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Visit #2 Prep – Road chatter

Sunday start
Between Phil and You

Phil December 12 at 9:03am
Had a blast! Wineries were so much fun. On the road.  Heading to New England. Weather sucks.
December 12 at 9:16am
Good morning! I hope you have an easy drive. We’re under the same cloud – gray and wet. At least it’s warm! More cars than usual in the lot…
December 12 at 9:21am
Happy Football Day! Go team!
Phil December 12 at 10:00am
There we go! Go Bears! Hope they crush the Pats.

December 12 at 10:05am
Brat.
December 12 at 11:00am
I wasn’t going to say it, but just for that… GO PATS! And besides… you want the Pats to win. You really do. Admit it. It will make the play-offs better, right?
December 12 at 12:03pm
I’m a bad country song today… gloom, despair and agony!
I feel fine, but there is a lot of crap going on. I almost feel bad because I don’t feel worse… weird.

  • It’s raining.
  • Dad took a turn for the worse – sisters plan big powwow with Mom to get more help or send him to the nursing home. *sigh*
  • And my cat isn’t eating. Tempting him with tuna.
  • And I have surgery in 10 days.
  • And a sweet man is going to be less than 90 minutes away but I can’t touch him. Arrrgh!


So I need distraction! I’ll drop all that at the door and talk FOOTBALL! LOBSTER! And may be a wench. Hee!  Thanks for being a bright spot in my day, Philip!
December 12 at 12:08pm
here’s a fun thing… lobster claw shaped silver bottle opener! Hee!
Phil December 12 at 12:16pm
On the mass turnpike

December 12 at 12:39pm
Keep going to [directions to my place] Hee! I WISH….
December 12 at 12:52pm
I just made breakfast! (Don’t faint!) 
Ham and cheese omelet…toast…OJ. YUM!
December 12 at 1:00pm
You listening to an early game?
Phil December 12 at 1:08pm
Pittsburg game just started. Foggy as hell. Gonna grab some coffee. Hope the game is on TV or I’ll have to find a bar

[Philip called and we talked for almost 2 hours as he drove.]


December 12 at 3:50pm
Great chatting! Thanks for calling. Hope you’re almost there, and the rain stops. Let me know you made it?

Have fun watching football! I hope they show up this week. 🙂
Find me online later if you want to chat or… something. I’ll be back from dinner after 8:30 pm…
December 12 at 9:01pm
Hey, kid! Settled in? Home again, full of enchiladas! Great (short) committee meeting. Needed 7 people and had… 7 people! Then off to Margarita’s again.
December 12 at 10:52pm
no brain… oddly sleepy… bed. sleep well, sweet Philip… hope the conference is easier than you thought.



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Carol Sing

Saturday shenanigans
Between Phil and You
December 11 at 11:46am
Good morning! Gorgeous here! Hope you are seeing the same. Clear but MUCH warmer… 200% warmer than yesterday… already 42 degrees! Lots of cars in the lot, and trucks with odd names 

December 11 at 12:05pm
Woke up very early, from a very unusual hot dream about a shower and you. Stayed in bed awhile… running it over in my mind. Finally got up and wrote it all down. Mmmm… Now that it’s out of my head maybe I can get some work done! Have a great day!
December 11 at 4:39pm
Good day for you? Can’t believe it is dark already. Got lots done – laundry, de-cluttering, got dressed up to go out… wish you could feel this top… all dark blue and velvety and shiny gold, even a teensy bit of cleavage… might have to get it out again when you’re here. Off to Christmas carol!
December 11 at 10:02pm
Hope you had a fun evening. Caroling was amazing! 60 of us strolled the streets, ringing doorbells and singing, gorgeous harmonies. I sang for over an hour. Haven’t done that in years! Nice folks from all over. Great food – hot mulled cider, big vat of chicken veggie soup, brownies, cookies, fresh bread, meatballs… You would’ve liked it. 


Please take extra care driving… supposed to rain a lot Sunday. Sleep well, sweet man.


