Away for the Weekend

We are away, tomorrow morning, for two days in San Diego and two days driving the Central Valley. The occasion is the celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the opening of the Delta Sig Chapter at San Diego State. Alex wasn't there for the start, but he joined the fraternity less than 10 years into its history on our campus. We are very much looking forward to seeing old friends. At our time of life that means geezers as well as people we have known for decades.

There is something about being with other people who are in their sixties and seventies that makes me feel less dowdy and worn. We have almost all become comfortably frumpy. We do have one friend whose wife is still very striking. She is tall and thin and chic and actually makes grey hair look good. Twenty years ago the other wives would have been green with envy. Now we don't mind so much.

The week after we arrive home is the countdown to Thanksgiving and I expect to be busy. I still haven't decided if I want to cook a whole turkey for just five of us, but I will probably decide to buy that instead of the breast or "roast" my friends advise. There is something about the way the whole bird looks on a platter. I'm thankful that I can afford to buy a turkey. I priced them today and they really are expensive. We have not been at home for the holiday in years and I simply hadn't realized. I'm sure there will be families that can't manage such an expenditure this year. We will just have turkey casserole and turkey soup until poor Alex hollers "ENOUGH!"

Alex has one more test next week (another scan of some kind), then the meeting soon with his doctor to let us know how far the situation has gone and what needs to be done. We had been told to expect an angioplasty and a stent and I think it will be on the renal artery. It seems to me that once we reach a certain age they should simply replace the bulk of our circulatory systems with vinyl. He had also been scheduled for a colonoscopy next week -- cancelled because the doctor had a family emergency. I'm glad. One major white coat visit a week is quite adequate.