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magdaleine -> RE: Magdaleine's Alabaster Atrium (5/22/2008 1:27:43 PM)
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I had a long day yesterday. First was the doctor's and then I had lunch nearby where there's internet access. Ds4 came online to talk to me. He was going to propose to his girlfriend Saturday evening when he returned from Winnipeg to Vancouver but his plan all along has been to ask her mother's permission first. (Dad died when she was little.) Understand that her mom doesn't speak English and while he speaks her language I doubt he's fluent. He tried to ask the question on Skype but her mom said she'd rather discuss it in person. Since she's visiting her daughter in Vancouver right now, that wouldn't be too difficult, though it ruined the surprise he had planned for his girlfriend.
Yesterday he came online to say that Mom wants them to wait so that her daughter can have some time living independently before she marries. I can kind of understand that, but then she said she wanted them to wait another 2-3 years. Poor ds4! They've managed to compromise at waiting a year but poor ds4 is terribly disappointed and came online to find some support and encouragement from me. I didn't realize that was what he was looking for till the end of the conversation but thankfully that's what I gave him anyway. I pointed out that they could get both engaged AND married next year--say April and then July. He wanted to know if they should wait just because her mom says so and I told him that his girlfriend needs to honour her mother and he needs to encourage her to do that. It's not like the mom is being controlling or unreasonable. The three of them will be leaving tomorrow morning for south-east Asia where they will be cheek-by-jowl for the next three months. Maybe after Mom has gotten to know ds4 better, she'll change her mind.
After lunch I went shopping--first to Costco. It took me 2 1/2 hours from the time I pulled into the parking lot until I left. The carts there are very large and mine was so heaping full by the time I was done that the person repacking the cart kept asking if I had two carts. Nope! (I discovered when I was putting the groceries in the car that she actually had a good portion of the bread at the BOTTOM of the cart. Sigh.)
Pushing around a heavy cart like that takes a fair bit of muscle and energy. By the time I was finished I wasn't sure I'd be able to make my way to Safeway to finish my shopping there so, to fortify my system with some quick energy, I bought myself a berry sundae. Yummmmm! It helped but not enough so I stopped at Dairy Queen on the way to Safeway and bought a small dipped cone. Yep. That did it. I could continue.
I was at least another hour at Safeway and nearly filled that cart too and was sure I'd need more ice cream to get me home but I tricked myself and bought some Perrier instead--no calories--and munched on the cherries I bought. Thankfully ds2 was at home and willing to unload the van and take the stuff for the freezer down to the basement. I took care of the rest of the perishables.
When I woke this morning my body was very stiff and very sore--in places I haven't felt sore muscles for years, if ever--so I stayed in bed extra long. I was really tired too, not having slept well the previous two nights so I figured I was justified. Tonight, however, I have a memorial service to go to--the husband of my first piano teacher who was and has continued to be a very close family friend. I really want to go but I'm not sure if this body of mine will let me. I think I could sleep more.
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On another note, Trish, I'm sorry that the doctor you went to does not believe fibromyalgia exists. If that's what you have, he's not going to be much help, is he? Thankfully he's willing to run appropriate tests. I'm praying for you. (For the rest of you, I got that info from Trish's blog where there's no place to respond.)
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