Unexpected Outing

During my lunch break today I got a voice mail from Adam inviting me to go out with him this afternoon while he was killing some time in our area before a work meeting he had tonight. Fortunately it was a day without many other obligations and the kids are fine to be home alone together, so I was able to go.


Of course he drove (he really loves to drive) and once again I felt enormous and too tall as I scrunched down to get into his Porsche (that's the only time I ever feel too tall). He played some of his new favorite music (I forget the name of it) for me and tried to convert me, but it sounded like the kind of music you'd hear while waiting on hold for an insurance company or something. It was far too jazzy and new age-like for my taste.


We were barely out of the driveway before the SEP started, but we took a break when we went into Wal-Mart to find him a laser pointer (found near the check-out stand after much searching) for his presentation and some ear plugs for me (found near guns and ammo). I thought our purchases were totally random and somewhat comical.

(I've been sleeping with earplugs for the past month or so due to Randy's Grizzly bear-like snoring and have found myself sleeping much better.)


I was ready for dinner after our stop at Wal-Mart but he reminded me that non-geriatric people don't eat dinner at 3:45pm, so we walked around the mall for awhile and then went to Los Hermanos for dinner at 4:30. Originally he wanted to take me to Pizzeria 712 but they don't open for dinner until 5:00.

We continued our SEP conversation over dinner, but then he ended up telling me a story that had me laughing so hard I lost control of my face. Seriously. I made the Jan face, had tears and snot running all over and I was bent over trying not to choke. (Of course the story had to do with bodily functions and his hilarious delivery of it, so I can't tell you anything that would help convey the hilarity of it.) I used up all the extra napkins we'd been given and thought I had my face under control when all the sudden I had some spontaneous nasal leakage which caused him to say, "Whoa, what is that? That is NOT cool." It was humiliating and hilarious at the same time and I only recovered and am able to share it here because it was his fault that it happened in the first place.

Good times.

**Have you ever bought at laser pointer or ear plugs?
How often are you ready for dinner at 3:45?
Have you ever lost control of your face like that?**

Comment Window Tidbit: Even with the potential fall-out from a couple hours discussing our Searing Emotional Pain, I have nothing but smiles after laughing that hard.