mallorie is the granddaughter of our friend's Jeri and Stach.   So we drove down the hill to celebrate her 15th birthday with her family.  She's having a big party next Saturday so just a few of us there yesterday.

Noah (Mal's long time friend), Mallorie and Max

Gina (Mallorie's Mom) and Jeri (Mallorie's Nana)

No hummingbird's enjoying the nectar yet.  I did read that I need to get two long red ribbons to tie to the feeder to attract their attention but haven't tried that yet.  We will leave here tomorrow to go to Pio Pico for a week, maybe I'll try it there!

Anniversaries and birthdays..."Ain't Life Grand!"

Sizzling in Julian!

Our outside RV thermometer hit 100 degrees this morning in the shade!  Most of the time there is a breeze but I don't want to hang out in the sun very much!

Yesterday Ted and I went into town for lunch at the Miner's Diner.  After lunch we went in a few shops and looked around before going back to the campground to relax in the air conditioning.  In the evening we played card bingo at the rec center.  You play with dimes so you don't win too big and you don't lose too much!  There were people of all ages that played.  We had another couple at our table and she won a steak dinner for tonight at the campground.  Ted and I won the usual - nothing!

Today our friend Peggy drove up and we went into town for lunch.  We all had a wonderful pulled pork sandwich at the Rongbranch!  It was really good.  We walked around some of the shops and came back to the RV for some Julian apple pie and icecream bought in town.

See how pretty the flowers are in town!

Enjoying the beautiful flowers..."Ain't Life Grand!"

A little lucky!

Yesterday we took off for Acorn Casino which is east of Julian.  We had a nice lunch and did a little gambling.  Ted broke even and I lost $14!  I had at least $14 worth of fun!

It was still pretty warm when we got back but we took Max for a walk around the campground.  There is a small stocked fishing pond (not sure what kind of fish it's stocked with), there is a large playground and swimming pool.  If you have horses, they have spaces that have a small corral attached to it.  They also have kids activities and some things for adults too!  We enjoy it up here.

Not losing all my money..."Ain't Life Grand!"

Warm sunny morning in Julian!

We are now up in the mountains of Julian, about 4 miles south of town!  Boy did we feel the earthquake yesterday.  We were checking in at the guard shack when it really started to shake!  It lasted a long time and shook our spaghetti right out of the box!

On Monday our friends Jim and Della Crownover came over for cards and dinner.  It was such a pretty afternoon we sat outside and enjoyed some wine before dinner and then after dinner got down to a mean game of Hearts!  Della was the winner, Jim second and Ted and I were the losers since we both were over a 100!  I made a delicious (if I say so myself) chicken and ham cassoulet from my weight watchers cookbook and Della brought home made ginger snaps and ice cream for dessert!  We never starve!

On Tuesday we had lunch with our friend Peggy.  We tried a new Italian Restaurant Antica Trattoria in La Mesa that Peggy found and Ted and I both enjoyed our meals!  I thought the angel hair pasta with shrimp was delicious and Ted had the lasagne (his signature Italian meal) which he said was very good.

Making it through the "shaking" in one piece..."Ain't Life Grand!"

HAPPY JULY 4TH!

Ted and I wish everyone a happy July 4th!

Friday night was a celebration of the marriage of Bob and Mayme, Ted's Su-Hi classmates!  They had a reception for Su-Hi classmates at Napolean's Pizza Parlor which was Mike & Joe's when they were in High School and a popular hangout!  It was a fun evening and a happy event!

Yesterday was a day of rest after a busy week.  Did get some laundry in the new washer which works great and got some groceries!

Proud to be an American!..."Ain't Life Grand!"

Fun at Harrah's!

I spent Tuesday and Wednesday at Harrah's Casino in Valley Center with my friend's Jeri Gutowski and her sister Meg McGuire.   Ted took me up there and stayed and gambled with us and had lunch until late afternoon.  He actually made himself a little money!  Jeri and I gambled until after 2:00 am!  The casino is much quieter and nicer to be in, plus you can go on just about any machine you want! 

On Wednesday Jeri and I woke up at 6:15 so we got dressed and went over to Valley View Casino for a little while.   Neither of us had any luck there so we went back over to Harrah's.  We spent a couple of hours at the pool and shared a salad and a little nap.  Her sister Meg got there in the afternoon, we gambled, ate a great dinner and then took a dip in the Jaccuzzi!  We gambled a little more and I ran out of steam about 11 and Jeri and Meg lasted a little longer!

The three of us had breakfast and Jeri and I took off around noon for a nail appointment.  We had a great time, lots of laughs and I'm not talking about my gambling losses!

Ted took care of Max and on Wednesday visited his friend Pete and had dinner with his friend Jeff.

Time with my adopted sisters..."Ain't Life Grand!"