Dear
loved ones,
Pleasant Greetings from Manila,
Philippines and CA, USA! I returned to USA on Nov. 5 after a safe and smooth
flight via PR 105, Much Thanks GOD! My month-long stay seemed so fast with the
many missions and activities accomplished, with the early days of November spent in Bohol with family and
friends.
Returning to America means immersing to
the regular routine of housework, commitments in church, living the quiet
contemplative life as in the monastery. Likewise, I was focused on my health
requirements, like attending diet lectures on diabetes and kidney protection
offered by health insurance provider Kaiser Permanente. Appointment at KP, 1650
Response Rd, Conf. Room 1 with Ms. Regina on Nov. 10; then Diabetic Nutrition
Education on Nov. 13; and got my re-fills at various KP locations which is very
convenient.
For Thanksgiving, we received several
invitations; Sean decided to stick to our Tradition of having dinner with the
GERESOLAS of Elk Grove to remain connected with them and other friends of many
years. The fine dining table setting Tess sets up yearly is exciting to see and
enjoy, and the sumptuous ‘potluck’ dinner. I always bring Honeybaked Ham, one
of 4 I always buy annually – 1 for Lik and Gene Schroeder, for another family,
and for home.
Some lessons / realizations for the
month: Life has taught me that you can’t
control someone’s loyalty. No matter how good you are to them, it doesn’t mean
they’ll treat you the same. No matter how much they mean to you, it doesn’t
mean they value you the same. Sometimes. the people you love the most, turn out
to be the people you can trust the least. By Trent Shelton.
Other
highlights of the month:
·
Sean
and I started watching the new hit TV show The Good Doctor, starring and
produced by Freddie Highmore. It is about a high-functioning autistic child who
developed into a gifted Surgeon. The life drama is very interesting!
·
Attended
forum and evaluation at UC Davis Medical Center at Stockton / I50; Dr. Bryan
Gallay, Nephrologist, conducted the examination, while Ms. Liza Gutierrez was
the Nurse Educator;
·
I
enrolled with covered CA Dental coverage, Liberty Dental, paid initial premium
·
For
Thanksgiving shopping, Bought Apple MacBook Air at Best Buy, then Bath &
Body Works stuff at Sunrise Mall;
·
Happy
to be back to my contemplative life, more prayers and gym exercises,
commitments to Church activities – Adoration chapel schedules, after-Mass
coffee Joe’s on Sundays and Wednesdays, BCBP meetings, meeting new GOD-sent
friends, Opus Dei Recollections, Meditations, and Confessions/ Benediction;
·
Movies
watched: The Ragnarok, Murder on the Orient Express, Justice League;
·
In
the process of learning and enjoying the features of my new MacBook Air, amazed
at how fast it is processing and giving information, compared to my slow ASUS
which I enjoyed for 4 years. I am glad that Sean insisted on this upgrade –
wonderful!!!
Much
love and Best Regards!!!
SUSAN
BG
