To think that a Friday morning could ever feel so anticlimactic had never even as much as crossed my mind. But missing half a work day Monday and then all of Tuesday probably lent itself to these icky feelings.
After a quick round of exercise, Ykraps and I were out the door. The morning continued to exhibit very spring-like weather conditions – a carry over from the nicest day of the year. And despite a forecast of showers and cooling temps, the sun was beginning to shine giving rise to the thought of driving my BM’er. But in the end I didn’t because I thought it foolish to flirt with an 80% chance of rain showers.
I was ready for work a little early leaving plenty of time to play guitar and tinker around the house prior to departure. I arrived to work in my ceremonial black tee-shirt and jeans to help usher in the weekend.
All and all, the day wasn’t as hectic as it could’ve been and certainly not as crazy as some Friday’s, but still, it started a little dicey! As noon time approached, the rains moved in and often with the punch of a summer storm. There were occasions when the rain was blowing sideways. Good thing I didn’t scoff at the forecast and drive the BM’er. As you know, I don’t like to get her wet. I pushed my run out until about 1pm and as luck would have it, the rains subsided, at least for the initial mile or two. On my return loop it did pick back up and eventually enough to thoroughly drench me. But no worries. A little rain only serves to keep me cool and my attention diverted.
Things began to calm through the afternoon. And by 4pm, the typical rush and deluge were non-existent except for a few stubborn stragglers. By now the thought of a weekend was feeling once again rather sweet. I had to scramble a little to firm weekend plans to spend time with my grand daughter, Kaileigh. Also, Mindy and I were planning to hit Barley’s tonight and as far as we knew, My daughter Ashley was going to watch Jacob and Bella.
Even in spite of being on spring break, Mindy had a stressful day of her own. Most of it was brought about by squeezing too much into one day and the inevitable balancing act of trying to run multiple errands on a tight, tight time schedule. But most notably, Mindy was dropping her two obnoxious dogs at the Humane Society after a hair appointment. And to hear her describe it, a drive with these two dogs is never pretty! She garnered the assistance of a close friend who in turn had a stray of her own needing turned in. They made an event of it.
While Mindy finished her doggie go-bye-bye duties, I headed over to Saturday’s to get a haircut myself. I hadn’t been sheared since pre- Portland – about 6 weeks. The wait was thirty minutes, so instead of waiting impatiently in the store, I drove over to Lowes. There, I picked up some lawn fertilizer and looked at a few other items of interest. Soon it had been 25 minutes so I headed back to Saturday’s where they were just about ready for me. My haircut is simple thus it only took ten minutes from beginning to end, and that included a shampoo.
I was home by 6pm and happy to be there. Soon after arriving home Mindy called to confirm the deed had been done. She had finally washed her hands of the dogs that haunted her ability to show and ultimately sell her beautiful home. Unfortunately she also reported that my daughter Ashley had left her a VM indicating her inability to watch the kids tonight. We somewhat anticipated this so Mindy had a back-up plan. While talking with Mindy, Shelly, Kaileigh’s step-mother-to-be, returned my call where we firmed plans for me to pick her up tomorrow around 1pm.
My plan was to sneak in some guitar, reading, and a nap before heading off to Barley’s, along with updating Thursday’s blog entry. All that I did before the clock struck 7:20pm. Mindy called back just then to let me know her agenda. She’d be meeting me at Barley’s somewhere close to 8:30pm
I readied rather quickly and was at Barley’s by 8:10pm. To my chagrin, no Bob & Mary Ann, though. Courtney and Jeremy were the first two familiar faces I saw. I pulled up a stool right next to them. They were in good spirits and Courtney looked really good, especially after her recent medical ordeal. At the other end of the bar were Steve & Mark.
My buddy Bill Gray showed up sometime around 8:30pm and just before Mindy. Mindy arrived around 8:45pm. I called Bob on his cell. I was quite sure that he said he’d be stopping down after finishing up dinner with the neighbors, but he never did show. We ordered some food. Bill had tuna. Mindy had a Cuban and cheesy fries. I had Gates of Hell wings. Over the course of the evening I had three beers – all IPA’s. Mindy and I stayed somewhat longer than usual. We got back to my house around 11:30pm. Mindy stayed at my house until almost 1:00am as best as I can recall. After she departed I took a couple of Advil and headed to bed.
