As I sit here this morning, taking a day off, I am sitting in the front room. Trying to type but having only little luck. My stupid cat, is next to me beating it’s body and head against my arm and side and jarring my typing hand. She obviously loves me. She likes me. Sleeps next to me. If I sit down inside my house she jumps up and bugs me. Not sitting, but hitting and ramming into me and bumping. You get the idea. It’s blog fodder but still a major annoyance.
We, Emily, Marika and I, are going to Berkeley today for some holiday retail happiness. If that actually exists. I will at least do some advent shopping for Emily. If I feel like it. Berkeley has two blocks worth of shopping, but enough for 3 or 4 hours. One of the stores has free booze. I will go there.
Marika has to get up extra early this morning. Because she has a haircut at 8. Much too early. Tomorrow she is dropping off her car at the shop at 715. AM. Does not remind me of fun. But her car has some wild electrical issues and needs new spark plugs. I want her to have it fixed if only because it makes her so mad that it’s broke. I don’t like to hear the yelling. Not at me, but at the car while I am talking to her.
Looks like we might be out to Berkeley by 930. But that is most definitely subject to change. Emily never leaves on schedule, and Marika does not care. That leaves me waiting for the two of them to get moving. And waiting.
Wow!! Stop the presses! I just learned something from morning TV. You can move the cursor on your phone to anywhere in a text or document by holding down the space bar and dragging it!!!!! It has already changed my life!! Wow. Who knew? You can spin the cursor in circles!! I am getting light headed. Paper bag. Breathe deep. I will be ok. What a day!
3 hours later we have been shopping in Berkeley, store to store. I have shown my new trick to two people so far. They were amazed. One extremely so. I said life changing and I meant it.
The shopping is the usual. Not much going. I am looking for advent without much luck. Have noted a few things which I will pick up on a last minute “walk thru” of 4th street. By myself so no one sees what I buy. I am buying advent for Emily and she is with me. Makes buying a surprise a difficult move.
Really, this has been head down, look look look, move on. Next shelf, next store, next. It’s just turbo shopping. No big. Currently having a light lunch. So far delicious. Realize at this hour we will be in traffic when we leave. So it will be a slow return. We are going to the movies on the way back. It’s a full day.
We are off on the road to the movies. Surprisingly light traffic through town and 15 miles east. And then, driving normal freeway speed. 75 mph. Normal. So we are getting, not going to be, but getting there swiftly. This is better traffic than Sacramento. Thank you lord.
While driving, I should say riding, I called our real estate agent, Kary. I needed an update on our quest to take Auburn by storm. Well, we got some good news. We are now the only people left with an offer on the house we want. The other two dropped out. Normally that means we get it. But, it’s contingent on our seller getting another house she has made an offer on. We should know tomorrow. So everyone out there say a prayer for us. Thank you.
As is her habit, Emily called everyone she knows (or so it seems) while we were driving home. It’s something she does. She likes to call home when she is headed home. A strange habit. Often she is still on the phone when she pulls into the driveway. I have often said she calls to give me time to get the girlfriend out the door befor e the wife gets home. Very thoughtful of her.
As I mentioned, we are going to the movies tonight. On our way home from shopping. We kinda ran out of time so we drove direct to Lupitas for taco Tuesday and ate in the car while driving back to the movies in Vacaville. Kinda crazy really but Marika wanted to go there and not one of our other fine choices closer to the theater. She misses Lupitas.
Movies. I would say don’t bother with the latest Harry Potter movie. It was disjointed and quite boring in many places. Also obvious there will be a sequel or two since there was no satisfying ending. I will skip the next one.
Finally got home by 930. A 12 hour shopping day. I am tired. Marika went out to join friends in a neighboring town for some kind of trivia night. That could be fun. I am way too tired for that. Emily is in bed snoring loudly already. I am up next when I finish this. Which is now. Tomorrow is a big day.