My last day off before the 1st day of work...

I've been catching up on the everyday things before I go back to work, I'm anxious to see the changes that have occured while I was gone. And there will have been changes, believe me. My job is very dog eat dog to say the least.

I've mentioned the "Lemur" before, well he tells me that he will be taking a leave per his doctor?! Surprise, surprise....He says that it's because he was diagnosed with severe high blood pressure? Hmmm. Oh but of course. What's that song by Amy Winehouse?

I'm ok with him not being there, it's the other mini me's that concern me. And truthfully it's really not a true concern, it's just something to watch and laugh about and juggle.

I do look forward to seeing some of my servers though. You just come to know and love SOME of them. They are, for the most part, younger than me and seem like my adopted children sometimes. I have two ladies that are near or my age that I love dearly that I truly look forward to seeing again and can't wait to talk to. Have to catch up on the day to days.

I miss the Chefs too, even the cranky ones!

I'm planing on making some chicken tonight. I won't be able to cook the rest of the week because of work so I'm making the meals while I can. We had seafood the entire time we were at the Cape, and I'm having withdrawals. OH well, deal with it, right?

The chicken is a no brainer, just some leg thigh combos and some bone in breasts.

2 of each (chicken) wash and pat dry

garlic salt and pepper to taste

drizzle of olive oil in the frying pan (medium heat)

brown lightly (both sides)

seperate pan, 1 onion/ course chop, mushrooms/ sliced.

saute, medium heat in olive oil and butter until lightly brown. Add 1/2 cup of your favorite red wine, let reduce for 15 min.

When chicken and mushroom/onion mixture is lightly brown combine and cover. Put into oven at 325 for 30mins.

Take chicken out of oven pour over rice or potatoes and enjoy. I'm making baked potatoes tonight. Hope you love it!

Thanks for listening, Dulce

Back From the Honeymoon!

Hello........I just got back last night! We had a great time, I can't say enough about the OBX as they call it. We took a million pictures it seems and didn't want to come back. What great weather we had! The first day and a half was a bit rainy but still the temp was better than at home. The rest of the stay was fabulous, sunny and 70 plus.

We hung out at the beach a lot and relaxed, just our speed. I did a lot of recouping there, couldn't have been a better place to do it.

I have a lot of catching up to do so I'll post a few pictures and be back tomorrow. I will return to work this week. Hope I'm up to it.

Thanks for listening, Dulce

What a beautiful day!

I thought I would venture out today! I've gone out a few times with my love at my side and at that only for an hour or so at a time. I tire easily still but am definitely on the mend! Today's temp will be about 69-70 and sunny!!!!! yeah! We don't get many of those days at this time of year.
My agenda today is to pick up our (mine and my honey's) wedding rings and have lunch with my daughter. I text her earlier but I don't think that she is awake just yet so I will wait and see whether I'm doing this alone or not. I need to buy a sweater or light jacket for the BIG day! and a pair of shoes? I should pick up a wind breaker or hoodie (as my girls call them) for the trip too.
I just looked up the weather at the CAPE and we will have 70's, some sunny days and some rain. I have to be ready for the whole nine yards. I think I have everything else!
I can't wait to take pictures when we are on our trip. I should get some pretty great shots. My camera is outstanding for the type of camera it is and for the money. I'm glad that I did my homework. I should post a comment regarding how pleased I am. That's how I finally decided to buy this camera in particular. I looked at many types of cameras and read the comments that buyers posted. One in particular stood out for me and that was from a man who bought the Sony Cybershot DSC-H3. I have to excuse my previous post when calling my camera the dscw 55 7.2 because that is the camera that I was going to buy originally. I in fact ended up buying a DSC-H3 8.1 and spending a bit more than I was going to but well worth it. But to get back to the post, it was the comments that this man wrote that clinched the deal for me. He was well informed and seemed semi-professional re: camera's, gave all the reasons he loved the camera and all that it would do for the money! SO,I should post my comment also.

Have to go, my daughter just text me and said that she will be available for lunch, Chipotle sounds fabulous! Mmmm......

Up above is another one of my paintings, I painted this one during February, can you tell?

Thanks for listening, Dulce

Im Back!

I'm back and feeling much better! Wow that can really take a bite out of your day ,(week,month...whoa!) Still not a 100% but good enough to sit and blog.

