Today would be a busy day. I didn't have the time or energy to clean up my apartment before RQS came up today So, all I could do is get some little things out of the way, so that she could feel more comfortable while here.
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I woke up early, but had little energy to move. My back was bothering me a little, and I didn't want to spend what little energy I had cleaning up my place. So, I moved things out of the way and got ready to go out as Marian for the first time since before my last cruise.
Getting ready as Marian involves several things. First, I have to shave very close. Then, I have to apply my makeup. And that has a routine that I try to follow: (1) Clean my face, (2) Apply beard concealer, (3) Apply dark makeup to disguise my chin bones, (4) Apply foundation, (5) Apply brow makeup, (6) Apply setting powder, (7) Apply blush, and finally (8) Apply lipstick. There are times that I am in a rush and skip a step - but that's usually when I'm in a rush. It's a production, but worth it to go out as Marian.
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My friend from the imaging firm and I had a lunch appointment scheduled for noon at Panera Bread in White Plains. So I wouldn't have much time in the morning to putz around and all I could do would be to get up, get ready to go out, and drive to White Plains. By 11 am, I was running late, and was about to call my friend. Then I read a test on my phone - my friend would be late. She "got credit" for asking for a delay, and this suited me just fine.
We met at Panera at 12:30, and had a nice chat. I talked about my recent cruise, and she talked about her Thanksgiving day dinner disaster. All too soon, lunch had to end. Part of me couldn't wait - this place was much too loud in which to hold a good conversation. So I went home for a while, waiting for RQS to come in.
At 4:30, I picked up RQS at the station, and we went to a local "Red Sauce" joint for dinner. But neither of our dishes were covered by red sauce: she had shrimp scampi, while I had chicken scarpiello. Yum! The food was tasty, plentiful, and filling. We lingered a bit at the restaurant, and then it was off to the Westchester Woman's Chorus perform at a nearby church.
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A friend of ours performs with the chorus, and we were there to hear her (and others) sing. It was a nice performance, and we were glad to have gone. We met DS there from game night, but she didn't have a lot to say. Soon, it was time to leave, and we were home for the night.
