As usual, publication of journal entries in this blog is a little behind the times. By the time you read this, 2 weeks will have passed, and I will have gone through an appointment with my GP, gotten a colonoscopy, and have had my teeth X-Rayed. And those are only things that I know will happen over the next couple of weeks.
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When this weekend began, RQS came up on a crowded train from NYC. Instead of eating what I had at home, we proceeded to the local diner as I was in Mario mode for the day And this was a wise choice, as both of us had leftovers we could bring home to eat later on. The manager and a long time waitress both noted that it was a long while since I've eaten there, and I mentioned that I had been traveling, spending half my time in Queens these days. The last thing I was going to mention was that I spend more than half my time as Marian, and didn't want to "out" myself to them.
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Saturday came, and neither of us wanted to get out of the house. And we didn't do much, save to make a shopping run as it was getting dark. RQS needed a few things she could get at Walmart or Target, and I needed an excuse to take a drive. So, off to Poughkeepsie we went, and then back home for the night.
But Sunday, New Year's Eve, was a different story. I decided to let RQS stay in bad while I went to Church for the first and only time this year. It was nice to reconnect with the rituals of my past, even though my late mother might have had another heart attack had she seen me in church wearing a nice dress and being addressed as Marian. After church, it was off to Homestyle Desserts to pick up a cheesecake for the folks from Game Night and to pick up some cookies for RQS's friends, who we'd plan to meet the following day. About $85 later, I returned home to relax with RQS before going to Yonkers.
Not knowing what type of food we'd be eating, I decided to nuke some pre-made offerings from Trader Joe's for us to eat. This wasn't needed, as there was much more than enough food to eat at our friends' place. Strangely enough, most of us didn't end up playing any games. The night was mostly spent by us talking with a few friends until shortly after midnight when we drove home slowly and carefully, making sure to avoid the amateur drunk drivers expected on the road this evening.
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New Year's Day came, and neither of us had any energy. When RQS was looking for excuses not to go and visit her friend, I suggested that she had a GI Tract issue similar to that I often have (for real). And this made it possible for her to sleep the day away until it was again dark outside. The only reason I even bothered to get dressed was so that I could bring home a hot pizza for us to eat. And then, it was back in my jammies for the evening....
