Saturday visit

[cjsmith]

Saturday afternoon rampling came over to visit me. This meant that for the first time in about a day I had to wear more than a T-shirt (hey, YOU try dealing with a bathroom with no good feet). I also managed to take my first adventurous shower before she got there.

When she arrived, she had wondrous things! She had a quad-cane! She had a WALKER! And she had... a whole basket full of CHEEEEEEEESE!

Gleefully we opened up the cheese and sampled it. The Petit Basque was completely gone by the end of our visit! MAN THAT STUFF IS GOOD! I shared bits of the chocolate indyansel sent, and Moonstruck Chocolate now has another fan. I also tried out the walker -- heaven, oh heaven, after trying to maintain stability on crutches -- and demonstrated some of my sillier ways of getting around the house. The quad-cane turned out to be absolutely perfect for stairs, as it simulated a second railing I could grab. I have these things on long-term loan and I believe they're what I should have had from the beginning. Crutches! Fah.

We commiserated about medical schtuff and we scritched kitties for a couple of hours. She was my first visitor from the outside world, and that contact is probably a big reason I wasn't on LJ so obsessively for that evening and the next day. :-)

My friends have been SO good to me.

Comments

[abenn.livejournal.com]

Wish I lived closer. I'd come visit you.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yeah, geography does get in the way of some things, doesn't it?

[abenn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the distance means that it's harder to schedule a visit... but the real kicker right now is money for gas. :-P

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

It sure has risen, hasn't it? Bleagh! Well, if you can come down here for dinner -- I know your schedule's probably as messy as mine right now, but if and when -- I'll pitch in for gas.

[abenn.livejournal.com]

Thanks, hon-- that's sweet of you. It might even be possible tomorrow, depending on when I get done with what I'm doing on the Peninsula. I'm doing a reading in the morning, and helping a friend sort out some life stuff in the afternoon. I'm not sure how long the latter will go, nor how I'll feel afterwards... would it be okay if seeing you was a last minute thing, and I let you know in the early evening? What time were you thinking of for dinner? Would we be eating at your place? (I'm assuming so..) Would you forgive me if I didn't bring anything?

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I think since I'm back at work now, but still recovering, I'd like to delay until I have a bit more of my normal energy level. How about in a week or so?

[abenn.livejournal.com]

Ah, I somehow missed the back at work detail. Next week might be tough-- I'll see-- but the week after should be doable.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Super - that'd work. I'll probably still be prohibited from driving at that point, so the "you drive and I buy the gas" deal sounds good.