Barbs.....

Well I told by sister Barbs I was going to Blog about something tonight and now I can't remember. But I think I will just say how much I love my girl Barbara Jean. I know that right now she is going through a really hard time and that I know in the end she will be OK. I just wish I could do more for her and was closer to her so I could just stop by and give her a hug. Barbs...just know that you might be alone tonight, but we......your family and friends love you...very much.....Moshi Moshi out B!

Bows.....

Bows....it's just odd that something so simple can just make a package. If I could I would have the wrapping on a package be the present because sometime I make bows that are just that rad. I know this is the lamest topic, but I love making them. They make everything look better......
The materials to make them out of are endless....ribbon w/wire, ribbon w/o wire, both together, raffia, lace, streamer paper. You can also add stuff like a hair clip or flower, a cookie on a stick...one of those small balloons....it is just crazy....I want to just be a present wrapper......hit me up at Christmas!!!!

If I may be so bold as to quote Ice Cube...."Today was a good day"! Torrance and I began our day by meeting up with Aunty Betty. We had breakfast and good conversation. Form breakfast we went back to Aunty house and saw Lizzy and the girls. Aunty is watching her 2 grand daughters while Lizzy who is a major in the Air force is deployed overseas. It was great to see Lizzy before she left. Hoping she will get to have some R&R in July and we can all come together as a family again. From there we went over to the Leon's (our Guatemala family) to celebrate Aunt Hilda and Brucito's Birthdays. It was a rainy day full of family. I think for Torrance and I we can say that our family has no boundaries.
I really dislike when people say they are blessed....it is used so much and so often that I'm not sure if people us it because they really feel that they are or......because they think that if they say it enough times they will believe it. Well after today, looking back....I am blessed in every sense of the word.

I took a little trip today to Santa Barbara (SB) to see and old friend and celebrate another. I left almost on time...8:30a instead of 8:00a, but for me that is good! ;)
I had forgotten how beautiful the drive to SB is, especially after it has rained. The hillsides are green, the water is blue and crashing with the whitest of peeks. The only thing missing was my Hooty. He stayed at home...today was a girls day!
I got Barbara Jeans and she met me outside and took me down to the "bat cave" as we call it. She has finally found her freedom and is living under the most wonderful old German man. Monfred is his name and he is just adorable. Barbs place is small, but cozy and gets the job done. I think Monfred needs Barbs as much as she needs him! We went to one of Barbs favorite places for breakfast (if your ever in SB..check it out!)....Harry's...It was like coming home. Barbs to Harry's is like Norm to Cheers almost! HA! Anytime spend with Barbs is always great. Barb and I only go back 6years, but it feels like a lifetime. I met her after I moved to SB with my husband and started working at Inamed (now Allergan) You see Barbs and I lived in the same city growing up (Torrance) and went to the same High School (West High) at the same time and she was in my sisters class....and we didn't meet until SB. We have been sisters ever since! I would do just about anything for my Barbs and she would do the same for me. I worry about her a lot, being alone, but she is strong and will do fine. It was sad to leave her, but we will see each other again....... soon!
After breakfast with Barbs I headed over to Ms Joella's baby shower. It was great to see her, and she looks absolutely wonderful. I worry about her too, but seeing all the support she has around her set my mind at ease. After the shower I headed home with the sun setting to my back and the white waves still crashing.......... it was inspiring.
It made me want to pullover and just breath. You ever want to do that. You see something so phenomenal that you just want to admire it and seeing it give you hope and trust in the world that things will be OK. Well that is how my drive up and back made me feel. I didn't stop, but I did take a bunch of pictures. I think I am the best driving picture taker in the world. As soon as I figure out how to add them, I will. I hope the little high I got today stays.....it sure was refreshing!! Love to all!

Hi Friends! I know...it has been a while....a long while. So much has been going on. We moved last weekend and were without the net until Thursday. THEN...I was sick until pretty much today. Today is the 1st time since last Sunday that I didn't wake-up with a headache! YUCK! Well we are moved in, but not unpacked...mostly my fault because I was sick, but I'm still very Happy! The Bros Leon cam and helped and we moved all the boxes, furniture and bags out of the old place and into the new one in about 2 hours....NICE! Ms. Sara came by later Saturday and helped us move the rest and Sunday T and I cleaned the old apartment and gave Ms Gladys the keys. It was bitter sweet, we really liked the people at the old complex. We haven't really met any of the new peeps except for 1.
T and I were exiting our place as apartment 2 was coming in. It was a woman with her dog and young daughter who was not more that 1 or 1 1/2. The gate opened and this little face full of life smiled at us and said "HI" and T and I of course responded with a big old "HI" back. She smiles and said it again and them began to walk up to T and hold onto his legs. Her mother very polite responded with an excuse me...and took her by the hand and pulled her along...but not without a ....."BYE". Boy that just made our night.......nothing more beautiful than a child! What a blessing. T got int he truck and made our way out, but couldn't stop thinking or talking about the little girl! Again....oh what a blessing she is! :)

So my hubby and I are getting ready to move out of our flooded, moldy, termite/spider infested, leaking, humid, cold, hot, sweat box apartment in to what we hope to be our own piece of heaven! We signed the papers and got the keys on the 26th and I can't be any happier about this. I'm a bit stressed, but better than I was 2 years ago when we moved form Santa Barbara back down to LA.........
~ My husband was 2 months in to his recovery from brain surgery and for me well that is a long story that I will make short. You see I didn't get to finish packing or moving my stuff, instead I thought that I would have a heart attack. Yep...34 and I had a heart attack, so I spent the next 4 days in the hospital while all my friends and family stepped up and moved us out of our apartment and down to LA.
~This time I have a different outlook on it. I began packing early...as soon as we found our new place and put down the deposit. I'm sure the husband would like to see me doing more packing, but I think we are doing OK. His mother has been a GREAT help!!! I just don't seem to know what to pack....I feel that so many things need to wait till the last moment. I might need it before then.
I see this frustrated him, but I'm at work all day and do what I can when I get home. Tomorrow is Friday and that is when I will get the lead out and go into overtime!!!
I'll keep ypu posted!!1 :D

Welcome to " from Z 2 T"

Hi Friends,
I really wasn't sure how to begin this "adventure", so I figured I would just start typing and go from there! I always wondered about blogs, but never really cared to figure out what they were or what the hype was. I'm not a very "technical" kind of gal. But you know...now that I think abut it, I wish I would have done this a few years back..... :0P
So you ask.......what does from Zucker to Thurman mean? Well In the beginning I was a Zucker. That is my maiden name and my link to my German heritage. It breathes life into me and makes me proud to be German-American....and not just "white". It is German for sugar.....and well if you know me I 'm just as sweet as can be.....ha..wink, wink!
Now in the second stage of my life I am a Thurman....married to a 1/2 black 1/2 Japanese man it too breaths life into me, but in a different way. It makes me want to be a better me in every way possible.
Together I'm the United Nations.........they give me the strength, knowledge, love, inspiration, confidence and energy to overcome the "obstacles" that have "blessed" my life.
I hope that in this blog I will be able to share ALL of them. They might not be in order and my story telling might not be the best, but that is OK with me......because this is for me.....your just lucky I let you enjoy my adventures........