Throw all the Clocks Out

The anticipation & anxiety is palpable. Vacation is near. It’s been over a year since I’ve left this town. A year!!!!

Waiting. Waiting all the time. That’s what we all do. We wait. We wait ourselves through life. We wake up and wait for the coffee to brew. Once at work we spend the entire day waiting on various things all the while waiting to get off work. After work it’s waiting on dinner or perhaps a buzz to alleviate all the waiting we did during the day. Waiting to get married. Waiting for that promotion. Waiting on that a**hole buying lottery tickets but not sure which ones he wants to get out of your way so you can by a bottle of water. Waiting for your kid (or dogs) to finally be potty trained. Waiting for that idiot in front of you to turn “right on red” when they clearly don’t know that’s an option that they have. Waiting for retirement. Waiting for your over priced cable and internet to work again. Lots of waiting on Amazon Prime packages the last year… It’s a life just full of waiting. Life is just one long line at the Post Office & only one window is open. I’ve been waiting on the trip to Florida since 2019. It’s finally hear and the wait is almost over. That final day I’ll be waiting to get home. Waiting to see my pups.

Life is funny in that we want things to come along and hurry up and happen. Waiting for future events. We are basically speeding through our own existence. Pumping the brakes a little would serve us all well. Learn to enjoy that time waiting. Each moment. So much takes place in a single second. A bird song. That butterfly fluttering by. A familiar face in a grocery store. The unexpected kindness of a stranger. Stumping your d*** toe. It’s all meaningful. Right?

Our lives are dictated by time. That clockwise rotation. What a real heifer. Throw all the f***ing clocks out! I’m soon to be 40. I don’t view myself at that age. Looking at myself in the mirror everyday I never noticed the lines on my face forming. The spark in my eyes fading. The hairline receding. (Okay, that I did notice.). Time. Do you remember when you were young? It fells like yesterday. Yet as a child yesterday felt like a long time away? Grandparents always said time, it flies. That the years keep getting shorter. As a child you can’t possibly understand this notion. As an adult, you begin to accept it at hard truth. Each passing year you find yourself saying something along the lines of “wow, the month really went by fast” or “how is it already insert month.” Our strict diet of calendar days. I suppose I should hold the calendar as accountable as the clock?

All this time waiting I forgot how to prepare for a trip.

Biannual lab and doctors visit. The vampires had a feast on my blood. I was left a nice blue, purple and yellow bruise. Rude. My results were positive. My A1C was considerably lower. Big win. Trying to get below the diabetic levels.

It warmed up this week. I had to turn the AC unit on for the first time. And the patio fan. Not what I want to start doing. It’s actually going to be cooler in Florida when I go.

It was a short week but it was a busy long week. I took Monday off and kept busy. Did a little landscape makeover. The days at work were crazy busy. Needy f***er’s. I couldn’t have been happier for Friday to roll around. Adios!!!!

Jalapeño

Mac & Cheese Burger. Why have I not done this before. Everything just went together so well.

A Hello Fresh meal that appeared on my desk. Thanks! Pork tenderloin with roasted veggies. I added. It needed more. Some balsamic worked for the veggies. It turned out well. Bekah liked and that’s the point. The red wine fig sauce was interesting.

Easter brunch!!! Solo today, Bekah worked all weekend. Decided to keep it simple and make spicy egg Benedict with some prosciutto wrapped grilled asparagus. Wait! Is that really simple? I don’t know. It was good.

Easter dinner!!! Squash dressing, mashed potatoes, spicy green brands and ham Hawaiian roll slider. Deviled egg appetizers.

Another Hello Fresh. We didn’t follow the recipe. It was gross!!! Lucky for us it was easy to convert the meal kit to teriyaki steak. Roasted soy broccoli. All was good in the world.

Grilled chicken caesar pasta salad.

We were going to have leftover Easter ham and eggs. It just didn’t sound good but I hate to waste. Oh well. Ended up going to HEB for Korean ribs, stir fry and sushi’s. Easy tasty solution.