@Lotus: It hasn't always been the best relationship, but I'm definitely glad that we're in a better place now. Well, I am from Puerto Rico so we will probably make pernil (which is roasted pork haha) with Puerto Rican rice and pigeon beans, and maybe a pasta salad or a potato salad! There's also this drink called coquito which contains coconut, cinnamon, rum and some other stuff that makes it feel like Christmas in a bottle! So, we will probably make that and I'm thinking of making a dessert called Tembleque which is a Puerto Rican Coconut pudding of sorts and it tastes amazing! I'm excited. T^T
What about you? What do you plan on having or making?
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@Wildfire: Thanks. I do. We literally could not have done more for this dog haha. He went to every specialist and was on meds for years and the local vet knew him. ^^;
Oh that's awful. It's one of those things were everyone needs to do their part and pull their weight. That's crappy and they are an adult so they need to do it for themselves too. Is it possible to start in a different room or something like that?
@Totalanimefan: I'm sure that you did do everything you could have for the dog... sometimes it just gets to be time, though... and you recognized that too.
Nah, not really. I mean, yeah, there's always stuff that could be donated or tossed or whatever, but I can't mentally handle that until this other bigger stuff (and bigger step) is out of the way... if that makes sense.
Nah, not really. I mean, yeah, there's always stuff that could be donated or tossed or whatever, but I can't mentally handle that until this other bigger stuff (and bigger step) is out of the way... if that makes sense.
@Wildfire: exactly. They can’t live forever even if we wish they could. My husband told me yes he’s still very heartbroken about the dog. Pinto was his first dog and Pinto loved my husband so much. I think that makes it even more heartbreaking in a way.
I get it. There is a method and you gotta follow it. I wish we would good at tricking our brains into thinking a step was done so we could move on.
@Sumire: Glad to hear you both worked on it. Are you talking about arroz con gandules?! I love that so much and haven't had it in a long time. I can definitely see how that would be comforting for you. I remember one of my friend's boyfriends bringing coquito and arroz con dulce to a Christmas feast we had one year. Not sure quite yet. I'm still working on a menu and need to hear from a few other people about what they are going to bring this year, going to be having a call tonight with them.
@Totalanimefan: yes it does...
Yeah... it's like dealing with books, for example, seems so inconsequential when the furniture stuff is still undone...
Yeah... it's like dealing with books, for example, seems so inconsequential when the furniture stuff is still undone...
@Wildfire: I guess progress is progress even if it was in a small form but it doesn’t make as big of an impact as furniture.
@Totalanimefan: Yeah. I don't even have the bandwidth to think of dealing with the books right now, tbh (beyond what I've already done). The other stuff needs to be taken care of first... and if my son doesn't do his part of this process soon (he's being a bottleneck), there's going to be a lot of furniture and other stuff waiting on the sidewalk, available to whomever wants it (I'll probably call a local charity to pick it up, actually)...
@Wildfire: charities that deal with furniture always love getting more cause it tends to be an easy sell. :)
And yes he better get a move on haha
@Totalanimefan: Yeah, I know. I have passed on a lot of furniture that way in the past...
And yes, he'd better start prioritizing (according to MY list; not whatever his might be right now) XD
And yes, he'd better start prioritizing (according to MY list; not whatever his might be right now) XD
@Wildfire: Now it's Monday, does he have his shit together now? XD
@Totalanimefan: OMFG ROFLMAO... uhhh... nooooooooooo.... why would he? /eyeroll/
I'm gonna hafta kick his 6'2" ass (I'm only 5'4/5'5")... >.>
... I'm not a yeller/screamer by nature... but omg, I wonder if that particular skillset would be helpful right about now... x.X ... but I'm going to give him a couple of more days and be more obvious about my "leading by example" before I take out the proverbial whip...
I'm gonna hafta kick his 6'2" ass (I'm only 5'4/5'5")... >.>
... I'm not a yeller/screamer by nature... but omg, I wonder if that particular skillset would be helpful right about now... x.X ... but I'm going to give him a couple of more days and be more obvious about my "leading by example" before I take out the proverbial whip...
@Wildfire: How old is he again?
Maybe he would listen to his father XD
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@Sumire: Glad to hear you both worked on it. Are you talking about arroz con gandules?! I love that so much and haven't had it in a long time. I can definitely see how that would be comforting for you. I remember one of my friend's boyfriends bringing coquito and arroz con dulce to a Christmas feast we had one year. Not sure quite yet. I'm still working on a menu and need to hear from a few other people about what they are going to bring this year, going to be having a call tonight with them.
@Sumire: Glad to hear you both worked on it. Are you talking about arroz con gandules?! I love that so much and haven't had it in a long time. I can definitely see how that would be comforting for you. I remember one of my friend's boyfriends bringing coquito and arroz con dulce to a Christmas feast we had one year. Not sure quite yet. I'm still working on a menu and need to hear from a few other people about what they are going to bring this year, going to be having a call tonight with them.
@Lotus: Waaait, you know arroz con gandules? Yes, that's what I was talking about haha a bit hard to translate some of these things to English honestly. It is soooo good! I made it for Thanksgiving for the first time by myself and was surprised at how good it turned out. That along with the pernil, coquito and tembleque will definitely make it feel like home. :3 And oooh, you guys are having a full house for Christmas then, eh? Finally figured out the menu or? Sounds like it'll be a blast!
@Sumire: Happy to hear it turned out well, did you try a new recipe? I was checking to see who was making what for Christmas this year so there would be various foods and not a lot of confusion for everyone. n_n
@Totalanimefan: He's almost 20... and LOL, no. Well, maybe. We're all working on it (on him). It's not about just listening to his parents and doing what he's told at this point though... the greater lessons we're trying to impart are more about "doing your part when you're living with other people" and "stepping up in to those (real) adult responsibilities". He's getting there, and there's a tiny bit of progress being made... just not what really needs to happen, on the scale or timetable that it needs to happen...
@Lotus: I did look for recipes, but it was also my first time making it. I didn't cook a lot before, since I was with my mom and she was usually the one wanting to cook haha so now I get to try more and more things so every time I make something I hadn't made by myself before I get excited and proud. :3 When I did cook it was things my mother wasn't into, like Korean food and such, so it's exciting to be able to learn to cook traditional dishes from back home. And oooh sounds like it'll be quite the feast then! Hope you'll enjoy it. ^_^
@Sumire: As you should, maybe she could give you her recipe for you to make for this Christmas? n_n
@Wildfire: Yeah that's a reasonable way to look at it. It's not going to move out and live alone for the rest of his life. It's something that he has to learn.
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