4,3,2,1.....blah.
I woke up early this morning and all I could think was "Blah." I didn't want to get up , I didn't want to go back to sleep. All I could feel was 'meh'. And the worst of it is, I'm not quite sure 'why' I feel this way.
We had a good trip to Columbus on Sunday. We got to Easton and managed to find a place to park..it was really, really busy. Had a nice lunch at Fado , the Irish pub there. I found some socks for work and managed to convince myself that I didn't need a new purse. (The Mr. is saying "Why do women need so many purses?" "Because we do ." But I don't think he got it. It's like "why is there air?" It just is !)
We walked around and looked at shops and tried to start looking for a new pair of walking/work shoes for him. But that fizzled in a hurry..he detests looking for shoes, so we'll have to wait until the pair he has is closer to wearing out before he'll really start to make an effort.
Spent some time at Barnes and Noble, where he decided that I had to read some of John Steinbeck. I think it's because he's been planning a vacation to take us out to California and San Francisco and the area where Steinbeck wrote about. So I finally found two books that I thought I might want to read. Because the option of 'not reading Steinbeck' doesn't really exist. And I even pointed out to him that I'm not much of a 'novel' reader...I like sci-fi and mysteries and military thrillers. But that doesn't matter.. I must read Steinbeck . So we got "Travels with Charly" (yes, I know it's non-fiction) and "Cannery Row". But this whole exchange might be the reason why I feel so 'meh' today. That and I know he'll come home and start complaining about work and 'it's going to kill me' and on and on and on. And then he'll make a remark about his Mom and sister and how they're always complaining. And I'll really have to bite my tongue to keep from replying "Pot, meet kettle." Because he doesn't see how his behavior mirrors that of his Mom and sister at times..when he constantly interrupts me when I'm trying to read or ride the exercise bike or watch TV. Not letting me complain about work or anything without being interrupted to try and 'top' my tale of woe. Stuff like that. Sometimes it just gets me down and apparently , this is one of those times. Ok, enough boo-hooing.
Our motel at the airport (cheapest rates in the area) was nice and we got a good breakfast the next morning. It was interesting to walk around the Ohio State campus..just a small portion of it, mind you. It was orientation day for the first batch of incoming freshmen, and I can't imagine what they must have been thinking/feeling. We both went to Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, and you could drop Earlham's campus into the Ohio State on and not find it for..I don't know, maybe a week, if you didn't know where to start looking. It just overwhelms me to think of going to a school that large. But I know that some people thrive in that environment, so 'to each his own!'
We found the elusive workout shorts the Mr. was looking for and some other stuff. Then we had lunch and headed home. Got back here in time to go out for Thai food with the daughter and son-in-law and then home again. He went to bed and I stayed up and read until "The Big Bang Theory" and "Rizzoli and Isles" came on and then I went to bed too.
But I feel a little better now that I got this all down 'on paper', so to speak. And it's time to go out and get some groceries and the like and then start the day's routine.
I hope you're all having a good day out there!
We had a good trip to Columbus on Sunday. We got to Easton and managed to find a place to park..it was really, really busy. Had a nice lunch at Fado , the Irish pub there. I found some socks for work and managed to convince myself that I didn't need a new purse. (The Mr. is saying "Why do women need so many purses?" "Because we do ." But I don't think he got it. It's like "why is there air?" It just is !)
We walked around and looked at shops and tried to start looking for a new pair of walking/work shoes for him. But that fizzled in a hurry..he detests looking for shoes, so we'll have to wait until the pair he has is closer to wearing out before he'll really start to make an effort.
Spent some time at Barnes and Noble, where he decided that I had to read some of John Steinbeck. I think it's because he's been planning a vacation to take us out to California and San Francisco and the area where Steinbeck wrote about. So I finally found two books that I thought I might want to read. Because the option of 'not reading Steinbeck' doesn't really exist. And I even pointed out to him that I'm not much of a 'novel' reader...I like sci-fi and mysteries and military thrillers. But that doesn't matter.. I must read Steinbeck . So we got "Travels with Charly" (yes, I know it's non-fiction) and "Cannery Row". But this whole exchange might be the reason why I feel so 'meh' today. That and I know he'll come home and start complaining about work and 'it's going to kill me' and on and on and on. And then he'll make a remark about his Mom and sister and how they're always complaining. And I'll really have to bite my tongue to keep from replying "Pot, meet kettle." Because he doesn't see how his behavior mirrors that of his Mom and sister at times..when he constantly interrupts me when I'm trying to read or ride the exercise bike or watch TV. Not letting me complain about work or anything without being interrupted to try and 'top' my tale of woe. Stuff like that. Sometimes it just gets me down and apparently , this is one of those times. Ok, enough boo-hooing.
Our motel at the airport (cheapest rates in the area) was nice and we got a good breakfast the next morning. It was interesting to walk around the Ohio State campus..just a small portion of it, mind you. It was orientation day for the first batch of incoming freshmen, and I can't imagine what they must have been thinking/feeling. We both went to Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, and you could drop Earlham's campus into the Ohio State on and not find it for..I don't know, maybe a week, if you didn't know where to start looking. It just overwhelms me to think of going to a school that large. But I know that some people thrive in that environment, so 'to each his own!'
We found the elusive workout shorts the Mr. was looking for and some other stuff. Then we had lunch and headed home. Got back here in time to go out for Thai food with the daughter and son-in-law and then home again. He went to bed and I stayed up and read until "The Big Bang Theory" and "Rizzoli and Isles" came on and then I went to bed too.
But I feel a little better now that I got this all down 'on paper', so to speak. And it's time to go out and get some groceries and the like and then start the day's routine.
I hope you're all having a good day out there!