RENG HUA; Castle Rock-WA

Today, we had to drive into Longview 🚘, to pick up one of Holland's blood pressure prescriptions 💊

I was feeling punk 😔 - but we are a team 🤝 … plus … when men have responsibilities, they do not get to stay home & pamper themselves, just because they "do not feel good": Holland doesn't [get] that mindset, but he doesn't know any independent women either, besides me, & I was raised independent = to carry my fair share of the Day's load. I am his responsibility (he keeps telling me, as a reminder of his raising 🤠) - and he, is mine (he is learning, because I keep telling him & I keep showing up to shoulder my end of the load 💞) - so, I manned up, got dressed, and went into Longview, with my husband.

I got up when my alarm went off - and left Holland to sleep a bit longer: he needs the rest.

I slipped out of bed around 5 AM to allow Holland to sprawl and relax his leg - to give some pain relief.

This I-5 Corridor seems to be very foggy every morning … of course, the Cowlitz River is pretty close.

When he woke up and was enjoying his morning coffee ☕️; I utilized the curling  irons, & put a little color 💄 on my face, too; for encouragement 😉 The gray clouds, dreary wet chill, and low-lying fog - I am tired all the time.

And it's been so freaking cold & wet here, I think maybe I have a chest cold, too.

Fueled by coffee …

War Chest arsenal that will add color to the coffee boost.

My workout today was every body movement🦶  & muscle group 💪 utilized in shopping 🛒:

Climbing in and out of Betsy x6, mimicked a Glute Step-up workout; her floorboards are as high as my waist & the bed side rails are eyebrow level, on my head. No joke. Betsy is a 4x beast.

7,000 steps by bedtime.

Stretching up & climbing grocery shelves for 1-1/2 hours, today.

Up & down stairs at least 3 hours of an 8 hour day

Driving through Castle Rock, towards home, we stopped at Reng Hua (a Chinese Restaurant) to pick up the meals we'd phoned in 📱🥢; before leaving Longview.

I hadn't visited Reng Hua in quite a while - last time I was there, was with Bob & we were living in Castle Rock, at that time. It's good chinese food  it's local. Local was a good choice today, for several reasons.

Reng Hua; #103 Huntington Ave N, Castle Rock-WA

Holland's Supper.

My Supper.

After supper, a headache came on - so, I drank a cup of coffee ☕️ & watched an old movie 💻🎬🎧 that can still make me laugh. I refuse to spend my entire time in WA State, in bed!

Coffee … coffee. I'm so t.i.r.e.d; my lungs are on fire & I can barely stay awake - for at least a week, now.

Henry Fonda & Lucille Ball in 1968's 'Yours, Mine, and Ours': (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnescGHDeSU)

Hopefully, tomorrow, I will feel much better 🙏