Chris and I had a big Date Day yesterday. At least I think it counts as a date. I mean, we were together and all. And we held hands every now and then. That puts it over the top, doesn’t it?
Our
day started with a trip to the craft fair at Moody Methodist Church. See? I told you it was a grand romantic
day. We went to the fair. They do that in all the movies. We do try to go to this one every year. It is probably the second most important one
on the island. Second only to the one at
that little church in Jamaica Beach – Seaside.
Theirs is called Bethlehem Street Market. It doesn’t happen until December 11th,
though. That’ll be another date day … Wait. No it won’t.
Chris is in charge of that one. And
most of the time I’m pretty much a go-fer.
You know, go fer this and go fer that.
It’s a lot of fun for me. Chris has
all the headaches. But back to the
date. We saw several Seasiders, past and
present. Rick and Traci, Laura, and Jim
and Pat, to be specific. Rick and Traci
were just shopping like us. Laura has
her goat milk products on display, and Jim and Pat do some pretty amazing jewelry. Go see them, today and buy something.
The
next part of our date was lunch. You
kind of have to eat if it’s going to be a high impact date, right? At Chris’ suggestion we went to Shrimp n
Stuff. That’s my favorite spot. I think she felt sorry for me since we had Mexican
food (her favorite) on Sunday for lunch, then I had it again at the meeting I went
to Sunday night. Overload, for
sure. It was a really pleasant
meal. The ambiance is totally relaxed,
and we were there before the heavy lunch crowd.
Umm. I mean the crowd was
numerous. That was not a comment on individual
weights
After
lunch we split up for a time. I had to
go to the doctor’s office for a couple of shots. Covid booster and flu shot at the direction
of my doctor. Chris just couldn’t stay away
from me for very long, though. She just
had to drive over to the doc’s office to see me again. I think she must be in love. Actually, it also might have had something to
do with the fact that I forgot my Covid card, and I needed it to official-ized
after the booster. She graciously
brought it up to me. Actually seeing me
was just a bonus …
Back
home I had to go online and record the dates of several of the shots and
procedures I have had done over the past year.
My insurance company bribes me with a VISA gift card to get them
done. Just earned myself $45, and I didn’t
even have a co-pay on the visits they were concerned about. Bring ‘em on.
We
ended our romantic Date Day in front of one of our favorites – a Hallmark
movie. We were going to go out for
dinner as well, but lunch took too much out of us. Or Maybe I should say … it put too much into
us?
Romans
12:2 says, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed
by the renewing of your mind. Then you
will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and
perfect will.”
Father,
thank you for the friends we got to see at the craft fair. Be with Rick and Traci in their medical
woes. Help Laura and Jim and Pat have a
successful day today. And thank you for
the great date I had. After
forty-leventy years together, I can certainly say … she’s a keeper. Amen.
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