New glasses

I have tortoise shell frames on my face around my new lenses. I also have tortoise shell prescription sunglasses. I think maybe the regular glasses may look a little dorky and the sunglasses look cool. So I need to move to a sunny spot so I can wear my sunglasses all the time. Ah, but then, I should have purchased bifocal sunglasses. I think I will post a picture of my glasses sans face first to lessen the shock value. At my mother’s I think I will just wear a bag over my head.

I purchased them at Lenscrafters and was someone upset when it became apparent that many of the options are  . . . wait for it . . . special order. Hey, guys, the reason I went to you in the first place was to get my glasses immediately. As a pretty much lifelong spectacle wearer, I have had my share of waiting for glasses to come in. And I am a Baby Boomer; I expect things now.

But I have them and I learned that styles have changed a lot since I got my last pair in ’05; so many are like the little visor thing that Jordy wore on Star Trek. After years of metal frames, I am now back in plastic and while the warm color softens my face, they certainly do stand out. Then again, the wire ones were blending into the creases in my aging face and I looked like a Mennonite.