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taz_39Things that I Forgot to Write About Before Bed on Tuesday Night:
🌸Jameson asked if I'd like to go see Into the Woods in July at Dr. Phillips. It's being produced by our friend-in-common manager at Universal AND Dr. Phillips itself, AND it features Jodi Benson (The Little Mermaid.) It's a big deal to us for all of these reasons, but mainly the fact that Dr. Phillips is now producing it's own shows instead of just being a venue...that's really exciting and we want to support that (AND our friend who is managing the show!) The tickets are rather expensive but I splurged on them for us :)
🌸A while ago on TikTok I saw that The Boathouse, an upscale restaurant at Disney Springs, has a gigantic Key Lime Pie slice on their dessert menu. Key lime pie is Jameson's favorite. I sent the video to him and asked if he'd like to make a reservation. That was maybe a month ago, and last night we remembered it. I've been trying to get dinner reservations with no luck, but for some reason there are plenty of lunch spots, so we are going to get that key lime pie on Saturday afternoon!
🌸I've mentioned before that Broadway Cares is currently doing fundraising. This organization was founded mainly to fight AIDS, but they also support lots of other initiatives like women's health, health care for actors, etc. To make the process more interesting and fun, this is a fundraising competition between all the Broadway touring and stationary shows to see which show can leverage it's fan base and raise the most money. There is currently a Spring Fling marathon where you can sponsor different running teams with your donation. Beauty and the Beast's team, "The Beasts," is winning!!!
🌸My phone was acting funny on Tuesday night, and I realized the new iOS update must be available....and that means.....
THE TROMBONE EMOJI IS HERE!!!!!!!
I know how silly this may sound, but the trombone community has been advocating for an emoji for SEVEN YEARS so it's a really big deal to see this dream become a reality! The design and proposal were submitted in 2019 by a group of high school students (you can read about the journey from proposal to approved emoji HERE.) Finally, today, we got it!!! Immediately after the update I posted an obnoxious slew of emojis all over the socials. I am going to be insufferable about this for 48 hours :p
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WEDNESDAY
Despite all of the lovely happenings above, I woke up in kind of a sour mood. Not really sure why but there's always hormones to blame...and really, I think it's Jameson's diagnosis of bone spurs and nerve compression in his neck. I'm worried for him. Not about the medical stuff, because that is just par for the course as we age and when you have a preexisting condition like he does. I'm worried about his mental health. He was very down on himself yesterday...not just because he has to face the possibility of ANOTHER surgery AGAIN, but also because he hasn't been able to go to the gym due to both his work schedule and the pain. He's gained some weight (not a lot) and is depressed about that, and he has some gigs coming up that he'll have to play while in pain. The gigs are a reminder of how he cannot pursue his dream of being a musician any more, but he doesn't want to give up performing when he can. It's kind of a double-edged sword...he WANTS to play so he keeps taking gigs, but taking the gigs is a painful reminder of why he can't pursue his dream. He's trying really hard to go the corporate route with Disney, and don't get me wrong, he enjoys the corporate work too and can envision himself doing it long-term. But it's not his dream. And his body continues to betray him.
We all know how it is...this kind of thing is coming for us all. But he's 45, there are lots of things that he still wanted to be able to do at this age, and the health issues are coming for him sooner than anticipated :(
Anyway, me and my mood were up late and had breakfast late and generally had a late start to the day. I did a little Boston Foodie Finds. Jameson was hoping for shrimp po' boys for dinner, so I decided to have an "Uber Day" and knock out a bunch of errands. I knew that a day like this would happen during the layoff, where I'd have to take multiple $$ Uber rides. Sometimes it'll be avoidable and sometimes not.
Before lunch was Foodie Finds, meal planning and ingredients list, cleaning up my trombones and practicing. After lunch Jameson went to Disney to do some work, and that's when I did my Ubering: to the dry cleaner to drop off my pea coat, and to Publix for ingredients for dinner. I'd wanted to do Walgreens too for Easter candy for Jameson, but didn't want to drag all of my groceries around for that. I have a dentist appointment tomorrow and there's a CVS next door.
