{"id":68828,"date":"2023-05-10T05:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-10T12:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=68828"},"modified":"2023-05-11T18:16:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T01:16:20","slug":"its-been-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=68828","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Been Two Years Since We Moved In!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_68829\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68829\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-68829\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-05-10-001-650x745.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-05-10-001-650x745.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-05-10-001-131x150.jpg 131w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-05-10-001-768x881.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2023-05-10-001.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-68829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two years ago today, we established Casa Valencia in Orange, California.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It was a happy day for us!\u00a0 \u00a0We have been working together for two years but are still not done.\u00a0 We thought we would be settled in within six months; we underestimated the task.\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/marynpaul\/newhome\/valenciaplusone\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can see some of the work we have done right here on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/marynpaul\/newhome\/move\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Paul moves in 5\/10\/2021\u00a0 &#8211; 6\/23\/2021<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/marynpaul\/newhome\/move\/index.htm#:~:text=6\/23%20Thru%207\/24%20%2D%20Mary%20Moves%20In\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary moves in 6\/23\/2021 &#8211; 7\/24\/2021<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last night it rained hard; at midnight, it woke us up as the rain was pounding the patio so hard.\u00a0 \u00a0We leave our bedroom windows open as we both like a cold room to sleep in!<\/p>\n<p>On our morning amble through the garden, the rain gauge indicated 0.5 inches.\u00a0 The garden will appreciate it.\u00a0 We have new artichokes coming up, and in about 60 days, they will be ready to eat.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69231\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69231\" class=\"wp-image-69231 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-000-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-000-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-000-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-000-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-000.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69231\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These will be beauties in a few weeks.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We finished off the last of the plantings.\u00a0 We put in six pumpkins; in 120 days, we ought to be carving jack-o-lanterns.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69234\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69234\" class=\"wp-image-69234 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-003-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-003-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-003-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-003-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-003.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These &#8220;little&#8221; plants will spread out like crazy over the next several months and can reach 20 feet long!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Our window washer was here today, and we snapped this picture as he cleaned the second-floor windows.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69235\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69235\" class=\"wp-image-69235 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-004-650x867.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-004-650x867.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-004-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-004-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-004.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69235\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Do NOT fall!!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mary headed for the kitchen, so I knew its lunchtime.\u00a0 \u00a0She scrambled up some eggs and chili, and a burrito was underway.\u00a0 In addition, we have Mediterranean cucumber salad, which is so good!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69233\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69233\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69233\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-002-650x488.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-002-650x488.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-002-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-002-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-002.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69233\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mary made burritos for lunch!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What do you call it when trying to find out what someone had for lunch?\u00a0 An ingestigation.<\/p>\n<p>I finally had some time and set up the time-lapse camera to take a shot every two hours for the next two months.\u00a0 We will see the garden grow!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69237\" style=\"width: 469px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69237\" class=\"wp-image-69237\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-006-650x654.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-006-650x654.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-006-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-006-768x772.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-006.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69237\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This should be fun to watch!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On our way to the lawyer&#8217;s office, we stopped by Jan&#8217;s and dropped off some goodies.\u00a0 Of course, the girls had a glass of vino, and I settled for a beer,<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69236\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69236\" class=\"wp-image-69236 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-005-650x944.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-005-650x944.jpg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-005-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-005-768x1115.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-005.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What happens at Jan&#8217;s, stays at Jan&#8217;s.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We finalized some legal papers with Bill at his Newport Beach office.\u00a0 \u00a0The Trust and Will plus medical directives are completed; we are ready to travel!<\/p>\n<p>We were hungry, so I suggested we stop at Royal Khyber in Costa Mesa, and we had a delightful dinner.\u00a0 I even had a half-glass of wine to cool down the burning sensation.\u00a0 We shared entrees and some appetizers.\u00a0 The dinner was quiet, romantic, and delicious.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69240\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69240\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69240\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-007-650x433.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-007-650x433.webp 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-007-150x100.webp 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-007-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-007-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-007-2048x1366.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The General Manager took care of us and has been serving me for over 35 years!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had a special table off to the side with a patio view.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69241\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69241\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69241\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-008-650x366.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-008-650x366.webp 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-008-150x84.webp 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-008-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-008.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">So quiet and romantic!\u00a0 We talked to the owner for a while before leaving for dancing.<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"joke-title\">They say a batch of Indian food would cure what ails you\u2026\u00a0That was the first case of medically induced Korma.<\/p>\n<p>After dinner, we went to the Tustin Senior Citizens Center and danced with friends for an hour and a half.\u00a0 We were pooped from all the gardening, so we departed at about 9:30 pm to go home and crash.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69242\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-69242\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-69242\" src=\"http:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-009-650x488.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-009-650x488.jpeg 650w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-009-150x113.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-009-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/wp-content\/dailydiary\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2023-05-10-009.jpeg 1360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-69242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We danced up a storm and got invited to dinner with friends on Friday evening!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We were home at 10:00 pm and were both asleep before our heads hit the pillow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a happy day for us!\u00a0 \u00a0We have been working together for two years but are still not done.\u00a0 We thought we would be settled in within six months; 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