{"id":77119,"date":"2024-02-09T13:34:59","date_gmt":"2024-02-09T20:34:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=77119"},"modified":"2024-02-11T12:02:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T19:02:37","slug":"i-was-crowned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=77119","title":{"rendered":"I Was Crowned!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_77120\" style=\"width: 573px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77120\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77120\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10c94682e36447d235adc09da950372c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"563\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10c94682e36447d235adc09da950372c.jpg 563w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/10c94682e36447d235adc09da950372c-150x121.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 563px) 100vw, 563px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77120\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We are going out this evening after the visit to the doctor.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>First things first, we needed a visit to our hairdresser.\u00a0 We had an appointment at 10:00 am in Huntington Beach.\u00a0 \u00a0It was great because a bagel shop was beside the salon, so I made breakfast for us.\u00a0 Mary did an egg and cheese blueberry bagel while I munched on an extra-hot jalapeno and cheese bagel.<\/p>\n<p>The hair has been done, and we have almost an hour and a half to spare.\u00a0 The surgeon&#8217;s office is just five minutes from the salon, so we decided not to go home.\u00a0 I suggested Matsu, a Japanese restaurant near Mary&#8217;s office.\u00a0 My suggestion was accepted, and we headed off to the restaurant.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77123\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77123\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77123\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1092\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-001.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-001-650x789.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-001-124x150.jpg 124w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-001-768x932.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A quick bite.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We enjoyed a quick glass of vino (shared) and some appetizers before going to the oral surgeon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77124\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77124\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77124\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-002.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-002-650x866.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-002-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-002-768x1023.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Excellent food and fast service.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>After two hours in the chair listening to acid rock &#8220;music,&#8221; my brain was on fire.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77138\" style=\"width: 1795px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77138\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77138\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1785\" height=\"2379\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-012.jpg 1785w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-012-650x866.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-012-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-012-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-012-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-012-1537x2048.jpg 1537w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1785px) 100vw, 1785px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77138\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drill Baby Drill!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/ValentinesDay\/2024\/elks\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We headed to the Elks for Prom Night!\u00a0 Come visit us at the dance and see all the pictures from the mad-capped adventure<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77133\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prom-flier-white-border.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1047\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prom-flier-white-border.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prom-flier-white-border-650x756.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prom-flier-white-border-129x150.jpg 129w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/prom-flier-white-border-768x893.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>The place was nicely decorated, and people dressed to the 9s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77141\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/collage-2024-02-09-000-900px.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/collage-2024-02-09-000-900px.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/collage-2024-02-09-000-900px-650x542.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/collage-2024-02-09-000-900px-150x125.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/collage-2024-02-09-000-900px-768x640.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77125\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77125\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77125\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-003.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-003-650x866.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-003-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-003-768x1023.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enter if you dare.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We got our picture taken quickly as there was already a long line, and cameras were clicking like false teeth in a freezer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77126\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77126\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77126\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-004.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-004-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-004-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-004-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We are at the Prom.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We meld into the background!\u00a0 We clean up pretty well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77127\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77127\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77127\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-005.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-005-650x866.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-005-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-005-768x1023.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We got the memo about wearing red.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Damn, that girl is a beauty!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77128\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77128\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77128\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-007.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-007.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-007-650x650.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-007-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-007-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day indeed.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Everybody cast a vote (without voter ID, I might add), and when tallied up, they announced I was the Prom King.\u00a0 You could have knocked me over with a feather.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77129\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77129\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77129\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-009.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-009-650x866.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-009-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-009-768x1023.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">OMG, I was voted the Prom King!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We got to meet Miss Tustin, a delightful lady!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77130\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77130\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77130\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-010.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-010.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-010-650x866.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-010-113x150.jpg 113w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-010-768x1023.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77130\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ladies!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We headed out around 10:00 pm.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_77131\" style=\"width: 910px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-77131\" class=\"size-full wp-image-77131\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-011.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-011.jpg 900w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-011-650x488.jpg 650w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-011-150x113.jpg 150w, http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2024\/02\/2024-02-09-011-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-77131\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Good Night<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We stopped at Aces for one drink before going home.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First things first, we needed a visit to our hairdresser.\u00a0 We had an appointment at 10:00 am in Huntington Beach.\u00a0 \u00a0It 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