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Holiday party

Thursday trinkets

Between Phil and You
December 9 at 8:24am
Good morning! Hope your day is off to a fabulous start! Another clear, cold day. Even colder… 21 now. Eep. Dump trucks in the lot today… their re-paving our street today. Have fun! Just keep thinking… It’s better than D.C.!
December 9 at 8:42am
What’s on your dance ticket today? I’ve got three things – got up early to pick up… cleaners here any minute to make my place shine. Woot! Lunch at noon with project folks – Three guys and two gals. Yes, I am match-making again. Then office holiday party in the afternoon – 100 people drop by for bubbly and treats. I’m off to buy 3 pounds of cocktail shrimp for that! Wish you could drop in to eat some… 🙂
December 9 at 1:39pm
Hey, kid! How goes? I’m full of gumbo and shrimp etouffee and lovin life! Hee! Had a rockin time with the project peeps. Woot!
December 9 at 5:04pm
Survived the office party! Only ate three cubes of swiss cheese and one red velvet cupcake… yum. Headed home to see what the cleaners have done. Hope you survived all the house stuff… I wish I could be helping you. *sigh* Maybe I am a little, in my cheery way? Or maybe you want to throw a flatscreen at me… 😉 Hope you can have a good evening.
December 9 at 10:09pm
Quiet evening, Hubby out. My internet isn’t working…suck. Place is super clean. Makes me want to de-clutter even more. Did some already. 


Thinking of you… Lobster next week. Seems surreal that after all these months, it is going to happen… That you might sit in this chair, or be in my shower, or… Sleep well, sweet man.



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Make My Dream Come True

Friday finding
Between Phil and You
December 10 at 7:28am
Good morning! Hope your day is off to a super start. Wicked cold here – 14 degrees! Arrgh! You’re driving, yes? I hope you have an uneventful trip North and a fabulous time with the family. Where are you headed exactly? Call in the afternoon? I’m off to MGH to meet the anesthesia team at 8:30 am. Hope to be done before lunch time and head to work, but who knows how long I will wait! heh. Stay safe, Philip.
December 10 at 11:32am
Hiya, kid! Rolling along? Easy time at MGH – quick EKG… chat with anesthesia nurse and done! Quick subway ride. Back at work. Nothing to do… again. Have a great day!
Phil December 10 at 11:32am
Cold here too. Some where in Pennsylvania and its freezing. Scenic drive enjoying it.

December 10 at 11:58am
Snow on the ground there?
Phil December 10 at 12:02pm
No snow but it’s grey and cold!

December 10 at 12:31pm
You eaten yet? Wish you were here… we’re having free lunch! So much food leftover from the holiday party… Crackers and cheese and fruit! Even grilled veggies and hummus. Yum!

December 10 at 12:59pm

I got a third email from Classmates this morning! A pal from our home town, [NAME]. Sweet kid. Remember him? He brought his male partner to reunion in ’97, so I think there are no worries about any romantic overtures from that direction! Phew.

December 10 at 2:42pm
It is officially boring here. Caught up on email, Facebook, LiveJournal, CNN, BBC, ESPN, Boston.com… very quiet day all around. Which I suppose is good thing! Hope the miles are flying by for you.
December 10 at 3:43pm
Hey, kid. Worked on my projects. Might as well do something productive! Prepped for Sunday meeting.

December 10 at 5:00pm
Hope you’ve made it there or are close. Headed home for another quiet evening. Have a grand time!
December 10 at 11:38pm
Hey, kid. I hope you made it safely and are whooping it up with the family. Was there wine? Quiet night here. Hubby went to a party. I did more de-cluttering! Sleep well, sweet man.
December 11 at 12:25am
Quick question – did you want me to help driving? Pick me up Sunday morning, drop me at a hotel near the airport Sunday night? I need to buy a plane ticket this Sunday to get the 7 day deal…
December 11 at 12:57am
Very sweet and funny video about a guy who found the girl again…
HALL & OATES “YOU MAKE MY DREAMS”
What I want, you’ve got
But it might be hard to handle
Like the flame that burns the candle
The candle feeds the flame yeah yeah
What I got — full stock of thoughts
and dreams that scatter
And you pull them all together
And how I can’t explain oh yeah
Well well you (ooh ooh ooh ooh) you make my
dreams come true (you you) you
(you you)
Well well well you (ooh ooh ooh ooh) oh
yeah you make my dreams come true
(ooh oooh ooh ooh) hell yeah
On a night when bad dreams become a screamer
When they’re messin’ with a dreamer
I can laugh it in the face
Twist and shout my way out
And wrap yourself around me
‘Cause I ain’t the way you found me
And I’ll never be the same oh yeah
Well ’cause You (ooh ooh ooh ooh) hmmm hmm
you make my dreams come true (you
you you you) oh yeah
Well well well you (ooh ooh ooh ooh) ooh you
make my dreams come true (you
you you you) oh yeah
Listen to this
I’m down on my daydream
All that sleepwalk should be over by now
I know
Well you hell yeah you make my dreams come
true (you you you you) oh yeah
(you you)
I’ve been waiting for waiting for
you girl (ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Oh yeah you make my dreams come true (you you you you)
Me you me and you
I’ve been waiting for waiting for you girl
(ooh ooh ooh ooh) all my life
You make my dreams come true (you you) whoa (you you)
Whoa whoa I’ve been waiting for waiting for
waiting for waiting for waiting
for waiting for waiting for
(You make my dreams) ooh ooh ooh ooh
I’ve been waiting for you girl (you you you you)
(You make my dream you you you you)

