The Kat House

This has been a sad and emotionally challenging weekend for me - one of those times where you realize just how lonely you really are. Fortunately, I am a very optimistic person, and it’s not often that I go through these “funks”.

I met Barry and his wife Laura for lunch on Friday. We ate at the Mellow Mushroom, and my vegetarian hoagie was just awesome! We took some photos for use on the Self Portrait Challenge.

On Friday night, I went to see Born Yesterday at the Clarence Brown Theatre. Once again, I was dateless. Everywhere I looked, there were happy couples. Being in the midst of my funk already, it was difficult to watch. On a brighter note, the play turned out to be pretty good, but not one of the best I’ve seen.

This morning I got up early and got my car to the dealership for service. I got an oil change, and a tire rotation and balance. Afterwards, I decided to take Kevin’s advice and go check out the new Mast General Store. It was awesome! There were all sorts of old toys and candy that I had completely forgotten about - including paper dolls! If you’ve read much of my blog, you know that I was crazy about paper dolls when I was a kid. Mast also had wax lips, wax bottles, Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls, Pop Rocks, Bottle Caps, chattering teeth, a huge selection of Curious George memorabilia (you’ll love that, George!), candy cigarettes, toy guns, and all sorts of other blasts from the past.

I am meeting Kevin at 4:00 today. We’re going to see Hollywoodland.

I signed up for private swim lessons as a surprise for Brico. He’s a huge fan of the water, and I would love to be able to swim with him. I took my first lesson on Thursday, and afterwards, I just couldn’t keep the secret any longer. I was excited about my progress, which included learning to float on my back and in a vertical position, and staying completely underwater for 10 seconds. Having been terrified of having my head underwater since I was a kid, this was a very big deal for me! So anyway, I blew it. I told Brico. I figured I could use the support, and he has always been very supportive. In retrospect, maybe I should have tried a little harder to keep my secret. Brico has enough to worry about right now.

My second lesson is tomorrow at 2 PM. I hope to be swimming decently with a few more lessons. Wish me luck. It wasn’t easy to convince myself to undertake such a task. I’m going to start visiting the gym pool to practice what I’m learning.

I hope you all have a great weekend.