Almost caught up!

Well I got home right around 9. I had 2 hours to deal with....until he called. He was coming early! Aw crap! So I jumped in the shower and got busy.  I packed up my stuff to take down to Allentown and see what was up with that. Didn't have time to really do my hair so it did the wild thing yesterday.

So he showed up around 10:15-10:30am...not too bad just a little early.  He came in briefly and checked out Ringo and the boys and off to Allentown we went. I haven't been to Allentown in a while but we got directions to the mall from the turnpike attendent.  Pretty straight forward. We got there just before 11:45am. Couldn't check in until 12noon so we went a wandering til we could check in. So we went to the Williams Sonoma store. Right up my alley! I could stare at kitchen gadgets all day and feel up the rubber spatula and be in heaven. I would have sat there and read cookbooks all day and took notes. LOL! 

Well, I check in and get seen promptly at my appointed time. Bonus points for Apple.  The tech tried to sync my phone and looked up my case in the computer and that was it! He handed me a brand new iPhone. Not a refurbished one. A brand new one! I definitely love and swear by Apple now. So I had an empty phone but a new one. I had to wait til I got home to put all my stuff back on my phone from the backup on my computer. John has an iphone but needs help. He can't download stuff becasuse he doesn't have an Apple account set up and hasn't DL i8tunes to his computer. We are gonna have to change that so he can use his phone to what it was intended and not just texts and phone calls. There is a whole world in the iphone. I wouldn't change mine for anything other than a newer model or bigger hard drive.

So we had plenty of time to hang out so we went roaming around the mall in search of a new case for my phone to replace the pink one that truly did its service for the last year and can be retired with pride. I found a silver and purple butterfly one. It's very cute and I made the clerk get one that wasnt chipped from his comrade on the other level. So I got my case for my phone. We roamed around killing time checking out the stores and they had a Disney store. So, of course, I got Ariel a Little Mermaid sweatshirt that has her name on it.  John found a cologne/perfume dealer and got a nice deal on a huge bottle of Drakkar. I like that smell. Curve for men too. Makes for weakness in the knees. Lol. We had a lot of time to talk and talk we did. Im so glad he is chatty like me. At least I wasnt the only one doing the talking, like I was talking to myself. It was refreshing. Both of us did listen to the other tho. At least i did. Talked about the kids, ex's, houses, work...pretty much the gambit of ourselves. We did Red Lobster for lunch. I had salmon and shrimp and he had scallops. Take notes Jody...this stuff comes in handy. And Craftsmen tools and a backhoe! Digging holes...We had a nice leisurely ride home and were talking about hot spots and missing the actual nightlife and life in general that living in the city...a real city like NJ and NY. So we went to the Mohegan Sun to check that out. We had time. I have never been there in the 5 years that I have been back from Arizona. And I think they opened right around that time the time that I got back from AZ so it hasnt been around long. Wasn't impressed! All it is is a food court that surrounds a big rottisserie of slot machines. And they allow smoking Yuk! Now smokers can do what they want...I just don't wanna go home smelling like one.John had a cigarette while we were there. Its not easy to quit but he is trying. He said the smell triggered a craving. Only stress bring my crave or should I say my crutch. We were pretty much in and out of there after dumping some cash into a slot machine. I don't know how these people sit there all day. Check day. Senior citizens get their checks at the beginning of the months. No wonder they were pretty busy on a Monday afternoon.

So off to get Ariel...picked her up from Asia's with John and he left from the house. I sent Ariel into the house with the key and I got my kiss. I can work with this. Soft lips. Gentle. Not pushy. Recipricated. Nice. He asked if I was courting anyone else. Nope. No other worthy prospects. Just John. And I'm glad for him. I think there is definite potential. Plans for Tuesday set for 9am...no definitive agenda just a 9am appointment.

And so we are up to date...