Highlights: Tuesday with Lauren was great. We picked up and took my mom to HMB for lunch at the Mezalumna Cafe. It was all about the journey. The food was fine, but the point was and continues to be about getting her out of the house and seeing sights and familiar surroundings. I can tell that she enjoyed it, and of course, she liked seeing Lauren. Back at home, we enjoyed the steaks I'd sous-vide'd the prior day, and played card and dice games on the patio. Today, I met with Martin at Philz and enjoyed a long and engaging conversation. HYC coffee in the AM had 6 people, and I noticed that it can be overwhelming. At our Divine cheese pickup and dinner, Jen and I discussed friendships on the heels of the prompt from JG with an article about friendships and my subsequent response to the thread. It was a fruitful conversation that provided me with a lot of insight into some of the changes in my focus over the past year, along with my aspirations and what I may need to offer others when I am not focused on my own needs. I guess class is still in session and lessons continue to have pop quizzes. I went with my gut and saw "Blazing Saddles" at the theater as part of their "Throwback Cinema". It was fantastic! It was reasonably well-attended, and the picture and sound quality of the theatrical experience, along with the script, actors, and hilarious dialogue, made it worth the decision to go. It was more enjoyable than I had imagined, and the first time since 1974 that I'd seen it on "the Big Screen". Tommy came home in a good mood and apologized for the snark in the morning texts. The routine is getting old, my guard remains up, as is my awareness of intent and interpretation.