To think that a Friday morning could ever feel so anticlimactic had never even as much as crossed my mind. But missing half a work day Monday and then all of Tuesday probably lent itself to these icky feelings.
After a quick round of exercise, Ykraps and I were out the door. The morning continued to exhibit very spring-like weather conditions – a carry over from the nicest day of the year. And despite a forecast of showers and cooling temps, the sun was beginning to shine giving rise to the thought of driving my BM’er. But in the end I didn’t because I thought it foolish to flirt with an 80% chance of rain showers.
I was ready for work a little early leaving plenty of time to play guitar and tinker around the house prior to departure. I arrived to work in my ceremonial black tee-shirt and jeans to help usher in the weekend.
All and all, the day wasn’t as hectic as it could’ve been and certainly not as crazy as some Friday’s, but still, it started a little dicey! As noon time approached, the rains moved in and often with the punch of a summer storm. There were occasions when the rain was blowing sideways. Good thing I didn’t scoff at the forecast and drive the BM’er. As you know, I don’t like to get her wet. I pushed my run out until about 1pm and as luck would have it, the rains subsided, at least for the initial mile or two. On my return loop it did pick back up and eventually enough to thoroughly drench me. But no worries. A little rain only serves to keep me cool and my attention diverted.
Things began to calm through the afternoon. And by 4pm, the typical rush and deluge were non-existent except for a few stubborn stragglers. By now the thought of a weekend was feeling once again rather sweet. I had to scramble a little to firm weekend plans to spend time with my grand daughter, Kaileigh. Also, Mindy and I were planning to hit Barley’s tonight and as far as we knew, My daughter Ashley was going to watch Jacob and Bella.
Even in spite of being on spring break, Mindy had a stressful day of her own. Most of it was brought about by squeezing too much into one day and the inevitable balancing act of trying to run multiple errands on a tight, tight time schedule. But most notably, Mindy was dropping her two obnoxious dogs at the Humane Society after a hair appointment. And to hear her describe it, a drive with these two dogs is never pretty! She garnered the assistance of a close friend who in turn had a stray of her own needing turned in. They made an event of it.
While Mindy finished her doggie go-bye-bye duties, I headed over to Saturday’s to get a haircut myself. I hadn’t been sheared since pre- Portland – about 6 weeks. The wait was thirty minutes, so instead of waiting impatiently in the store, I drove over to Lowes. There, I picked up some lawn fertilizer and looked at a few other items of interest. Soon it had been 25 minutes so I headed back to Saturday’s where they were just about ready for me. My haircut is simple thus it only took ten minutes from beginning to end, and that included a shampoo.
I was home by 6pm and happy to be there. Soon after arriving home Mindy called to confirm the deed had been done. She had finally washed her hands of the dogs that haunted her ability to show and ultimately sell her beautiful home. Unfortunately she also reported that my daughter Ashley had left her a VM indicating her inability to watch the kids tonight. We somewhat anticipated this so Mindy had a back-up plan. While talking with Mindy, Shelly, Kaileigh’s step-mother-to-be, returned my call where we firmed plans for me to pick her up tomorrow around 1pm.
My plan was to sneak in some guitar, reading, and a nap before heading off to Barley’s, along with updating Thursday’s blog entry. All that I did before the clock struck 7:20pm. Mindy called back just then to let me know her agenda. She’d be meeting me at Barley’s somewhere close to 8:30pm
I readied rather quickly and was at Barley’s by 8:10pm. To my chagrin, no Bob & Mary Ann, though. Courtney and Jeremy were the first two familiar faces I saw. I pulled up a stool right next to them. They were in good spirits and Courtney looked really good, especially after her recent medical ordeal. At the other end of the bar were Steve & Mark.
My buddy Bill Gray showed up sometime around 8:30pm and just before Mindy. Mindy arrived around 8:45pm. I called Bob on his cell. I was quite sure that he said he’d be stopping down after finishing up dinner with the neighbors, but he never did show. We ordered some food. Bill had tuna. Mindy had a Cuban and cheesy fries. I had Gates of Hell wings. Over the course of the evening I had three beers – all IPA’s. Mindy and I stayed somewhat longer than usual. We got back to my house around 11:30pm. Mindy stayed at my house until almost 1:00am as best as I can recall. After she departed I took a couple of Advil and headed to bed.
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