What does one do an a generic Fall weekend? It seems that as of late I have not been in the mood to be outside as much as I should have been. Fall is an odd time of year here in this part of Texas. The mornings have been crisp and I have enjoyed my early morning runs outdoors. The afternoons have been mild, for us that is always a plus. And the humidity levels have been low. All in all, the perfect weather to want to be outside doing something. But me, no way. I have felt like a slug, a mole or a bear that wants to hibernate.
I think that it was part of some weird depression and it just had to work its way out of my system. Thankfully, it has done so. It happened to do so on a Monday of all days, but I'll accept that and move onwards. Funny how the mind and the body work against us, regardless of what we plan. These two devices hold their path and make us deal with them before allowing us to move on the path we thought we wanted.
At the moment, I am sitting in the Crane Garden in the Dunn Tower of the Methodist Hospital. For the next two days I will be sitting here with a laptop as part of my job. Hospital lobbies are interesting places indeed. I am camped out with knitting (Shurt'ugal Socks) and a book (The Victorian Internet) as well. Sitting here on the laptop does not garner much attention from onlookers at all; however, when I start to knit or read that anonymity disappears. Even the dogs that were here for a while got less attention than I did while I knit.
Normally, knitting allows me to blend in. I'm not sure why it seemed so foreign in the setting today. Usually people get comfort from watching me knit. I can only surmise that today it evokes memories of a lost loved one and has made them a wee bit melancholy. I do not take it personally, I just observe and forge on. At the moment, there is a wonderful piano concert being played in the lobby, so the voices have lowered and the mood has lifted. The Starbucks seems to be the loudest noises to be heard.
Back to the weekend. Friday I left work at 12:30 PM and headed to Upstairs Studio. In was hoping that the gals there could kick the funk right out of me. No such luck. I did enjoy their company and had a great time fondling yarn combinations for a hat. I headed home hoping that the cats, dogs and SF would be the answer. No such luck. SF was out on the motorcycle. The dogs were happy to see me for supper and a trip outdoors but not much else. The cats, well, after all they are cats and it is my job to serve them. I headed to bed at 7:30 when not even more knitting or any reading could snap me out of it. I felt doomed.
It is amazing what the power of human touch and TLC can actually do. At some point in the night SF pulled me up against her and I slept like a rock against her back until 9:00 AM. That may not seem late, but I normally get up at 6:00 AM on Saturdays. After we ate, we had a heart to heart conversation, which both of us had been avoiding but knew we needed. After we were done and in agreement, it felt as if a HUGE weight had been lifted from my shoulders. Both of us looked relieved. We decided to get cleaned up and take the motorcycle out.
We went to the Mucky Duck to get concert tickets for the November Sisters Morales show. From there we went to Casa Buick GMC to test drive a vehicle so that I could get a free tee shirt and get registered for the Terrain that will be given away during this year's Lone Star Rally. I test drove and Acadia. I love it but it is a gas hog and is really expensive! From there we took the scenic way home. It was almost 7:00 PM when we got home and the dogs were way past due for their supper. I fed them and SF got our dinner ready. We didn't even turn on the TV until almost 8:00 and that was just to see some of the college football scores. We were both so tired that we went to bed at 9:45.
Sunday was just as wonderful. Again that comfort of sleeping up against the one you love. We slept until 9:00 AM again. If the dogs and cats could have taken care of them selves I think we would have stayed in bed longer. Alas, that is not the case. After breakfast, we agreed that I would do house work and she would tackle the palms. So the day went. We both seemed happy and back on the same page. The evening was quiet and we spent quality time together before we both drifted off to sleep. She will be out of town the rest of this week, leaving very early Tuesday morning. I will miss her now that we are "back to normal".
I have been knitting up a storm and now that I feel better I'll get some pictures up and post about all the projects.
Have a great week and don't forget that no one can read your mind. If you have something to say, please say it. You will feel better and it could be the very thing that the other person needed to hear as well.
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Monday, October 11, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
It Must Be Monday
First, Happy Mother's Day to everyone that I left out yesterday. Chez RubyRingz has been a little hectic as of late and I have been a little stressed, but SF has reminded me of what is important in life and I am calming down a bit.
The weekend was super jam packed with activity. Friday was low key. We had an early dinner at Gringo's and then home to watch our regular TV shows (Ghost Whisperer and Medium). The house smelled yummy, as I had baked a batch of brownies just before SF got home. They were cooling while we were at dinner....YUM!
No time to sleep in either on Saturday, as we were registered to participate in the Bikers Against Breast Cancer to benefit The Rose. I can tell you that if you have never ridden in a fund raiser with a police escort, please find one and support them. This was a first class ride. I can't tell you the flood of emotions that poured out as we headed up the highway towards the Fred Hartman Bridge and all you can see in front of you is an endless column of riders, two by two, and the same behind you, all in support of raising money to find a cure to this awful disease. SF and I rode in honor of my mom, a six year survivor, and also in memory of a few of our joint relatives that were not so fortunate. The route was so much fun and not having to stop for traffic lights and having the freeway to ourselves was a rare treat indeed.
