My Last Week of Leisure

This is it.

I have been un- or under-employed for 8 months and today is the last day of my "vacation." I can't say I have enjoyed every moment of it, but I have tried to make the best of it and I certainly came to love it.

This week was a nice one.

I spent Monday with K and baby Ava and then had dinner with SMS and his "mentor" and her husband. Tuesday I went to the beach with D and A (A is visiting from NYC!) and then I took Mae to the vet.

Since Henry's death she has resumed her "outside of the box" behavior, however this time, instead of confining her pee to the carpet square outside of "her" bathroom, she was peeing in places she likes to hang out. This is a HUGE red (smelly!) flag for a cat. I was hoping it was a simple urinary track infection, but no such luck. It turns out that just like when people get stressed they can given themselves stomach ulcers, when cats get stressed they can give themselves "bladder stones," which is exactly what happened to Mae. Cats can get two different kind of stones, one can usually be eliminated with diet, the other requires surgery. Needless to say it was not an easy trip to the vet and I had all sorts of sad, scary and painful memories. We had to go back Wednesday morning for more tests. :(

Wednesday afternoon we met with our new tax-guy who was a total laugh-riot and then we hung out with B for a bit. For dinner I met C, and old friend from college, who happened to go to high school with SMS, in Santa Monica. She was in LA for work and it was nice to catch up and walk around Santa Monica in the evening.

Thursday I did 7 loads of laundry at the spanish laundromat where I have become a regular (I'm going to miss how empty it is during the week!) and while I was there the vet called to say Mae had the kind of stones that can typically be treated with diet. So now Mae the cat, the love of our life, our furry daughter, is on "special" food, an antibiotic, and prozac! She's a special girl.

Thursday evening we had therapy in Santa Monica and then burgers with R, D, B and R. Yum! Therapy was interesting because our therapist asked us to talk about what initially attracted us to each other. It had been a while since we had thought of some of the early moments of our time together (or really, apart, as we were long distance for the first 2 and half years of our relationship!). It was a funny session.

Friday I had to take SMS to the airport very early. He's in NYC for the weekend for a conference. Then I went grocery shopping before heading to the spa with L. We got facials and hung out in the jacuzzi. We had dinner at Hugo's that night and then we cleaned out my closet in an attempt to put together a work-ready wardrobe. Fun stuff!

Saturday morning I took a walk with "new friend" T and then I hung out in Beverly Hills while L had acupuncture. When she was done we went for bra fittings. I got 5 new desperately needed bras and spent more than I care to tell anyone! Saturday night T and I had dinner at Stanley's and then we watched Brigadoon for a much needed Gene Kelly fix.

Today, Sunday, I am doing nothing in hopes that I can use all the energy I am saving today throughout the upcoming week. Fingers crossed!

(I tried to upload some photos, but Blogger/Google is not cooperating. I need a good night's sleep, so I'm out.)