One fun thing that I found at Publix today was strawberry English muffins from Stone & Skillet. Excited to check em out :)
(stock image from Publix)
Back home, mixing up the tartar sauce, emptying the dishwasher, and I started to grab the stepladder to dust the ceiling fans but noticed the push lawn sweeper and decided to do that instead. All of our neighbors have raked their yards, and we have an HOA, so...ya know. That took longer than expected and I feel like it still needs a once-over with a real rake. I felt tired and headachy after that so did a quick dry-Swiffer of the new floors (the Swiffer is still coming up completely grey, oh joy) and then had a snack and relaxed for an hour.
Dinner prep, Jameson texted when he was on his way home so I was assembling our po' boys right as he walked in the door. I do a grilled shrimp recipe to make it healthier, but we still slather the hoagie rolls with homemade tartar sauce, and crunchy fresh iceberg lettuce and juicy tomatoes. That with the spicy zesty shrimp, so yummy! It's a favorite of ours.
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THURSDAY
I'd gone to bed with a headache, and Jameson woke up with one :/ Did not know that headaches were contagious! (jk of course)
We ate breakfast together, then he went off to work at Disney. I worked on Boston Foodie Finds, and upon looking back at my Hartford list just to clean it up, found that the Whole Paycheck there is right next to a Japanese grocery store!!! Eeeeeeee!!!! Something to look forward to!
Around 9:30am I Ubered to my dentist appointment. It took longer than expected but there's nothing new in my mouth so, great. Walked across the street to CVS and got an Easter basket and grass for Jameson, and some candies. I know he's 45 but, come on, who doesn't like a little reminder of childhood on the holidays?
Back home I wiped the fan blades, had lunch, then got to work scrubbing the shower.
I hate, hate, HATE cleaning the shower. Because I'm only home once every few months, I clean with a very intense bleach scrub that keeps mold and mildew away for like 60 days or so, but it smells horrific and makes one's eyes burn. I spray the entire shower, turn the ventilation on, and let it sit for 30 minutes, then scrub it away. Sometimes I'll scrub it twice if needed. It's awful and gives me a headache, but at least I only have to do it once every 4 months or so.
After that I practiced a bit, then decided to wet-Swiffer the floors since dry Swiffering had collected so much dust the other day. And finally I raked the front yard using the actual rake this time, and got three trash bags' worth of leaves out of that. It was hard and sweaty work, but I am a tough cookie :p
Jameson got home at his usual time, and we just ate leftovers. He was in a depressed mood, and I listened while he ranted about work. Lord knows he's listened to me complain about my myriad, low-paying, frustrating jobs over the years. I can see why he was down today: both jobs are just being unsatisfactory in their own ways. Things will get better, but today they were hard, that's all.
I also must admit that in the context of the health issues he's experiencing, I am feeling much more aware of my own health, how fortunate I am to have it, and that I need to appreciate it and protect it. For example, to dispose of the raked leaves in the wooded area behind our house I had to pull our trash bin (it looks like THIS) back there, and lift the full bin over my head to dump the leaves over the side of the chain link fence. Multiple times. Without pain, and with the strength to be able to do that. There will quickly come a day when my body won't be able to do that any more. Even a small accident could take that ability away from me. Seemingly little things like raking leaves or doing house chores, that I do without thinking twice, require a level of physical health that also equates to self-reliance and independence. There are a lot of things that Jameson doesn't do right now because he's in constant pain. I need to appreciate what I have, and do what I can to support him.
Just thoughts, today.
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Friday: We have a BATB "safety meeting" via video chat to discuss...."Unannounced Law Enforcement Visits." What does THAT sound like to you? I know what it sounds like to ME (-_-) Other than that, I have no plans except continuing to wage Dust Battle, practicing, and making us dinner.
Saturday: Lunch at The Boathouse with Jameson, no plans otherwise.
Sunday: Nada. This'll be about the time I'll find myself wishing for a part time job that I can pick up when not touring.
