SIGH!

After eight months of living here I finally built up the courage to trade in my California license for a Texas license. :( Aside from building up the courage it is also illegal to have an out of state license after thirty days of residing in Texas soooo I braced myself for the four hour wait at the DMV. I actually had time to go to the mall, and get coffee. That is how long it took. They don't believe in appointments.

The moral of the story is that every time I have to pull out the wallet and see my new license I cringe. I don't feel like "it's me" at all. I am not a Texan (obviously). Maybe it's just a matter of time until I get used to seeing it there. Or maybe I will NEVER get used to it. I actually managed to get a copy of my California drivers license so I've considered placing the copy over my TX license. Yes, I don't mind going through the denial process.

My next step is to personalize my license plate to read, "Californian" (or however many letters they allow). Oh wait what if my car gets keyed....Oh well who cares bit&*@s!!!!!

Moving On!!!

After an interesting eight months I am finally moving on to something new. I am just happy that I am getting out of where I am at the moment. I feel as though ever since I left USSS I have a had a lot of interesting twist and turns take place in my life, or maybe it's all in my head.

I will be working with a team of six people in the human resources section of Macy's. I have to say that I am looking forward to it. It's something new and I will be learning the operations side of Macy's. I am always open to learning something new. I will get an increase in pay, flexible schedule, and I will be working with a team of "professional" people. I like that! :)

I have been so close to getting my foot in the door at Federal agencies, but for one reason or another I have not been able to land a job that I want. I keep telling my self it's simply not my turn yet. At least I am on their "waiting list". Hope never dies!! :) In the meantime I will roll with the punches and enjoy the ride!!! :)

I have learned not to obsess over what kind of job I have. As long as I have my family and health, that is really all that matters at the end of the day. BUT my search is still not over!!!!

To be continued......

Visit to CA.

It seems as though my visit to CA. was "so yesterday". Anyway I was looking forward to going back home. Once I was there I felt like I actually never left. I was just absorbing everything and thought "I can't believe I left, and I'm just here visiting." But then again I always pictured myself living somewhere else other than California. California never really fit into the picture for some odd reason. Now I understand.

At the same time I felt a bit out of place. It hit me that my life is in Texas. That I have a HUSBAND there. The week went by really fast, but I enjoyed my time there with my family. I got to see my uncles, cousins, grandmother etc. etc. And I enjoyed a lot of yummy home made food. ;) I also realized that I never really appreciated the mountains. The city I currently live in has nothing scenic about it. I also realized that there is so much more color in CA. Nice green trees, pretty flowers, colorful buildings etc. etc. I MISS ALL THAT. I guess I have a thing or two I like about Texas but I care not to write about it. :)

I had mixed emotions towards the end of my stay. I didn't want to leave because I didn't want to leave my dad in the state that he was in. Although I knew he was in good hands. But at the same time I was missing Raul. That was the first time we had been apart since we got married. We missed each other and it was nice to be home right on time for Valentines Day.

Raul and I plan on being in CA in June. This time I hope to visit more of my friends. And FOR SURE visit Pasadena. I heart that place!!! :)

Dad's recovery

My Dad was released from the hospital on Friday. Just what I had in mind. I wanted to leave knowing that he was going to be home taken care of by my mom. Not that the nurses at the hospital weren't doing their part, but there is nothing better than having family involved in the care of my Father.

It's been rather odd to see my Dad in the state that he is in. I am use to seeing him upbeat and full of energy. But at the same time I understand why he is like this, it's normal. My dad is a PATIENT man. Patience is going to be his best friend during this post surgery process. And I can tell that he is taking this day by day. Which is perfect. My dad has never been one to accept help, he is always helping others. He doesn't even like to be served food!!!! I was probably being overbearing while I was there, because I was constantly making sure that he had everything he needed. Food, medicine, blankets, comfort, help etc. etc... There were some things that he simply wanted to do on his own. Understandable. He kept saying "I'm not crippled, I can still do certain things, don't worry." He was for the most part very quiet, and every now and again he would let out a joke or two. I think he refrained from laughing because it hurt to laugh because of the surgery).

At one point he asked to see all the albums that we have made throughout the years of the family. I was a bit scared there for a minute. I wondered why, but got them for him anyway. It was nice because he was laying in the bed and as I sat sat next to him on his bed we went through the albums and recalled old memories.

Overall my dad is really putting in his part to have a speedy recovery. He is doing everything that the Dr. ordered. And he is anxious to get back to work, his garden, and his normal day to day things. As were saying our "farewell's" he said "don't worry mija, when you come back in June I will be running ten miles a day." :) He has a great attitude about everything, and that helps us as well.

I wish I could still be there with my dad. But I know that he is in good hands and that things will be just fine. I talk to him at least twice a day. And all I can do is leave all this up to God and hope for the best.

"Trip to CA" blog to follow.......

The elderly, meds, me, you, and the rest of the world!!!

I was at target today browsing through the "tums" isle. The hubby does not understand that eating late causes heartburn, well he does understand but he does it anyway. So I decided to buy some tums to alleviate the heart burn.

Anyway I am a few feet away from the pharmacy section, when all of a sudden I hear a white elderly lady say "so what is the total?" The pharmacy tech replies by saying, "it will be $65". The elderly lady just about had a heart attack. She couldn't believe the cost of her medicine. She responded by saying, "I can get that same bottle of pills for $13 in Mexico". The tech responds, "well go to Mexico ma'am". OMG how rude I thought! But then again I kind of agreed, okay I had mixed feelings. The elderly lady was a bit nasty about the whole thing.

She responds by saying that their is no fairness for elderly people. And I'm thinking there is no fairness for ANYONE. Unless you have a government job or a secure job than you won't be covered by some type of medical insurance. MOST of us are in the same boat. And medical insurance on it's own is extremely expensive. Allll this is going through my head while I'm browsing through the endless sizes and colors of tums products. Hmmmmm thinking, browsing, and being a metiche, what a multitasker!!! LOL.

At the end of it all the elderly lady decided not to take her medicine. OMG what is she going to do now. I mean it's a necessity (she is sick) or is it a luxury these days??? It's really sad, and scary at the same time. And I actually disagree a bit on the cost of medicine in Mexico. Last time I went, I got some medicine for my tonsils and one of them cost me over $50. It worked wonders and I'll go back again if I have to, but Mexico is raising their prices big time!!!

I have not been keeping up with the news lately, but I believe that Obama is working on some new health care reform. I really hope something changes soon.

Update on my Dad!

I just found out that my Dad's surgery will take place on February 9th. My dad is in great spirits. He has no pain or discomfort and is doing his day to day things. I am excited that I am going to get to see my parents after seven months. Although I will be seeing them under these circumstances, it still feels good to know that I get to spend time with them. I am optimistic that everything will be fine. Thanks to everyone who has kept my father in their prayers.

Facebook Ettiquette

Lately I've been having friend request from people that I went to school with. Starting from middle school all the way to High School. I haven't talked to them since then. I kind of got lost somewhere and made friends elsewhere.

I've always believed in having quality friends rather than just having any random friends. I don't want to be rude, but I don't know if I should just ignore the friend request, or just accept and delete them later. I say delete because every time I accept, it's just that, I "accept". We don't comment or chat on FB. Should I be the one to initiate a web conversation? I mean they added me, but it's not my fault if they added me. I guess I keep wanting them to make the move. My life is not interesting or anything of that sort, but I really don't want them knowing too much about my life. It's not like I'm going to back to CA and visit and become great friends with them.

Maybe I'm looking too much into it, but at the end of it all I am going to delete a certain someone.