after spending the whole day inside and not feeling hungry until about 5:00
it was time to go out to eat.
I thought I would just do the drive up window since
I had been coughing and blowing my nose and could hardly talk. So I did not bother to change from my mismatched sweats.
That was the first mistake.
I remembered that I needed to keep track of my blood pressure once a week.
So that meant going to Bartell's. Wouldn't you know, two of my favorite cashiers were on duty.
Oh well.
BP was out of the normal range, so off to the DQ.
That was the second mistake.
Decided it is more interesting to go inside and watch people than to go through the drive up window.
Did not see anyone I knew
but
several groups - families, together, and some of them taking off for home on their bikes.
Yes, it was 77 degrees and a perfect night for being out together.
Back to Bartell's to check BP- normal !
Driving home, I passed a father and his daughter I had seen at the DQ. The little girl was struggling a bit on her bike, but Dad was there for her. In no hurry.
More times together with family.
More times without being in a hurry.
That is what I call time well spent.
( though i am alone tonight, I just spent 4 days with family in Minneapolis - good times, good memories )
living in Seattle you can always use another raincoat !
especially a cute poka dot raincoat !
My wonderful friend Bonnie, pulled this darling raincoat out of her closet and said
" you like poka dots, I want you to have this " so...
1. It fit perfectly
2. I love poka dots
3. At the risk of hurting her feelings
I said thank you so much
The very next day I threw that beauty over my sweats and headed out the door to run an errand. No one knew what was underneath that classy coat and I was feeling so spunky, I decided the next stop would be the DQ.
I was hungry since all I had for lunch was 1/2 a piece of salmon. very small.
I have a new favorite
The turtle blizzard. I came without any reading material so I just people watched. Three young girls came and bought one, just one dilly bar. A very grown up man ordered a small cone.
My blizzard was much more interesting. In fact, it was so interesting, I came back to the DQ again today.
This time I had some reading material with me. Guideposts. Always nice short and true stories. Right on the cover was a familiar face - she was in the Hallmark movie Sally and I had just seen a night or two ago. We both thought she had beautiful eyes. Turns out she depends on God in her life. And she stars in Biggest Losers. I have never seen that show, but if you have, do you know her name?
Should I tell you?
OK Alison Sweeney.
So now we both know three things about that lady with the beautiful eyes.
