coexistapart's Diaryland Diary ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- dust storms may exist My eyes and head really hurt. I have not been to the gym in several days. I would like to go back before things get out of hand, but it's obviously really easy when you are busy just to put it off; I half know that I am giving in to my own excuse, and I also half know that I want to spend time with Big instead. Ironically, I am writing this entry and he is watching a movie, so it's a fail on both accounts. But anyway. We are going to the range in the morning, and then to Peppers in Mesilla for brunch with Spoon, Bart & his wife. This morning we were up early to go to the post office. I dropped off the car to have the oil change, and then we went to the farmer's market. Just about the time the car was ready, this guy who was a private under Big in the Honor Guard (they have been working together again for the past couple of weeks), Mark or Jeff I think, came down to LC with his wife and daughter so we could take them to the farmer's market and then to lunch at La Posta in Mesilla. Barb was the first older woman (related to Big's friends or acquaintances) I have really, really clicked with in a while; we talked for 2-3 hours and she just reminded me so much of some one I already know. Wen they left, she said "thank you so much for your hospitality" and I did not feel like she was just saying it; I had a really good time, and I sense she enjoyed the conversation as well. Later, Big pointed it out easily "Staecie, they were exactly the kind of people you are familiar with: dual income, Ivy-educated, center-left professionals from the East Coast with an impeccably behaved only child that they send to private school and springboard diving lessons." So that was this morning. We tried to run some errands afterwards, but I thought I was about to pass out from the heat; it was another typical 105F kind of day. We both had 3-hour naps and I made some very good progress packing and coordinating with Nora for this week, when I get back Toronto. Yesterday Big and I also got up early to run a bunch of errands and have breakfast at IHOP before I took him to work. Next I drove to the regular mall and then outlet mall in El Paso to do the remainder of my shopping; I got several items that were a little bit more mission critical (conservative, full-length skirts; a new school bag) but generally browsing was unsuccessful. Banana Republic had some many shirts with beautiful prints, but nothing looked beautiful on me. I saw Big's coworker Rai, who is Puerto Rican and in a category of his own. When I see him he always says "I would know those legs anywhere," which I can never tell is supposed to be him being sweet, him actually expressing what he avidly thinks, or him trying to tell Big that he does not compliment me enough. I also locked my keys in the car yesterday when I arrived at Sunland Park. I had absolutely nothing on me, but security got into the car in about 5 seconds and treated me like I was crazy for feeling bad that they had to go to all the trouble.
11:18 p.m. - 2009-07-18 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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