August 2nd, Thursday – Shopping Day, And Other Odds and Ends

Yup, sure enough that was rain on the roof last night.  So far we’ve been lucky, rain at night but no rain during the day.  You have to like it.  So today was the tomorrow we spoke of last night.  True to our word, we were up at an early hour and ready to hit the roads.  We had shopping to do.  Specifically, Barbara wanted to see just how much the new cabinets could hold so we were off to Aldi and other assorted places.

First stop, I promised my sweetheart a really nice breakfast.  Does McDonalds count?

Before you say no, let me just say I put out place mats on the table and set the rest of the table real nice for her.  I know, what a guy!

On to Walmart.  I’ve been looking for a particular type of sunglasses for several weeks now.  They’re called polarized flip up sunglasses.  They clip to your regular glasses but you can flip them up when necessary, like to see the gauges on the dash when driving.

The first pair I found at Walmat.  However, through a really weird set of circumstances, they quickly bit the dust.  Barbara found them again but decided this time we’re going to get an extra pair.  Just in case I get clumsy again.

While at Walmart, Barbara decided to get a haircut.  Came out real nice.  Of course, she wanted me to get one as well.  Ah, come on I look just fine.  I dug in my feet,  I protested a

bit.  Want to guess who won?  Yup, I too ended up with a haircut.  Nice and short, almost bald, just the way I like it.

Moving on I decided to make up for breakfast and took my sweetheart for a mani pedi at a local salon she had discovered on our last trip in to Auburn.  What’s the old saying?  If mama is happy then all is well with the world.  I’m a believer.

Lunch time.  No, I’m not revealing where we went.  But it was in a mall, or what used to be a mall.  As of now it’s all but empty.  A couple of stores still left in the food court but not much more.  In fact, they’ve made the one end into an RV Super Store.  Hope it works out for them.  Regarding our lunch, suffice to say they make a decent sandwich and we both enjoyed our selections.

Now for the highlight of our trip.  Time to enter the hallowed halls of Aldi.

Whenever we find an Aldi we make it a point to go shopping for all our necessary supplies.  So we stuffed our cart, checked out, put it all in our bags and headed home.  Once home, we happily discovered that the cabinets offer plenty of room for all the extra can goods we purchased.  Nice to know we didn’t lose a bit of storage space by taking out the dinette.

Our day is now drawing to a close.  Everything has been put away.  Supper is finished.  Time to sit back and relax and enjoy a bit of the football game.  It’s been another great day, as always made all the better by the fact that we moved through it together.  We hope you had a great day as well.  Always remember to grab each one that comes and live every minute knowing it will never be repeated.  For now I’ll say goodnight and leave you with this thought to ponder:

As always,  if you are coming to the end of your day with concerns and worries, let me suggest that you turn them over to God.  After all, He is going to be up all night so why not let him handle them for you.

Time now for our evening prayers and eventually some shut-eye.  Till tomorrow.

These are the voyages of  Graybeard and it’s occupants, four paws and two humans.  Our continuing mission: to explore as many new states as possible, to seek out new acquaintances and make new friends, to boldly go where we have not been before