This weekend would be the first time RQS would be up at my apartment for the first time since before our Bermuda Triangle cruise. Even though it was the beginning of May, RQS had to prepare for weather that could get close to freezing at night. As for me, I couldn't break out the new summery dresses I wanted to wear. Cool weather would define the start of the weekend.
On Friday, RQS arrived wearing her heavy winter coat. Yes, it was a little bit too much for the daytime. But it served her well in the evening. When she arrived, we drove to White Plains to pick up fresh sea scallops for dinner. And then it was back to the apartment for the evening. Dinnertime came quickly, and we had a good dinner. (We also learned something about cooking scallops, but that's another story for another day.) It was easy to fall asleep afterwards, so I don't have much to say about the day,
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Saturday came, and we had a few things on the docket. So, I got dressed in something comfortable, but warm enough for the cool weather - a tunic length dress over leggings. And then we went to Walmart to pick up a few items: (1) a narrow rolling cart for the bathroom, (2) a shower mat for the bathtub, and (3) a set of pillowcases to match the sheets I have on the bed. (Right now, I'm using pillowcases that are too large, and wanted to get something that fits my pillows correctly.) Once we were done at Walmart, we had time to kill before dinner.
We had scheduled a 7 pm dinner with Vicki. It's been a while since the 3 of us were together. Yes, RQS and I are together every weekend, and I see Vicki (on the average) or every month. Today, we'd be sitting at the same table for a change. RQS and I arrived first, and Vicki a few minutes later. Vicki almost made the mistake of going to a restaurant with a similar name in the same village. But I made sure she knew which one of the two restaurants where I planned for us to meet.
For the next 2 hours, we chatted non-stop. It was a long overdue get together. Vicki understands what RQS and I see in each other, and RQS understands what I share with Vicki. These are all special relationships, and something I cherish. Vicki thought that my past 2 cruises had me traveling as Marian until I told her about my caution in regards to interacting with Federal authorities given the Orange Monster's attitudes involving TGs. RQS and Vicki talked about how they deal with their ailments. We all had things we would talk about for hours.
All too soon, dinner had to end, and we had to part. So, we drove home, and I got around to taking care of putting together the rolling cart from Walmart. It is not as good as the cart I bought from IKEA several weeks before. But it will do for now. Now, things that were casually dumped into baskets are organized in areas of the cart. Although cluttered, things look a bit less messy than before - a small victory for me.
