It's Been A While

I notice that my last post was Friday. Apparently I had a busy weekend, which was true for half of it. The other half of the weekend I was sick.

Saturday I did a lot of cleaning. I had the energy and was in the mood so tackled two of the four upstairs bedrooms for spring cleaning. I like the way everything looks so clean, though in this old house it doesn't last long.

Saturday evening we went to the ceremony for a grandson of Ron's becoming an Eagle Scout. I don't know much about scouting. My son wasn't involved in it. I do know, though, that attaining the rank of Eagle is a very big deal, achieved by only 4 percent of all scouts. It takes a lot of work and dedication, not only on the part of the scout but also his parents. The event was attended by close to 100 people and a nice reception was held afterward.

Early Sunday morning, I woke up sick as a dog, as the saying goes. It was something gastro and when I wasn't being sick, I was laying on the miserably uncomfortable couch in the TV room dozing and holding my stomach. I pretty much stayed there until early evening Sunday, drinking water and having a couple of pieces of dry toast. By this morning, I was feeling much better, though not well enough to take care of Ember, as scheduled. I had also lost five pounds.

Yesterday was the second anniversary of meeting Ron. We met via personals on Yahoo.com. His personal wasn't listed for searching or viewing without his permission. Mine was, which is a good thing or we would never have met. Apparently liking what he read and saw, he wrote me an email. I held off responding for two days because of his age -- 12 years my senior -- but for many reasons, the most clear to me being that we don't know what life will bring, as the early demise of Patrick and Lee prove, I did respond. Long story short is that a week after his first email, we met for lunch at a local Applebee's, and, except for a few days here and there, have been together ever since. We got married April 21, 2007, and I have never been as happy and content as I am now.

Today I feel much better, and having to run errands, I got out my lovely little car this morning. I like it so much. It makes me cheery to sit in it. The errands around town were all close enough to walk, being that I put only about two miles on the car, but it's pretty cold out there, plus I ended up with many things to carry, so I drove to: the grocery store; the library; the bank; the post office; the gas station.

Today's weather - It's mostly sunny though it's still pretty chilly, with a temp in the high 30s. Thankfully it's not raining.

Life changes - Today I can't help think of the past two years and how my life has changed because of a few words exchanged via email between two strangers. When I think of Ron, my insides still get that feeling of excitement that comes only with a new romance. It's wonderful to still have that feeling of "WOW" after two years, and I suspect it will never fade.