These Golden Days

This blog was actually written last night, but I was experiencing technical difficulties trying to post it so couldn't do so until today.

In the months before we were married, G and I would catch late night episodes of The Golden Girls. Mostly because it was, for some reason, a favorite of G's and in all reality I would fall asleep anyway so it wouldn't really be worth a protest on my part. It was established very early in our relationship that a late night show of any kind quickly put me to sleep so anything after say 9:00 was usually his pick. To be quite frank I could easily fall asleep during a matinee as well, but I don't like to talk about it. Anyway, the bits of TGG that I would catch in the small chance that I arose from my slumber also enticed me. I was a fan when they were on years ago (G probably wasn't alive then) so I just welcomed the fond memories.

After we got married and lost many of our modern day conveniences, one of them being cable, TGG sadly fell by the wayside. However, with the one luxury that we felt was a necessity to salvage (the internet) I was able to trace down a copy of TGG episodes on Amazon. I mean really, what can't you trace down on Amazon? I, without hesitation, purchased season 1 for G for Christmas (even though we mutually decided not to buy gifts for each other).

I say all that to say this...even though we have no cable and can only get maybe 4 channels if we hold our mouths and the bunny ears in the right positions, we still have TGG! It's our nightly ritual to go to bed watching an episode & yes, as a general rule, it still results in me falling asleep. Sometimes it results in G falling asleep too and since he goes into coma's when he sleeps then I'm the one that wakes at 1 or 2 in the morning to none other than (everyone sing along) "Thank you for being a friend, traveled down the road and back again. Your heart is true, your a pal and a confidant." Turns out when one episode completes, it just repeats the theme song over & over again. FABULOUS!! So even though TGG are witty and most nights entertaining, their theme song has quickly become a thorn in my side...or shall I say, ear. Regardless, I will cherish this bedtime ritual, and always hold a special place for these girls/women in my heart...and bedroom (appropriately speaking, of course). And, since I have blogged my way through tonight's episode, G in fact didn't fall asleep and turned the TV off before a rendition of "Thank You For Being A Friend" even had a chance. It's the small things in life that allow me to think optimistically. :)