Christmas is almost here! Snow was piled up on the ground and thickly coated on the roads everywhere in the part of Kansas my mom lives in!
But that was ok, it was such a lovely but cold day outside! A whopping 10 degrees F but there is something so charming about walking outside despite the cold in a street where you can hear classics such as 12 days of Christmas, blasting over a speaker.....not to mention seeing a pro-life poster every five miles on the way there....: /! My mom had to get some of her fillings well refilled and other sort of dental work done in a small town called Seneca, about 40 minutes away from the small humble town of 500 that she currently resides in. Dentists offices, doctors offices make me pretty anxious, even if I am not the patient. This is extremely ironic considering I worked in a doctor's office but the moment I had to sit out in the waiting room the anxiety and panic set in. (in my OWN office) In the dentist's office I have to often stop myself from crying and running away, being the adult I am I know that that is no good and will only prolong my suffering but at the same time I rock back and forth in my seat waiting for the process of laying in the trendelanburg position (legs propped up on your back you use this position when you get blood drawn or feel faint, being on my back makes me feel dizzy for some reason). So I wandered about the small town while my mom was getting her procedure done. There was a modest clothes shop next door, it mostly had old lady clothes, what I mean by that is oversized shirts that wouldn't look flattering on any figure, and slacks with elastic bands on them. I never understood what the point of the elastic band was, most women who I see wearing that, usually 60's and up came from the generation where a girdle was commonly worn, so how much more support do you need?! My grandmother still wears sets similar to that, must be a pain....Very charming staff, an older lady saw me yawning and playfully asked if I was tired, they did have some cute long boots and shorter versions but at not so reasonable prices.
It was a bit hard to figure out how to cross the street since there were piles of snow that towered way above my head, and dump trucks clearing snow from the road, contributing to the piles. This little town I discovered from a little headstone marker on the sidewalk, while trying to cross the street stated that this was a stop of the 2000 mile journey road by messengers on horses carrying letters and small packages, known as the "Pony Express", this system did not last long, about 18 months to be exact, due to the invention of the telegraph system. This journey began either from Sacramento California or St. Joseph Missouri, from 1860-1861. According to
http://ponyexpress.org/history/ it is said that only one package was lost! But a very financially cumbersome operation, which quickly lost it's appeal due to the rapid progression of technology.
I walked into another store shortly after this and I discovered toys of all sorts, and panty hose that looked like they had been manufactured in the late 80's to early 90's, none of which were my size, I think I saw a girdle or two in a small plastic package...huh....And this being the country there would be a whole isle of toys that are John Deer accessories and trucks, kind've cool to say that I've seen the real things in person, since I lived with my mom for a time on her boyfriend's farm, some of that stuff looked like something out of a movie, a robot harvesting wheat! These toys weren't exactly cheap almost $7 for one small truck, but the remote control John Deer did look appealing!
Then I came upon an isle in the back that looked like it was dedicated to crafts. I saw doll heads, and lots of them, porcelain doll heads. I could not fathom why they included a figure head and arms, until I found a package that included "directions for use". You sew together an outfit and stick wings on them yourselves and boom and angel is born! Pretty hilarious when you think about it, but the idea for some reason seemed pretty creepy and I imagined someone having all those heads laying around waiting for their body to be sewn up....kind've creepy!
Onto a lighter note I bought some glow in the dark stars for my room so I can have an estimation of where my bed is in the dark, without stubbing my toe or turning on my LED lit screen of a phone and waking my roommate up. (we share a room and there are no walls) Bubbles! Because I love blowing bubbles and several magnets with wise words of wisdom that I can't wait to display at work! :) The funniest part was when I brought my items to the register the cashier lady politely inquired, "Oh what nice stocking stuffers!" I just smiled and nodded, because these ain't no stocking stuffers that's why. After that I had been gone from the dentist's office for awhile I figured I still had time to go to one more place, a building that was once in the town bank in the late 1800's until about the Great Depression I believe, was now a malt shop. When you went in it looked like an old fashioned diner, even the chair I sat in I was afraid I was going to brake it because it looked so old, of course when I asked the "staff" how hold it was they had the most puzzled looks on their faces, the girl who served me my icecream which was vanilla shake with crushed oreos and gummy worms, told me "I think it's an antique?" Huh...You don't say.....lol not her fault she didn't know I myself was obviously a lot older then her how could I expect her to know. It's almost Christmas eve the most magical time of the year! (I still think it is...)
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| Typically out in the country people serving in the military are very much welcome and honored. |
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| Beautiful Tiffany windows, with a view of the whole street! |
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| The "antique" chair I thought I was going to brake on the left. |
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| Magnets I purchased at the store, my favorite one is of the old lady! |
I walked into another store shortly after this and I discovered toys of all sorts, and panty hose that looked like they had been manufactured in the late 80's to early 90's, none of which were my size, I think I saw a girdle or two in a small plastic package...huh....And this being the country there would be a whole isle of toys that are John Deer accessories and trucks, kind've cool to say that I've seen the real things in person, since I lived with my mom for a time on her boyfriend's farm, some of that stuff looked like something out of a movie, a robot harvesting wheat! These toys weren't exactly cheap almost $7 for one small truck, but the remote control John Deer did look appealing! 
Then I came upon an isle in the back that looked like it was dedicated to crafts. I saw doll heads, and lots of them, porcelain doll heads. I could not fathom why they included a figure head and arms, until I found a package that included "directions for use". You sew together an outfit and stick wings on them yourselves and boom and angel is born! Pretty hilarious when you think about it, but the idea for some reason seemed pretty creepy and I imagined someone having all those heads laying around waiting for their body to be sewn up....kind've creepy! 
Onto a lighter note I bought some glow in the dark stars for my room so I can have an estimation of where my bed is in the dark, without stubbing my toe or turning on my LED lit screen of a phone and waking my roommate up. (we share a room and there are no walls) Bubbles! Because I love blowing bubbles and several magnets with wise words of wisdom that I can't wait to display at work! :) The funniest part was when I brought my items to the register the cashier lady politely inquired, "Oh what nice stocking stuffers!" I just smiled and nodded, because these ain't no stocking stuffers that's why. After that I had been gone from the dentist's office for awhile I figured I still had time to go to one more place, a building that was once in the town bank in the late 1800's until about the Great Depression I believe, was now a malt shop. When you went in it looked like an old fashioned diner, even the chair I sat in I was afraid I was going to brake it because it looked so old, of course when I asked the "staff" how hold it was they had the most puzzled looks on their faces, the girl who served me my icecream which was vanilla shake with crushed oreos and gummy worms, told me "I think it's an antique?" Huh...You don't say.....lol not her fault she didn't know I myself was obviously a lot older then her how could I expect her to know. It's almost Christmas eve the most magical time of the year! (I still think it is...) 
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