The Last Few Days

I've been so busy the last few days. On Thursday and Friday I went to Busch Gardens to see Herman's Hermits in concert. I saw their show six times. On Friday I sat with some Noonatics whose comments gave the show a slightly different perspective. I would have gone back Saturday and Sunday except for the fact that the ren fest is going on.

Ah, yes, the ren fest. It's my favorite time of the year. I usually try to go every day it's open. I have an extended ren fest family that keeps growing each year. Some are vendors and some are patrons. We all spend a lot of time together and have so much fun. A large group of us usually go out for dinner on Saturday nights. And, yes, we do go in costume. It makes for such an interesting time.

Yesterday was my birthday. Kristen, my ren fest "daughter", took me out for dinner and a movie. We went to Chipotle's, one of my favorite places. We spotted a used bookstore nearby and popped in for a lookabout. We found some very interesting books. It's now on my list of places to frequent. After the bookstore we went into the mall and walked around for a while until it was time for the movie. We saw Bridge to Terabithia. It's a children's fantasy movie with a bittersweet ending. We were both deeply touched by this movie. It wasn't at all what we were expecting.

Today I'm just taking it easy. Being retired is so much work…