Farsighted

No, this isn't a blog about looking toward the future. It is the results of yesterdays eye exam. I am farsighted and I need glasses. I was not really shocked about the results, I somewhat anticipated that this would be the case. I have been having "tired" eyes for some time now, and I figured it was probably due to a vision problem of sorts causing my eyes to constantly strain to adjust. I probably should have had an eye exam years ago, but when you feel like your vision is just fine, why would you put yourself through an exam.

If you have ever had an exam you know that they will often dilate your eyes. Well that was a first for me. Immediately my whole world was blurry. It was at this point that they had me go to pick out glasses...hmm. I am sure the man in the waiting room was amused to watch me try on a pair then practically hug the mirror to see how they looked. I had narrowed it down to two pair and decided to take a picture with my cell phone to show Doug. Pulling out my cell, I realized I couldn't find the camera feature, and when I did, I couldn't tell how the picture looked. So I was holding it up the sales lady asking how it looked:

Me: How's this one
Sales lady: I think you want to take a closer picture
Me: How about this one
Sales lady: Yes that looks good
Me: Can you see how to save the photos?
Sales lady: Where do I look?
Me: Here I think
Man in waiting room: quiet snickering (assumed)

Needless to say, I am sure it was quite a sight. I am quite surprised they let me walk out of there and drive home. I even asked if it was safe for me to drive and they said yes, but I sure didn't feel safe. Good thing I knew my way home otherwise it may have been a very scary ride.

Now that I can see again (which took several hours to resume making my CPR renewal exam a bit difficult to take) I can laugh about the whole experience, especially the very unflattering close up pictures of me trying on glasses with a blank stare and very large pupils.


Note the man in the background. Who needs a magazine when the entertainment is this good!?! :0) And yes, this was my final choice...stylish, eh? :0)