I stepped outside and got in my car. I looked over to see Al but he wasn’t there. No one in the backseat. It was just me. I turned my radio on the oldies and decided to crank it up a little.
Everything felt odd, strange. Here I was outside my home all alone. I decided to go to Wal-Mart and look around. I got a few things there, nothing special for me. Halloween candy some shampoo for Al and his pop.
I then went to TJ Maxx and bought some room freshener called Baked Apple Pie and a new Yankee candle. It smells musky and woody. I like that. I looked at purses but didn’t want to spend the big dollars. Just as I was getting ready to leave that department, I spotted a clearance shelf and was able to pick one up there. Nothing fabulous or name brand, but roomy and winter colors.
I left there and stopped at Taco Bell. I parked and even went inside to eat instead of staying in my car. There were a lot of teens in there. I was the only oldie there. I just watched out the window and observed all the traffic going down the highway.
After that I left to come home. I stopped at different places I could safely stop and took some photographs. Alastair said it would be good for me to get my camera out again, so I did.
I came home. I actually had sort of a nice time. I didn’t have to look at my time. I didn’t have to let my mind race in order to get everything I need to get. This must be what vacations are like. Nice, slow and easy-going. Good thing Al is coming home in a few days, I could almost get used to this.
Here are my photos.
gorgeous
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thank you my friend!
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So glad you’re beginning to enjoy your break. 🙂
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Finally, I came around!!!
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Yay!
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They are fantastic photos Terry
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thanks so much Al!!! hugs
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You’re welcome 🙂
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beautiful photos
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thank you so much Tersia!
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Very nice photos…and a day of relaxation well described!
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thank you so much Delvina!
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love the photos the leaves changing are so so pretty and of course loking through the camera lens had to be calming.Glad you had a good day!
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it did get me a way from everything when I use my camera! thanks Len
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Not so different from the place i now live.
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what state do you live in?
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WV
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wonderful photos. Been so busy with Dell getting this laptop fixed I feel I have been somewhere else!
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I have been reading all the issues you have and I hope all are back to normal now for you?
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Terry, in my efforts to view these tech problems as God allowing them for his reasons, it works on my attitude about them! As frustrating as it has been, the Dell agents have been so helpful and I have learned a great deal I didn’t know before.
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I am glad you listened to Alistair – the pictures are wonderful. One of the hardest things to do is to go back to our daily lives. It sounded like a bitter sweet day – God bless you ~
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thanks Patty, it was like a baby taking the first step. Kind of silly when we know we are talking about an adult
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finally taking that breath…and getting some air in those lungs!
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yes, it was nice
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Enjoy the respite…Take it when you can and try to make the most of it…and it IS a vacation. Treat yourself to something that you enjoy but cannot do while you’re caregiving. You might want to consider arranging a time maybe once a week with one of your family members to spend just a few hours with Al, if they are comfortable with each other.
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thanks my friend. I have tried to get people to come in and stay with him but no one will. I wish things were different
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God bless you, friend.
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thanks Brian
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So glad to read this post … that you had a great day, because yesterday … you was crying – even if you miss Al a lot there .. is things you such spoil yourself with – love your photos and I love the day you had – it makes me so happy to read that you could get use to .. time for yourself.
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I really do enjoy my camera. It is getting out of the house that is the issue, but I am glad I did it
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I understand, I can be the same myself … sometimes I have to force myself out – wish I had a dog .. that meant I had to be out and about 3 times per day, but I can’t so long as I travel as I do.
You take so much better photos now .. so just click and click and click .. and get fresh air on the same time.
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I could not handle a dog right now. Al is enough. The only way I would consider it is if I could somehow afford a llasho-apso. I have wanted one of those for years
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Love the pics! sounds like you had a relaxing day 🙂
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It was very therapeutic , it did me good to get out
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