Week Nine

Let me just apologize in advance for any non-coherence of the following post. I am ill right now and not making much sense.

January 25-31, 2009

Well, for the most part this is just another week where we watched tv and movies and that's about all we did for excitement; we're rather pathetic.

I had a migraine on Sunday so I didn't do much at all. Kevin didn't sleep well on Monday so he missed his AM class which cut in to my "me" time (which means "cleaning" time) but since I was still recovering from my migraine that was fine. I watched Charade (Cary Grant & Audry Hepburn) and Dance With Me Henry (Abbott & Costello) and then did some housework once Kevin was finally at school. And because Kevin missed some prime working time on Monday, I dropped him off at school on Tuesday before I went to work which actually rendered a little excitement. I took a new route to work. I actually like it better because I don't have to worry so much about stoplights but unless I'm taking him to class, it's out of my way. I am thankful, though, I have options. At work my brain was in a fog which made my shift difficult and my migraine was returning. During one of my breaks, one of my co-workers engaged in conversation with me. She asked me, "What do you like to do for fun?" And do you know I had a very hard time coming up with something to say? I told her in theory I like to scrapbook but I haven't been able to in a while. She asked what else I like to do and, honestly, I couldn't think of anything. I was going to blame it on my brain fog/migraine but I don't think that I can. What *DO* I like to do for fun? Am I really that boring? How sad.


Wednesday I still had a doozie of a headache but that didn't prevent me from reading my cousin Kellie's "25 Random Things" post on Facebook. One of her posts said she loves Little House on the Prairie. I absolutely cannot stand that show and I really think it links back to having to watch it growing up because my little sister, Karen, wanted to watch it. And at the moment I analyzed my feelings about the show, I realized that's probably why I love television so much now - because I am in control of what I watch. Well, if nothing else, Durham has been a place and time for reflectivity and self realization.


Thursday and Friday happened and then along came Saturday. Saturday was a very special day this week because I got to spend the day with one of my dear friends from St. Louis. My friend, Robin, and her husband came to North Carolina to visit their daughter who was performing in an opera this weekend in Winston-Salem. I was able to travel to Winston-Salem because it was only a little over an hour from Durham. Oh, how good it was to see a familiar face. We didn't do anything terribly exciting but it was the best day because I was with her and her family. We all met at the hotel then we ran errands the rest of the day. Robin and Jim were very gracious to me as they treated me to my first meal at an Indian restaurant called Nawab. It was good but just being with them was better. After lunch was more errands one of which meant seeing the apartment in which her daughter, Allison, would soon be moving. It was very nice. A little too nice. For the price we are paying for our one bedroom broken down house she is getting a nice three bedroom townhome. She has a nice sized kitchen and dining room. I don't even have a table at which to eat unless you count my desk as a table. And in her kitchen, she isn't going to have to use her washer and dryer as places to prepare food like I do. I'm so jealous. But I'm not moving to W-S as it would take me 2 hours to travel to work. It doesn't make my desire to move any less. Hopefully in the spring. After running several errands, Jim, Robin and I headed back to the hotel so they could change clothes because we were all going out to dinner with Allison's voice teacher and her husband and Allison's boyfriend and his parents. We went to a place called Noma which is in downtown Winston-Salem. It was good and the company was good. I really did enjoy myself. Everyone was having such a good time that most of them went to a local bar afterward but as it was getting late, I decided to head home. And may I say not a moment too soon. Once I sat down and let my brain relax, I realized just how tired I was. That hour drive home was rough but I made it. I got in the door at like 11:02PM, changed clothes and was in bed asleep by 11:05PM. Kevin tried to talk to me but I wasn't making any sense so I told him I'd tell him about my day another time. I think I was asleep before he left the room (which for him is about three steps). It was a very good time and I wished it could have gone on longer. I know that Allison is going to be in another opera in April so I'm looking forward to seeing the Chickering family again. :) Now, what's wrong with the rest of you? I'd love to see you all, too, ya know! Hopefully I'll be seeing my St. Louis peeps in May when I come to town for a wedding. It's going to be on Mother's Day. Not sure why they picked that day but they did so plan accordingly! Rachel, I'll be expecting cookies! *wink*

Love to you all!




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