Colonial Marketplace

The market itself is nice. We kinda visited some of the stores in the plaza. They were and sold nice things(depending what your looking for)and staff was friendly inside them. We were wasting time to eat at the Old pancake house. Folks was out the doors waiting, sitting outside, and in their cars waiting. It was nice outside and early so folks along with us was just waiting. Parking was not bad. I found a spot immediately. But folks later was driving around waiting for folks to come out of stores to park. The lot is big don't get me wrong but it can be a headache omg.....its so many businesses along side by side there.

I went to. Clarkson Eye Care, it was very clean & the people that work there are very helpful & friendly. Believe it or not, this is the first time I have had my eyes checked in 49 years. That's right 49 years. The reason for this extremely long time between visits is well, 2 fold. The 1 reason, for years my vision was 20/10, better than 20/20. Reason 2, no one would take me because back then (49 years ago) my eyes were super sensitive to the drops they put in my eyes. It was supposed to take 20 minutes for the drops to dilate my eyes, but mine dilated immeadeatly! And stayed that way for 24 hours. I couldn't see clearly, it was a terrible blur like looking through bathroom glass. I explained all this to the eye Dr. & she was really understanding. Guess what? The much dreaded eye drops come in different strengthens now. She used the mildest ones on my eyes. I was so relieved, I was going to be able to fend for myself! I do need glasses for reading & a much weaker strength for other tasks. I chose to buy 2 pair, I'm not ready for bifocals, the difference was right in my straight line of vision. Everyone that worked with me was patient, knowledgeable, courteous, & friendly. They were also very flexible about working with me on other things, like sunglasses! I don't leave home without them! And they understood. So, all in all I would say this was a very positive experience. And guess what? My glasses are already READY! When I go back to pick them up, I will try to take some pictures. Thank you for reading my post. Mary Ann Genzler