I had a nice day. A happy day. A productive day.
I woke up around noon (went to bed at 3+ a.m., so that's not so bad), probably because I got a SMS from Joni asking if I wanted to have lunch. I did. :)
So I tumbled out of bed and did my chore for the week ;) - mopping the second and third floors of my house. (I'd told my mom I'd do it, and I wanted to get it out of the way so that I could enjoy the rest of the day.) Joni picked me up and we went for char kway teow at Marine Parade, the famous 'wet' one, which I've been craving for a while, and especially since my op.
We sat and talked for a while, about all sorts of things - where we'd been, what we'd been up to, what plans we had, the annoying things our boyfriends do :) - then went and walked around a bit, just shopping and stuff. Well, she shopped. I looked. I'm trying to be good about my finances. We then headed over to the library and browsed for books. I got 2 shiatsu books for D, a Java Cookbook for both of us and 3 financial planning books for me.
Then D came by the house, and we went swimming. Even though the Tampines swimming pool was incredibly, unbelievably, I-cannot-believe-this-is-happening crowded, we had a good time. I did my 20 lengths, D did his mile and then we got the heck out of there. I don't even want to think about how much
stuff there was in that pool, with all the kids everywhere. Let's put it this way: I don't think swimming pool water is supposed to be
salty. Urgh.
We came back home, showered, messed around a bit, fought a bit and then went to Tampines Mall to catch T3. See, the original plan was to go for a 'nice dinner'. Now, in my book, a 'nice dinner' involves some dressing up. Nothing major, not suit and tie stuff, more like that happy medium now known as 'smart casual'. Y'know, for guys it's casual pants and a shirt. No t-shirts. The shirt must have a collar, or otherwise be of interesting cut and fabric. Not a dress shirt. Not a polo shirt. Nothing with denim. No shorts. Girls know what smart casual is. D's version of nice is not-shorts-and-t-shirt. Aaaaargh.
Problem is, I think he looks really nice when he's dressed more smartly. I love him even scruffy, but I love to see him look nice. So we had a bit of a disagreement. We managed to resolve it somewhat though, so the rest of the evening went okay... :)
Today didn't feel wasted, or like it slid by without me being aware of it. That's rare, and I really appreciated it. I did both what I was supposed to do, and what I wanted to do. I got my exercise, and I didn't slug at home. I went and borrowed the books I'd been meaning to. I didn't spend money unnecessarily. I caught up with my best girl-friend, and with another friend by phone. I bumped into my aunt. I spent time with my boyfriend. I'm happy. :)
