Often, I get to spend half the weekend in Marian mode and the other half as Mario. This past weekend was one of those weekends. Given the cold weather that was coming in, I knew that going out as Marian would be harder to do without freezing a little. So I made sure to be able to get that day in before the weather made things uncomfortable.
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When I picked RQS up at the train station, I had a simple question to ask her: Do we eat in or out? (I had 2 steaks thawed out, waiting to be cooked in the ice box.) RQS decided that we should eat out. So we went to Savannah & Co. for a change of pace - and both of us ordered the Baby Back Ribs. Yum! Then it was home for the evening.
The next day, we hung out around the house most of the day, with the idea of seeing Freud's Last Session in Pleasantville. The press on this film said that Anthony Hopkins delivered a great performance, but the movie didn't strike home as well as the play did. So, I had to see it for myself, given that I had seen the play 2 or 3 times in New York. And I agree with the critics - fleshing out the film to include Freud's daughter took away from the interplay between Freud and C.S.Lewis.
Sunday could easily have been another day of rest for the two of us. But RQS wanted to shop for a mattress, and I wanted to get out of the house. So, at 3 pm, we drove out to the Bob's in Nanuet (I was in Mario mode, and I was in Marian mode when we went to the Bob's in Yonkers) where RQS bought a mattress, an adjustable foundation, pillows, and mattress protection. She fell in love with the second mattress she tried out - and I think I might buy the same combination after I've had the chance to sleep in her bed next weekend.
Sadly, Monday came and I had to drop RQS off at the train station. This was not a weekend to go into NYC, as they were having political protests in Union Square when RQS met her friend in that area for lunch. As for me, I unboxed a jewelry cabinet and mirror and mounted it on the wall. Unfortunately, I will have to redo what I did, as the unit is sitting too high on my door to use as a mirror.
