I had a slightly shorter walk than usual with Sasha this morning; it was still about 1.5 miles.

I’m very glad it is Friday, today. We had our IHOP leftovers for breakfast at the table. I’m glad we have gone back to eating there at least some of the time. We’d gotten into the habit of sitting side-by-side on the couch watching TV while we eat. The table is not only more conducive to conversation, we can more easily make eye contact, and don’t have the added distraction of TV. It helps me feel even more connected, and I feel it’s brought us closer.

The ride to work was pleasant, and I enjoyed listening to an audio book. I’m really liking the series; it’s not new, so I have many to listen to in succession, rather than having to wait in between. I’m already on Book 4 of the series, Wheel of Time (http://www.dragonmount.com/Books/index.php), by Robert Jordan. In the past, I’ve read some of his works, but not this series. It’s kind of funny how I decided to read/listen to the series. My brother, Mike, had the series of books on his shelf, and I asked him about it, and he said it was great. Somehow, I didn’t understand at first that he was passing on someone else’s opinion, not his own, since he had not yet read any of the books. After I had listened to the first part of the series, during my next visit with him, I asked what it was about the series he liked, and which character(s) appealed to him most. Well, of course, he just stared at me very confusedly, as if I had, without realizing, slipped into another language. Finally, he just said he hadn’t read them. I felt a little foolish, and realize I made an assumption I probably should not have.

For lunch, I finished up the last of the Curry Chicken Cathy made the other night with some rice. It’s a bit different from the usual recipe, but it was very good.

The ride home was okay; there was more traffic, so it took a little longer than I like. I listened to more of the book.

Ordered Pizza Hut Hawaiian Pizza for dinner just because. 🙂

Watched some TV and went to bed. Very glad some of our favorites are starting up again, like Elementary and Parenthood.