Movie : 500 Days Of Summer 
Song Title : You Make My Dreams Artist : Hall & Oates

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Cosmetic tweak

Wednesday waiting
Between Phil and You
December 8 at 9:23am
Good morning! Hope you are smiling this morning. Another cold, clear day here – 28 degrees. Quiet day in the lot. No work for me – downtown Boston for eyelid surgery @10:30 am. Hope it’s quick and easy. Have fun with the boxes!
Phil December 8 at 11:26am
Thanks. Working around the house, having a good time. Cold out but not too bad. Good luck with the surgery.

December 8 at 11:46am
Hiya! Enduring another hour plus wait…grrr. I sure know how to live it up on my day off! 🙂 There is a gorgeous view of city from up here.

December 8 at 2:09pm

Finally saw the doc, out in less than 20 minutes! Nothing to it… quick zap – heard a puff of air and done. Whee! Felt fine, so I came on in to work. Not sure why… nothing to do. *sigh*
December 8 at 4:01pm
Couldn’t think of anything to do, then had a great idea! Look at my 2009 calendar – what I was doing this time last year? I was… on vacation! At IKEA. Duh. Anything you want me to Google for you? Ideas for a “scenario” I can write? Hope you’re being more productive than I am! 🙂
December 8 at 10:01pm
Hey, kid. Hope you had a good day. Quiet evening here. Trying not to touch my eyelids! heh. Going to turn in early. Sleep well, sweet man.



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December days

December days
Between Phil and You
December 1 at 8:08am
Good morning! Happy December! Hope we both survive all the craziness! Much warmer, 48, going to mid 50′. Gotta love a forecast with “steady, soaking rain” and “Wind gusts over 50 mph.” Not! There’s news in the lot – catering trucks! The holiday party season has started. Have a good day, Philip.
December 1 at 8:25am
Work still busy for you? Leisurely morning for me… extra hour at home because I’m off to MGH at 10 am for more mammograms. Blech. Good that they’re double-checking everything, but still an ordeal. Then back to work. Luckily, I can walk out the door of the hospital, and cross the street to the entrance of Red Line! Hope I don’t get soaked.
Phil December 1 at 8:32am
That sounds like no fun! It’s raining sideways here. Still busy. I am trying to close things out and there are a lot of little things I want to finish up. I hate to leave anything hanging. Stay dry!

December 1 at 11:02am
Made it to MGH before the rain started. In the hurry up and wait zone…maybe if I start a msg, they’ll come for me? When I rule the world, if they say 10 am, that is when it will happen, not an hr later. And there will be gowns big enough for me… and magazines more current than July! Heh… a joke for you – What’s brown and sticky? A stick! (not sure I get it but I laughed anyway) Finally going in. Rah.
December 1 at 2:50pm
I hope you’re getting things tied up and feeling good about it.
So sorry to whine at you earlier. I got a little nuts after sitting there for an hour. Finally got out of there at 12:30 pm. And the subway was fabulous – made it to the office easily!
December 1 at 4:45pm
Any fun plans for tonight? I’m off to another night of meetings! Have a nice evening, Philip.
December 1 at 9:40pm
Hope you had a relaxing evening.
What a night! Despite weather that wasn’t fit for man nor beast (the soaking rain/wind thing), everyone arrived!

December 2 at 8:32am

Good morning! I hope your skies have cleared and it’s a great morning. Clear here…38 and headed to 45. Fine for December! Not much going on in the lot.. boring cars. Heh. Enjoy your day!
Phil December 2 at 9:17am
Cold this morning. I’m headed to the gym for an hour on the eliptical. Meeting my son for an extended lunch at a British Pub that I Like. Beers with the boys tomorrow afternoon on the way to the beach. Have a great day!

December 2 at 10:25am
Hope you’re enjoying a good sweat! Looking at green grass out my window… in December. Strange and wonderful.
December 2 at 2:20pm
How was your son? What did you eat? I just met my new doctor, very cool woman.
December 2 at 4:45pm
Headed home… you around tonight? Look for me on FB? could use some distraction if you aren’t swamped. Fun only! 🙂
December 2 at 6:36pm
Ended up going to another meeting.
December 2 at 10:15pm
You doing okay? Finally made it home, got talked into going out to Margarita’s again. Enchiladas!

