This weekend was very interesting for me. I had RQS up to my place for the first time, and next day, had the opportunity to visit my brother for the first time in months. It was a high mileage weekend, and worth it for every mile I had to drive....
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I've been stalling RQS in having her come up for a while. Although she was in no rush to visit, she understood how my depression of 2020-2021 would affect how I took care of the apartment, and my need to make it "presentable" before asking her to visit. She finally made it here, and didn't not get repulsed by the state of the apartment. Instead, she understood what I want through for the past two years, and saw the positive side in me getting things back in order.
RQS arrived in Croton at 12:30 pm, and then we went to my apartment for a bio break. Once that pressing need was taken care of, it was off to do a Mid-Hudson valley loop. Although it was a little dreary outside, we enjoyed a country ride with several stops along the way to New Paltz, and then back home via Poughkeepsie.
Although Vicki wanted to meet RQS, her Mother's Day planning got in the way. So we ended up having dinner at a local joint before going home for the evening. Once home, I showed her some more of my wardrobe, as well as a sew swimsuit pictures like the one above. RQS said that she wouldn't have recognized me in this photo if she didn't know me as well as she does now.
The next day, I dropped RQS off at the gym, and then went to see my brother. We haven't seen each other in months, and this was the first time we've gotten together since last year. (Without checking this blog, I wouldn't even remember when I last saw him.) Things in his personal life aren't going that well, and he had the chance to share things with me that he hadn't had the chance to talk about in a while.
When I picked my brother up, I had no idea that we'd be driving out past Smithtown for a late lunch. Normally, when I lived on Long Island, I never went that far out except for a couple of drives to Orient Point. Now, in the past 2 years, I've been out in the Riverhead area (and beyond) several times. And I'm glad that I still remember my way around the island after living elsewhere for almost 40 years.
All too early, it was time to drop my brother off at home, and then go home myself. I'm not looking forward to go to work in the morning, but I'll be glad I'm able to do so these days....
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