2 be Bliss, as I dance along the road to Nirvana...

Howdy folks. Did I mention that I fell in love while on vacation? I did. With ceviche. Specifically fish ceviche. (Don't ask what kind of fish because I don't know.) I also don't know what made me eat ceviche but I saw it and decided I wanted it. After my first taste (drenched in lime juice freshly squeezed by my own beautiful hands), I was hooked. From then on, we were together for every meal except breakfast. Ceviche and I became very close during my visit to Curaçao. How will I survive without it? I miss you ceviche!

Bon bini na Kòrsou! (Welcome to Curaçao!) (Photo courtesy of RedFoxx Photography.) Best. Drink. Ever.  The view from our room. Baby Bliss thinking about it. The water was cold but she swam out to the reef. (See reef in the distance in the photo below.) Sand between my toes... Bon nochi (good night) y'all!

Bon nochi folks! My birthday vacation was wonderful. Baby Bliss and I spent a week on the Dutch island of Curacao. We ate, drank, laughed, sunned, swam, slept, met lots of nice people, learned a few short phrases of a new language (Papiamento), and had an all-around good ole time. I'm thankful for it all. It's only been a few hours since we've been home. I'm only still awake because I needed to ice a bruise and heat sore shoulders. (Toting too much luggage through long airport corridors and standing in long immigration and customs lines. Which moved surprisingly fast by the way but a long line is a long line.) And now y'all, I'm off to bed. I've been awake since 6 a.m. Photos to come soon. Bon nochi everyone.

I'm so thankful for my friends and family. This has been a fantastic weekend and it's still going. Running out the door to run a few errands so yep, more later. Peace and love y'all!

It's been a beautiful busy day and it's not over yet. I've been to two parties. Baby Bliss and I had to come home so she could change for work. I'm dropping her off then I'm heading back to the big city to hang with Miz A for a few hours. More later folks! 

So Sunday I had the breakfast date with one of the guys I met online. We ate and chatted and before I knew it, four hours had gone by. We parted with a hug and kiss and a request for a second date. On Monday, he and I met at my favorite park for lunch at my favorite table. He had his beautiful Akita with him. After lunch, we walked the dog and shared more conversation. He's a cool laid-back buy but I won't see him again. In all the conversation about the marital woes that led to him leaving his wife, I never heard him say the word "divorce". Which is not something I need concern myself with because I prefer not to date men with pets. Moving on... It was a semi-busy week here. Baby Bliss has been working at one of the local theaters. It's a well-known and much-loved production (judging by last night's attendance); she's the dresser for the male lead. She has grown to love the world of live theater (which I can do without). She is usually ...

Did I forget to mention Friday and Saturday in previous posts? I think I might did. Friday afternoon I drove down to the big city to get my grandma. She and I ran the streets for several hours, taking care of business, dining on gourmet fare at Chick-fil-A, doing a bit of upscale shopping at a local thrift store, getting groceries at the hoity-toity supermarket, picking up a few trinkets at the nearest Dollar Tree... After I returned grandma to her home (well before dark), I made a pit stop at one of the finer fried chicken joints in town then joined Miz A at K's house. We three sat around for a few hours of food, laughter, and conversation. Eventually Miz A and I departed with promises of returning on Saturday. But alas, it wasn't to be. Saturday morning I awoke to a text from Miz A informing me that she was unlikely to return to K's because she'd taken ill during the night. (That's not what she really said but I like the sound of it. She did say she...

My date for last Sunday flaked out on me. But it's cool. Although I was freshly showered before noon, I didn't get dressed because he'd said he would call by noon and didn't. Que sera, sera darlings. There's always another somewhere in the wind... In fact, I've been invited to a late breakfast (11 a.m.). This one is close to home but I need to start getting ready right now. Which means I will get dressed for this one. Nothing fancy so if I go and he doesn't show, it won't matter. I'll eat at the place any way because it's a place I like. After breakfast I'll drop in at a few of my favorite thrift stores because I need a few items for my next vacation. (Which I'll detail more at a later date.) Time for that shower! Y'all be good and as usual, stay tuned for more.

Happy Sunday y'all! As I think I stated in my most recent post, this has been a fairly quiet weekend for me. I thought it would be an uneventful one as well but that might change. I've been asked out for lunch. It's almost 11:30 so I need to get it in gear as my date will be 2 p.m., latest. I'll return with details later.

Looks like my blog is turning into "Tales of the Weekend". So let's get to it, shall we? For most of us in America, last weekend was a three-day one because Monday was Memorial Day. I know some folk worked the holiday (by choice or necessity) but many of us had the day off. It's a day set aside to honor those soldiers who died in service of our country. Some honor the fallen with a simple "thank you" sent into the ether. Some make cemetery visits. Some celebrate with cook outs, BBQs, picnics, and other food-based festivities. For those who don't know the history of Memorial Day, check this out:  Memorial Day Origins . (Not that I view Snopes.com as the source for authentic information but the material seems to include the various stories I've seen and heard regarding the origins of the holiday. So...) As usual, my weekend was busy but I did fit a bit of downtime into the mix so it worked out well. Friday was just a day to get ready fo...