I had mentioned recent posts that our microwave died on Monday. Doug ordered a new one online, did his price comparisons, shopped for the best deal, and ordered one up for us to be delivered today.
Wednesday night he got an email from the company that they canceled our order. No reason. Just. Canceled. C and I had a whole email discussion on just buying shit you need on demand from Amazon. Doug shopped on Amazon and found better prices outside of Amazon and decided to go that route instead. Even driving across town to Walmart, this was cheaper even with the shipping.
As of late, Doug and I both have been making a concerted effort to shop locally, and not just order a bottle of HP sauce from Amazon to have it shipped when you can drive over and get it at the British Market the next town over.
For the most part, this has paid off well for us. Getting to know the local area, supporting local businesses instead of the Bezos Empire.
Unfortunately. This is the second or third time that this has happened where he's ordered something from somewhere (not Amazon) only to have the order delayed horrifically or canceled. He had ordered an industrial nutcracker for the walnuts from some farming/hunting company, and it was delayed for months - and he finally canceled it out of frustration. I wondered on that one if imports and tariffs were the reason for the delay. Not the company's fault but also, shit. I had wanted fresh cracked walnuts to candy and send out to friends for Christmas. So. No. He still hasn't picked a new nutcracker for our needs
And then this one, canceled with no reason given.
Amazon was looking better and better. So I asked him if he wouldn't just buy one from Amazon. He said no - and told me that after work he wanted to just go over to Walmart and pick one up. Okay. Great. Let's go.
On Thursday he was looped into a big meeting, and had to do a slide deck and part of the presentation. The meeting was at 5:30pm. Then he looked at the agenda and the meeting was running until 7pm, and his team was ... at the end. Of course.
I did a quick walk on the treadmill after I was done working around 6:30, nothing fast. I had on my jeans so it wasn't a workout. He came down at 7:05, ate some dinner, and we left.
It was weird to be going out this late to go microwave shopping, but we had a list of stuff to get as well, and we had a nice time. Big date night out, right?
They did not have the microwave he wanted in stock, so he was disappointed. We got what we wanted to get otherwise.
Shopping builds up a big thirst, and in the plaza next to Walmart there is a local brewery. We've gone a couple times but hadn't been in months because this is a little out of the way, not like the brewery that is in downtown that we could literally walk to if we wanted.
We pulled up and they looked closed. All the screens were turned off, there was one guy at the bar, and a girl behind the bar. The lights were dimmed down, and it looked to me like they were wrapping for the night. The website said they were open until 10, and it was only 8:30. We tried the door and it was open.
The girl said they were open for sure, but usually if there are no customers they wrap things by 9pm. We asked if it would ruin her night if we had a beer and she laughed and said no - come on in.
We ended up staying there until after 10. The guy at the bar and the girl beertender are best friends. We all got to talking, she works days at the local gym running the front desk and the office, I forget what he does for a job currently, but he used to work in a local coal mine until he got pinned by one of the train cars and broke his spine. He showed off his scars from the surgeries he had. For such a young person, what a horrible experience. They couldn't have been older than Jess.
She told me about her dog - a Great Pyr mix, 6 months old, 70 pounds. She shared video of her playing and it was such a good time. I think when the snow is gone we may try to meet up for a play date. She said she needs to socialize her (her name is Poppy) and I can think of no better way to do it than with Toffee in our yard.
At some point we talked about this donut shop, Krumpe's, that is the stuff of legends in these parts. They're only open to the public at night, 7-11pm. I said to Doug "we should totally go there, it is on the way home." And the two of them were "HELL YES you should go there!" Getting that vote of approval was enough for me.
So we did. I didn't realize how close it was to the gym where I was going before we got the treadmill. It is tucked down an alley way, in a residential neighborhood. Good thing they're only open at night or I would have been stopping on the regular!
The donuts were great, very homemade, you could see the how ancient all the equipment was. The kids working there were super sweet. I mentioned we were new to town, this was our first visit and the kid handed us each a small glazed. Just to tease us into the dozen we were going to buy anyway!
A customer came in and an older man, maybe the owner, came over to talk to him and shake hands and catch up.
Worth it. Totally worth it. When we were leaving there were aboug 7 more cars pulling up. The kid at the brewery said that at 7pm, the line is around the block to get in, so we went at the perfect time.
My blood sugar kicked my ass so I fell into bed and fell right asleep. Dreaming of donuts.
Today, Friday, was a quiet day. Doug flex timed the morning and loafed around until maybe 11am. I had a pretty wide open morning and I did a lot of tickets and work on spreadsheets for this afternoon. I didn't get as much done as I liked which is actually good because we ended up changing what I'm doing with the spreadsheets. Lucky me.
tomorrow I get to go to DC to see Henry rock out. Very exciting. It should be a treat. I'm hoping I get up early, hit the treadmill first, and then shower and go. Not sure what time I'll be getting home and if I'll be up for doing the walk.
Digits below Donut.
Thursday digits
exercise: 12/12 hours. easy slow walk 1 mile/21 min. Additional 3/4 of a mile walk inside Walmart over a 30 min period. 11k+ steps by bedtime
blood glucose:
7:30am: 135
3:45pm: 101
11:45pm: 210
food & meds:
7:30am: jardiance+phentermine
12:30pm: apple + pb
1pm: met+glip
5:30pm: spaghetti and meatballs
9pm: beers at the brewery
10pm: a couple donuts from the dount side quest
10:45pm: met+glip
Friday digits
exercise: 11/12 hours. Somehow missed the 2pm hour by a few steps. Miscounted! Treadmill, 2 miles/35 min. 10k+ steps by bedtime
blood glucose:
8:30am: 180
4:30pm: 112
10pm: 165
food & meds:
8:30am: jardiance+phentermine
9am: donut from krumpe's
9:30: protein shake
11:30am: bowl of mac & cheese w/bacon
1pm: met+glip
6pm: some sort of "tater tot taco" casserole Geoff made in the slow cooker. Surprisingly good. Hungry enough for 2 bowls after the treadmill.
9pm: met+glip
no beer/wine
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