This has felt like Sunday all day to me. Not sure why. The weather on the prairie has been changeable the last 12 hours. We have had fog, drizzle, heavy rain, hail, thunder, lightning, sun shine and now snow is predicted for later today. Leave it to KS to cram all four seasons into one day on the prairie.
My Match guy left around 3:15 this afternoon to head back to OK. We had another couple of wonderful days together. Didn’t do anything special or even leave my house the two days he was here. He didn’t get here until almost 8:00 Thursday evening. We had crock pot chicken and roasted veggies for dinner. Friday night I fixed a meat loaf and baked potatoes.
Friday evening I took a bath like I normally do. I felt a bit light-headed during my bath and opened a window to let some cool air in. I thought it had gotten better but a minute or two after I got out of the bath tub I passed out. I couldn’t figure out why I was lying on the floor. I think I scared my Match guy. My blood pressure has dropped with the weight loss and thinking I need to see if my doctor will approve me going off my blood pressure medication for a trial or maybe decreasing the dose yet again.
My Match guy is so easy to be with. We keep commenting on how easy the other is to be with. We manage to find things to talk about and haven’t gotten bored with each other yet. We are still learning new things about the other and both of us keep liking what we discover about the other. Still not sure how we would go about merging our lives together but more possibilities seem to be opening.
I got a call from my volunteer place today. They were wondering if I was OK since I didn’t show up this morning. I had sent them an email two weeks ago to let them know I needed off for this Saturday and they had answered that they would find someone else to cover my shift. Someone must have forgotten. I feel bad they were a person short today. By the time they called though I wouldn’t have been much help even if I went in. By the time I would have taken a shower and got to town it would have been 11:15.
The house feels so very quiet and big to me this afternoon since my Match guy left. I get used to living alone until I don’t and when I go back to being alone I notice the difference in a new way.
I may run into Emporia and get some groceries before the next round of storms roll in. I may wait and go tomorrow as I am a bit tired this afternoon. I slept fairly good Thursday night but had trouble sleeping last night. A nap sounds really good right now.
Sophia got out of her boundary and went on an adventure in the pasture to the west of the house. She hasn’t come back home yet. Roxy didn’t join her today. I’ll have to change out Sophia’s collar when she comes home and see if that will help keep her home. At least there aren’t any cattle in the pasture for her to chase. Star was Sophia’s partner in crime. Bet Sophia is missing Star today while she is out on her adventure.
Tomorrow is a rare empty space day for me. I have managed to book lots of things on my calendar and don’t have many completely empty space days. I do enjoy the days where I have nothing that has to be done and I can stay home all day.
I have managed to drop the weight I gained while I was at Michelle’s house last week. I’m glad it came off easily. I do feel better at the bottom end of my range and when I eat on plan.
Sitting in my peaceful valley this afternoon. I am tired but so very happy. My relationship with my Match guy continues to grow. The only hard part of it is saying goodbye to each other when it is time to part for a bit. He is very considerate and kind and we share lots of common values. It feels like we are building a very solid foundation to build a relationship on top of. We have been together for four months now. We are both starting to talk about a future together some day. We’ll see how things unfold and develop.
Grateful for the time with my Match guy, grateful for the moisture, and grateful for an empty space day tomorrow.