Isn't this beautiful?

My mom just got back from spending 2 weeks in Israel with her longtime friends Karen and Jay, who you might recall I called non-blood family who will be family by marriage in a year. They'd all been 40 years ago as teens. This is what she brought back for me.

( Lovebird Necklace )

She also brought back a magnetic bookmark which is awesome, and a raw Eilat Stone (pronounced like "ay-lot"). ( About the Eilat Stone )

The raw, unpolished stone is great actually. I think it has a nice variety of colors.

For Romi...

So, I left work early to go to the hospital where my dear friend was admitted earlier and she needed me. And I needed to see her after I heard what had happened. So sad for her.

Left the hospital a few hours later, came home in the rain, and did not know what to make for dinz. And Chas out at a meeting where there was food, and he would not be home for a bit. But in the end I grabbed a few things from the fridge with an impromptu idea. I took the last small bit of cooked Goya Spanish rice (the yellow kind) I had, the last 2 eggs I had, a potato, last bit of butter (replaced with stick from freezer though) and Adobo seasoning from Goya. I washed and cleaned the potato, and sliced in small cubes, and boiled in water til a knide tip went through easy enough. I drained the water, added the butter and sprinkled the adobo seasoning and mixed, then let it cook in the pan on medium heat. Once nicely browned, I removed from the pan and added the leftover cooked rice and stirred in the remaing butter mix to heat, and transfered to a plate. I topped the rice with the cooked potatoes, and cracked the 2 eggs to cook in the pan. When done, I added the eggs to the top of the rice and potatoes.

( Impromptu Spanish-y dinner )