It’s officially four years since I reluctantly excitedly nervously optimistically went kicking and screaming moved to Maryland. Four years! Opac is now a high school Junior, and learning to drive. Veruca is in her second year of middle school. Todd has gotten a promotion and is simultaneously launching another business. I got a new job. … Continue reading Four Years in Maryland
Skipping Out, While Silverfox Takes Chicago
I took my medication on an empty stomach earlier this week and slept for two hours. Some days it's a gamble, between high anxiety and being comatose. Really, all I probably need to do is stop drinking coffee. The gamble for the rest of the week was to skip the pills and challenge anxiety to … Continue reading Skipping Out, While Silverfox Takes Chicago
Random Thoughts For September
We went shopping at Lowe’s last weekend which was shocking because it was Todd’s idea. Todd had boycotted the store after a debacle there about a year ago. However, Lowe-gate couldn’t hold a candle to an entirely different debacle involving kitchen rugs from Big Lots. Todd’s busy brain took a short detour to kitchen rug … Continue reading Random Thoughts For September
Personal Space
Two posts ago I mentioned that minor thing called Personal Space. We all need it. We are occasionally violated. We sometimes never get it. Sometimes we get too much. In college this weird thing happened where people started hugging each other. Not that we didn’t do that before, but it seemed like a matter of … Continue reading Personal Space
Where I’ve Been – September Half-point Edition
In keeping with the life-in-the-fast-lane theme mentioned in my last post, I’m now going to regale you with tales of a week in the life. The next day was Opac’s second game – away again – and, while the teams were more evenly matched than the previous week’s and we got on the board, we … Continue reading Where I’ve Been – September Half-point Edition
It Starts Again
After a long summer that didn’t feel like it went all that fast, we’re back to real-life rush hour. The first day of summer always feels like I want to slit my wrists when Veruca is demanding an activity schedule worthy of an organized, intinerized trip. Yeah, I totally just made that word up. The … Continue reading It Starts Again
Todd and I Do It Again, Part 2
I woke up the next morning after another relatively early night, and luxuriously shaved my legs with Todd’s razor. Before you make assumptions about me - he told me to, after he shaved his face, because he’s loving like that and not because I’m a selfish bitch. There was a great deal of noise going … Continue reading Todd and I Do It Again, Part 2
Todd and I Do It Again
The truth is, we do it every year. Sometimes several times a year. We went on vacation, and returned to Ocean City, Maryland a couple of weeks ago. We rolled in late afternoon on a Monday, checked into our 7th floor room (remember this detail – it figures in later) at last year’s hotel … Continue reading Todd and I Do It Again
Cabo San Lucas – The End
Chapter 3 January 19, 1991 Sábado My baja California trip is over. I’m sitting now in the Phoenix airport, sometime around 5 p.m. Only SEVEN hours until I board my next flight – to Philadelphia. Customs went okay – not quite as bad as Greece was. I thought I’d found the perfect spot to plant … Continue reading Cabo San Lucas – The End
Cabo San Lucas – Chapter 3
Chapter 2 January 14, 1991 Lunes Sitting here at Squid Roe – excellent margaritas!! No buzz, but feeling like a headache is brewing. It’s from being in the sunshine too long. The Americans that come to Cabo are a strange crew. This sleepy little town seems like a magnet for peculiar people who are both … Continue reading Cabo San Lucas – Chapter 3