Phil December 2 at 10:23pm
Hey! I’m fine. Just working. Wearing myself out

December 2 at 10:24pm
Cool. Sorry to interrupt work.
December 2 at 10:39pm
No, that’s not exactly true. I would love to interrupt your work! Give you a back-rub, bring you another drink, cuddle up next to you… and then… But I won’t. I will be good. 🙂
December 3 at 1:38pm
Hiya, Kid. How goes? Hope you are having a good day. I just got back from an Indian buffet lunch. Amazing chicken tikka masala and shrimp do piazza! A friend from church recently retired and doesn’t know what to do with himself. He wanted to pick my brain.  Fun to see him and help out.
December 3 at 2:25pm
I’m off work @ 3:15 pm! Getting hair dyed. If you’re driving and want to hear my melodious voice, I’ll be twiddling my thumbs from 3:45 – 4:45 while the gray disappears. Then home after that. 
Phil December 3 at 2:32pm
Meeting the boys for a beer at 3 and then heading out. I’ll give you a call when I head that way. You have gray hair?

December 3 at 3:14pm
Beer, boys and Sassy! Woot! Yup – gray since 1980. Not giving in to it! Dye! Dye! 
Crap. Now you know my deepest, darkest secret! 😉
[Philip called me and talked for a long time.  I could hear his stories forever!]

December 4 at 12:12am
So great hearing your voice and your laugh tonight. You sure can tell a funny story! And then another one. It makes me smile a lot.
I read an email with a quote (unattributed) at the bottom: “Life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.” Not quite sure what it means – I am not that deep. but it resonated with me and said “Send me to Philip.” I think you dance in the rain a lot, if they mean making the best of life despite what’s happening. I hope I can do that.
Hope you have some good moments this weekend. And if not much, look forward to hearing me laugh on Sunday!
Sleep well, sweet man.
December 4 at 2:21pm
Hey.. kid! Happy Saturday! Sunny and cold – only 39 for a high. Brrr. What’s your fun tasks for today? How can it be 2:15 already? On my dad’s computer in Arlington. Cleaning out a month of emails. 135 msgs – 3 actual messages for them. Ick. I tired to keep dad awake with tales of my meetings, but he nodded off pretty quickly. *sigh*
Busy morning, talked to the house cleaner for an hour! He’s coming back Thursday to clean top to bottom. Hooray! And maybe monthly… we’ll see how much cash I get for Christmas! Have a great day!
December 5 at 10:05pm
Hey, kid. Hope you had a good weekend! Wicked cold and windy here, never got out of the 30s. Nice lunch out – eggs with hollandaise on a potato pancake! and a side of bacon. Heh. Happy Hanukkah to me. Quiet night. Hubby went to a Doctor Who marathon at the local art theater.
December 6 at 5:36am
Good morning! Hope your day is off to a good start. Still under the covers in bed, wishing you were here. Have a great day!
December 6 at 10:00am
Good morning! Wicked cold here… only 29. And windy. Double brr… I hope your day is going well. I will be thinking of you.
December 6 at 12:46pm
Almost lunch time… payroll done! Prepping for big meeting tonight.  Always a good time. Whee!

Football fun
Between Phil and You
December 6 at 3:56pm
Is it time to think about FOOTBALL yet? 🙂
December 6 at 10:27pm
Are you watching this game? Driving?
December 6 at 11:38pm
Yikes. Sorry.
December 6 at 10:36pm
Hey kid! You okay? Home – great fun! Wondering how your day went.. and where you are. Hope it’s all good.

Tuesday trips
Between Phil and You

December 7 at 8:35am
Good morning! Hope your day is off to a good start. Very clear and cold here… 29 and not rising. Quiet day in the lot. No trucks. No birds. Hope it’s an omen for a quiet day. Have a great one, Philip!
[Philip called me when he was driving out of D.C. for the final time.  He was so elated!]


December 7 at 6:39pm
Hey, kid! So great to talk with you. Congrats on being done in D.C.! You sounded like a 500 lb weight had been lifted off your shoulders! On to bigger and better things!
Phil December 7 at 10:28pm
I can’t describe how good it feels. Focused on the next job now. This one in the rear view mirror!

