Mystery Infection...

Well, for the past 24+ hours, my legs have been swelling on and off.  After starting some flu-like symptoms at work today, I decided to go to Urgent Care after work instead of working overtime.

After spending 4 hours or so of waiting, talking to nurses, talking with a P.A., and getting urine and blood drawn, the only answer I got was that my white blood cells are elevated.  This means I'm fighting some sort of infection.  Not sure what it is, but looks like my body is already on top of it!  I am waiting on more results and will hear about them within the next few days.  Hopefully, it's something I can quickly get over.

Man, the body is just incredible!  I am proud of the cat-like reflexes my body has whilst attacking this infection!  Way to go body!!

Mommy and Me.

Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to take Pickle, my mom, whale watching! Thanks be to my baby sister, Ashley, for donating her free rain check vouchers. (She moved to Portland and they were to expire at the end of the month.) I had gone a few weeks prior with some of my close friends with great success. This time, I decided it would be fun to spend time with my mom.

We drove to Balboa and got our tickets. While we were waiting to board, we enjoyed each other's company. I tried to help her out with her cell phone because she had internet added. My mom, being the hip woman that she is, was trying to figure out how to set up her facebook account on her phone. Seriously. She's super savvy.

Anyway, it was our turn to board and on our way up to the boat, we spotted a Round Stingray just chilling by the boat and dock! I was very tempted to pet her but she was just out of my reach. Anyway, we headed to our seats, while making friends with some ladies from Texas. 

(Bitty Stingray welcoming us to the boat.)

It was a blast!! My mom is an animal lover like me, so everything we saw was super exciting! We saw 3 Grey Whales and I tried to get heaps of pictures, but none of them really turned out too well since they were far from the boat. They weren't as exciting as some of the Humpbacks I've seen, since all we saw them do was come up for air. It was still a lot of fun. We also saw some California Sea Lions and a mega-pod of Common Dolphins.

(Stinky Sea Lions lay on top of each other to get some rays.)

(Grey Whale spout. Super close to shore too!)

(One of the hundreds of Common Dolphins.)

Overall, it was not a bad trip for my mom's first time whale watching! Even if we hadn't seen as much as we did, it's always a fun spending time with her.

(Nigel, the welcoming committee, greeting us back to the harbor.)

Jady Lady Time.

(At Bobby A's where my old boss from the restaurant I formerly worked at, cooks.)

(Such a happy little girl!)

(Got to love Photo Booth on Macbooks!)

(Jady loves seeing herself in the mirror, haha!)


(YAY!)

The Hunt is On!

(Note the "Hoppy Easter.")

Easter 2010 was a blast, as usual.  We got to stay at home and watch church on TV, thanks to General Conference.  (This was after finding my Easter basket in the bathtub this year. And yes, I do still get a basket!)  This year was special because my niece, Jaiden (now called Jady, thanks to her cousin Jackie naming her 'Jady Lady') was here with my sister Tiffany and husband Sean.

(Got to love Robin Eggs candy... Using it as lipstick.)

Jady is now 1 year old and was SUCH a blast to have around!  I even got to babysit her the last Friday night they were in town and what a fun girl she is!  She is obsessed with seeing herself in mirrors and on my Mac's camera!  She eve dances with herself!

Anyway, Easter was very fun!  One of the Benincosa traditions is big Easter Egg Hunt.  My siblings and cousins and I are all grown adults, the youngest being 22 years old (although Ashley had to miss out this year since she moved to Portland) and my parents still provide an egg hunt for us.   Let me tell you, it gets vicious!  no joke!  There are NO kids allowed in this hunt!  I don't even really know how it all began...  I know that Gramma used to put money in the eggs, so that was motivation for sure!

(Tiffer and I on the hunt with a truce not to steal each other's eggs.)

This year, my brother in law, Chris, had his family come and partake.  They even joined the Annual Benincosa Easter Egg Hunt!  I must say, they did a great job!  Especially since Jim, the father of the family, found the coveted Golden Egg.  Nice work Jim!  Several of us even found egss from last year's hunt!  Chris even found the last Gramma egg, which held $5!

Of course, I won.  I win every year because I'm THAT amazing.  (Not to mention, everyone cheats.  We learned it from Gramma, the President of the Liar's Club...)

(Traci and Chris getting appetizers started.)

(Tiffer prepping her Easter Basket Cake.)

(Pickle showing off her new Bunny Slippers from her basket.)

(the Godfather with his basket, which is also used during Christmas, if you weren't sure..)