Happy Birthday #3 in Heaven
Hope you are enjoying the view from up there. Just in case you aren’t watching, I will fill you in on what you are missing and missed this year.
I’ve been visiting Jodi and my grand cats in Tennessee a lot and she spent Christmas with me here this year. She quit teaching, kids got too rowdy, it’s a nationwide thing. We walk a lot on wooded trails along the Harpeth river. We visited the beautiful Biltmore Castle in Ashland North Carolina. But I broke my toe so we came home. May go back this year, it’s really beautiful.
I crocheted Santa Hats for everyone this year and we celebrated Christmas at Jay’s. Lottsa laughs. Venise finally bought a Tesla. Such a fun car, it played music and danced waving its wings. We watched it perform in the driveway on Christmas Day, really funny, See Pix. But then it died, hit by a driver on drugs this month. Fortunately everyone survived with slight injuries from the umpteen airbags everywhere! See pix.
I watched the Super Bowl with them. Oh, you don’t know. The LA Rams and the San Diego Chargers are back in SOCAL and the Rams played the New England Pats in the 2019 Super Bowl two weeks ago. You would have loved that. They lost but made it really tough for the Pats to win. Brady’s 6th SB win. I believe it was the lowest scoring Super Bowl in history 13-3. Actually kinda boring. Wish you were here to watch, I have to watch all the games by myself. I miss my football buddy.
So #24, your grandson Jayce #34 (a hunk) has evolved into a top basketball player for Utah. Probably what you would have been if you’d stayed in college. He’s made a name for himself. He wears a headband in the games. (Remember your bumble bee striped socks!). It got started when he was hit in the head and had to cover the stitches to play. The sports announcers thought it was cool probably not knowing he was covering an injury. But he likes it now as a sweat band. It’s his signature. He has them to match his uniforms. His picture was posted on a Freeway Billboard and one on a campus billboard this month. Last Thursday’s game against U Arizona he scored a DD 17 points and 10 rebounds. And to think he started the season with a broken foot. He’s playing Arizona State tonight. Watch. See pix.
DW Jake (Mr. Handsome) is studying for his MSAT for medical school and taking care of Jayce, his dog Knox (more than a handful), and their condo in Utah. He has this really cool car that no one can touch. Guys and their cars. See pix
Lovely Granddaughter Jolie (a 6 Ft. Barbie doll) is a freshman at San Clamente High and a basketball star #20 on their varsity team (the only freshman). She’s really good. I’ve gone to some of her games. We get our nails done together. She’s very creative. For Valentines Day she had three different colors of red on 4 fingers and one white with a heart! See pix from the SC 2019 Girls Basketball year book. Be sure to read her bio favorites like her Favorite Quote “Some people are like slinkies, not really good for much, but bring a smile to your face when pushed down the stairs.” She is definitely Jays daughter.
Beautiful Granddaughter Jessica (Remember “Saweee” girl) is a TSA at an airport in Oregon and living with her mate Randall, a very sweet young man and a basketball coach. She still loves makeup and is saving up for cosmetology school.
My brothers family is expanding. Nephew Ryan and wife Nicole are having another baby in September. Niece Britney and husband Sam are expecting a boy in March. They all still live in Austin.
For fun I spend an evening a month with my Sisterhood teachers celebrating someone’s birthday. We have great timestogether. Last week we celebrated a birthday on a wine and snack Trolley ride through the city of Orange. Really interesting lottsa history. Brought back memories of our times there. Sadness was seeing Walton’s Drug Store. New management took it over, expanded it and threw away all its old charm. They took away all the old souvenirs of the olden days on all the walls and wallpapered them with fake black and white newspaper articles. No pix. Tried to make it look like a big Ruby’s but grossly missed. The ice cream bar is now a bar bar boring. We stopped in after the ride for fries and a coke. Very sterile and boring. But the fries and coke were good. See pix.
That’s it for the good stuff babe. Think about you every day. Thank you for the Valentine visit. I know you’re around. Love up to heaven.