Member of the Community

Last night, we finally became a part of the community.

We began our evening by getting in the family Buick and booked our tooshes over to the marvelous Metuchen Public Library. A quaint building right off of Main Street and Route 27, the building sits among other older buildings with 7 parking spots.

We entered the building and I was reminded again of how librarians lack something that most people I encounter do not -- a sense of humor. I poured on the charm and even got muh honey to giggle a few times. I was on fire. Did the librarian laugh at all? The answer is a big fat NO. Was she diplomatic and pleasant enough to process our library cards? Yeuppers. She was all business.

All business at the Metuchen Public Library -- all the time... At least she didn't say library like those people in South Jersey do. Libary. LI-BARY !!!

As my first official act as a card holder at the Metuchen Public LIBARY, I put a book on hold. The process is interesting. You pay them a quarter for postage for a postcard and you even address it to yourself. Once the book comes in, they mail you the postcard with all of your handwriting on it. What an excellent system. I made an offhand remark about how North Brunswick library calls you when the book comes in. Apparently, that was the wrong thing to say. "Well, we aren't the North Brunswick library, we are the Metuchen library and we don't call anyone." Thank you very much.

Muh honey and I took our new library cards excited about our further evidence that we are residents of the fine town of Metuchen -- the town where libarians don't call people. All busines... all business...

Our next stop on the tour of Metuchen was the Metuchen YMCA, which is rather close to our home. After wading through the mass of people that huddled at the front door, we finally made our way to the front desk. Without batting an eye, they let us sign up for the family plan. Good times! I don't even have a ring on and the girl thought we were a family. How cute right? I actually think so.

We went on a personal tour of the facilities and I was amazed. For a YMCA, this place is pretty darn nice. They have a basketball court, a huge workout room for classes, a weight room and aside from the cardio equipment, two full systems of weights for us unbuff folks. Also -- Two... count them... TWO swimming pools. We signed up right away.

Not wanting to ruin our figures after signing up for the gym, we walked back home (Because it is good exercise)and we both smiled knowing that all the way home was just across the street. When we got there... we made a huge salad for dinner. We had to eat the greens that we got last Thursday... time to clear it out for the next type of vegetables that we get next week. We busted out a shower gift... something called a Salad Spinner... I am amazed. Muh honey was super excited and used it spin our salad. She said it was super cool because it had a brake on it. A brake. Funny...

Alright... enough for now. I need to do some actual work.