December 7 at 10:33pm
Hooray!  You are reading my mind… it freaks me out. In a good way. I was just sitting here at my desk, thinking of you and up pops a message. Cool.
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Mission first

Monday motions
Between Phil and You
November 29 at 11:28am
Good morning! I hope your week is off to a great start. And you have a productive day. Bright and clear here again, a little warmer (mid-40s).
November 29 at 11:31am
Busy morning here – finished the payroll early.
Phil November 29 at 1:13pm
It was 27 this morning. Yuck. Finishing up my old job. Yippee!

November 29 at 1:24pm
Two quick questions:
1) If you were to walk into a room, and see a plate of crackers and cheese, what are your favorites?
2) T-shirt size
November 29 at 4:25pm
Crazy afternoon… working but still had a moment to think of lobster… and you. Yum.
November 29 at 4:58pm
I am sitting here, working in the midst of staff and visitors, minding my own business and suddenly my mind carries me back to October and you and wow… quite a reaction. Am I the only one this happens to?! I hope we have time to pop in here in December…headed off to work on my project.  Big meeting tonight.  Have a great evening, Philip.
Phil November 29 at 5:17pm
Have fun. Working a little late but about to head out. Only a few days left in this miserable job. Can’t wait to go anyplace else. Gonna have some scotch and watch a little football tonight. Have a great evening.  Next few weeks are crazy 
[he described all the plans for the next month].
November 29 at 6:29pm
Wow! You are piling on the miles. Thanks for telling me all that… I like knowing where you are.

I have a wacky idea, don’t want to complicate things, but if it would make your life easier, I could go with you on parts of that long drive…switch off driving, tell you stories. Done it before from here to there. If the idea appeals, tell me specific dates and I’ll check my schedule. I can stay out of site when necessary, get myself home at any point… if not, no worries, just trying to think of ways to help you.
November 29 at 10:16pm
Home again. Went really well!  Hope you’re having good football.
November 30 at 12:19am
why do dogs like trees?
they’re attracted to the bark…
November 30 at 12:52am
Did you pack up the yearbook already? Would love to see it… bring it? Or photocopy? If it’s easy to do…
November 30 at 2:17am
Not sure why I am still awake… looking at Jet Blue, cheap flights home from various cities if I help you drive. there’s probably a simple reason it doesn’t make sense for me to ride with you, but damn if doesn’t look easy and fun and cheap if I buy tickets soon… I know… I know… I’m nuts. Offering too much. Feel free to pat me on the head and tell me to stop. Or say yes…
Phil November 30 at 8:22am
I would love the company. Not sure how it would work though. Drive all day, while listening to the football games. I would be lousy company yelling at the radio. What happens at the other end?  I’m not about to start a scandal by being seen with another women. I need to prep for the new duties. Will have a notepad on the seat and jot down things that come to mind. Mission first, People always was the last one. We adhered to that.
If I was taking a day or two to drive, might have been fun but that’s my last chance to visit my family for some time, meetings on Monday. Gonna be a whirlwind week or so.  My brain is going to be mush.
November 30 at 8:49am
Good morning! I hope your day is off to a good start. Warmer here now, 41 degrees. But staying there all day. High clouds, breeze blowing the flag straight out. Usual mix of cars and huge electric repair trucks. Have a great day!
November 30 at 12:14pm
Busy morning here – we have staff meeting once a week, so everyone is around before it, wanting something. We have visitors coming in from overseas this afternoon. People from all over the world come to us!
November 30 at 4:31pm
Hiya, kid. Hope you had a good day. Thanks for giving me enough specifics to explore this wacky idea. My theory is you leave me at a hotel near an airport. Will that work for you? It can be fun!
I could drive your car while you work or swear. 🙂 I know your brain is busy. I can give you an entire day you wouldn’t have otherwise. I can listen to you prep.  That sounds wicked cool.  My humble request is that you make a little time to be alone with me…um… in a room with a bed. You could either:
1) tell your family you’re getting a head start on the drive and find me after dinner Saturday, if you can pull that off, or
2) pick me up early Sunday, and take some time at the hotel on the other end.
Or some other theory.  If you want to do both, that’s also fine. 🙂
If this all sounds good, I’ll take care of the rest.
November 30 at 4:37pm
Another idea… come to Boston Friday night. Make that our lobster night. Tell your family the conference is going to fry your brain so you can’t make it over there until Saturday. Take me with you on Saturday and drop me at a hotel. Pick me up Sunday morning…Just tossing things out, looking for the right answer…
November 30 at 4:57pm
Heading out to another night of meetings. Have a nice evening, Philip!
November 30 at 6:39pm
All set up… just waiting on the others to arrive! Peeps telling stories of past disasters. Heh. You watching Rudolph?
November 30 at 8:06pm
First part is done… Wow!
November 30 at 10:44pm
Home again. Juiced up again… don’t know how this project will turn out but it’s fun!  I hope you had a relaxing evening. Sleep well, sweet man.
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Weekend wonders

