Ever have a day…
That isn’t horrible, not necessarily bad, but things just don’t go the way you want them to?
Yesterday was a day like that. I think most of my problems stemmed from the fact that at lunchtime I went to the grocery store and when I came home, I wasn’t hungry, so I didn’t eat lunch. Everything was mostly ok – no big issues or problems – until I had to go to the city to pick up The Boy from school. Normally he goes home on the bus, but he had a play to watch and wasn’t done until 5 pm, so no bus for him.
I hate driving in the city.
I hate driving in the city at 5 pm rush hour.
I hate driving in the city at 5 pm rush hour and then not be able to find parking near the school.
I hate driving in the city at 5 pm rush hour and then not be able to find parking near the school and then when I do find parking, it is next to impossible to get OUT of the parking space to get The Boy when he calls to say he is ready.
And I’m hungry.
Let me tell you a story about me being hungry. This is when Hubby and I were first together – not yet married. He got a promotion and had to move from CT to CA. This was a temporary job for 3 months, until the company and he were both sure he was a right fit for the job. They put him up in a hotel, paid his expenses, all was grand. They were even generous enough to pay for my ticket to visit him for 2 weeks. So, I went out to visit him. I had absolutely NOTHING to do every day for two weeks during the day. I went for walks, looked around the local area (I didn’t have a car, I think), watched tv, played cards, etc. Hubby was busy all day working hard to turn around the plant into a well run machine (as opposed to the hell hole it was) and was tired when he got “home” to the hotel room. We would usually go somewhere close and quick for dinner.
One night, either he was late or I hadn’t eaten much, but he got home and just wanted to chill out and relax – he was in no hurry to go dinner. Well, I was hungry and bored and cranky… I practically was in tears (and probably did cry) waiting for him to get ready to go for dinner. Poor guy – he had no idea how bad and horrible I felt inside until I pretty much exploded into tears and sobbing. He was so good to me, said he was sorry, said I should have told him that I really needed to go eat, etc., etc. (He is a very good Hubby that way).
So now we have a family joke that if I say “I’m hungry” in a certain tone of voice, we drop everything to go get something to eat.
Well, I should have paid attention and gotten something to eat before I left to pick up The Boy. Driving was a nightmare, parking was a nightmare and it was all worse since I was hungry.
The Boy and I stopped at a Dunkin‘ Donuts – one of the worst selections and service I’ve had in a while, but it was something to eat.
I got home, Hubby was already home, and we just relaxed in the bedroom. We needed to get dinner going, so I listed off the choices. One of the choices was sloppy joes. It turns out I did not have seasoning packet for it, so I jumped on the trusty web and looked for a recipe. I found one that looked good, that I had the ingredient for, and had gotten positive reviews.
Let’s just say it didn’t go over well. Cereal came out as the backup dinner.
So much for the trusty internet!