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Tired, tired from a long day of showing. As Diane said, Buster was a star today, as he was yesterday. Yesterday he won the regular terrier group and then today the owner handled division best in show. Whoo hooo....
Was GREAT to see Diane S.!!!! And yes, the dog club hosted locally made ice cream in the most delicious waffle cones. Diane and I had caramel ice cream. My friend David had the cookies and cream. Deelish!
Buster is crashed on the bed and I am not far behind...
Sweet dreams to anyone still up (which I doubt). Though Liz might be just getting up. It's 6:30 am in Barthelona!
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Greetings all
It is sunny and nice here. I just got home from the dog show and a fun afternoon with Peps and Buster. I got to watch him win the owner handled terrier group and then owner handled best in show. They sure make a sharp looking team. Nice competition. So now it is the regular groups and best in show. I decided to come home but it was fun. And THEY HAD FREE ICE CREAM from a local place and it was fabulous.
So it is not Barcelona but a big day out for me. Liz I sure hope you can get SIL home safely. Yeah the other should have masked up. I think Barcelona has a lot more Gaudi architecture besides the cathedral so you might check it out.
Tapas dinner Paula. Lovely. Happy 60 to all your class peeps. Sounds like a great time.
Good point about travel insurance DD. Something I used to never thing about but should. Keep up the relaxation.
So we went to friends for July 4 and cooked out. It was a good time. But it is also sad because there are many who are no longer with us. Just us remaining ancients. Still we had hot dogs and watermelon and the usual stuff and were home by 6. I gave Tesla some CBD oil but it did not work well and she was absolutely frantic. There were a lot of fireworks on the street. I finally crated her and covered it with a blanked. Sure hope that is all over.
So I will try to post some pictures of the svelte Peps and his wonder dog Buster. They really were rock stars today.
Diane S
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I could eat a good minestrone soup as my main meal night after night.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I doubt she bought travel insurance (I didn't) but this is what I read: "Medigap plans C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, M, and N pay 80% of the billed charges for certain medically necessary emergency care outside the U.S. after you meet a $250 deductible for the year." She is on one of those medigap plans as am I. I have bought travel insurance in the past but didn't even think about it this time. I should think about it in the future as should everyone!!!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Still in La Crosse for one more night.
Took Mom out for lunch at a local Italian restaurant. I just got a bowl of Minestrone soup since we will be meeting one of my BFFs at the favorite tapas place before heading to the 60th birthday party celebration for the class of 1983. I don't think there will be a huge turnout.
Have fun in Barcelona Liz! Hope the SIL is well enough to go home soon!
DD, you are navigating retirement wonderfully! Keep it up!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Here at the dog show with peps on the 5th pictures later. Owner handled terrier group coming up soon. D
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Question: Did your SIL buy any travel medical insurance for this trip? I'm currently looking at some policies that will either be something we buy with each trip, or some that you pay an annual fee and it covers you for multiple trips. Two years ago I face planted on some stone steps in Mexico and as I was going down I thought no insurance! Luckily I did not break teeth or nose, and only had a fat lip from the fall. I will buy some kind of policy from now on when we travel internationally. We'll especially need one in Brazil for 6 weeks.
Peps, did you buy medical insurance for your trip?
The heat broke last night with rain, and its still raining off and on right now and I feel sluggish. I stayed up until 1am to finish a book, which is one of my favorite things to do. I love reading a book cover to cover in one day. It is a satisfying indulgence. It could explain why I'm tired though, that and the rain. I will go work out in a bit and see if that perks me up. Maybe its a nap kind of afternoon.
No set plans today, but there is always plenty to do, since I have MANY deferred organizational projects. I did a small one yesterday, purging the mug and singleton wine glasses. Unless there were 4 of each, and I liked them, they are now gone. Tomorrow evening we have tickets to see Cabaret, one of my favorite musicals. Monday morning a friend and her 90 some years old Mom are going to meet us for coffee. Her Mom grew up in the area where the coffee shop is, and we want to hear her stories about the old neighborhood. Then Friday, we visit DS and his girlfriend to see their new apartment in Madison. I like having plans, with open spaces for what strikes my fancy at the moment.
Update: SIL sounds good but has a lot of fluid around her lungs that has to be drained. Procedure tomorrow so the soonest she can fly out is Wednesday or Thursday. We need to get her home!
Hop on/hop off bus was okay today but very hot and just left us the impression of a BIG city. No place we wanted to get off at! We are going back to the Gothic Quarter tonight for Paella after ****tails on the terrace of our hotel. Very nice hotel, though very European (meaning not much storage space for bags and clothing).
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
We are in Barcelona. Already we noticed that more people in hotels and restaurants speak English. But we also noticed more people walking down the street sounding like Americans.
The train was relatively pleasant once one figured out where to go in the station. Thank goodness a younger guy helped get our very heavy suitcases up on the racks. To DD's point about taking public transportation, we have taken Ubers and taxis a lot especially with SIL and at the end of the day they haven't been terribly expensive.
We arrived here around 4 then took a walk past the Cathedral of Barcelona and a little bit into the Gothic area. I will try and post pics on FB if they came out okay (haven't checked yet). We had a relatively normal dinner of potatoes bravas as an appetizer (well not normal but can be good - this was just ok) and roasted chicken. Back to the hotel where we crashed. The last night at the wedding caught up to us.
This morning I will call SIL and see how she is. Then we have tickets for the Hop on, Hop off bus to get the lay of the land. Not getting an early start though as it is already 9:30.
Have a superlative Saturday and Diane S, don't forget a picture with Peps!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