Friday, Black, 1 sugar
Between Phil and You
November 26 at 9:48am
Good morning! It’s gray here, not raining right now but has been and will again. 43 and not going much higher. The mall lot is oddly empty… guess the shoppers went out to be big box stores and the truckers aren’t working today. Hope it’s a great day for you.
November 26 at 11:36pm
Hey, kid. Good day? Did you win the attic wars? I so wish I could help you. I learned lots helping my folks – clearing out yrs of stuff when they left our home town, then more from the next place! Heh. I did mundane things today – not fun but good when they’re over – paid bills, refilled prescriptions, cleaned my desk, laundry, grocery shopping… boring! But necessary. Sleep well, sweet man.
Saturday silence
Between Phil and You

Phil November 27 at 4:26am
Worked at wrapping the plants. Attics are today. Need to make a huge dent today. Time running out. It’s exciting and depressing at the same time.

November 27 at 7:33am
Good morning! Happy attic day! I hope it goes along really well. Put on some kickin’ music and sing!
Cold here… 36. And cloudy. They’re promising clear, 40’s… the lot is very quiet. Only 17 cars and 2 moving trucks. The flag is flitting back and forth gently… and one gull soars.
November 27 at 8:25am
My “fun” for today? Trip to Walmart. You know how I love shopping. NOT. We have to drive a ways, so we only go about every 3 months and stock up. I have a spreadsheet and coupons and bags… another “good when it’s done” task.
Phil November 27 at 8:28am
I have the music blasting! My part in attics is dragging stuff out, then it’s Sally’s part. I plan to clean my garage out and play some darts tonight as my reward. That means tunes, cold beers, trash talk, lovely evening. Have a great day. It’s in the 60s again here. Sunny and nice. Wore shorts all day yesterday.

November 27 at 9:12am
60’s? Shorts? You suck! We won’t see that ’til April. Arrgh.
You haven’t mentioned darts before… is that at home or out? Are you any good at it? Or is that not the point? Great that you have a reward at the end of a busy day!
I’m sending you “productive-ons!” Heck, I’ll even send some to Sally. Let me know if that works on her. 🙂
November 27 at 11:38am
Just saw a bumper sticker: I don’t brake for Yankees fans.
November 27 at 1:33pm
Saw something funny last night… a “cherpumple” cake. It’s 3-layer cake, with a cherry pie, pumpkin pie and apple pie as the layers, then cream cheese frosting all around. Sort of the turducken of the dessert world. Bizarre!
November 27 at 1:46pm
Survived Walmart! Easy trip – no traffic, no crowd, several items we wanted were on sale. Hooray! That should hold us until Valentine’s Day. Hope you’re making big progress!
November 27 at 3:03pm
My sister volunteered to do most of my Christmas shopping! That may be the best gift I get!
November 27 at 5:14pm
Talked to my college room mate. Don’t hear from her much… Good to catch up.
November 27 at 10:51pm
Hey, kid. Hope you had a good day, and fun with darts! I had a quiet time after Walmart. Hubby went to help friends on a project. I heard from two college friends, and got stuff done around the house. Wish I had your help schlepping my boxes! Not that I’d waste your energy on that if you were here. 😉 Heh. Sleep well, sweet man.
Sunday stacks
Between Phil and You
November 28 at 5:12am
Good morning! I hope you are off to a good start on this Sunday. Another very quiet morning – so dark, and not a single car in the lot! It’s cold – only 29. Might get to 40, and sunny. Have a great day!
November 28 at 5:37am
What are you up to this fine Sunday? Church? Can’t decide what I’ll do today. Might work here, or go see my friends.
November 28 at 5:39am
I’m meeting a college friend and her family from CA in the North End for dinner. Wonderful Italian neighborhood, like stepping into Europe. Eating at La Famiglia Giorgio for Roman style food.
November 28 at 2:09pm
Happy football! I made it out to see friends, had yummy coconut shrimp and onion soup at the 99. Now with my folks, making the rounds of all the seniors today!
November 28 at 8:36pm
Home, full of chicken and eggplant parm and pasta! Headed back to D.C.? Call @ half time? or anytime… Need to ask about cheese. 🙂
November 28 at 11:52pm
Big ISP outage down the East Coast due to DNS problems (no, I don’t know what that really means) that took 3 hours to figure it out, used smartphone and tips from FB. Finally back online! Thank goodness for my new phone.
Interesting dinner out… nothing like trying to catch up with a college friend while her two little kids poke each other and talk non-stop. Eep. And they paid! Amazing Italian food… seafood but no lobster! Fun to be in the North End again. Our Little Italy.
November 28 at 11:57pm
Sleep well, sweet man.

