Yesterday, Eric spent the day with his sisters and other family. Today, he visited with some of our best friends.
In the afternoon, he went to see our dear friend, Kaja, in the nursing home where she lives on Long Island. He said they had a great talk. Kaja is a wonderful person and I know Eric loves her dearly.
After he got back from the nursing home, he met up with our friend, Andrew, to go out to dinner. Andrew’s wife, Susan, is visiting her sister in South Carolina, or she would have gone, too. I feel bad that Eric isn’t going to get to see Susan, because he will probably be gone by the time she gets back. Eric adores Susan, and I know he would have loved to have seen her, too.
Eric said he had a great dinner with Andrew at a vintage diner we used to love to go to in Williston Park. It’s called Hildebrandt’s, on Hillside Avenue. It’s been there for over 50 years and and stepping inside is like going back in time. They have a great menu of standards – hamburgers, grilled cheese, turkey clubs, but also have great salads and home made ice cream that is to die for.
Eric called me as soon as he left Andrew’s house. He had rented a car, so he could drive around for a few days visiting friends and family without taking the RV. We talked for about 45 minutes and had a great conversation. I am happy that he is going to take the time to visit more family and friends before heading home.
He is anxious to return, and has a sense of urgency, but I keep telling him to relax and enjoy a few days with friends. I’m fine here, and I don’t want him to rush back as quickly as he rushed there. It’s just not safe to drive for as many hours as he was.
After I hung up with Eric I went for my walk. I walked about three blocks further down the hill than last time. The walk back was killer. When I got back to the apartment I went into the pool and did 4 laps before I was exhausted. When I got upstairs I immediately jumped in the shower and then got dressed to go to the laundry room. I just did one cold wash of my work clothes and then made dinner. I had the veggie “latkes” I love, with fresh mushrooms. Eric makes it better, but it was still pretty good!
I had a NUTRISYSTEM chocolate pudding for dessert. I watched the elimination show of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, then watched GHOST WHISPERER and then the season premiere of MONK. It was so sweet. Stanley Kamel, the actor who played his therapist, died a few months ago, and in the first episode they discuss how his therapist had died, and the show was really a tribute to him. It was better than ever. I love MONK!
I’m exhausted, so I don’t know if I’ll be able to stay up to watch the season premiere of PSYCH, another great show on the USA Network.
I’m really looking forward to the company summer picnic tomorrow. I’m feeling more lighthearted than I have in a long time. Eric is coming home, and he says he is determined to make things work here. He does still want to leave San Diego, but he says he’ll do it when I’m ready, and won’t rush me. He says he wants us to enjoy our life together, and be happy. He says he realizes that New York wasn’t the answer. I’m glad to hear it, because I really wasn’t ready to move back there.
I don’t know what the future holds, but I’m glad Eric and I won’t be separated for much longer. I just hope he can find some happiness here. The last year has been so hard for both of us. I just want him to be happy. Then, I can be really happy, too.