Tuesday Temptation

I have done Thankful Thursday.  Why not Tuesday Temptation?

I am tempted to book a trip somewhere, anywhere.  It has been too long.  I cannot wait on Tom to plan something.  He isn't focused on it.  He is more let it happen, when it does.  I am more let's plan something, so I have something to look forward to.  My intention for this summer was to take a road trip to see his dad in Tulsa, see my family in Kansas and Nebraska.  I mentioned it to him, multiple times.  I was hoping he would pick up what I was putting down.  

I know he had health concerns to contend with.  His right hip had been bothering him for five years.  Do not get me started on the stubbornness of men and how foolish they can be with health issues.  Some things will not just go away.  Contrary to popular belief.  So, I don't begrudge him for getting his hip surgery or focusing on his recovery.  However, I am ready for a trip or a road trip.  I know that I have overstated the importance of a trip.  I miss traveling.

Now, I am just taking it into my own hands.  I am planning a road trip to see the Littles in Kansas in August.  I am not waiting any longer.  I am leaning into temptation.  I am looking at 2026 as well.  I am considering a trip to Greece and somewhere else abroad for my milestone birthday.  I am still undecided about that one.  But, I know Sara Jo & Shari are game for attending.

In addition, I am giving into temptations into food.  I see tacos in my future.  Or some oysters.  It has been too long since I have enjoyed some delicious oysters.  Some of the best were in New Orleans for my 40th birthday.  There was a restaurant that is no longer in existence.  Maritza?  I cannot remember the name currently.  The oysters were amazing.  And they offered flights of Amaro.  That spoke to me as well.

I do not want to wait around to achieve things I want to do.  Yesterday, Malcolm Jamal Warner died.  He was 54.  It is a shock to the system.  Especially when I asked a few bartenders if they knew he was, and they were clueless.  I am getting older.  Ozzie died today.  They said something about Gen X being upset.  I do not know if I agree with that 100%.  Sure, I am sad but he is not a Gen X icon in my opinion.  There are others--George Michael, Prince, MJ, Whitney, Tom Petty (even) that were devastating to me when I heard of their deaths.  

Maybe that is the inspiration of my posting today.  I do not want to wait any longer.  I want to lean into what I enjoy doing.  What I am tempted by.  And what I want to do.  

Have a wonderful rest of your day.  Think about your temptations and how to lean into them....