Eric’s phone rang early this morning and I jumped out of bed to go get it. It was his new riding buddy and they made plans to meet at 10:00am on one of the trails. I’m really glad he found someone to ride with, because it definitely makes it much more enjoyable, even though he still complains about how lame the trails are (fire roads really).
Anyway, I slept in and had the weirdest dreams. I really think that’s when people have the strangest dreams – when you wake up and then fall back to sleep in the morning. I know that’s what happens to me!
So, when I got up I just did things around the apartment. I got all the laundry together, and hand-washed a cardigan I have that’s very, very old and delicate. I had a bowl of cereal and watched a few skits from last night’s SNL, which was a repeat, but it was Steve Carrell and I love him!
Eric was back at around 1:00pm and he carried the laundry down to the machines for me and then went to wash the car. He said it got filthy parked at the trails. He washes the car once or twice a week. I know – he’s obsessed. He has this whole procedure down now and he actually washes the car while it’s parked on the street. He uses a small hand truck with a 5-gallon white bucket and 2 smaller buckets. He fills up all the buckets with water, adds soap to a smaller one, wets the car down, washes it and then rinses it. It would all be so much easier if we had a driveway with a hose, but, alas…
I called my family who are all together at my sister's house upstate. I wished my Dad a HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! Everyone missed us and we miss them. My parents' 57th wedding anniversary is Tuesday (just a day after our 24th!). Yes, June is a big month -- my Dad's birthday, Father's Day, our anniversary, my parents' anniversary, and Eric's birthday is next week, too!
When he got back he came right to the laundry room and I was there doing my “wrinkle removing” by putting everything in the dryer for a few minutes. He carried up all the clothes to put on the lines and I put the socks, rags and towels in the dryer.
Once everything was hung up we made lunch – avocado and faux crab on a wrap. Then, I got dressed to go food shopping. That was very fast, since I really just needed to pick up some salad stuff and a few other things. Shopping at COSTCO reduces my supermarket list drastically.
When I got back I just put away all the refrigerated stuff and went back out. I drove to the shopping center and first went to the card store to pick up a few cards.
Then, I went to ACE HARDWARE, because I wanted to buy one of those old lady metal shopping carts. I figured if I had one of those I could go food shopping on foot and run errands without having to carry bundles. They said they could special order one for me, but that I should also try BIG LOTS and RITE AID, which I’ll do this week.
Then I met my friend at STARBUCKS at 5:10pm. We each got a venti iced drink and then went a few doors down to the theatre and got our tickets for SEX AND THE CITY. We found there were only about 10 other people in #10 (there are 14 theatres!), which has super-comfy stadium-style seating. We got primo seats and settled in for the movie. We saw a few previews and then the movie started.
From the first moment, I was in love. I was in love with New York, I was in love with Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha. I was in love with their fashions, their friends (all the original cast was back), and I had the feeling of seeing old friends again for the first time in years.
We laughed, I cried (I’m such a cry-baby, but there were several very touching moments) and we thoroughly enjoyed it. All I can say is – if you were a fan of the show, and you haven’t already seen it – run, don’t walk, in your highest heels and get thee to the theatre!
When I got home Eric and I made our veggie latkes that we love. 40 seconds in the microwave and a few minutes in the toaster oven and they’re heaven on earth. Eric was busy watching game 4 of the basketball series and I watched the TONY AWARDS. I was mad that I didn’t know they were on tonight, because I would have taped them and I missed the first 20 minutes, which usually includes a grand opening number.
The Tonys made me miss NY even more. I had the good luck to attend the Tony Awards about 10 years ago when I won two tickets in a raffle. Since Eric had no interest, my friend Artie and I, dressed to the nines, attended. It was a wonderful night. I’ve always enjoyed watching it on TV.
I kind of felt out of it this year, because the only musical I’ve seen is CRY BABY – and I saw that at La Jolla! I enjoyed seeing the musical numbers performed from the different musicals. SOUTH PACIFIC and GYPSY are classic American musicals and it’s great that they’re back on Broadway. Gypsy is actually revived every couple of years (or so it seems), but SOUTH PACIFIC hasn’t been around for quite some time.
Broadway is one of the biggest things I miss about New York City. Driving into Manhattan to see a show, enjoying every minute of a great musical production, going backstage after a show (it’s a habit of mine – whether I know someone in the cast or not). Broadway is in my heart and soul. It’s where I always thought I’d spend my life. My first dream – my biggest dream – was to be on Broadway in a big musical comedy. It’s a dream that never came true, but I never stopped going to see Broadway shows, even though I never got to be in them.
This was a really great weekend. We did a lot and had a wonderful anniversary dinner. Tomorrow night we’re going to HAIKU (our place) for our actual anniversary dinner.
Well, before I close, I want to show you all a picture of a very interesting car. If I was going to design a car, it might look like this. I thought of my friend, Geri, when I saw this, because I know she’ll love this car as much as I do. ENJOY!
