Oh my........This morning was really dreary......cold.....wet.....windy!!!! All of these nasty words.....and it was just really difficult to get moving. I was up at 7am, but kept the day/night blinds down to assist in keeping our heat inside. We have sooooo many and such large windows that the heat does leave us quicker than we like. Anyway........the day really did not improve weather wise....and the last time I was outside this evening......it was very much like this morning!
UGH!!!!
The 1st Lady and I padded around here this morning......enjoying the warmth and cheeriness of the fireplace as we read, drank hot tea and Fr. Roast coffee, checked emails, and just were damn lazy. Early afternoon, the 1st Lady went to the gym for over an hour of exercising......she hadn't been yesterday, so she had some guilt feelings. When she returned..........we made ourselves presentable to the public.......and.....
Left for McAllen...about 17 miles west of here. Ok....for those of you who haven't been here, we are technically in the town of Mercedes, but it is definitely the western boundary of Mercedes. From Brownsville in the very tip of Texas to Harlingen on the north to S. Padre Island on the east and then all the way west on Hwy 83 past Mission and a few other small towns.......this 50-60 mile stretch is nothing but one metropolitan area.....you never run out of "town"!!! THIS is the Rio Grande "Valley"......and, it is NOT a valley. Sooooo, whenever you go from one place to another, you never know WHICH town you are in......it is just like a city with all the suburbs.....they all run together.
Sooooo, off to McAllen we went. Stopped at Sam's Club for a few items which we normally buy in bulk. In talking with the check-out clerk, this is THE #1 Sam's Club in the USA!!!! Yep.....it has more business than any other Sam's Club in the entire nation!!!!!!! What does that mean for us? That we have to weave and shove and apologize and push and apologize just to get to the items we need to purchase........and then sometimes we have to wait for long periods of time. Now......then you have to go through the check-out......and THEN you have to through the exit door which also is a LONG line as they check your receipt and items in the cart. Whew......a major undertaking to get a case of Swanson's Chicken Broth and some Trail Mix Granola Bars!!!!
After that ordeal, we went the movies!!! Yep......what else does one do on a rainy day besides shop and see a movie. OK........This movie was a surprise.......and I came away thinking about it for a couple of hours afterwards. "Atonement" was the movie: excellent filming, photgraphy, music, and some outstanding acting. Not having read the book which came out a few short years ago, I was taken in by the story, the presentation of the story line with some rather different techniques of telling the story, and the artful way of putting the entire thing together: story/plot, filming, editing, music, art work. Others have not been as kind with their comments about this film.........but, I did enjoy it.
We returned to TheHowserHouse about 7pm.....and the 1st Lady has just taken out of nice loaf of Banana Nut Bread!!!! OH YEAH......it has no calories....haha! Really soooooo damn good when it is hot with real butter spread on it.......wow!!
LIFE IS REALLY GREAT!!!!!......And, I hope it is for all of you, also!!!!!
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