If this is Thursday, it must be "wings" night. "Wings" night is an evening begun many years ago by my friend Matt. You may remember those economic boomng times where restaurants and bars offered free happy hour buffets somewhere almost each and every week night. Tacos one place, wings another, leftovers from the restaurant fridge I suppose. Few, if any, of those freebies exist today, but a small group of us still meets each Thursday for "wings." At this point, we've been meeting for more years than I really care to admit to! Wings doesn't necessarily mean wings anymore either. We bounce around the local restaurants and for the most part only one bar these days. We try to change up the greasy, fatty bar food with some decent healthy options at other places.
This Thursday was the fourth week since my surgery, and my wings group brought dinner and came to my place. I really wasn't sure if I was up for it - I certainly knew I wouldn't be able to sit at the dining room table for 2 hours. But, I really wanted to see my friends - it had been a long time.
It was nice to be transported out of my normal routine and since evening is my worst time, I was distracted enough that I actually fell asleep while they were still there! I was really enjoying the friendship, the humor, the familiar bantering back and forth. So comfortable and relaxed enough I just fell right out. A little embarassed at that, but they're my friends and I'm sure they understand I'm not quite back up to full power yet.
On a side note, thanks to Renee who brought the full body pillow she used during her pregnancy. I think I managed at least 30 minutes on my side - a big step up from the usual 5 minutes I can endure. Many thanks.
I'm off to PT in a few minutes and then heading to Allentown this afternoon for my postop appointment. I'm a bit nervous about that. Don't know why exactly. Although, I seem to have a lot of anxiety about all sorts of stupid stuff, so I'm sure it's just more of the same. I'll feel better when I've seen the Dr. I guess.
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