#109 Midnight Special
5:37 AM
So today Stephen was out of town in Greenville visiting his Dad, Alexis, and Roger (a couple of Discount Tire coworkers). Stephen had offered to bring me along, but knowing how little Stephen gets to spend one on one time with his dad, I was not about to bust in on that party. He had a great day in the upstate, and I'm so happy he did.
Me on the other hand, I decided to stay home and clean, while doing a little shopping. After a few busy days this week, a quiet day alone seemed needed. Although that sometimes means I get lost in my own thoughts, and that coupled with hormones right now--not the best combination. But in light of my crazy emotions today, I was able to spend time with my parents at lunch, get some shopping done, and come home and do laundry as well as clean.
In one last run out to get some items for home that we needed, I decided it was best if I didn't go home right away since our house guest was home and Stephen was not. So I camped out in the parking lot at Wal-Mart for a bit and watched Midnight Special on my DVD player in Hank.
Feeling a little weird, and slightly on edge watching this in the parking lot (although no one really noticed me), I decided to come home and watch it in the driveway instead. So I did just that! And I finally figured out how to get the screen in the backseat to turn on (which it's been 7 months now, and I never could figure out how to make the additional screen work--but the remote that came with the Jeep finally did the trick!).
Me on the other hand, I decided to stay home and clean, while doing a little shopping. After a few busy days this week, a quiet day alone seemed needed. Although that sometimes means I get lost in my own thoughts, and that coupled with hormones right now--not the best combination. But in light of my crazy emotions today, I was able to spend time with my parents at lunch, get some shopping done, and come home and do laundry as well as clean.
In one last run out to get some items for home that we needed, I decided it was best if I didn't go home right away since our house guest was home and Stephen was not. So I camped out in the parking lot at Wal-Mart for a bit and watched Midnight Special on my DVD player in Hank.
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| Got to love modern technology in an old Wagoneer. |
I laid out across the bench seat, rolled down the windows, propped up my head with some blankets, and enjoyed a good chunk of this Sci-Fi drama. It ended up being a really slow paced, but action packed drama. Not too many answered questions, but enough to keep you hooked.
Life slowed down tonight. Hearing the chirping of the grasshopper and the humming of cicadas in the woods, looking out to a clear dark sky dotted with shining stars, and looking up at about 10:45 pm to Stephen's face peaking in the window of the Jeep, surprised too that I'd gotten the backseat screen to finally work. The older I keep getting, the more I keep craving the feeling I got tonight.
Life slowed down tonight. Hearing the chirping of the grasshopper and the humming of cicadas in the woods, looking out to a clear dark sky dotted with shining stars, and looking up at about 10:45 pm to Stephen's face peaking in the window of the Jeep, surprised too that I'd gotten the backseat screen to finally work. The older I keep getting, the more I keep craving the feeling I got tonight.
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