Hey Jakey,
Yeah, I know it's not Thursday, but I'm trying to get back into the swing of this whole blogging thing, and right now, all I feel like writing is a list. No narrative, no story arc, no character development, just a... list. M'kay?
So. You and your daddy went to San Jose for the week, Wednesday thru Monday, and this was absolutely the longest I've gone without seeing your sweet face since you were born. I tried to drown my sorrows with activities that aren't necessarily tot-friendly. In other words, I got out of the damn house and actually did grown-up things.
Here, then, is a list of 13 things that I did while you were gone:
1. Dinner the day you left consisted of microwaveable pizza rolls and frozen yogurt. No, it wasn't that those were the only edible items in the house. I actually jumped in the truck and went to Raley's at 10pm and walked around, asking myself, "What am I really hungry for. Turned out, it was Totino's pizza rolls and Dreyer's fat-free caramel pecan.
2. Went to an 8am doctor's appt in Reno. Meant I had to get up at, like, 5am. It's amazing how quickly you can get out of the house and on the road when you're not packin' a toddler. This appt was with yet another high-risk pregnancy specialist. And he was a MAN. I haven't had a male doctor in forever. But this guy was all right. Nice. He looked a lot like the newspaper editor from the SpiderMan movies:
My blood pressure was pretty dang high. Again. But other than that, everything else checked out okay. He adjusted my med dosage, and made me another appt to see him in two weeks.
3. Had lunch at a real, sit-down kinda place. I'm usually not one for eating in restaurants by myself, but occasionally I'll make an exception for a casino cafe. Seems like there are always other lone, sad-sack diners in casino cafes, and I don't feel like I stick out like a sore thumb. So on my way out of Reno, I stopped at Tamarack Junction and had a Tamarack Burger with fries and a trip to the salad bar. Yum.
4. Saw a movie. While I don't like to eat by myself, I have never, ever minded a solo trip to a matinee. Saw the new Nicolas Cage movie, "The Wicker Man." Having seen the original movie years and years ago, the ending was a foregone conclusion, but the journey there was quite enjoyable. Nic looks like he's lost a bit of weight, and the quality of his outlandish hairpieces just gets better and better.
5. Okay, this particular activity managed to keep me house-bound a bit while you were gone, rather than spurring me into action beyond these walls. I've become addicted to Yahoo Answers. It's simple, really. You log on, you ask questions, you answer questions. You accrue points by answering, you lose points by asking. If your answer is chosen as the best answer by the asker, you get extra points. I'm particularly drawn to the Pregnancy and Parenting category. Gah... there's a lot of dumbshits out there that need my help! So, I help them by answering their questions. I don't know why it's addictive, but it is. I've checked on it at least three times just since starting this post.
6. I made a pot of navy beans with ham hocks. Your daddy doesn't like beans, and I'm not sure if you do or not, but whatever, I just never make beans. I just saw an episode of Emeril where he made navy beans with ham hocks, and it got stuck in my brain, so I made up a big pot. Dee-lish. Of course, I still have gallons and gallons of it still taking up room in the fridge. I'm already tired of it, and I've only had two bowls' worth. Sigh.
7. Rented a couple of movies. Ones that you and your daddy would've hated. A chick-flick: "Shopgirl" with Claire Danes and Steve Martin, and a documentary: "Unknown White Male," about a man who one day is stricken with total amnesia, and how he tries to rebuild his life with all these people who love him dearly, yet to him, they are utter strangers. "Shopgirl" was cute. I love Claire Danes. But it was also kind of creepy, cuz it was based on a short story written by Steve Martin. It's like Martin envisioned himself getting it on with a pretty young thing more than half his age, and then went out and "made it so." It was uncomfortable watching love scenes with the both of them. Thankfully it all turns out fine in the end.
8. Saw another movie, "The Illusionist," with Ed Norton, who is just... yum. Sex on a stick. Oh, the movie was okay. But Ed was BRILLIANT. Brilliant, I tell you. Especially when he took his shirt off.
9. Went to the Carson Valley street fair in Minden. Downtown Minden, mind you. Ha ha. I showed restraint and bought nothing except for a fresh-squeezed lemonade and a teriyaki pork plate for lunch.
10. I only had to clean the house once. And it *stayed* clean. Imagine that. I'm imagining it right now.
11. I slept with the lights and the tv on. I haven't lived by myself in years now, and it's the only way I can get to sleep when you guys aren't around. Pathetic, I know.
12. I bought a can of nuts. I'm not really allowed to have nuts in the house, since you're allergic, so I went all ... crazy ... and bought a can of mixed nuts and consumed the entire thing before you came home.
13. Went to the farmers market. Bought grapes and a cantaloupe. It's hard to get all excited over grapes and cantaloupe when you've eaten six straight days of utter CRAP. So in the fridge they sit, slowly oxidizing and turning to soup. I'm making a pact with myself right now to finish them off tomorrow.
Yes, I know, a full HALF of my entries involve food. That's just sad. But, I'm nearly eight months pregnant, and have only gained about 4 pounds, so I'm entitled to obsess a bit.
You're home now, I missed you like crazy, and I love you with all my heart.
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