RQS was up here for a long weekend. It's always nice to have her here. But it's also nice to see her go home, if only because we both need to recharge our batteries for the following weekend. We long for each other and are energized when the weekend comes, and we are re-energized when we part. I think it's because we both have gotten used to having our own nests, and are re-energized by being able to retreat into our own spaces to do the things we would have done on our own before meeting each other. Simply put, love in one's senior years is more complicated than when we were young.
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Yesterday, the high point of our day was a trip to Stew Leonard's to buy food for the week. Today, it was the 1-mile walk we took by the Hudson River before it got too hot to do anything outside. It was nice being able to wear my exercise dress again. RQS noted that she saw another woman wearing her exercise dress. So I guess I didn't look out of place, save for my height and size. By the time we were done with this walk (shortly before 11:00 am), all energy was drained from us. I was glad that we set a limit of 20 minutes to be exposed to the hot and humid weather outside. After this walk, we went to a deli that I used to frequent daily when I worked for the census bureau. Four years later, I am still remembered there.
We spent the rest of the afternoon resting in my apartment. Unfortunately, I had to wake her up so that she could make her train back to the city. So, we both got dressed in lightweight dresses, and out the door we went. After dropping her off, I drove to Poughkeepsie and stopped off at Walmart on the way back home to pick up some makeup remover towelettes and Pointed Tip Swabs. (Think of Q-Tips with a pointed head - perfect for cleaning the area where my ear piercings were done.) Once home, I was done for the day - and almost ready to go to sleep again.
