What's on your Tuesday Menu?

LATE post for me (4:00 pm). Mike just dropped me off an hour ago. We had a great time and his granddaughter is absolutely delightful! I guess she said I was "cool" which is a plus.

Such a super tough decision for teachers. I don't envy them at all.

QOTD: I can procrastinate certain things but once I make up my mind and especially once I put something on a list I feel I HAVE to do it.

TSS: 4 years, 5 months

B: Coffee! Eggs

L: tuna salad and cottage cheese

D: WW Bolognese over riced cauliflower (or zoodles if I have any)

S: WW banana muffin and/or nut thins and hummus

YAY! I'm glad it went well -- and that you're granddaughter-approved!

Gary contacted me on eHarmony in June. I did not have a first meet up with him until September. We met for coffee at McDonald's, ended up spending the day together, and I knew he was who I was looking for.

It will be eleven years in September and I still feel the same way.

Nice to hear! I do so enjoy being with Mike. He isn't really much like DH, but is as caring about family and friends (and me right now). We seem to be very compatible and share the same values as older people. AND We have fun together!

Gary is a lot different than my husband was and he is a lot more like me. We grew up in the same neighborhood, went to the same school, have a lot of memories in common. He lost his wife about two years before Joe died.

We are 72 now and it is a bonus to have each other. It is not like we want to get married or live together, but we do things together and are each other's support system. So many people are alone at our age, so we appreciate having each other.

We both dated a lot of other people. Many of the men I met were really wonderful people, but I never felt like I wanted to be with them and never had the sort of instant connection that I had with Gary. It would be a few pleasant dates, but I was never continued to see them.

The good thing about dating when we are older is that there is no pressure. We have already been through marriage, raising a family, and establishing a career. Now all we have to do is have fun.