4:20 p.m. - 2007-09-05
Alot of pasta and cheese
Another tardy entry. Shame on me.
I put away my white slacks and capris. It is one of the few fashion rules I follow (no white after labor day or before Memorial day.) I've no idea why I do that, but I do. So the white slacks have gone into a clothes basket to be put away with the summer things.
Last night we waited up for Andy to return from the red sox game - he was so excited, had his red sox shirt and his red sox hat, and couldn't wait to get to the game to catch foul balls. He didn't catch a ball, but he did catch an Italian ice from the vendor so that made him happy. We watched most of the game so that we could see if we could spot him in the crowd of like 40,000 people, but we didn't see him until he walked in the door a bit after midnight.
My folks flew home today after making me a pan of turkey divan (my favorite) and making Andy three casserole dishes of macanoni and cheeeeeeze with ham - Andy's favorite. My mother also knitted his webkinz platypus a scarf and some slippers. It looks very cute. I miss my parents already. It was nice meeting them for lunch or going to the farmers' market with them. We did quite a few things together and it was almost like they lived here. They may come back for my birthday, and I reminded them that it was a significant one (I will be 50.) But my birthday is near Thanksgiving, and that is such a crazy time to travel.
My mother asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday and said she couldn't pay for a cruise or anything, especially after Alaska, and I've been tinking I'd like to do something significant to commemorate my first half-century. I'm thinking something more than going out to dinner, but something less than a face lift.
I was thinking of asking my friends to go on a short cruise, but that would be too expensive for them, and I can't afford to treat. I was thinking of a spa weekend, but again, many of my friends can't afford it, or don't like spas. I was thinking of hitting the casinos nearby, but I don't really like that.
I would like maybe to be pampered, be at a fun location, have friends and family with me. I just don't know. I'm thinking of having someone (maybe Kathy?) make some bracelets that I would give to the women in my life that I love. We'll see. Any suggestions?
Maybe I'll do something in January or February when I need something to look forward to. I have to figure this out pretty quick.
Tonight I have an empty house - I miss my folks, but I also feel Andy's missing them too - but I'll have my spot on the couch back. Except first I have a cub scout meeting tonight, then home to watch Last Comic Standing.
And for now, that's all I got.
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