Weekly Diary: March 14 - 20, 2025

Weekly Diary contains what I did and how I felt during the past week. Weekly Diary will be published on my blog every Friday, For special reasons, the weekly diary will be delayed by a day or two. Let’s read my new weekly diary of March 14 - 20, 2025!  This diary took place in Naples, Florida which is my Florida residence and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 

Friday, March 14 - it was my second full day at Hard Rock Casino Resort. I woke up at 9:30am as I set the alarm time. I went to pool for at least 4 hours with my mom and my caregiving girlfriend, Danielle. At the pool, we enjoyed relaxing together. I got to be in the water by sitting in a pool twice so I exercised well in the water. We had a grilled cheese meal for lunch. We left the pool to go back to our hotel room at 3pm. We were getting ready for our last night at the resort. Danielle and I walked through the shops and art gallery. My bestie, Laura joined us as well. We all went to Cipresso for dinner at 7pm. I got a rosemary lemon drop martini, burrata salad, and Agnolotti with shrimp and crab. What a fantastic dinner! I spent a few hours gambling with Laura. The kind stranger generously gave me a hundred dollars while I was playing a slot machine. I had no idea how he gave me the money. Unfortunately, I lost some gambling money. Then Danielle, Laura, and I went to the bar with a DJ. At the bar, I got a glass of Chardonnay wine. We listened to the music. I got a lucky and excellent chance to dance with the DJ - watch me dance while standing from my wheelchair with my girlfriends. What an incredible moment! This was one of the best moments of my life. We all finally got back to our hotel room. While Danielle and my mom were at the bar, me and Laura caught up together in our hotel room. I went to bed around 1:30am as Laura put me in bed. She spent overnight there. 

Me dancing with my bestie, Laura while standing from my wheelchair 

Me dancing with my girlfriends while standing from my wheelchair. The DJ joined us.

Saturday, March 15 - it was my half day at Hard Rock Casino Resort. I woke up at 9am and got ready for brunch and departure. We all went to Rise Kitchen for brunch around 11:45am. I got orange juice and veggie omelet meal - delicious 😋 Laura left shortly and shared a hug with me, my mom, and Danielle before we drove home. On our route to my house, we ended up getting a wrong way to go home - we were driving around outside of Fort Lauderdale via highway. We saw Everglades Holiday Park. We realized driving through highway could take us longer than expected to go home. Then we went back to the interstate to drive home. We arrived safely at my house around 4:15pm. We had a 3-hr drive with a wrong way. lol  Then I came to my caregiver's house for dinner and we spent time with her family. We had rosemary chicken with rice, side salad and avocado tomato salad and a pound cake with fresh berries as dessert. I also enjoyed cuddling with her baby niece. She is almost 2 years old. That moment made me feel like I am a great aunt or mom. One day, I will become a great aunt to my bestie's children. Although I don't have actual siblings, my bestie is like a good sister to me. When I got home, I unpacked my stuff, I posted my trip on social media and blogged. It was a very long day because I got a lot of things done. I felt somewhat overwhelmed and tired. I went to bed at midnight. 

Me posing with my caregiver's baby niece 

Sunday, March 16 - I stayed home all day. I slept in until 9:30am. I got a veggie omelette meal from Skillets via DoorDash for brunch. I read Second Sunday of Lent readings. I was blogging all day. I received some news from my mom that my current physical therapy place in Cincinnati is closing. We need to find a new physical therapy place that starts a week after I get back to Cincinnati. I ordered Carrabba's via DoorDash for dinner so I ate a lemon asparagus linguine with shrimp and a side Caesar salad and a slice of bread- yummy. My caregiver got mozzarella sticks but they forgot marinara sauce. I provided a feedback on DoorDash and claimed that we didn't receive the sauce. Therefore, I got the credit for the resolution. I watched Friends. 

Monday, March 17 - St. Patrick's Day. I stayed home all day. I ate a Special K cereal for breakfast. My dad gave me an important advice- to think, control, and listen to anything. That means I have an amazing mind, focus on what I can control and overcome physical obstacles. I posted a St. Patrick's Day story template on Facebook and Instagram stories. I ate a leftover burrata salad for lunch. I went outside for 20 minutes and relaxed. My mom made a pork tenderloin with cherry glaze, cheesy potatoes, creamed corn and cinnamon swirl dinner roll for dinner- yummy. She made a special sundae with chocolate sauce for dessert - it's my grandma's recipe. What a lovely dinner! I worked on my CP Awareness Day video project. I played scratch lottery I received from my auntie and won $5. 

Tuesday, March 18 - I stayed home all day. I spent the afternoon in my pool with my caregiver, Danielle and her family. At the pool, we had deli lunch. I ate a turkey chipotle mayo wrap, pesto pasta salad, macaroni salad, and potato salad- yummy. We were relaxed 😎  I ate leftover chicken bacon ranch pasta casserole meal for dinner with Danielle.  I saw on Facebook and TV that NASA astronauts returned to Earth after nearly 9 months stuck in the space. 

Wednesday, March 19 - I went to Vineyards Park in the evening so I exercised in my wheelchair while walking around the park with my caregiver, Danielle. I did high knees without assistance and front arm exercise with dumbbell with assistance. What a great time to walk around and exercise at the park. I went to Cracker Barrel for dinner so I ate my favorite meal, Broccoli Cheddar Chicken. I saw on social media that Metzcor's coffee shop is officially open - I can't wait to visit there and grab something delicious when I get back to my hometown of Cincinnati at the end of May. 

Me doing high knees in my wheelchair at the park 

Thursday, March 20 - I stayed home and worked on my iPad all day. I did my PT workout. I made a quick banana bread with Danielle so I will eat it for breakfast tomorrow. We had pork tenderloin meal my mom made for dinner- yummy. I started watching "Good American Family" limited series on Hulu. The limited series is about an Indiana couple who adopted a girl with dwarfism. It is also a mystery and crime limited series that is based on the shocking true story. Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo stars in the limited series. I will write a review when the limited series ends. I also watched a new episode of Grey's Anatomy which is one of my favorite shows.

The past week has been amazing for me. It was filled with excitement, relaxation, fun, joy, laughter, positivity, wellbeing, and entertainment. I am grateful for what I did during the past week. 😁🥰 

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🩷 Marisa