I woke early, because, once again, Zinny was restless, and woke me up. Grrrrrr…. I wanted to sleep until 6:30 this morning. *sigh* Good thing that I love that ball of furr, right? RIGHT!! So, I got up and started my day. Showered, dressed, and got out the door, by 7:45, and to The Bean by 8am, where I met Jenni, for an iced tea. But, BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR…. where did this cold come from? I’m serious. It was in the 90’s, for several days, and then BOOOOOOM, it’s in the mid 60’s. Strange days, peeps… strange in deed.

Anywho… I digress!! We had our drinks, and Jenni puffed some cancer into her lungs. Then, we were off… headed for downtown, to find a place to park, and get into the building and room that I needed to find. After almost 2 hours, of sitting, waiting, stressing, wondering, and trying not to freak out, my name was called, where I and my attorney, appeared before a court appointed trustee, to take care of a financial matter that I’ve had to deal with for several years. It’s done now, and I can wipe the nasty past (and Karena) away with it. I was so grateful to have Jenni there with me… because I really was a nervous wreck.

So, we left downtown and headed back to The Bean, where we each proceeded to suck down more cold drink… and then, over to Borders, where I FINALLY treated myself, after several months of really not spending money on many things. I got two cd’s (The Frey’s newest… which is awesome… and Lacuna Coil’s newest, that I still haven’t listened to) and also got a book that I’ve been eyeing, for months, but never bought… Dewey. It’s a true story, about a cat (named, what else… Dewey!!!!! DUH!!) that found a home in a library, and all that he did to change the lives of many people. I’m looking forward to starting this book, soon.

Okay… so, then as a “thank you” to Jenni for going with me today, we scooted over to The Cheesecake Factory for a deeeeeeeeelicious lunch. The sun had started to come out, it warmed up a few degrees, and we got a table on the patio, outdoors. SWEEEEEEEEEEEEET!! We started with crispy artichoke hearts, and some edamame. Mmmmmm… talk about goooooood food. It was. My mouth is watering, many hours later, just thinking about this lunch. Then, for the main course, I got Grilled Chicken Medallions (Marinated in a Balsamic Vinaigrette with Sauteed Snow Peas, Green Beans, Asparagus, Roasted Peppers, Tomatoes and Garlic. Served with White Rice). OMG, it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO beyond good. And I didn’t even finish half of that. Gotta love leftovers. So, when it was time for dessert, we knew that it would be in a to go box. I got a slice of vanilla bean cheesecake. I’m telling ya… this was one VERY MUCH SO deserved meal.

I’m thinking, at this point, that today just can’t get any better… and that it is a really great day. Not to mention that it is April 23rd, which is my favorite day of the year. So, we stroll back toward the car.. start making our way up the stairs, to the third floor of the parking garage, just chatting away. Guess what happens next? No, it wasn’t something great. It was actually something painful, and embarrassing. I turned to look over my shoulder, at Jenni, to reply to a question, and I didn’t step correctly, and I went down, fast, and REALLY hard….. on both of my knees. OUCH!!!! It really hurt, and I’m very lucky that I didn’t wrench my back. Now THAT would have been extremely bad. Thank god that I just pulled it, a pinch. It’s my knees that took the brunt… and booooooooooy do they hurt, like hell now.

Yeah… so, I came home after that, because I just felt drained, emotionally, physically, and mentally. I needed a break, from the world. Thanks to my mom, I have a dvr to record shows, and was able to just sit and watch a slew of NCIS episodes and take my mind off of everything.

Now, it’s 12:30am…. and I’m wide awake!!!! Yes, I KNOW that I need sleep… but, I am just not tired. Maybe I need to take a couple Tylenol PMs tonight… and then, maybe, just maybe, I will sleep. At least I don’t have to get up early. I can take my time, in the morning. I’m going to drive out to see my aunt Peggy, and go to lunch, and spend a little time with her. I’m actually looking forward to that. We don’t always get along… but, since mom kinda, sorta, put her in her place, she’s been much nicer to me, and easier for me to be around her. (Thanks mom… boy, do I owe you thanks for a lifetime of things).

Okay… enough of my incessant ramblings. If you’ve made it through this, and you’ve not fallen asleep yourself, than I might still get you to come back again for me!

CLUB 21 at BOURBON STREET

Last night, our Club 21 group got together.  We started off our night at Bourbon Street bar (a nice gay/lesbian bar in San Diego).  We drank beer, wine, well, and non-alcoholic drinks.  We ate popcorn.  We laughed, took pictures, told stories, got caught up on each others lives, met new faces, and had fun.  Then, we all walked back over to Carol’s to have dinner.  Mmmmm, soup, rolled tacos, chips, hot carrots, ice cream, sugar wafers.  And, then we played games. 

It was actually a really fun time… something that I needed.  There were absolutely no thoughts about negative things.  There was no conversation that needed to happen.  It was just a fun night.