1. A little late in the morning, Melissa, the Deke, and I checked out of our Airbnb and told our host how much we enjoyed and appreciated the peace, quiet, and simplicity of staying in her home. We piled into the rental car and eased our way into Nyack where we had a delicious breakfast at Art Cafe. I was especially happy with the spicy tomato flavors in my order of shakshuka augmented with eggplant, an Israeli egg dish I've enjoyed making at home, but never ordered in a restaurant before.
2. Adrienne and Josh are moving into their new house this week in Valley Cottage, NY and the three of us buzzed up to see them on our way to the airport. (Jack is on a trip to Virginia with Nathan's mother to see his Uncle Mark.) Josh and Adrienne's house is handsome, roomy, and sits on a lush lot with generous greenery all around them. It's a split level (I think that's what it's called) house with a deck extending from the kitchen and another off the downstairs family room. They've had it freshly painted with a calming and tasteful gray shade of paint and have recently had the reddish floors of the main floor redone. The lower level also has new carpeting.
We didn't stay long at Adrienne and Josh's. They are tired from all the wedding activity and from taking on this huge job of moving out of their apartment into their house. Our visit was sweet, though, and I look forward to learning more about how they are getting settled in and hope not too much passes before I might see them again.
3. We spent the rest of the day taking care of travel business: we turned in our rental car, found our respective terminals. waited for flights, and flew across the country from Newark to Spokane. I listened podcasts. We refreshed ourselves with a drink at the Denver airport. I had a cocktail made from smashed basil, simple syrup, Hendrick's gin, and lemon juice. We arrived in Spokane without event, the shuttle van picked us up, and we tumbled into bed after midnight -- 3 a.m. in the east. We were bushed and much relieved that our travels went so smoothly.
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