I can't say enough about the medical technology of today! Zip,zip,zip and you're like new. And the drugs that are available, wow. I'm not much of a pill taker or any other drug for that matter, give me some wine and I'm' cured, but wow. I'm sure that all these and many more drugs do their job in one way or another but somehow I'm not the target audience. I was on morphine for about 24 hrs and then came the percocet!!!! EEEEk!

The morphine didn't really do the job for very long (Motrin 800 worked better) and then came the percocet which really just made me hallucinate, yes I said hallucinate. I was hearing really strange, loud sounds in my head as I slept. I kept feeling like I was interacting with the tv as I was sleeping, you know, they would ask a question and I would answer it! And it wasn't a quiz show!

Glad to be home though. I have about 3 weeks recoup time, one of which will be my honeymoon! 10 glorious days away with the love of my life, can't wait. Of course feeling better is the key here. I'm going to lay down for awhile so I'll leave you with a recipe, which I haven't done in a while.

TOFU PIE

Graham Cracker Crust

1 Pkg Tofu

1 Packet of gelatin

1 Tsp. Vanilla

1 Tbl. Lemon or Orange flavor diet powder drink (any flavor of your choice)

1 Tsp. butter flavor

1 Tsp. lemon or lime zest

2 Tbl. powdered milk

2 Tsp. low cal sweetener

2 drops of corresponding food coloring

1 cup cold water

1 cup boiling water

Soften gelatin in one cup of cold water then stir in one cup of boiling water until dissolved. Let cool.

In processor mix package of tofu (drained) with 1 tsp vanilla, gelatin mix, powdered drink mix, 1 tsp of butter flavor, zest, powdered milk, sweetener and food coloring. Blend

Pour into 9 inch graham pie shell (purchased).

Will be loose. Let set for 2-3 hours.

This pie is really delicious and light. Approx. 160 calories give or take for the entire pie. So have fun, eat and enjoy!

Thanks for listening, Dulce

Sony Cybershot Dscw55

My Sony Cybershot Dscw55 is the greatest! I cant believe the pictures! And sooo many options! it's just like the old 35's. I used to have a Nikon and loved it, kind of got away from taking pictures and left it in the closet. Then suddenly I needed a camera for my honeymoon and wow!, I did my research and bingo... the Sony Cybershot! I can't say enough about it. Feels just like the old 35's, really! I have as much ability to play with the settings with the Sony Cybershot Dscw55 as I did with my old Nikon and that was back in 80'.

I will leave you with a few more pic's........I just love this camera. I'm going out today to take some more because I will be in the hospital tomorrow and then re-couping the next few! talk to you soon, Dulce

Bad News, Good News?

Well here I am less than two weeks away from my wedding day and I've just been told I need a hysterectomy.......Now, as in Wednesday. I can't believe this whole mess. I really don't want to do this before the wedding. Mind you my wedding is not a big one, no guests really. It could be moved. The Honeymoon, im not so sure of (deposits and all). I just can't believe that this has to come right before the wedding. The one I've been waiting for all my life. I don't want to wait.

And as if I don't have enough on my plate I have a cold coming on too. I've tried or am in the process of using Zicam. Seems to be working. I'm only feeling minor fragments of the cold my fiance has been dealing with. My wonderful man has been coughing way toooo much. I think he needs to see the doc.

I hope everyone has been enjoying the pictures I've been posting. Im tring to get in the habit of bringing my camera with me more often. I bought a case so that I could still carry it in my purse and not scratch it, $8.- not bad. The weather from my patio seems to be the most interesting or is that the easiest to shoot. And of course my cat Tiger, he's always available! I'd like to take more outdoor everyday life shots. What's that they say about forming a habit? I think it takes a week to form one and only a few days to take one apart? hmm.

Oh and by the way, Im off from work for the next 3-4 weeks! For surgery and re-coup time. I should have plenty of time to write! Enjoy the pictures...

Dulce

Beautiful weather

I love spring, especially for the storms we have! It's about 59' today, rainy with some beautiful clouds. I took a few pictures, I hope you enjoy them.

I've been off from work for the last two days enjoying my time. I don't miss the insanity of work, imagine that! It feels good to have two days in a row, I don't see much of that. Our busy season is coming up so I'm trying to savour these moments in time. Our busy season will bring me 10-14 hour days-6 days a week! Looking forward to vacation, actually my honeymoon.I'm getting married in a few weeks and I will take 2 weeks then.......I can't wait.

well got to go for now. Enjoy the pictures.

Thanks for listening, Dulce