Day 13

Today is Wednesday and the days are ticking away like seconds. It is amazing how fast these days go by. I woke up at 6:00 with the alarm going off on my blackberry but I snoozed twice and woke up at 6:20. I knew today would be the day that I would bring Andrew to work since Wilson my brother in law slash the Chief Technology Officer of the company I work for wanted to take him to lunch and spend some one on one time with him since Andrew is leaving to the Air Force in a couple of months. I rolled out of bed and did the whole bathroom daily ritual thing then went down stairs to the kitchen and prepared my IDS protein shake and swallowed my IDS Mass Tab and supplement pills. Yolanda purchased bananas and other additional frozen fruits like strawberries that are packaged so that they can be inserted into smoothies. This morning I decided to add a half of banana to my shake to sweeten it up and make it taste a little better. After I drank my shake I packaged up some lunch which was a left over burger that was cooked up on the grill the night before and a fruit cup. After Andrew got ready we were driven to the train station. When we got to work we almost immediately walked out to dunkin donuts with Ricky, Gio, Andrew and I. I ordered a small cup of coffee and a chocolate frosted cake donut. When I got back to work I started my projects and I also was able to acquire some software that allows me to design homes and deck designing and then view it in a 3D model.

For lunch I was approached by Gio and asked if I wanted some Mickey’s Chicken which is a takeout restaurant that is famous for the jumbo deep fried chicken strips and fries. I knew I had brought some lunch from home but I am weak and so I decided to fold in and went with Gio, Franky, and Johnny. I orderd three jumbo battered deep fried chicken fingers and fries and a side of ranch dressing. On the way back to work I came across a sign for a Chinese resturant that I thought was funny so I took a picture. "Hot Asian Buns" What?

Wilson took Andrew to lunch and they went to Nuevo Leon which is a very popular Mexican restaurant on 18th street. After coming back to the office I had my food with a cup of water. I just realized as I am writing the journal that I completely forgot to take my IDS creatine lemonade drink. Oh well. During the day I did contact the City Hall of Burbank and received some information about a building permit and they said I needed a land survey which I didn’t know where that would be since I have been in my house for over 10 years. Yolanda called City Hall and she was able to get a few copies from them. I will now need to draw in where I plan to build my deck and then submit it for a building permit. Today, Yolanda took the car in for a repair check since our 2008 Nissan Versa was experiencing a problem turning on. When you insert the key and turn the engine, sometimes it takes a little while in cranking before it turns over. It turns out that there was a recall with a component that can cause this issue. Our car is still under warranty so it was taken care of. Since the car was at the shop some additional maintenance was done and my bill came out to $250.00. After work was over we drove down to the Nissan dealer ship and picked up the Versa.

When I got home which was earlier than normal since I left at 2:45 which I typically leave at 4:00, I was able to get ready for the gym and was working out by 5:00. This is awesome because I usually start at 6:00 or 6:30. Yolanda and Jazmin came to the gym and they were able to work out and do their routine. I hit the gym super hard since I knew I was a bad boy with what I had eaten for lunch. After our workout we came home and it was still light enough outside to commit an hour out in the backyard. While I was back there I went to the alley to retrieve my recycle trash can and said hello to the neighbor across the alley. She is doing fine and her husband Frank is still recovering and collecting compensation from an accident in which I person in a car ran him over as he was throwing away trash for the waste management company. Back to the yard work, I was able to pull up the remaining slabs while Yolanda grilled some cheddar polish sausages. I called my father and verified that my two wheeler is at his house so I will pick it up tomorrow night so I can use to move the concrete slabs in position to where I am building the sidewalk. After I was done I ate two cheddar polish sausages one with guacamole and the other with ketchup and mustard. I drank a cold miller light and the food was yummy.