{"id":12927,"date":"2012-05-13T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2012-05-13T19:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/?p=12927"},"modified":"2012-05-30T14:57:06","modified_gmt":"2012-05-30T21:57:06","slug":"surprise-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/05\/13\/surprise-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprise Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Had a really nice surprise visit this Mother&#8217;s Day from my best friends Sylvia and Rodrigo, who brought Lilo and Stitch with them to sniff and run around the backyard a bit. They were thoughtful enough to bring us milkshakes from Jack-In-The-Box since I couldn&#8217;t chew anything solid because of my tooth problems. They also took some time to look around my mom&#8217;s garden, which always makes her feel good.<\/p>\n<p>While we sat and chatted a gopher kept popping its head out from a hole in the grass.<\/p>\n<p>We so rarely get visitors other than family that this visit really meant a lot to us.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Tapias-Visit-05-13-12-lo-res.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[12927]\"><img data-attachment-id=\"12928\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/05\/13\/surprise-visit\/tapias-visit-05-13-12-lo-res\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Tapias-Visit-05-13-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=720%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1336919281&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;27&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Tapias Visit 05-13-12 lo-res\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Tapias-Visit-05-13-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Tapias-Visit-05-13-12-lo-res.jpg?fit=570%2C380&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12928\" title=\"Tapias Visit 05-13-12 lo-res\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Tapias-Visit-05-13-12-lo-res-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Tapias-Visit-05-13-12-lo-res.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Tapias-Visit-05-13-12-lo-res.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Had a really nice surprise visit this Mother&#8217;s Day from my best friends Sylvia and Rodrigo, who brought Lilo and Stitch with them to sniff and run around the backyard a bit. They were thoughtful enough to bring us milkshakes from Jack-In-The-Box since I couldn&#8217;t chew anything solid because of my tooth problems. They also &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/05\/13\/surprise-visit\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1s2SN-3mv","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4116,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2010\/12\/25\/surprise-zumaya-visit\/","url_meta":{"origin":12927,"position":0},"title":"Surprise Zumaya Visit","date":"December 25, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Randy and family stopped by to say Merry Christmas and to drop off the jacket I forgot at their house.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christmas&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/Zumaya-Xmas-Visit-12-25-10-lo-res-200x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10745,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/01\/02\/care-visit-1-a-sic-old-friend\/","url_meta":{"origin":12927,"position":1},"title":"Care Visit #1: A Sick Old Friend","date":"January 2, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Went to visit an old friend today who I had heard was quite sick and staying at a rehabilitation home. His condition once I saw him shocked me fairly deeply. It reminded me very much of how my father looked just before he passed away. That was rather uncomfortable, especially\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Friends&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Alf01-01-02-12-lo-res.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10729,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/01\/01\/zumayas-stop-by\/","url_meta":{"origin":12927,"position":2},"title":"Zumayas Stop By","date":"January 1, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"A nice surprise on this first day of the new year was an unexpected visit by my good friends Randy and Michaelle, along with their two kids, while my sister was also here, confabulating with my mom. They didn't stay very long, but it was a pleasant disruption to our\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Family&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Zumayas-01-01-12-lo-res-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3127,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2010\/11\/06\/visiting-sylvias-grandma\/","url_meta":{"origin":12927,"position":3},"title":"Visiting Sylvia&#8217;s Grandma","date":"November 6, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"After playing at Disneyland, we drove over to Sylvia's grandmother's house for a surprise visit with her and Sylvia's aunts.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Friends&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Westminster01-11-06-10-lo-res.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7553,"url":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2011\/07\/09\/bbq-at-tapias-with-zumayas\/","url_meta":{"origin":12927,"position":4},"title":"BBQ At Tapias With Zumayas","date":"July 9, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Had a great time\u00a0hanging out\u00a0and\u00a0eating barbecue at the Tapias with the Zumayas who came down for a surprise visit. 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