🌸Jameson asked if I'd like to go see Into the Woods in July at Dr. Phillips. It's being produced by our friend-in-common manager at Universal AND Dr. Phillips itself, AND it features Jodi Benson (The Little Mermaid.) It's a big deal to us for all of these reasons, but mainly the fact that Dr. Phillips is now producing it's own shows instead of just being a venue...that's really exciting and we want to support that (AND our friend who is managing the show!) The tickets are rather expensive but I splurged on them for us :)
🌸A while ago on TikTok I saw that The Boathouse, an upscale restaurant at Disney Springs, has a gigantic Key Lime Pie slice on their dessert menu. Key lime pie is Jameson's favorite. I sent the video to him and asked if he'd like to make a reservation. That was maybe a month ago, and last night we remembered it. I've been trying to get dinner reservations with no luck, but for some reason there are plenty of lunch spots, so we are going to get that key lime pie on Saturday afternoon!
🌸I've mentioned before that Broadway Cares is currently doing fundraising. This organization was founded mainly to fight AIDS, but they also support lots of other initiatives like women's health, health care for actors, etc. To make the process more interesting and fun, this is a fundraising competition between all the Broadway touring and stationary shows to see which show can leverage it's fan base and raise the most money. There is currently a Spring Fling marathon where you can sponsor different running teams with your donation. Beauty and the Beast's team, "The Beasts," is winning!!!
🌸My phone was acting funny on Tuesday night, and I realized the new iOS update must be available....and that means.....
THE TROMBONE EMOJI IS HERE!!!!!!!
I know how silly this may sound, but the trombone community has been advocating for an emoji for SEVEN YEARS so it's a really big deal to see this dream become a reality! The design and proposal were submitted in 2019 by a group of high school students (you can read about the journey from proposal to approved emoji HERE.) Finally, today, we got it!!! Immediately after the update I posted an obnoxious slew of emojis all over the socials. I am going to be insufferable about this for 48 hours :p
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WEDNESDAY
Despite all of the lovely happenings above, I woke up in kind of a sour mood. Not really sure why but there's always hormones to blame...and really, I think it's Jameson's diagnosis of bone spurs and nerve compression in his neck. I'm worried for him. Not about the medical stuff, because that is just par for the course as we age and when you have a preexisting condition like he does. I'm worried about his mental health. He was very down on himself yesterday...not just because he has to face the possibility of ANOTHER surgery AGAIN, but also because he hasn't been able to go to the gym due to both his work schedule and the pain. He's gained some weight (not a lot) and is depressed about that, and he has some gigs coming up that he'll have to play while in pain. The gigs are a reminder of how he cannot pursue his dream of being a musician any more, but he doesn't want to give up performing when he can. It's kind of a double-edged sword...he WANTS to play so he keeps taking gigs, but taking the gigs is a painful reminder of why he can't pursue his dream. He's trying really hard to go the corporate route with Disney, and don't get me wrong, he enjoys the corporate work too and can envision himself doing it long-term. But it's not his dream. And his body continues to betray him.
We all know how it is...this kind of thing is coming for us all. But he's 45, there are lots of things that he still wanted to be able to do at this age, and the health issues are coming for him sooner than anticipated :(
Anyway, me and my mood were up late and had breakfast late and generally had a late start to the day. I did a little Boston Foodie Finds. Jameson was hoping for shrimp po' boys for dinner, so I decided to have an "Uber Day" and knock out a bunch of errands. I knew that a day like this would happen during the layoff, where I'd have to take multiple $$ Uber rides. Sometimes it'll be avoidable and sometimes not.
Before lunch was Foodie Finds, meal planning and ingredients list, cleaning up my trombones and practicing. After lunch Jameson went to Disney to do some work, and that's when I did my Ubering: to the dry cleaner to drop off my pea coat, and to Publix for ingredients for dinner. I'd wanted to do Walgreens too for Easter candy for Jameson, but didn't want to drag all of my groceries around for that. I have a dentist appointment tomorrow and there's a CVS next door.
