Eye See You

My eye appointment went well. The eye doc was very thorough with the examination, checking and double-checking and I was getting dizzy with all the bright lights being shined into my eyes to check for glaucoma or other such eye issues. But I got my new prescription and got my new glasses, too!

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They were having a two-for-one sale, so I got one with glass lenses and one with plastic lenses. It'll be nice to have a back-up pair and I also wanted to compare lenses-- see which one lasts longer and has less scratches. I already see a big difference in prescription, everything is so clear now. No more slight blurriness from wearing glasses more than 8 years old. I got the plastic lens glasses in an hour, the glass lens one will arrive in 10 days. We'll be in Florida then, so it will be nearly 3 weeks before I get those.

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I remember the very first time I got glasses. I complained that I couldn't read the chalkboard at school and so I got my first pair of glasses in the 8th grade. When we came home, I remember getting out of the car and looking up. I was amazed that I could see, with clarity, every single green leaf on the trees that rose around the apartment complex we lived in. When the wind rustled the leaves, I could see them quiver and wave. I ended up sitting on the curb and just watched the leaves.

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My bedroom window opened into the woods behind our building and I would sit on my bed, prop my chin on the windowsill, and just look. I had a tree guidebook and I'd try and identify all the different trees outside my window and my favorite became the tulip tree. I loved the shape of the leaves and the orange and creamy white color of the "tulips" at the ends of the branches. None of those trees around here.

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Today, leaving the place with my new glasses, I wasn't really looking for anything. I had those drops put into my eyes to dilate them, so my vision was still a little blurry, plus my eyes were exhausted from all the tests and lights. All I wanted to do when I came home, was to take a nap, to close my eyes and let them rest. As soon as I got home, Andrew had errands to run, too, so off he went. As of now, my left eye still seems blurry, I'm thinking it's because I haven't rested yet, and I hope, in the morning, it'll will be clear. I'll look out my bedroom window, look up at the bare branches, and hope I can see every bud on the tips of each branch.

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G'night.

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