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Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Eve
Between Phil and You
November 24 at 10:51am
Good morning! I hope your day is off to a great start. It is a bright, clear sunny day, but wicked cold and WINDY. They mentioned “wind chill” on the radio for the first time this season – feels like 16 degrees out. Eeep. The leaves are swirling and dancing in the streets. At least it’s not precipitating on all the travelers!

Phil November 24 at 10:54am
Getting ready to bail out of here to forge through all the traffic. Promises to be a miserable drive. I’m well rested and it’s a gorgeous day though so not so bad. Can’t wait to start cooking. Have a great day!

November 24 at 11:19am
We’re closing the office at 12:30 pm. Hooray! Call me if you want someone to help make the trip go faster. 🙂
November 24 at 11:24am
It’s wicked quiet here. No student workers to entertain us. They’ve scattered to the four winds, literally.
November 24 at 2:25pm
Hoping your drive isn’t too bad. I am so thankful we don’t have to drive anywhere today! I had yummy Chinese leftovers for lunch – spicy Yu Shiang eggplant with chicken!

[Philip called me about 4:30 pm and we talked for an hour while he drove to the beach]

Thanksgiving thoughts
Between Phil and You
November 25 at 6:00am
Good morning! Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Football Day! I hope your holiday is off to a great start. It’s wicked cold here…below freezing for the first time. Only 31 now, but headed to the hi 40’s. There are no vehicles at all in the lot! That is a rare sight… Have a fabulous day!
Phil November 25 at 7:57am
Happy Thanksgiving! Turkey is in the oven, potatoes peeled. Reading the paper and getting ready for the parade. Weather feels nice here today. Have a great day!
TEXTS
Thanksgiving and Football
2:02 pm Me: Sis’s house and her car! (photo)
2:25 pm Me: Menu for turkey and more (photo of list)
2:33 pm Me: And the Pats tie it up!  Ha!
2:47 pm Phil: Oh bite me.  I’m so pissed off about this game.  Have I mentioned I can’t stand the Patriots
2:48 pm Me: Nothing like a 79 yd pass!
2:49 pm Phil: What a joke!  Mr. Smith will be selling hot dogs on a street corner tomorrow.  Friggin bum.
2:50 pm Me:  And I’d love to bite you, kid.  Turkey isn’t cooking and everyone is starving and cranky here!
2:51 pm Phil: Ooooohhh.  We are done.  Drinking beer now rooting against the suck ass Patriots.
2:52 pm Me: Good food?
2:54 pm Phil: Oh yea.  Meal was fabulous!
3:01 pm Me: Wow!  Brady and Branch are cooking!
3:25 pm Me: Turkey is finally done…only 2 hrs late!  Off to gooble!
3:26 pm Phil: Enjoy!
3:29 pm Me: Thanksgiving Dinner!  [photo of the buffet]
3:58 pm Me: Wow what a game! (sorry)
4:02 pm Phil: Yeah yeah yeah
4:05 pm Me: Go Team!
4:15 pm Phil: 🙂
4:44 pm Me: Dessert!  Pear cranberry crisp, brown butter pumpkin cake and vanilla ice cream – all homemade!  [photo of desserts]
4:50 pm Phil: Now that looks good!
9:58 pm Me: Having fun?  Tough game…
10:16 pm Me: That’s better!  [His team takes the lead]


November 25 at 11:34pm
Hope you had a wonderful holiday. Thanks for keeping me smiling during the long wait for dinner. You’re so cute when you are hatin’ on the Pats. 🙂
Quiet evening – Hubby went to a huge party. So it’s me and the cat keeping an eye on football. Whee… Strangely sleepy – must be turkey. Sleep well, sweet man.
Phil November 25 at 11:36pm
Game is winding down. Nice way to end the day. Black Friday tomorrow. Been a nice day. Glad yours was too.


