I had a great day today
Faith
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yeah, ok, I would leave that until I get yelled at, but I can't.
Lori and I off on the same day. She took it off specifically to go to my Dr's appointment with me in the morning so we could spend the day together.
Got up in a great mood, spent some quality
us time before climbing out of bed. That really set the mood for the day
The bathroom scale liked both of us this morning (not at the same time!) so that also helped a little.
puttered around the house doing things together and drive to the Dr's. Chit chat small talk all the way, anything and everything. That was never 'me' .. it is now, just try to shut me up (I've heard some others share that .. um .. fault)
Dr's at 10:30, no wait.
Nice pleasant visit covering where I was, where I am, how do I feel (fine except that stabbing blood draw needle!). Got a prescription extension to cover until after the test results. Got some referrals for an Orchi, time to start preparing.
Out by 11am
Off to the mall, got a small lunch so as to not bloat. We decide to shoe shop, I still needed black dressy shoes.
We saunter past a massage place, Lori turns back. How about a massage. We look at the prices, ick, we're broke but not as broke as we expected since the Dr's visit cost significantly less then we planned for. So, 45 mins later I'm feeling pretty comfy and relaxed. Trust me, I needed it. Ignore that profile picture, believe me when I say, "I am a broken old person". Twiddle my thumbs waiting for lori to get back and pay for it (she had wandered off and got lost)
Ok, back to meandering. Ready to wander this store, that store, the other store but first Lori drags me (slight exaggeration) to a shoe store. There they were. The perfect pair .. in 11 .. ARRRGGHHH .. too loose, I'm typically a 10. No 10 unless we want to drive to West Palm (yeah, nope). Disappointed, we poke around looking at other shoes and ... there is that same pair in 9 1/2. Hmm, those 11's were really loose. Try them on .. perfect fit. WOOOO. I got shoes (so much for massage==no shoes). We accidentally bought a bracelet and a pair of earrings as well. All on sale, we are broke you know.
Story on the earrings .. they're for pierced ears. We liked them so much that we bought them anyways. Direct from Lori's mouth, "If you want to get your ears pieced, go right ahead. I've gotten used to everything else so far." and if that wasn't enough, "Maybe after things catch up we can go get our ears pierced together". WOOT. I didn't know what to say, but I did buy the earrings
The rest of the store wandering went as it was supposed, lots of oh, ah, yuck! but no purchasing. The additional news. Typically shopping for us has always been, she shops clothes and looks at ladies things, I hit the electronics department and impatiently wait until she's ready to leave. This time, we both shopped ladies things and goodies and kids stuff with nary a male item in sight. 3 1/2 hours later we finally call it quits.
The topper .. No odd looks, no side glances, nothing weird noticed at all. Each store visit was ma'am/ladies. Only one misgendering occurrence. At the massage place that gal asked which one of us girls was getting the massage, Lori replied with a quick, "It'll be him" and then immediately looked totally crestfallen and apologized. My wife, apologized
to me for calling me him. How could anyone be upset at all for that. I wasn't in the first place but still, no way I could be after seeing her consternation for being the one to say it.
That was our day. Not quite over but I cannot see it going bad, it's been too good.
Faith
ps.
Have I said how much I love my wife?
