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Mom Violy and Carmina’s dining experience at Dean & DeLuca

  Mom Violy told me she wanted to order the Paella Negra from Dean & Deluca. Carmina suggested we dine in since we’d never really tried their main courses, always just getting takeout with the cream puffs . Mom Violy agreed, and we arrived about thirty minutes before the lunch rush began. The service was very slow, even though we had ordered ahead of time. They mistakenly brought out the Paella Valenciana , despite Mom Violy repeating the order three times to the person who took it. It turned out the cook on duty made the error, even though it was written down clearly. We know Paella Negra takes a long time to prepare, which is why Mom Violy had requested it to be cooked beforehand. She wanted it as her main meal, but because of the mix-up and feeling hungry, she took a piece of Carmina’s Turkey Club Sandwich and asked for the bacon on the side. I didn’t expect the turkey to be just one piece, and the bread was toasted so hard that it removed one layer of the sandwich. Since ...

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My mom and I have been planning ahead places to travel for next year we have already informed our close friends that we'll be in town. 

My mom's friends who are also experience being alone and wanting to plan their travel and retirement ahead of time while they are experiencing time for themselves to think ahead as their children are giving them a heads up how it will be like when you get older.

When is it time to move yourself to a senior community out from the home where you had raised your children?

The economy is changing, financial and living arrangements are changing people who are seniors are preparing ahead of time to set a goal what needs to be done before next year comes.

They would like to plan out their life to prepare ahead of time to do the list of what needs to be done before they can transfer to their new home.

Just like anyone we begin to clean out our clutter to give away or donate unwanted items in our home.

You come across other friends of my mom who would also want to travel but in order to do it they need to save enough funds. My mom began asking her best friend to join us on our new travel ventures to the United States for next year. 

We don't know the exact date when we can travel once there is a vaccine for sure we will book our flight for next year till than our travel diaries are on hold until the time is safe you will than see something new.




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