Traveling Oatmeal, The Tunnel
Yesterday I finally got around to posting my pictures from the California trip to social media. The picture you see to the left was one of them, a box of oatmeal. I forgot to include the story about this oatmeal in the gigantic trip brain dump so here it is now.
On our first night in Cali Kerri and I had the night to ourselves so we decided to explore Downey, via foot and Uber. One of the first places we visited was a grocery store as we wanted to have some sort of breakfast food in our luxurious (tongue firmly in cheek) Air BnB. After wandering around a bit we decided on a box of oatmeal, a solid choice. What wasn’t a solid choice was our decision to do this early in the evening.
We didn’t want to waste a bag so I carried the oatmeal around as the box was too big to shove into any pocket. So the oatmeal had a very exciting evening as it got carried around the streets, into an ice cream shop, rode along in several Uber trips, went into the lobby of a facility with soft pretzel Christmas ornaments, and even sat on the table at a Mexican sports bar/dance club as we drank massive margaritas. It was the source of repeated laughs for Kerri and I. It did actually make for a good breakfast option as well although heating it in the microwave that kept blowing the circuit was a bit frustrating for Kerri.
Today is the last day of my brutally long two day work week. I took tomorrow off and the office is closed on Monday giving me another extended weekend. I plan to take down the Christmas decorations over the weekend which should take less time than normal due to less being put out this year. I also expect the decluttering process to begin in earnest.
Another suggestion that was given was having a brighter light in the kitchen. On Monday Kerri and I picked up a LED fixture to replace the ugly but effective florescent fixture in the kitchen. Depending how safely I can reach the spot on my ladder, I may try to do that swap out as well.
Late this afternoon the painter Kerri knows is supposed to be out at the house to work up an estimate on everything that needs to be done. If we can get something on the schedule it will put some definitive lines in the sand as to when things need to be ready to go. Of course these lines have to be reasonably attainable for me. Finally, New Years Eve goes down Saturday night. Our plans are not laid out as of yet and will depend on several variables. Have a great New Years celebration with whomever in your circle of family and/or friends you choose to celebrate with.