List for town.

Not that we live on the prairie or up in the mountains or anything like that, but I don't get to town very often.

"Town" is at least 12 miles away.

There is the closest town that has a few stores, a Goodwill and a Chinese Restaurant..

12 miles

There is the next closest town, a Goodwill, a Chinese Restaurant and a Walmart,

17 miles

Next is a Goodwill, a St Vincent de Paul, a Chinese Restaurant, a Walmart, and a couple of great junk stores.

22 miles

And next...a Goodwill, a Walmart, several Chinese Restaurants, a Michael's, a JoAnn's, a couple of shoe stores AND a Verizon Store.

35 miles.

So...

Here is my conversation to JWS in the morning.

"I am wearing jeans and comfortable shoes to church because

I am leaving for town right after church"

and then the dreaded question he asks me...

"What are you going to town to get?"

My answer, casually:

"Oh, just a few things...

Michaels to use my gift certificate,

the shoe store for a pair of good shoes,

Laundry soap

Hair color

and

Verizon for a phone"

Really, the last four words were said muffled into my shirt as I pulled it over my head at a decibel level so low the FBI could not have picked it up on a listening device and my dear husband, who cannot hear me screaming two feet from his head if the Steelers are playing, zeroed in on those last four words as if they were the key to life, liberty and eternal happiness.

I have not been in a Verizon store in over two years.

Really, if the battery had not gone in my nice, tiny red flip phone,

I would not have been there for another five years.

As I see him also pulling on a pair of jeans, I know that he is going with me.

His comment

"You can't go to the phone store alone!"

Horrified.

Really, he is HORRIFIED!

Now, I know what is about to happen.

I know why he wants to go.

He wants me to have a SMART phone.

I would be happy with a battery, this phone is smart enough for me.

And it's red,

And I like it.

And I just want to get to town, get my list filled and get home and wash my clothes and color my hair.

Three hours and $523 later.....

I own this.

Mr. "I love my Blackberry, I would never change from my Blackberry, Droids are dumb, I'll just keep my Blackberry"

owns one also.

Although his is not purple.

Did I need a new technology to learn?
I don't think so.
But, the camera is cool,
and
the apps?
Oh my gosh, there is so much fun stuff!




and




You know what I forgot....

Yep, forgot the hair color and the laundry soap.

So today,

I will be a gray haired, dirty clothed, technology savvy 50+ year old.

BUT,

When I go back to town tonight...

I have a phone again.

Call me.

(If I can just figure out what button to push to answer it.)