And, the Rest of the Story…..July 3, 2025

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For my birthday, Brad took me to a wonderful new restaurant. When I walked in, who happened to be there but my friend Aurora, who was having lunch with the mayor’s wife and another friend. This was coincidence but a nice addition to the day.  Then later another friend came in and sat at an adjoining table. It had been at least 10 years since we had seen each other. She reminded me of her name and asked me to remind her of mine. We never did figure out how we knew each other but both remembered we’d once seen each other often. This happens more and more frequently. It wasn’t until I got home and looked her up on Facebook that I discovered she was celebrating her birthday today as well!

Unfortunately, I was having such a good time that I forgot to take any photos except for the beautiful garden, the lovely center arrangement and this appetizer, which was delicious. Our meals were wonderful, but strangely enough, Brad promptly asked for the bill before dessert. He said he was sorry, but he had other plans, so he drove me home, walked me into the house, opened the door and. . .  

Click on the below photos to see captions.

Luz Marie was holding the sign, but who else was there?
Yolanda
Alejandra
and Jose.
Marie Jose
Carmen
Kristina
Isidro
Brad
Lach,
Becky,
Patrick and…
Patrick’s admirer
So here is a photo of Yoli taken on Father’s Day.
And Juan Pablo, Santiago and Emmie taken on Father’s Day as well.
A gift from Lach and Becky. They know me so well! Have to get this in the states.
The cake was spectacular, and no, I didn’t get the candle blown out.

Go HERE to see my first birthday surprise, HERE to see and hear Patrick singing his song, and HERE to see and hear Becky singing her song.

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My blog, which started out to be about overcoming grief, quickly grew into a blog about celebrating life. I post daily: poems, photographs, essays or stories. I've lived in countries all around the globe but have finally come to rest in Mexico, where I've lived since 2001. My books may be found on Amazon in Kindle and print format, my art in local Ajijic galleries. Hope to see you at my blog.

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            2. Lisa or Li's avatarLisa or Li

              The coolest people are from Michigan 🙂 When I think of Mexico I think, “hotter than a pepper sprout.” If I ever put my traveling shoes on again, you never know.

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  7. slmret's avatarslmret

    What a great surprise! July 3 is also my dad’s birthday, and I realized last night that this year was the 56th anniversary of hi 57th birthday — we’ll have a double celebration next year! (No, he’s not 113 years old — he died when he was 57!)

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