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It’s A Dance Day!

Retirement is like one big sick day without the sick pay.

After today, Mary has only three more working days until retirement kicks in!  We are looking so forward to that event!

Finally, I was able to catch a picture of our Thanksgiving flag.  It says, “Pumpkin Kisses and Harvest Wishes” on one side and “Happy Thanksgiving from Mary & Paul” on the other.  We ordered our Christmas flag today and it is supposed to arrive before Thanksgiving.

Can you read the words?

Joe was out and about today and stopped by for a visit.  He brought us shelves for the sheds so we can stack more boxes inside!  We went back to work and then came back with sushi for lunch!  We sat and talked for an hour or so.  He was very helpful because his young eyes could put in our dimmer switches.  My old eyes are fuzzy, and I was afraid I was going to fry myself.

Joe visited!

We had a formal dance tonight, and it was about 90 minutes away even though we departed at 4:00 PM!  We decided that we would stay in a hotel for the next dance in two months and then go to the Huntington Library the following day.

It took 90 minutes plus to get to Altadena from Orange!

I mentioned to Mary I was a little tired, and she wondered why since I stayed home.  Well, I walked three miles by 1:35 in the afternoon just doing stuff around the house; it is a big house!

I only left the house to help the neighbor with his trash can and still walked 3+ miles!

We hit the freeway and were in traffic for 90 minutes going through Brea and other cities to catch the 57-Freeway to the 210-Freeway.  We were smart as I called our country club and had them make reservations for us at the destination country club.  We needed a drink after 90 minutes in stop-and-go traffic.

I told Mary about the cop who spotted this blond driving on the freeway knitting! Pull Over! he yells!  No! She yells back, Cardigan!

On the road again!

Mary questioned why all the traffic.  I told her, “A truck full of hair restorer tonic overturned and spilled on the freeway today. Police are combing the area.”

We had an appetizer and killed off a bottle of Cakebread Chardonnay before the dance started. We enjoy talking to one another sharing memories and thoughts.

Cocktails at the club!

At the dance, we had a great table.  The group was hilarious and enjoyed dancing and telling stories.  Wyatt Haupt was playing, so we knew the music would be first class.  We danced to waltzes, cha-chas, rhumbas, and most everything they threw our way!

We had an excellent table!

So, we are in the car heading home at 9:40 PM, and I get this great idea; let’s see Chuckie at Patty’s Place.  We showed up at about 10:15 PM and sat and talked to the remaining locals until 11:30 PM and then headed home for the evening.  Laurie Coates was at the bar when we showed up, so we spoke to her for quite a while.  We even called Laurie Reidinger and said hello.  Great fun with friends.

About Paul

Just an old retired guy trying to finish out my last years on this planet. I lost my best friend and wife in early 2020. I was blessed again by reconnecting with Dr. Mary Côté, a long-time friend. Mary and I got married July 28th, 2021, and are enjoying life together and plan to spend the rest of our lives being a blessing to our friends and family.
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