A Good Day

Today was a nice day of communicating. First of all, I had a nice visit with my friend, Bliss, at our local coffee house which included some pie (apple, pecan and a take home blueberry for Bruce) and delicious coffee - just two cool chicks on the loose on a Thursday morning. It's fun to have the luxury of coffee with a friend and companionship and conversation with another woman. I didn't do that enough in Sayulita.

I didn't sleep well last night because we had a big thunder and lightning storm, the first big one of the season and I was excited; I didn't want to miss it. It just went on and on and we got some great rain which really cooled things off. Niko was on the bed with us and Teddy was almost under the bed, but he did ok. He's generally pretty ok when he's near us. It was really cozy, but I didn't get a lot of sleep.

When I got home Bruce was busy in his office, as he has an actual job, so I presented him with his pie and he was happy. Of course, we're both on diets, a sort of Scarsdale diet which really means cutting down on the white carbohydrates and eating healthy, healthy, healthy and smaller portions. We both need to lose weight and get ourselves in good shape. Bruce is doing better than I am. It seems that I have to work up to the concept of a diet and really feel good about it. I know I can do it. I was really tired so I flipped on the TV in the bedroom and there was a James Lee Burke movie on (one of my favorite mystery authors) so I watched for a while and had a little rest. Alec Baldwin was playing the Dave Robichaux character and it was great, plus I love the bayou setting. I had a nice rest and felt much better after that. It just seems so luxurious to be able to do that without feeling guilty.

I did some kitchen cleanup and laundry, answered some great emails, talked to my sister, Laurie, about her coming down and the changes in her life. I can't wait for her to come down and see San Carlos. I can't wait for her to see the mountain in person. She's a wonderful artist and I know she'll get some inspiration here. I so want her to just take it all in and then paint it plus I miss her so much and our great laughter together.

Out of the blue, I got a call from a guy from Phoenix who is starting a deli here. He's the guy I was defending on the San Carlos forum and we've become friends. We had a great talk about the new deli coming here in the fall. He is a great character and I think his business will do really well in San Carlos. We also need another great character here in San Carlos to add to the mix. I'm still trying to figure out why there is petty terrorism going on in the forum. Actually, I'll never figure it out so I haven't gone there since my run in with Bombero. I've decided if I need a shrink I'll make an appointment.

One of the highlights of the day was that Bruce talked to another contractor here who I think we're going to use for our house. We thought we had someone, but the price just kept going up and up and the communication wasn't happening like we had hoped. We were supposed to break ground this month. The creativity wasn't there with the original contractors either. Our first instinct was to go with the contractor we talked to today, but we took a different turn at first for a variety of reasons. I can tell this is going to work much better and I'm excited (finally) to work with someone who seems to understand what we really want (and care). It's a long story of course, but I was getting worried because things just weren't flowing with the first contractor. Everything boils down to honesty and communication. It turned out to be a really good day and then I went out and threw Teddy's toy for him. You should see the moon over the mountain and the stars. It's unbelievably gorgeous.