Monday Morning This and That

Good Monday morning everyone.  How was your weekend?  I had a quiet one.  Hung out in the house on Saturday and went to church on Sunday, then, after a stop at the supermarket, right back home to prepare for the coming week.  Today I'm off to line dance, meditation, and arts and crafts. It's going to be a hot and humid day today.  Just going to take it slow on the walk when I get off the bus.

Was going to stay in on Friday, but when I heard how nice it was I knew I needed a walk.  I don't like the park in my area and am still waiting for my new half fare card, so I decided to take a nice long walk to Rite Aid.  Good thing I did.  They were having some fantastic sales.  

Got all of the above for $28.  The candles--Vanilla Cream, Lilac and Lily, Tangerine Burst, and Ocean Mist--smell fantastic.  We'll see how they are when I light them.  Sometimes the scent seems to disappear when they start burning.  That's why I like 'Yankee Candle' and 'Our Own Candle Company' so much.    Their scent remains right to the last drop.  Oh, and the Breyer's Ice Cream in front.  It's awesome and also hard to find.  Only 270 calories for the whole pint, but I usually have half at a time.  It's so creamy, totally delicious, and WW friendly so I don't feel guilty when I treat myself. And that tea?  It's delicious.  I put it in the freezer to get it real cold.  Great on a hot day like this.

Great news.  I got my new half fare card on Saturday.  The MTA said my original card had not been permanently damaged, that it had only malfunctioned.  Yeah, right.  Thanks to someone who didn't know what they were doing.  They gave me a new one anyway.

The other day I posted a picture on Facebook of an old man gazing into a mirror and a young man staring back at him. The caption read, "The sad part of getting older is that no one can see you're still young on the inside".  How true it is!  Before retiring, I was a entire generation older than everyone else and felt so out of place when I was excluded from some of the activities the other staff participated in together.  I know they didn't intentionally plan to hurt me, but it does hurt when you are made to feel like an outsider.  Like the time one of my co-workers was having something like a tupperware party, only it was to sell sex toys, and I was not invited because they 'respected' me and would be embarrassed.   In other words, they thought of me as their mother.  I most likely would not have gone, but it would have been nice to have been given the choice.  Did they not think it would hurt me to have them all whispering and making plans around me? 

Hubby doesn't work on Sunday nights so I always try to make something special.  Sunday dinner was always important when I was growing up and old habits die hard.  Last night I made Iberian Sausage and Chicken.

2 links of chorizo, sliced
Chicken thighs
1/2 cup white cooking wine 
Onions
Tomato sauce
Smoked paprika
Garlic powder
1 pkg low sodium chicken buillion
1 package Goya Con Azafran
Salt and pepper 
1/2 cup water
Olive oil

Brown chicken in oil.  Add sausage and onions. Saute. Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Bring to boil then simmer to allow chicken to cook through and flavors to blend.  You can serve over pasta or rice.  We had pasta during the week so we had it over rice.  With a nice salad on the side.  Quite satisfying.

Well, I'm off to the shower.  Have my classes today.  Only two more weeks to go before August break.  Gosh, will have to find ways to amuse myself, but on the positive side, maybe that will give my back time to heal .  

Have a good one.