My friend Candy and her hubby moved to Arizona about seven years ago. They moved to Arizona because they thought that the climate would be better for her hubby’s health. We keep in touch by email, which is nice. She was telling me that she was going to have some body sculpting done at a local sono bello center to have a Velashape procedure done to remove the cellulite on her thighs. She’s been self-concious about her legs for years! I hope she is happy with the results!
One of my wife’s best ideas ever was to buy my father a couple of Mayweather boxing tickets for the big fight coming up in March in Las Vegas. I know that Dad and Mom have been wanting to go to Las Vegas for a second honeymoon for a long time now, and we think that this is a good time for them to finally take it. Now we’re trying to get them a good rate on a nice place to stay and make up an itinerary for the rest of their travel arrangements. Dad has been a big boxing fan for as long as I can remember, and he’s really excited about the trip and the match!
My wife has asked me what my New Year’s resolutions are going to be. I don’t have any, do you? I haven’t made any resolutions in years. I don’t mean to sound vain and imply that I am so perfect that I can’t improve. … I’m saying that I’ve never been able to keep a New Year’s resolution, so why bother with the facade of making them knowing full well that I won’t have the willpower to keep them? I just keep on doing the best that I can, being the best I can be. I don’t think it is fair for anyone to expect more of me than that!
I”ve noticed that my wife has a large collection of broken watches. Now to be honest, some of them are not really broken, they are in her jewelry box with dead batteries. I asked her why she doesn’t replace the batteries in them and wear them and her answer has been that the replacement battery cost more than the watch did! And then she explains that she just can’t bring herself to throw them away.
She always has been one to keep things beyond their useful life. Sometimes that frustrates me, sometimes I think that’s a good thing! Maybe she’d be tossing me out the door too! I know there are times she thinks I’m past my useful life!
For our next wedding anniversary I’d like to buy her a really nice seiko diamond watch. She deserves to have a watch that isn’t a “throwaway” watch like the rest of the watches that her brothers, sisters, and parents have given her over the years. I’d like to buy her one that is nice enough to wear when we go out someplace nice, but not so fancy that she can’t wear it every day. I’d like for her to think of me whenever she looks at it. And I’d like for her to consider that our time together has been time well spent.
Today is Black Friday, but I cannot bring myself to go out and brave the crowds at the stores. Being pushed and shoved by the throngs of women desperate to get the best deal lost its appeal to me long ago! But at the table last night Mom hinted to me that Dad needs a new pair of golf shoes for their vacation coming up in a few months. She thinks that they would make a fine Christmas gift for Dad this year. Mom is always asking me to buy Dad’s shoes for her because we wear the exact same size shoes.
Sometimes that is a convenience, sometimes it is an inconvenience. It’s really convenient when I need a pair of dress shoes and don’t want to go buy a pair because I know that Dad has several pairs just sitting in his closet. On the other hand, however, there have been several times when Dad has asked me to lend him my best sneakers for a weekend and when they get returned they are completely ruined! I try to be very respectful and careful of his shoes when I borrow them; I am beginning to think that he doesn’t realize just how expensive casual shoes are nowadays!
General life, Health, Relationships | Dean | 
January 12, 2010 9:06 am | 
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