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The Scoop

Monday meetings
Between Phil and You
November 22 at 6:21am
Good morning! I hope this is a good Monday for you. Doesn’t feel like morning – still dark…but warmer. Already 40, going into the 50s! And calm. Can’t even see the flag.  Have a great day!
November 22 at 6:57am
What’s on your dance card for today? Schlepping back to D.C.? Or hanging at the beach?
Busy day for me. Work first -But no payroll, thank goodness! (Did it last week due to the holidays). A favorite ex-co-worker is visiting!  
November 22 at 6:59am
At noon, Hubby drives me to Mass General Hospital to meet a friend who works there and my sister’s best friend, a medical researcher. They will go with me to the Gillette Center for Women’s Cancers on the 9th floor to meet the three doctors at 1 pm – a surgeon, a radiation oncologist and the medical oncologist. And hear what they recommend! That’s supposed to be about 3 pm. Whee!
Great to start dealing. I’m only a little frightened, partly because I don’t know enough yet, but mostly because I don’t get all worked up about such things. It’s obvious from much of the material that they’re used to coping with really frantic women, but I’m not one. One step at a time…
Phil November 22 at 7:08am
Good luck. Hope its all good news, early, treatable etc. Hope it’s a decent day any way.

November 22 at 7:14am
Hope to be home by 5 pm. Some time after that I’d like to suck your cock until you explode and have you fuck me until I forget my name. Hey, a girl can dream, right? 🙂
November 22 at 7:17am
Thanks for the good wishes! Please don’t worry about me. You have enough on your plate already. I have a great family, good friends and co-workers, and the best hospital in the world! And a very special old friend…
Phil November 22 at 7:17am
Lol! I love it! Hope it goes well. I’ll certainly say a prayer.

November 22 at 4:47pm
Just walked over the Longfellow Bridge at sunset with a gorgeous view of Boston!
Phil November 22 at 6:14pm
How did everything go ?
Phil November 22 at 6:15pm
Hope it went ok
November 22 at 9:31pm
Hiya! Thanks for asking. It means a lot. Sorry it took me so long to reply.. many family and friends tugging at me for news.
The upshot – I will come out of it whole and cancer free. But it will take awhile.
Phil November 22 at 9:59pm
That’s wonderful news! So glad to hear that!

November 22 at 10:08pm
It was a good day. I stayed calm. I thought about lobster and you, kept me from getting overwhelmed with the medical stuff. The cancer center people are super-nice. Almost can’t believe they’re medical people – they have social skills! Pleasant, friendly, caring… all women except for one doc. They are on the leading edge of care and doing lots of studies to come up with new stuff.
We saw 10 people in 3.5 hrs:
Clerk who checked me in
Assistant who took my vitals – all good!
Arm scan study tech – participating in a study to fight lymphodema
Three doctors – surgeon, chemo, radiation
EKG tech, two nurses, blood draw person
Summary of my treatment:
Good news: Lumpectomy! Day surgery in December
Meet with chemo doc 10 days later to plan next steps
Likely timeline after that:
The bad news – Chemo (once every two weeks for 6 months)
4-6 week break
Radiation (15 minutes, every week day for 6 weeks)
not a huge deal – fatigue and sunburn last two weeks
Done in early August!
They say I can work the entire time except 7-10 days after surgery, and one day every two weeks when I have to go in for the chemo.
I am clinging to the final outcome, and then “one day at a time” thing, trying not to get ahead of myself. I prayed to avoid chemo, but it looks like I won’t. *sigh*
If you have any questions, let me know. I can talk about any of it, but figure you have other worries and important work. I never want to burden you, just try to share lobster, laughs and fun. and life-affirming sex! 🙂 And even help you as a sounding board. When you have time and inclination.
Phil November 22 at 10:11pm
I will think of you and pray for you until you are well again. I have faith, you will be fine!
November 22 at 10:56pm
Thank you for the thoughts and prayers. That is a great comfort. and the chance for a semi-“cancer free” zone with you. So let’s move on to lobster! And chowder!

Tuesday tulips

Between Phil and You
November 23 at 6:27am
Good morning! Tuesday time again. I hope it’s a good one for you. So dark outside. Must’ve rained overnight – everything is wet and the air is humid. It’s warmer – 53 now and headed to 60! So weird for November. We often have snow by now. Have a wonderful day!
Phil November 23 at 8:57am
Having a great day! Morning pt so the blood is pumping, hope to get a lot done!

November 23 at 3:42pm
Hope you’re being productive! Anything fun to do in these last few days or just tedious stuff?
November 23 at 10:44pm
Hey, kid. Hope you had a good evening. Great NCIS! Ziva is so amazing. And the make-up in the flashbacks was incredible. I’m feeling shaky, but hanging on to the edge. Hope to be better tomorrow. Sleep well, sweet man.