Thursday January 12th ~

 Reflect upon your present blessings—of which every man has

 many—not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some...

Our days occasionally begin this way, a little hazy, a little chilly.

And then within a short time it turns into this beautiful clear 
day with blue skies everywhere.  Except of course when it's foggy.

Back to our time in South Beach.  The real "problem" is that there are

 too many choices and not enough time to sample everything, but we tried.

We enjoyed the food.  Arvid even found his tres leches.  He became a fan in Puerto Rico.

Whenever we go to a Cuban restaurant, I always have to have these.  

Mariquitas, or in English it's fried green plantain chips.  Every place 

does it differently, but the taste is always the same.  Delicious.

It has already warmed up.  The sun is out and another beautiful 

day awaits us.  When the temperature drops you can find

 Sniff on the warm dryer.  He knows where the heat is.

To all a very good day.  2023 is moving along "smoothly"

You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even

 months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces

 together, justifying what could've, would've happened.. or you

 can just leave the pieces on the floor and move on...

~Nadiya~

Wednesday November 23rd ~

 You must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible...

Trust can be a fragile thing, but it is the foundation on 

which all relationships are built. Sniff knows that no matter 

what happens I will always take care of him, protect him and

 forever love him.  Just like he loves us.  Sniff trusts us.

Thanksgiving is just a few days away.  We are not really

 doing much this year.  Even though we actually have 2 dinner

 invitations, we have chosen to decline them both.  Growing up

 we entertained so much.  I have the best childhood memories.

My parents' home was always filed with friends and 

of course all five of their girls.  My sisters entertain often,

 and my parents continue to do the same.  What happened 

to me I'm not sure.  Arvid 😂?  Who knows?

I do love to cook and have family over, Arvid is not always so

 keen on entertaining.  I guess as time has passed by, I have gotten 

into the habit of less socializing.  In all honesty I won't mind 

doing a little more, but Arvid is not keen on socializing. 

 Although I will admit, he is so much better now than 

he was a few years ago.  When he was first introduced to 

one of my family's "function" as he likes to call it, he was a bit 

taken back.  Just a regular gathering was 50-100 people. 

 Even I was taken back.  I didn't even know most of them. 

 That's Indians for you.  You invite one, and that one tells

 it to another.  Next thing you know the entire village

 is at your house.  But boy, growing up sure was so very

entertaining.  And work.  We had a great childhood.

The days have been a bit on the gloomy side lately, and as 

mentioned cold for SWFL.  On the bright side, still super warm

 compared to most places.  Overall can't and won't complain.

Even Sniff is feeling a little more tired and bla today.  

On the other hand, Sniff is always happy no matter what kind of a 

day it is.  He knows he's loved and safe.  He's my happy place.

To all a good day. Strive to find things to be thankful for,

 and just look for the good in who you are.  Yesterday I had the 

first of my 16 breast scans.  Plus I had 3 tiny tattoos place on 

my body as a guide.  I am ashamed to say that the the needle 

poking me caused me to flinch.  I do not tolerate pain well.

Acknowledging the good that you already have in

 your life is the foundation for all abundance...

~Nadiya~