First days of spring

[vaneramos]

Yesterday we drove Brenna home. Wet snow let up as we approached Lindsay.

Marian didn't get out of the car to see her mother, so my ex came outside. I felt a little sorry for her. Marian didn't have much to say. My ex and Danny got a glance at each other, nothing more.

Then we turned around and drove back into the snow. It was gorgeous, sticking to tree branches, but we were all sick of winter. I didn't stop for photographs. Between lingering congestion, nasty driving conditions and eye strain, I ended up with a headache. It was comforting to have Danny along.

Back in Toronto, djjo, bitterlawngnome and danthered threw me a birthday dinner, attended by rfmcdpei, balunbustingbea, detailbear, teddybtoronto, raccoon_it, Mike and a friend, M, me and Marian. Later we watched The Incredibles. I felt increasingly exhausted.

Today was springlike. Marian and I walked all the way downtown then back along Queen Street, some seven kilometres. We stopped at Honest Ed's, HMV, Pizza Pizza, the World's Biggest Bookstore, Arton Beads, a head shop where Marian bought a new plug earring, the Second Cup, and finally caught the Ossington bus back to Danny and Bill's.

I'm still unusually sluggish and headachy.

Comments

[dakoopst.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a wonderful time, even if you are physically under the weather a bit...

Feel better soon, wonderful man. :)

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Thanks, a little lie down and snuggle before dinner helped somewhat. :-)

[queenmomcat.livejournal.com]

AWWWWW! you're spending quality time with Marian! (meaning mainly the nice long walk, but also stopping in a head shop to buy an ear plug) How cool is that? (Really!)

Oh, and happy birthday.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm glad you think it's cool. I'm very uptight on the inside. Some of the things we do scare me out of my wits.

[queenmomcat.livejournal.com]

Drawing on my memories of adolescence, you're doing something very right if she's willing to do this with you.

[grandiva1968.livejournal.com]

I'm happy you had a good birthday, and I apologize for missing its acknowledgement.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

No need. I'm terrible about acknowledging birthdays myself. But thank you. :-)

[teddyb.livejournal.com]

It was a delight meeting Marian last night at Sunday dinner. She's quite a poised and charming young lady. I'm sorry I didn't get more of a chance to chat with her.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Bob. I'm sure there will be many more opportunities.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

XOXO (missed you). Hope the study turns up something helpful.

[ubermunkey.livejournal.com]

hope you are feeling less drained now.

I had this godawful nightmare. I was at your party, sitting outside, painfully bashful, feeling like an idiot, and topping it off I felt terrible that I was taking away from your day. So vivid and so wacked. I hope it was an incredible dinner with loved ones. be well

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Man, I would have loved to have you there. Mike and Elli, too. I have this fantasy about going on vacation with the kids together.