Monday, November 12, 2018

Three Beautiful Things 11/11/18: Quiet Sunday Morning, Easy Drive Home, Fun Sunday Evening

1. At the Wildhorse Casino, I woke up, pulled myself together, grabbed the Chromebook, and strolled down to a sitting area near the hotel check in, poured myself a paper cup of complimentary coffee, and began writing in my blog. The casino floor was quiet. Ed was out there somewhere fiddling around. I nearly finished my writing and Ed saw me, joined me, and, before long, as I wrapped up my blog post, he called Mike and Terry and we headed to the breakfast buffet where I enjoyed biscuits and gravy, some scrambled eggs, coffee, and a tall glass of apple juice.

2. The casino had comped Ed one room -- the room I stayed in with Ed -- so I didn't pay for lodging this weekend. Terry and Mike generously waved us off when Ed and I offered to chip in on paying for their room. So, we got everything settled, all shook hands, and headed to our vehicles. Aside from some fairly thick fog in the Tri-Cities area, the driving conditions were very easy between Pendleton and Kellogg and Ed and I returned home safe and feeling good after a fun weekend together with our longtime friends.

3.  From Barney's parking lot in Pinehurst, I called the Deke to talk about a couple of home business things, one of them being our use of data on our cell phone plan.  I made a purchase at the store, drove on home, got settled in a bit, and opened a chat online with a Verizon agent. In a short amount of time, we figured out that I had been a data hog -- pretty much by accident -- and the agent gave me some helpful tips about how to keep within the boundaries of our plan.

Just after I wrapped up the online chat, Carol and Paul brought Charly and Maggie back home. They bounded into the house as if they had never seen it before, excited, eager to explore inside and charge outside.

Once I had accommodated what the dogs wanted,  I bounced over to Christy and Everett's for family dinner. Christy fixed us each a cocktail made from Peppermint Twist Vodka, ginger ale, cranberry juice, and lime and then we dove into a very delicious chicken dinner served with cole slaw and green beans. Christy and Carol have been involved together recently, not only in P.E.O., but in a newly formed women's group that met at the church across the street and they discussed who had attended, what the two of them had experienced, and what they hope for as this venture develops. Around 7:30, I excused myself to return home and unpack, turn off the outside water,  and to start seriously thinking about what lies ahead for me to get done this coming week.

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