Date Night Cancelled

     Last night I was not feeling so good in the gastrointestinal department so at my niece's bon voyage dinner I had grilled chicken and home-made whole wheat linguine pasta.  My sister-in-law asked me if I minded if she had wine.  I told her "of course not".  I guess it was sweet of her to ask, but of course I thought it was a little obnoxious because we every time we are out together we go through that same ritual. Whatever.

     This morning Hubbie romanced me and then kicked my butt out of bed to go hiking.  I threw a weight in a backpack to make it more challenging and to help prevent osteoporosis (bone loss).  It was 90 degrees and 90 percent humidity but we did our usual 4 laps around the sports track at the park.  We went to breakfast were we ran into the out-laws, Hubbie's mom and sister and my nephrew Joe.  He just got back from camp.

     Monster-In-Law was telling me that Allie's aunt gave them three different sized onesies for the baby that said "Current Favorite" on it.  That sounds so cute.  She said that The Bass Player helped pick out the layette.  Hubbie was in disbelief.  I know The Bass Player was a lot more into the whole father thing after he saw the sonogram.  It became a reality to him.  He was also much more conversational after the Bar Exam was over.  He has two more interviews this week and he did get a haircut.  Now all we have to do is convince him to go clean shaven.  Once he gets the job, then he can grow the whiskers back.

    We went to the bank after breakfast and then over to a couple of car dealers to look for a car for S.G.  Hubbie is nervous about her car because it is 6 years old and has been in two major accident and two minor ones.  The accidents were all from different drivers. It had a semi-major one when I sent it into a donut pattern and it stopped against my neighbors tree on prom night over a year ago.  We looked at the Acura RDX and the Toyota Highlander.  I liked the Highlander better because it takes regular gas and is bigger inside.  Hubbie likes the RDX because it is smaller and he knows that the Acura was built solid because through all those major accidents the kids are alright!

    We stopped by the bike store to get some more biking apparel and some glide for between Hubbie's thighs to prevent them from chaffing during riding.  Is that TMI?  I am the queen of TMI.

   We also had Hubbie's radio fixed while we were doing all this car shopping.  We went with S.G. to the beauty parlor where she got Hubbie to buy her shoes and we told the hair stylist to cut 4 inches.  Let's see what happens.  I paid and we left.  She is going for her mani/pedi herself and then dinner with my mom and dad because she is leaving on Friday.

   Tomorrow I am having lunch with my facebook friends.  They don't know my history.  I guess I will just tell them I am in training for my hike/bike/shop trip.  I think that being sober does help you train better.  I remember trying to work-out after a big night out.  I am much more energetic in the mornings now.  Tonight I promised Hubbie some Coga (couch yoga) because I love him.

   All is well here, but I am so tired.  I called a fb friend to wish her a happy birthday and she kept telling me about how she was going to the new swanky place for a drink.  They give a free drink on her birthday and she wants it.  I don't blame her.

   So no date night tonight.  Just a partial family night.  The Bass Player has practice with his band so he will not be going with us.  He went last night.

   Choo Choo is making it home Thursday night to have sushi dinner and say so long to his sister.  I assume he will take care of the kittens and keep an eye on the house for the weekend.  We are going to take S.G. back to Penn State.  Some times I am all "Boo Hoo" about it and sometimes I am like, "YEAH" about it.  I am not looking forward to the 5 hours it will take to get there if we go straight there.  We are planning on stopping at the outlets and lunch so I am sure it will take much longer.  I made a dinner reservation for Saturday night at a cute little restaurant there.  This will avoid the whole last minute, "where do you want to go?" thing.  It is already decided.

    I am still waiting for the rain to come here in NY.  Still humid and I always feel like I need a shower lately.  It might be my OCD, but I really think it is the weather.  No matter what it is, it is hot and sticky.

   Thanks for being out there for me and rooting for my success.  It seems like I can never stop thinking about two things:  how I messed up and can't drink anymore and how I was hurt so bad.  I asked Liza if that will stop.  She said it may not but that I will react less severely to the thoughts as time goes by and I use my tools.  This blog is such a great outlet for my thoughts and anxiety.  AA is another at times.  My sober network is vital.  I need to pick up the phone more and connect with those people.  These fb people are always talking about their next drink.  Maybe I am just being sensitive.

  

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