I can still remember the beautiful voice of Karen Carpenter singing a song with a line in the chorus going "Rainy days and Mondays always get me down." And on Memorial Day, it was both a rainy day and a Monday. But I wasn't as depressed as I could be, as I had company - RQS decided not to go home in the bad weather, and stayed over an extra night.
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What could be an old adage? "We must be married. We do nothing together." In our case, we are so relaxed around each other, that we don't feel the need to rush out to find things to do. Could this be a byproduct of getting old? Maybe. But I think it's more that we don't need to entertain each other all the time.
As I look through online store websites, I occasionally find myself saying: "Would this look good on me?" Just like a woman, don't you think? Well, when we occasionally shop together, I've found that we have both asked this question of each other when shopping in-person and online. Recently, I asked her to critique two garments I bought from Universal Standard, and she approved of them. She's confident enough in herself to be comfortable with me as Marian, and I feel confident enough in her that I can be in between gender presentations in front of her, such as when I take off my wig at home (or some garments) and have that awkward, "Half Dressed" look about me.
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On Memorial Day, RQS and I rested most of the day, and went out just as it started to pour. The heavy rains didn't last long, but our drive did - much of it while chatting with TCL about nothing worth remembering. After a quick snack, we decided to drive a little more before going home for a while, then out for dinner.
To be safe, I tend to avoid places in Marian mode that usually see me as Mario, and avoid places in Mario mode that usually see me as Marian. So, we went to a pizzeria that I usually go to as Marian and enjoyed a large pie (of which I ate too much). After this, we had nothing to do, so we went home and were in for the night....
