We woke up early and left the house at 7:30 a.m. to reach our 7:45 a.m. gym session in Villa Park. I dropped Mary off at the gym and returned home to clean up my garage workbench. Around 9:30 a.m., Mary texted me to let me know that she had finished her workout, and I went to pick her up.
We met at the Elks with Laura, whom we sponsored to become a member. Before the 11:45 a.m. orientation meeting, we joined Laura and Andrea for breakfast at 11:00 a.m. We had decided to support Laura and also get a quick refresher.
Mary did well in keeping up with her caloric intake, but unfortunately, she did not share the food equally. I received 66% of the omelet, all of the pancakes, all of the sausage, and one-half of the mistakenly ordered bacon. However, we did have hot tea and iced tea, not alcohol.
After breakfast, we went upstairs into the Lodge Room and sat through the one-hour presentation before going home.
In the Lodge Room
We rode the elevator Bill Capps warned us about; he was right! The man seems helpless, but he pinches!
The new elevator operator is at your service!
When we arrived home, Mary and I worked on her presentation while Juan tended to the cars. She requested graphics, so we attempted to take photos, but they did not turn out as expected. Nevertheless, they may still be sufficient.
Mary was a General Medical Officer with the rank of Captain in the US Army stationed in Germany and served there for four years.
Mary is at work doing an operation in Germany! She is operating with her medical assistant and a nurse!
Upon his return to California, she assumed the role of Supreme Allied Leader in the field of ophthalmology in the Greater Orange County.
She ran the OC for years!
We must have a cartoon!
While she was finished her speech, I looked for the infamous missing picture hanging box. I accidentally hit a switch on the side of the TV Room’s electronic theater couch, and it started working! It has been reported dead.
“I’m glad you could fix the couch in the TV room!” Mary said after I called her into the room to demonstrate my sophisticated repair capabilities. It’s always nice to have things working correctly around the house. I have yet to find the picture frame kit! It must have run away from home.
It’s Italian night at the Lodge, and everyone’s here. The food was fantastic, and we danced and danced to work it off!
Chef Bob attempted to make the Italian meal look like Pearogi’s, but it was Italian through and through.
The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later you’re hungry again.
Our own Polish-Italian!
It’s okay that our group was scattered because we got to sit with different friends.
We got our pizza, so I told the waiter to cut the pizza into four pieces because I was not hungry enough to eat six.
A tavola non si invecchia. – At the table with good friends and family, you do not become old.
Bill has his table for ten at the side of the dance floor.
Ronnie, the Lodge’s Ambassador of Goodwill, came by, and we convinced him to challenge our newest Elks member, Laura, to a “slap coin” game. Although Laura hasn’t mastered the pattern yet, Ronnie’s participation made her nervous that he might take away the coin. However, with more practice, she will improve.
Ronnie comes to visit!
Meanwhile, at the table, Bob and Bob are teasing the doctor!
Great fun!
We had an incredible time dancing until 10:00 p.m. However, on our way home, we decided to stop by Aces, only to find it too noisy and crowded. We could hardly hear ourselves think! We quickly greeted the bartender and left for Rockwell’s to enjoy a glass of wine. The atmosphere was much more relaxed, and we found a lovely table outside. After a glass of wine, we headed home and arrived at 10:30 p.m., feeling content with our successful day.
The house looked pretty good; we are ready for Halloween!
The time we spend together is always special. I hope we can continue doing this for another 20 years!
