{"id":5562,"date":"2012-01-22T01:15:41","date_gmt":"2012-01-22T08:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ever-lasting.net\/blog\/?p=5562"},"modified":"2022-01-26T22:37:09","modified_gmt":"2022-01-27T05:37:09","slug":"highs-and-a-low","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ever-lasting.net\/blog\/2012\/01\/22\/highs-and-a-low\/","title":{"rendered":"highs and a low"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was all set to publish a Happy Things entry and then I got some truly upsetting news.<\/p>\n

Early Thursday morning I was woken up by a phone call from my aunt letting me know that my grandma (on my mom’s side) passed away just a few hours before. I guess it’s because I was still half asleep but I lay in bed in a total daze. I was stunned. It wasn’t until I woke Rob up to tell him that it really hit me. It’s like it wasn’t real until I shared the news.<\/p>\n

My grandma lived with my parents and me growing up and she practically raised me. She introduced me to the Lakers (I know, can you believe it — that wasn’t Rob’s influence), soap operas (the ABC soaps were our favorites – One Life to Live, General Hospital), and books — all still some of my very favorite things. I’m not very good with words and it’s even harder for me now to express how much she means to me. I will miss her very, very much.<\/p>\n

I’d still like to share my original Happy Things post — I write so infrequently nowadays that I can’t let it go to waste…<\/p>\n

1. Dinner with Friends. Last Saturday night, we had a few friends over to watch the Lakers\/Clippers game — Rob made gumbo, I made rice krispies treats, and our friends’ brought over alcohol and 50 McDonald’s chicken mcnuggets for appetizers. There were only 5 of us and we managed to eat ALL of the nuggets before dinner. LOL. For the record, I only had 2. Possibly 3.<\/p>\n

2. The aforementioned rice krispies treats. Even this non-cook can’t mess them up. Nommy.<\/p>\n


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3. Belated Christmas celebration with BFFs. Lunch, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2<\/i> and the Golden Globes. Super low key and easy. And I can’t forget the presents! I am so spoiled…<\/p>\n


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4. Going to a basketball game at the Staples Center for the first time. Thank goodness for job perks because we had AMAZING lower level seats. Too bad it was a Clippers game, LOL (hopefully someday I’ll get to see the Lakers!). It ended up being a pretty boring game (they were playing the Dallas Mavericks and both teams seemed a little low energy) but it was a lot of fun to watch a game live.<\/p>\n


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5. My blog turned 10! TEN!!! I’ve been blogging at this domain since 2002. WOW. Happy Blog-iversary to me. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Hope all of you are well! *HUGS*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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