The full moon has been coming out all week. Technically the moon is only FULL one night, but I say it still looks like a full ball of light in the darkened sky. And that explains everything. People get weird during the full moon. My old friend George the Cop said so, people I know that work in hospitals say so, and my friends say so. I believe them all. I don’t know about you but I get a little flaky during a full moon. Not until the days pass that I get the aha moment and realize, “no wonder…………it was a full-moon”
The week-long full moon has done a number on me. I've been taking 2 steps forward and 5 steps back. I even looked in the mirror the other day and thought I had company – then I realized it was just me, only a different version of me, almost familiar but questionable. Four and a half years ago I quit smoking which threw me into immediate menopause. If I wasn’t in menopause, this week would definitely be ‘that time of the month for me’.
Nothing that a ‘little pill’ couldn’t help, said a loving family member. I don’t do pills, rarely take a vitamin but under the circumstances I was willing to try anything for relief, especially if it would ease my loved ones worries. It worked. I was put in a mild trance and that’s all I have to say about that. It confirmed exactly why I don’t like, nor take pills. But it took the edge off if you want to call it 'the edge'.
Actually what capped the day perfectly was meeting up with Frito. She is funny. Seriously. This gal is from a huge family, and they have more funny stories than carter has liver pills. I've witnessed a few myself. They are pure southern folk and I have always referred to her family as The Waltons. She and I enjoy solving the problems of the world and going to the movies. That’s our thing. Well, that and Tim Hortons. Somewhat spontaneous, we decide to go see the movie “Larry Crowne”. How could you not love any movie that involves Forrest Gump and Julia Roberts.
We get our popcorn and head to our spot in the theatre. We like the top row, end seats. It must be a karma thing because those seats stay open just for us. If we continue to do what we did tonight, we may get lifetime free passes, strictly for the entertainment value.
As we are getting all comfy and positioned, we enjoy the previews and comment on which movies we should go see this summer. A super duper long preview comes on; it was so cute and captivating. Hey wait a minute, this isn’t a preview. Our eyes must have popped out of our heads when we realized what happened. We both really like Winnie the Pooh, but we had our hearts set on Larry. Is our focus that lacking? We got up and race walked to the next room. Our seats were vacant, waiting our arrival.
We somehow managed to keep it together, enjoyed the movie and exited into the ladies room where we proceeded to lose it. We were laughing so hard, each in our potty stall. I hear Frito laugh then I would start again. We laughed all the way out of the place. We were gut busting laughing and tears rolling down our cheeks. I can only imagine what the people all around us thought. Frito and I have been friends for 24 years, each year gets better. If this keeps up we may have to turn it into a Road Show.
Laughing really is the best medicine.
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