INDEPENDENCE DAY
A celebration of our nation and our grandmother, Mama Fili. We hope you all had a safe and fun holiday weekend and started your month of July with family and friends. Understand that we have a Nation that was built with sweat and tears to provide freedoms from the Mother Land of England. Let us not forget that we call July 4th, Independence Day for a reason. We were happy to celebrate my grandmother, Mama Fili's birthday, who is now 84 years old and still has one of the sharpest minds. The sweetest, most caring soul, who will cook a Filipino feast whenever you want! A few of her characteristics and formulas for living a long life is staying on routine. She attends dialysis three days a week and makes certain to have a balanced breakfast on those days to assist with the strenuous routine of this life saving routine. Mama Fili is going on her 8th year of dialysis and the Da Vita Clinic of Scripps Encinitas have been a true life saver for her. We had such a scare last year that every day with Mama Fili is a gift. Thank you all for the prayers and well wishes for her. We hope that your 4th of July Celebration was spent with family and friends. We typically celebrate on our patio watching the Carlsbad Village Barrio Wars as neighbors try to out do each other with a cool neighborhood firework show.
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| Strong and Beautiful Mama Fili |
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| Happy Birthday, We Love You! |
ADDISON’S BIRTHDAY, the agencies best telemarketer to date !!!
To celebrate Addison’s big 26th birthday, my parents took a quick weekend trip to Pittsburgh. They got to see his new three bedroom home, enjoy some home cooked meals, meet his new roommate, and spruce up and plant in his garden. Mom and Dad also assisted with a few repairs by getting a book shelf assembled and decorated for his living room. He is making a living manufacturing and distributing CBD and hemp products. Please check him out online at https://followthetreesridethevibe.com/ We look forward to having Addison home for a quick trip to celebrate my cousins 21st birthday later this month.
Addison is also still in love with the game of baseball. Just like a trip we took while he was playing collegiate baseball, Addison hit a home run during an adult league game. He looks over to see his mom and pop and then boom blast, out of the park. So cool. His passion continues while coaching a travel team and providing private lessons. The wonderful Hawaiian Meal provided for his birthday dinner is owned by one of his player/students parents. Being a business owner has many perks. Making your own schedule and having time is a big one, so is bartering. Thank you Hapa Hawaiian Grill in Pittsburgh for the Ono Grinds.
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| Addison, Jenifer, Glenn, Ariana in Pittsburgh |
The Garden Project in the Burgh
Follow the Trees Ride the Vibe Logo
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Hapa Hawaiian Grill
Pittsburgh PA
TRIP TO NEW YORK
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| New York night out |
My time in New York has officially come to an end. Although I still have much growing up to do, New York taught me so much about myself, life, and hard work. The lessons I’ve learned and the experiences I have been through are intangible. I am extremely grateful for the opportunity and the chance to live in the most diverse city in the world with my best friend, my sister. As I will be staying in Southern California, she made her way back to the big apple. Lexie will be highlighted next month as she finishes her Masters Degree from Long Island University of Brooklyn in Special Education. I am so proud of her as she works another year making a difference in children's life. Mom and dad wish she was home working on her career path here, but we all understand how exciting NYC is and how much Lexie is having the time of her life. Be safe sissy. We love you.
My mom and dad extended their east coast trip to visit Lexie and to pack up and haul back my final belongings from our beautiful apartment of 22E. We did probably miss the best 4 months of our lives due to Covid-19, but our family worked together to make the most of it. No more free accommodations for the family when visiting NYC !!! But mom and dad are also off the hook for the supplemental rental income we received while working and studying there. New York City is a great place to get educated and learn the city life. Man, dad could make a nice living with the insurance premiums being paid in the Big Apple, but he ain't doing to bad in So Cal.
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| New York adventure |
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| Pit stop in NY while cruising on the Revel scooters. |
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: SIR WINSTON & LADY LUCY
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| Lucy watching some TV |
With open paws we welcomed not just one, but two French bulldogs into our family. Our new pet insurance promoters. We are grateful for our family friends who were looking for another loving family to adopt them and thought of us. Winston is a protector, doesn’t listen as well as his sister, and loves finding anything to nibble on. Lucy is such a lover, she gets jealous easily, and loves attention. They both love hanging by the kitchen whenever we are cooking & they love cuddling up with each other. We believe they are just being protective with us, but they lunge and bark at other dogs. They might look cute, but when there hairs stick up their spine, they are a leash full. We just started training them at the Furacademy with our friend Michelle. If you have any recommendations while training these 8 month old pups, let us know!
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| Winston's nap time |
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| Lady Lucy & Sir Winston |
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| Bedtime cuddles |
RESTAURANT REVIEW
Whats your favorite restaurant, let us know and we will go check it out and give you a shout out on our next blog. Hit me up.
WORKOUT INTERVALS
Take your workout outside or on the treadmill for this fat burning workout. Try to keep your mile pace consistent the entire workout. Whether you walk, jog, or run your miles, keep going!
Warm Up:
1 mile slow paced jog
15 air squats
5 inchworms
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| Workout from home! |
10 lunges
Work:
1 mile run
15 burpees
30 crunches
10 push ups
REST 1-2 min
Repeat “Work” 2-4 times depending on fitness level.
Cool Down:
1 mile walk
Have fun with it, bring a buddy along, and get your body moving! The benefits of daily movement work from the inside out.
A Note From the Agency Owner
In closing, with so much information accessible to us and how current events in our world today are unfolding, we leave it up to the reader to distinguish what is true and what is false news and events. Research on validity from news was reliable in times past, but now we have to figure it out on our own. Who do you trust ? What is the truth and what is false ? The only input our agency has to share about validating the truth is to do your own homework and surround yourselves with friends and family that have proven their trustworthiness. Don't rely on others until they have earned your trust to tell you what is true or false. God gave us the ability to choose. God, our Creator gave us minds to use to determine what is true and what is false. The way that each of us were brought up and the environment we grew up in also determines our perception. I pray daily for our world to be a better place for our future generations. One random act of kindness each of us can perform to one another will change the world. Won't you try that for humanity, I will.
Kindly and always with Gratitude, Glenn and Amanda Domingo
