Fridays With Jeff

My eyes have been bothering me for a couple of weeks, so I went to the eye doctor to see what was up. I was having very strange, blurry vision and generally they were very irritated. Apparently, my eyes are "swollen." He says this condition is brought on by a variety of things, including forgetting to change contact lenses, eye strain, stress, and "excessive watering." (Sigh). The only thing that can be done about this is to give them a break; namely, avoid everything above, and go sans contact lenses for at least a week, and put in eye drops every hour to moisturize. I found my old pair of glasses and wore them for the remainder of the day. The only problem is, they were the cheapest pair I could buy when I got them last year; I only wear them from my room to the kitchen in the middle of the night to get water. Any other time I wear my contacts. They're not entirely uncomfortable, but not necessarily what I would pick if I had to wear them all the time. This will not do if I have to wear them for the next week, or longer.

So anyways Jeff and I went over to Westshore Mall to see if there were any frames that might be more comfortable. All I can say is, thank you, Sarah Palin. Because of you, there are beautiful, chic eyeglasses, and they are now considered an accessory. The girl helping me says she, herself, owns 6 pairs of her prescription in different colors and shapes to match her outfits. Long story short, I found some.

Jeff and I thought we'd commemorate the moment by capturing some "before" pictures, and now that glasses are cool I get to show off the new ones tomorrow. :)