Nose Dive

The other day, Sunday actually, while sissy was out at volleyball practice, I decided to go see a play. Now, I don't do this often, so it's really whenever I have a few hours to spare and some money to go do it. I end up going by myself anyways so I don't need to concern myself with others. I always am dumb so I end up never making a reservation, but end up getting a single seat somewhere in the audience. Oh man the audience you guys. I'm not hating on the grannies but my God they were everywhere! I'm sure the everyone in the theatre was over 60. Except for maybe 4 other people who were in their mid 20's or early 30's. I was the youngest person there. Very weird.

When I was waiting for my seat out in the lobby, there was this older couple sitting there awaiting seats themselves. The woman with short greyish hair, little heavy set, with glasses sat next to me on the couch. She then points to a container of Tootsie Pops on the lobby desk priced at 50 cents. Here's a vague description of our conversation.

LADY: Wow can you believe those are only 50 cents?

ME: I know, especially in this day and age.

LADY: Uh huh. You know when I was younger they used to sell these sweet buns with honey on them (I don't remember what they were. Some baked good.) and sold them for a nickel.

ME: Wow. It's crazy how expensive things have gotten.

LADY: Yes. I like telling my kids (grandkids?) about when I was younger and how things used to be. There used to be a milk man who would drive around in a truck with a freezer in the back, who would bring the glass containers up to your door. We also had the first television when they had first come out. We sat there and watched static for hours and occasionally see the outline of a person. And then one time we got a channel from Mexico!

ME: How interesting.

I was trying to be interested. I mean I didn't want to be rude, but I didn't have much to say. Still, it was sweet having that stereotypical "old lady" moment where they reminisce about the good old days. The play was wonderful. Funny, charming, and makes me remember what Christmas is all about. Jim Carrey's Grinch was on last night and it did the same. But then I think that tomorrow I'll probably go Christmas shopping for the white elephant thing or relatives and then it ends up being all about the gifts. Bother. Last year I got a charging dock but only because I didn't want the Hickory Farms box set. We already had two at home. It sucks. Christmas sucks. There's no jolly mood anymore. No surprise or festive cheer. Christmas Eve will stink because my parents are working and there won't be the routine family get together. Unless it gets postponed to New Years Eve/Day. *sigh*

It's a wonderful life, no?