Today was a strange day.
Ingrid had asked me to accompany her to do
some errands and afterwards we were going to grab some lunch. One thing
led to another, and the day became a joke to the both of us. For some
reason, it seemed as if the entire population of Philadelphia was out
shopping, driving, the works...and it honestly was stressful. After we
had grabbed a quick lunch of cheesesteaks from our favorite steak shop,
it was time to go to the market. LOL, we went around the world to get
there and of course couldn't find a parking space anywhere near the
door.
Ingrid looked at me and said, "What if they don't have a
scooter?" in such a plaintive voice I had to laugh. I replied, "You know
what? Do you really need that ice cream and crab meat today?" She
answered no. I asked if it was on sale all week and she said yes.
"OK,
we will come back out later in the week and get your food, but today is
not the day! Is that all right with you?" I said. She seemed relieved.
"Yeah, I really am TIRED!" We both laughed, saying that we were getting
so old that we couldn't even complete tasks that were usually easy for
us. Not anymore. Given that she is recuperating from a severe illness
and isn't totally up to snuff yet along with me suffering from a painful
back due to three back surgeries, we just are floundering along.
She drove me back to my car and wished each other goodbye, then headed home to our respective abodes. I requested that she give me a quick ring upon
arriving home to let me know she got home safely, and she did. As for
me, I flopped down on my bed and passed out for over 4 hours! I find
that I have been sleeping more lately.
I woke at 6:45 pm, had a bowl
of dry cereal (I do not care for milk on my cereal) and began to answer
several of my e-mails. At 7 pm I turned on Bob Pantano's Saturday Night
Dance Party on WOGL
98.1 FM; the dance party has been on the air for 35 years and I make it
a point to listen whenever I can. The music is from my high school days in the late 70s and I am quite fond of hearing the "oldies".
Wanted to
add that today makes over three weeks since I quit smoking cold turkey. I
am extremely proud of myself and my fortitude.
God Bless and hugs & love to all of you!
Sorry today was a bit of a bust for you and Ingrid. Maybe things'll be better the next time you're out and about together.
ReplyDeleteMusic is always good... and I tend to love the stuff I grew up with more than anything more recent. I don't know why that is, but I tend to get sentimental and reminisce a lot with those oldies and things just don't seem so bad.
Has it really been three weeks already??? You go girl! I'm so proud of you... really!
Love you...
Hugs back... and God bless! xx