The riders (more than 300 bikes strong) left San Jacinto Harley-Davidson at 10:30 AM CST and we returned to the Pasadena Hooter's location around 12:30 PM CST. The company was amazing and the food and beer were excellent (what else do you expect from Hooters?). We saw old friends and made new ones too. After the event wrapped up, we did a little shopping at SJHD and then agreed to accompany some of our new friends to the Starbucks in Kemha. When we got to the Boardwalk, we agreed that we needed some food before coffee, so we ate at Landry's. What an enjoyable afternoon. We ended up at home at 7:30 PM CST. Another wonderful day on the bike with good people. We showered, fed the babies and watched a little TV to calm down and fell into bed at 10:45 PM CST after watching the Betty White "Dusty Muffin" sketch.
Sunday was Mother's Day and we had Stephanie, Jack, Zoe, Pandora and Megan over for an afternoon of cooking out and catching up. SF made some amazing hamburgers with French Onion Dip, Garlic Powder and A1 mixed into the meat. Stephanie made some of the best guacamole I have ever eaten and we had corn on the cob as well. Dessert was a hodge podge of Red Velvet Cake, German Chocolate Cake and Strawberry Cream Cheese Pudding Cake. Pandora is the new puppy and she was a doll. I didn't get any pictures but Megan will get me some of hers. Ms. Zoe is walking, no running, and was a hoot. She is chattering up a storm with only a few words that we can actually decipher. SF loved holding her and talking with her. Zoe is totally enamored with "CC".
Special treats included a preview of a leather purse that Stephanie is making for me. She has learned leather work and has been making things and selling them. She has also learned how to make chain maille. She showed me several options and I had to make some hard choices so that she could finish the purse. It is actually a pouch for me to wear when I am on the bike. It will attached to the belt loops of the jeans and has some specific design elements that are very special to me, including a beautiful abalone rose piece that she will be applying to the front flap. Megan also has a piece that is still under construction that will be delivered soon. I was just as bad, as the Calais Shawl I wanted to finish for Stephanie was not ready. I realized that I need to see if she wanted the shawlette version like mine or the full size version as laid out in the pattern. She wants the full blown one, so I will get cracking on it again this week and should be finished by the weekend.
So, I hope that every one's Monday gets off to a smooth start and that the week goes quickly. I actually have a draft of Tuesday's post started, as I have been stockpiling catalogs and such and need to get them all in the recycle bin this week, so they are all duly recorded in the post....until tomorrow!
The weekend was super jam packed with activity. Friday was low key. We had an early dinner at Gringo's and then home to watch our regular TV shows (Ghost Whisperer and Medium). The house smelled yummy, as I had baked a batch of brownies just before SF got home. They were cooling while we were at dinner....YUM!
No time to sleep in either on Saturday, as we were registered to participate in the Bikers Against Breast Cancer to benefit The Rose. I can tell you that if you have never ridden in a fund raiser with a police escort, please find one and support them. This was a first class ride. I can't tell you the flood of emotions that poured out as we headed up the highway towards the Fred Hartman Bridge and all you can see in front of you is an endless column of riders, two by two, and the same behind you, all in support of raising money to find a cure to this awful disease. SF and I rode in honor of my mom, a six year survivor, and also in memory of a few of our joint relatives that were not so fortunate. The route was so much fun and not having to stop for traffic lights and having the freeway to ourselves was a rare treat indeed.
The riders (more than 300 bikes strong) left San Jacinto Harley-Davidson at 10:30 AM CST and we returned to the Pasadena Hooter's location around 12:30 PM CST. The company was amazing and the food and beer were excellent (what else do you expect from Hooters?). We saw old friends and made new ones too. After the event wrapped up, we did a little shopping at SJHD and then agreed to accompany some of our new friends to the Starbucks in Kemha. When we got to the Boardwalk, we agreed that we needed some food before coffee, so we ate at Landry's. What an enjoyable afternoon. We ended up at home at 7:30 PM CST. Another wonderful day on the bike with good people. We showered, fed the babies and watched a little TV to calm down and fell into bed at 10:45 PM CST after watching the Betty White "Dusty Muffin" sketch.
Sunday was Mother's Day and we had Stephanie, Jack, Zoe, Pandora and Megan over for an afternoon of cooking out and catching up. SF made some amazing hamburgers with French Onion Dip, Garlic Powder and A1 mixed into the meat. Stephanie made some of the best guacamole I have ever eaten and we had corn on the cob as well. Dessert was a hodge podge of Red Velvet Cake, German Chocolate Cake and Strawberry Cream Cheese Pudding Cake. Pandora is the new puppy and she was a doll. I didn't get any pictures but Megan will get me some of hers. Ms. Zoe is walking, no running, and was a hoot. She is chattering up a storm with only a few words that we can actually decipher. SF loved holding her and talking with her. Zoe is totally enamored with "CC".
Special treats included a preview of a leather purse that Stephanie is making for me. She has learned leather work and has been making things and selling them. She has also learned how to make chain maille. She showed me several options and I had to make some hard choices so that she could finish the purse. It is actually a pouch for me to wear when I am on the bike. It will attached to the belt loops of the jeans and has some specific design elements that are very special to me, including a beautiful abalone rose piece that she will be applying to the front flap. Megan also has a piece that is still under construction that will be delivered soon. I was just as bad, as the Calais Shawl I wanted to finish for Stephanie was not ready. I realized that I need to see if she wanted the shawlette version like mine or the full size version as laid out in the pattern. She wants the full blown one, so I will get cracking on it again this week and should be finished by the weekend.
So, I hope that every one's Monday gets off to a smooth start and that the week goes quickly. I actually have a draft of Tuesday's post started, as I have been stockpiling catalogs and such and need to get them all in the recycle bin this week, so they are all duly recorded in the post....until tomorrow!
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