I don't know what it is but Sherri and I have been getting up every morning at 5:30 sharp? What is the deal here. We go to bed at 10:00 and sleep soundly and when 5:30 gets here the eyes fly open and we are ready for the coffee. Is this a retirement thing. Any of you veteran retired folks can jump in here and let me know if this is normal.
Well as things would have it 5:30 got here and I rolled over to look at the clock and sure nuff I was swinging the twigs out of bed and going to the kitchen to make coffee. Sherri followed close behind and soon we were sipping coffee and talking about what to do today. First thing on Sherri's list was to go to Macy's and get her some pants and blouses. She has switched from the buying g-kids clothes to buying her own now...well it is about time. We motored over the Mall and I parked in front of the store. I told Sherri that she was on her own here. I really did not feel like walking around Macy's. for an hour looking at bras and such. It was not too long and she was back...gave me time for a power nap and to play with my Gamin.
Next stop was the Veterans Affairs Hospital. I had to go there to turn in my paperwork for my Veterans Benefits. I will be switching my health program over to Veterans and being a disabled Vet I will only have a small Co-Pay for my medical visits. OK so we arrived at the Hospital and I was amazed at the size of the facility and how much it had grown over the last 35 years! We parked in one of the outer parking lots and they have a shuttle that takes you up to the front door. We headed to the check in window...got checked in within a few minutes and then went to the waiting lounge for them to call our name. Now it was about lunch time so they had the usual changing of the guard for lunch breaks which extended out wait somewhat but in about an hour and fifteen minutes we were all signed up and headed out the door. It was after noon by the time we got to the truck so we decided to go to our favorite Mexican Food Restaurant "Cristina's". Oh yes we love our Mexican food. We arrived at Cristina's about 2:00 and ordered out food. Sherri had the Puff Taco and I had the Burrito. That and about two bowls of salsa and two baskets of chips later we were ready to get home.
That was about a wrap for this day. We waited until it got cool to go on our walk. That was about 8:00 when we started out. Gee it takes so long to cool down here. Well I missed chat because I did not get back in time for that and something to eat. Sorry gang I will try to get a better schedule going for chatting.
OK time to head into today's plan....which I don't have yet...but I am sure it will come to me...
Somewhere in Time
6 comments:
Most folks get up with the chickens and then take siesta with the eh.. eh.. the retired folks.
But then stay up with the owls. LOL
hypenrAm definatly not a veteran retiree but there certainly is nobody at this house stirring around at 5:30 in the morning. I had no problem getting up early when I was working but now I have no problem sleeping in. We usually stay up pretty late and don't roll out of bed till 8 or 8:30. Why get in a hurry?...lol
Timing is everything. You're getting your 8 hrs of sleep (well almost). If you go to bed after midnight you'll get up later, but better wait till Sherri quits work too. We miss you in chat, remember we're there till way past 2am here in the east coast on Friday and Saturday nights.
Hey, what's with the time keeping. I put my watch in the drawer when I retired so I only know it is light when I get up and I sleep when I am tired.
When I was working I always said that once I was retired I'd get up when I wanted to. Made m so mad when I was wanting to get up at the same time. But much better no. It just takes time to change our ways.
If you're going to bed at 10:00 of course you're going to be getting up early too! We go to bed at midnight and well, you KNOW we don't get up at anything NEAR 5am. But then again, everybody is different and you're free to do whatever makes you happy at this point.
Debbie & Rod
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