Stuck In A Moment

I am one of those annoying people who stick a CD in the car and it plays for weeks, months even. Right now it is the U2 All That you Can't Leave Behind CD. The song Stuck in a Moment That You Can't Get Out Of is stuck in my life and I may or may not be too happy about it.

I have a Saturday off for the first time in 3 months. A girlfriend from my teen years was supposed to be coming into town and I had three different scenarios planned out for us. We were going to eat, drink and meet boys in at least two of the three. But she fell ill to a stomach bug. So she wasn't up for a St. Patrick's Day night on the towns.

In her not coming for a visit, I see what a moment I am struck in. A few tears fell after I hung up the cancellation phone call because I realized how small my life has become and how much I count on the Moments I plan for and look forward too.

On the contrary, my house is clean for the first time in months; my fridge is clean for the first time in even more months and trash, Goodwill boxes, and excess baggage are ready to haul off. So maybe I should make plans that fall through more often!

At any rate, I have a change of plans. I now spend my evening trying to figure out how to get this:

To look like this:

I pureed spinach, olive oil and garlic, salt and pepper; then added that to melted butter and a little lime juice. Once I wrestled the meat from the shell, I found that spinach butter to be the the perfect fix to that moment I was stuck in.

Sometimes plans work out for you and more often they don't. That is just how life works.

So here is what I learned today. Look for something you can turn from This to That so you don't get stuck in a moment. I was going to dinner at Bob's Small Town Grille or maybe drink wine and listen to live music at Boutier Winery; but when those plans fell through, I made up a possible upcoming menu item for the restaurant of my dreams. Suddenly, I don't feel so stuck!