It's been a while since I've seen TCL. She prefers to see me as Mario, and I try to schedule "Mario Days" as rarely as possible. So, I scheduled a Mario Day, in order for her to feel comfortable wen I visited.
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As I've mentioned in this blog, I prefer to spend as much time as possible as Marian. But, having spent the past holiday and a long weekend as Marian, it was time for me to go out in the world as Mario for a change. And this was the right call, not only because of TCL's preferences, but because TCL had me assist her in both the search for a lost TV remote control, and in corralling her cat so he could be pilled.
But first....
Parking near the chosen restaurant gets very crowded by 1:00 pm. This meant that I'd have to get to TCL's place by 12:30 pm, to be able to park near the restaurant. We were able to find a parking spot and get inside the restaurant by 1:00 pm, and settled down to a nice, filling lunch. In addition to the Chicken Gorgonzola, I had soup, salad, and an appetizer of Eggplant Rollatine. Everything we ate was yummy, neither of us having room for dessert. While eating, my meal was interrupted by a call from my sleep doctor's office. Now, I have my appointment for a consult, which will be followed by another sleep test, and hopefully another CPAP prescription.
When we drove back to TCL's place, it was "the hunt for the lost remote control." We moved chairs, sofas, side tables, and storage containers in this search - and I couldn't help but work up an unneeded sweat. Eventually, we found the remote control and it was time to rest for a while before pilling the cat. This wasn't has hard as it sounds, as her cat was totally under her control while it was fed its medicine.
Soon afterward, I had to go home. I was glad to get out of her place by 3:30 pm, as traffic was starting to back up in Rockland county on the bridge approach. Although I had planned to do 2, 3 and maybe a 4th load of laundry, I stayed in my air conditioned apartment and relaxed all evening.
