The above was not today's lunch. Something like this would mean eating indoors. And on the last warm day of the season, MSJ and I decided to eat under the gazebo in a nearby park.
But first....
I woke up around 9 am, and proceeded to plant myself in front of my computer taking care of completing a blog entry, then starting on the meeting minutes for the co-op board meeting. By noon, I had to shift gears, so that I could meet MSJ by 1 pm. So, I rushed to the shower, quickly applied my makeup, then put on one of the last summer dresses I had in my closet before rushing to the deli for a sandwich. Only then could I go to meet MSJ, albeit several minutes later than planned.
Even though I did my fair share of talking, MSJ's needs dominated the conversation. She soon will travel upstate to pick her son up from college. But this means leaving her disabled husband alone with her other son. What bothers her is that the demands of her life do not allow her to recharge her emotional batteries. I said that if we lived in a different universe (if I were a cisgender female or post-op transgender female, and we both were unattached), I'd be taking her somewhere on a "Girls Trip". I then noted that she has the worst of many worlds. If her husband died, she'd have had a period of grief, and then found ways to move forward with life. But, she has to keep taking care of him as well as taking care of her sons, not being able to nurture herself.
Once we were done with lunch, I decided to drive to Lane Bryant in Paramus. One problem - they had closed this store. Since there was no way I was going to drive to Clifton, I decided to take the long road back home via Bear Mountain. (Too bad that RQS was not with me - the leaves are just starting to change.) It was a nice drive home, and I was in for the night.
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