I slept a ridiculous amount of hours last night. I was in bed a little after 5:00 last evening. I got up at 11:00pm, took a bath and went back to bed and slept all night. Wow! I’m a bit tired this afternoon. The more I sleep, the more sleep I want.
I went over to Newton today. My first stop was to see a friend, I am ashamed to say, I hadn’t seen for seven years. Life got in the way and we hadn’t taken the time to connect. She had a busy afternoon so was only able to spend 30 minutes with me, but it was fabulous to visit with her.
I then went to The Breadbasket for lunch. It was delicious. They had some very tempting pies but I was able to remember that is no longer my food and I passed on eating dessert. The sandwich I had was delicious.
The main reason I went to Newton was to see my Aunt. She was my father’s sister-in-law and although she and her husband divorced years ago, I still consider her my aunt. She is now 83 and living in a nursing home. She had me confused off and on with my mother. We would talk for a bit and she knew who I was, and then when I least expected it, I was my mother to her. No matter, it was still great to see her and have a visit with her.
One of the things I am working on doing for myself is forcing myself to get out and reconnect with people I love. It is easy for me to cut myself off and stay home all the time and I know on some level that isn’t healthy for me. I am committed to visiting a family member or a dear friend at least once a month this year. In January I spent an afternoon with my Aunt Marylyn and today I visited my Aunt Jeanie. I have lots of relatives and dear friends on my list for the rest of the year. I think I get more out of the times I spend with them than they do.
The drive over to Newton was lovely today. It was a bit cold (low 40’s) but the sun was shining and the prairie was winter lovely. Traffic was light and the drive was easy. I was restless this morning and needed to get out of the house. Grateful to have gone and get in two good visits with one drive.
I was going to go to Emporia this morning to get a few things but decided to go to Newton instead. I’ll go into Emporia tomorrow. What I needed can wait until then. I may make the kiddos some treats and take them when I go to town. I might even be able to talk Ellexia into coming home with me for a bit.
I will watch the Super Bowl Sunday evening but other than that, nothing planned for the weekend. Tuesday I have to go to Topeka late morning for an ultrasound and some blood work. I will find a good place to have lunch while I am in Topeka and treat myself. I want to stop and get some more deck paint so I am ready to go when the weather breaks and I can start my deck project.
I was hoping I would have heard from my accountant about my taxes this week but she didn’t call. When she called Monday she said she had them done but they had to go through their office review process and then they would call me. I know they have some business stuff that has a deadline soon so they must have gotten stuck doing that first. No real rush other than I like to cross things off my pending list. I still need the guttering guy to come fix the broken guttering too. Both will happen in time, I guess.
Aunt Jeanie stirred up some old memories for me. It is fascinating to hear things from her perspective. She told me things about my uncles and grandparents that I didn’t know. I love finding out new things about my family. It helps me understand the dynamics of it in a new way. I know memories are not always the most reliable facts of the past but it does give you a different perspective and view.
Grateful for visits with my friend and Aunt, grateful for a beautiful drive, and grateful for sleep.