One fun thing that I found at Publix today was strawberry English muffins from Stone & Skillet. Excited to check em out :)
(stock image from Publix)
Back home, mixing up the tartar sauce, emptying the dishwasher, and I started to grab the stepladder to dust the ceiling fans but noticed the push lawn sweeper and decided to do that instead. All of our neighbors have raked their yards, and we have an HOA, so...ya know. That took longer than expected and I feel like it still needs a once-over with a real rake. I felt tired and headachy after that so did a quick dry-Swiffer of the new floors (the Swiffer is still coming up completely grey, oh joy) and then had a snack and relaxed for an hour.
Dinner prep, Jameson texted when he was on his way home so I was assembling our po' boys right as he walked in the door. I do a grilled shrimp recipe to make it healthier, but we still slather the hoagie rolls with homemade tartar sauce, and crunchy fresh iceberg lettuce and juicy tomatoes. That with the spicy zesty shrimp, so yummy! It's a favorite of ours.
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THURSDAY
I'd gone to bed with a headache, and Jameson woke up with one :/ Did not know that headaches were contagious! (jk of course)
We ate breakfast together, then he went off to work at Disney. I worked on Boston Foodie Finds, and upon looking back at my Hartford list just to clean it up, found that the Whole Paycheck there is right next to a Japanese grocery store!!! Eeeeeeee!!!! Something to look forward to!
Around 9:30am I Ubered to my dentist appointment. It took longer than expected but there's nothing new in my mouth so, great. Walked across the street to CVS and got an Easter basket and grass for Jameson, and some candies. I know he's 45 but, come on, who doesn't like a little reminder of childhood on the holidays?
Back home I wiped the fan blades, had lunch, then got to work scrubbing the shower.
I hate, hate, HATE cleaning the shower. Because I'm only home once every few months, I clean with a very intense bleach scrub that keeps mold and mildew away for like 60 days or so, but it smells horrific and makes one's eyes burn. I spray the entire shower, turn the ventilation on, and let it sit for 30 minutes, then scrub it away. Sometimes I'll scrub it twice if needed. It's awful and gives me a headache, but at least I only have to do it once every 4 months or so.
After that I practiced a bit, then decided to wet-Swiffer the floors since dry Swiffering had collected so much dust the other day. And finally I raked the front yard using the actual rake this time, and got three trash bags' worth of leaves out of that. It was hard and sweaty work, but I am a tough cookie :p
Jameson got home at his usual time, and we just ate leftovers. He was in a depressed mood, and I listened while he ranted about work. Lord knows he's listened to me complain about my myriad, low-paying, frustrating jobs over the years. I can see why he was down today: both jobs are just being unsatisfactory in their own ways. Things will get better, but today they were hard, that's all.
I also must admit that in the context of the health issues he's experiencing, I am feeling much more aware of my own health, how fortunate I am to have it, and that I need to appreciate it and protect it. For example, to dispose of the raked leaves in the wooded area behind our house I had to pull our trash bin (it looks like THIS) back there, and lift the full bin over my head to dump the leaves over the side of the chain link fence. Multiple times. Without pain, and with the strength to be able to do that. There will quickly come a day when my body won't be able to do that any more. Even a small accident could take that ability away from me. Seemingly little things like raking leaves or doing house chores, that I do without thinking twice, require a level of physical health that also equates to self-reliance and independence. There are a lot of things that Jameson doesn't do right now because he's in constant pain. I need to appreciate what I have, and do what I can to support him.
Just thoughts, today.
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Friday: We have a BATB "safety meeting" via video chat to discuss...."Unannounced Law Enforcement Visits." What does THAT sound like to you? I know what it sounds like to ME (-_-) Other than that, I have no plans except continuing to wage Dust Battle, practicing, and making us dinner.
Saturday: Lunch at The Boathouse with Jameson, no plans otherwise.
Sunday: Nada. This'll be about the time I'll find myself wishing for a part time job that I can pick up when not touring.
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