Sunny San Diego---NOT!!!

Dear Potentially Bored Blog Readers,

June was rather uneventful. To ensure a good afternoon nap or night's sleep for you, I'll begin by sharing a tidbit of what I do for a living.

I spent the end of May and the first two weeks in June immersed in writing a Project Description for the environmental impact analysis being conducted for the proposed Rosemont Copper Mine on the Coronado National Forest. It was not an easy task to wade through a contractor's report (Plan of Operation) detailing activities needed to construct facilities to mine copper and process it onsite. The organization and flow of the contractor's report was convoluted and often less than comprehensive. Nevertheless, I turned in my deliverable the second week in June and never looked back.

Afterward, I continued to swim laps and nag Vern, two of my favorite hobbies. The monsoon started in June, which was nice, because it watered the vegetation and made the brown grass green again.

At the end of June, we trekked to San Diego (June 28) for my endocrinologist appointment at Scripps Clinic in La Jolla. Instead of staying overnight in SD, where the hotel prices are still outasite, we opted to spend the night in Yuma at a Wingate by Wyndham hotel. Still pricy ($70), but under what we'd have had to fork over for SD lodging. It was nice digs, except for the grossly funky shower curtain. I don't know what the Chinese are making those things from nowadays, but they soooo smell like Steven's jock strap after a soccer or Little League game in 100 degree heat.

In the a.m. on Monday, June 29, we headed west for my 1:20 appt. The Dr's office was supposed to call in a bloodwork order so that I could have it drawn earlier than the appt since i was to be fasting. When we got to the Lab, they didn't have the order...Murphy's law of course. I was feeling woozy from lack of sustenance aka low blood sugar or hypoglycemia. Undeterred by such a simple thing as needing to be fasting and armed with a motto of "better to ask forgiveness than permission", I blazed a trail to Jasmine, our favorite Chinese bistro on Kearny Mesa in SD. Needless to say, we dived into the dim sum offerings with full gusto and entertained the staff and nearby tables with muchos belches!!

Afterward, I met with Dr. Dailey as scheduled, seeking forgiveness for the delightful dim sum meal pre-blood draw. He took it well and gave me a bloodwork order for NON-fasting. Dr. was pleased that my monitor showed recent blood glucose levels of normal. My blood pressure was higher than normal when it was first taken, normal about 10 minutes later when we were leaving. He recommended that I purchase a wrist BP monitor just to keep an eye on it over time, since i am considered elderly now. The purchase will benefit Vern as well, since he is on meds for high BP and has a family history of heart disease.

We had hoped to enjoy a day or two of leisure in SD, but the weather was rather poor. Usually sunny, cool SD was drizzly and cooler than one would like for poolside putzing. We took a spin thru La Jolla beachside and marveled at the courage of those faithful surfers in their wetsuits in water temps of less than 60 degrees. Then, we turned eastward and drove back to Yuma on the same day we travelled over! Not at all a typical visit for us. The expense of staying in SD while it rained was impractical. We checked back into the Wingate in Yuma, same front desk clerk eyeing us quizzically, as she'd just checked us out 8 hours before.

Weather was VERY hot in Yuma. We toured our old haunts, checked on our house on Gateway, where the trees we planted are grazing the clouds. The new owners have painted the place a rusty desert orange, which was very pleasing to behold. The coup de gras was our supper late in the day at Ronnie's Pizza. Ronnie is a native Philadelphian and makes PA pizza second only to Sabatini's in Exeter, PA. Great pie...we ate the WHOLLLLLLE thing! Oink, oink, oink.

Our return from Yuma was uneventful. It was good to drive back in the light of day. We like to spend as much time in SD as possible, and usually end up driving to Tucson in the dark.

I spent the remainder of that week on VACATION on the patio and in our pool. I rested, read, relaxed and did NO household chores that would improve our quality of life on Larkdale. What else is vacation supposed to be?

Next post: July vacation to MA, CT and NJ. See ya then.
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