I almost didn’t go into the city to see Wrangler on his last
day at the “Today” show yesterday. He will now be starting his formal training
as an assistance/guide dog.
I kept coming up with reasons not to do so- my
head hurt, driving and social anxieties, not wanting to deal with the noise and
crowds, feeling ugly and like too much of a loser to be out in public, and the
thought that “It’s just a dog- I don’t really need to see him” (that is what my
brother says even though he likes Wrangler too.)
My desire to take a
mini-break from my family managed to overpower all of this which was pretty
surprising to me.
I only wish that
this had happened sooner. I was up by 4:15 and settled into my normal early
morning routine of watching TV while eating my breakfast. It was after doing
this that I quickly got ready for my adventure. I didn’t even brush my teeth or
wash my face.
I arrived at the
Plaza by about 6:55. There was already a good sized crowd there so I wasn’t
able to get close to the area where the hosts briefly do the show 2 times
during the 8:00 hour. It was disappointing that I would not get to be close to
Wrangler.
Carson did bring
him swiftly around the whole Plaza area for a victory lap so I got to see him a
bit then. Only a couple of my photos of this adorable pooch came out good. One
was from a distance; the zoom on my camera isn’t that good. My 3 shots of Roker
came out better. I would rather have more great shots of Wrangler!
An employee was
handing out standby tickets for the “Meredith Vieira Show”. I don’t usually
watch that but I liked her when she was on the “Today” show. I was lucky enough
to get one. This was after I had moved up closer to the broadcast area.
Sally, the girl who
had been standing next to me earlier but was now in a different spot, had also
gotten one. I met up with her again as I was walking to 30 Rock. We hung out
together then. I hadn’t really said much to her before this.
We were not able to
get into the first taping but were told to come back and try for the second
one. Sally wanted to go to the Disney store so I showed her where it is. We
went to the bagel place that she said was voted the best in the city afterwards.
I got one to take home since I had brought my lunch with me.
I am fairly certain
that Sally is from Ohio and is originally from upstate NY, somewhere near
Albany. I hate that I have such a craptastic memory. She has an English
Springer spaniel named Lucy. I told her that I love spaniels and used to have a
cocker named Buffy Willow.
Often I feel some
sadness when seeing doggies because this makes me think of her and how she
would have been in our lives longer if only we had taken better care of her and
had gotten a second opinion about that damn steroid allergy med. She wouldn’t
have had 12-15 months of such suffering also.
I told Sally that I
like country music. She said that she enjoys some of it too, including Rascal
Flatts. I think that she also mentioned that her daughter used one of their
songs at her wedding reception.
Wrangler
Al Roker
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