Monthly Archives: November 2023

Where’s the Keys

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Have a funny story from last night. Well, it’s funny now.

We were helping my cousin pack and move last night. She drove the U-Haul by herself and parked. We pulled in and then two men she hired for help showed up. When we first got there we were looking at a freezer and figuring out how to get the water and ice out. Her hands were full so she handed me something to put in my pocket so she could focus on the freezer. We packed many boxes and bags, carried out loads of furniture and completely filled the truck. We were all exhausted when we were finished. We went outside to close up the truck and I went and sat in the car to get warm. Damn it was cold last night. They stood around the truck and went back inside. I remained in the car with my seatbelt buckled. Then mom and Justin came outside and went back in. Then she came back out with a flashlight. My phone was on sleep because it was past my bedtime. I happened to check my texts and Justin asked if I knew where she put the keys. I said no. How would I know where the keys were? More inside and outside and I figure out they’re searching for something. Then mom texts me and asks if I know where the keys are. Again, no, why would I know? I went back to my phone and had a niggling. Tracy had handed me something three hours earlier. I dig in my pocket and get this huge octagon shaped plastic thing. What the hell, is that. Suddenly, I see the key dangling from it. I jump out of the car and start running towards the house screaming I got it!! Justin had locked the door so the car starts honking and flashing lights as I’m still running towards the house. I felt so bad. Here they looked for at least 15 minutes and I had the keys the whole time. But I stand by my original thought, why the hell would I have the key?!

Overheard

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Today, I wore my velour ho ho kitty cat red and green leggings. I also had on a red and white winter hoodie. And I can’t forget to mention my sneakers that are red plaid with white snowflakes. We ran into Kroger to pick up a few things. While I forlornly stared at the coffee (they only had one box of what I wanted) I heard “She’s got a style I wish I could pull off.” Then I heard Justin say something and laugh. When I asked what he was laughing at he said she liked my outfit. OH! And I had my Christmas purse so it was a full outfit. I felt so warm after I realized she was talking about me. I was just wearing what makes me happy and someone else noticed and wanted to be happy too. Anyway, it meant a lot and I’ve been smiling all day.

Memories

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Ran across this box of VHS-C tapes and cassette tapes. Takes me back to a time when we would record our memories on something other than a phone. Most of these are from the early 80s and I only know what a few have on them. There is a recording of me singing On Top of Spaghetti. A song I learned in preschool. I’m sure there’s more on that cassette, but that’s the only one I remember. Christmas morning 1983. I’d love to listen to that one again. A Christmas play recording for me to practice against from first or second grade. I need to find a service to transfer all these to a digital file. Someone said that there’s way to do this at the library. I’ll need to look into that. Free is always better.

Concert

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I never go to concerts. There is screaming, crazy lighting, you have to stand because everyone around you is standing. I find them overwhelming, and I just don’t like concerts even though I do like live music. BUT one of my favorite artists of all time, Loreena McKennitt, had a concert last night at the Taft theater in Cincinnati. I was so envious of those people who could go. Well, one day, I asked mom if she would go to the concert with me and she said yes. I picked the seats, plopped down the cash, and we went to a concert!
We decided to make a day of it. I got off work at 12, we went downtown around 2, and got there at 2:30. We were going to spend some time at the Contemporary Arts Center. There were hardly any exhibits, and I just don’t understand contemporary art. Some of it’s cool, and some just makes me scratch my head. I think we might have spent 45 minutes there.
We decided then to go to dinner early. We were just going to sit at the bar but decided to go ahead and have dinner because we were both hungry. We went to Nada, and they were able to seat us right away. The food was delicious. We had queso and chips. Mom had chicken enchiladas and I had cheese enchiladas. So good. I told the waiter that I was having mucho cheese for dinner. We only spent about an hour there. So then, we went to Graeter’s on Fountain Square. I got a sundae with black cherry chip and mom had black raspberry chip. We spent around 20 minutes there. That meant it was only 5 and we couldn’t think of anything to do that didn’t involve a lot of walking or being outside. Because it was burrrr chilly.
We went and sat in the car for a little more than an hour. I talked to Justin on the phone, scrolled Facebook a bit, and generally watched the parking lot attendant yell at people to park differently or to leave the lot because all the spaces were reserved. It was actually quite funny and interesting to watch.
A little after 6, we went and stood in line in front of the theater. A lot of other people were there doing the same thing. We were all bouncing around because we were all super chilly. I had a heavy coat and gloves on, and I was still freezing. We almost activated the handwarmers Justin had sent us when the doors opened.
Our seats were dead center in the balcony, and we had a great view. However, the seats were also about 5 rows from the top. And Taft does not have an elevator. There were so many stairs. But honestly, because we were so high, there were several seats around us that were empty so we could spread out a bit. And like I said, you couldn’t get much more centered than we were.
The concert was fantastic. Her voice and her range were amazing. There were only four musicians, including Loreena because one of her musicians came down with Covid. The music that those four musicians were able to make was beautiful. She played the piano and the harp while singing. That’s talent if you ask me. It’s like the ultimate pat your head rub your belly activity.
My favorite song by Loreena is the Lady of Shallot. She took the poem by Tennyson and put it to music. It’s such a beautiful piece. Well, she played it! There were tears. It was something I never dreamed would happen. Hearing one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite artists live.
It was a good day.