{"id":94085,"date":"2026-02-21T12:16:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T19:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=94085"},"modified":"2026-02-22T10:19:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T17:19:08","slug":"it-be-saturday-and-we-have-nothing-going-on-until-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lilesnet.com\/dailydiary\/?p=94085","title":{"rendered":"It Be Saturday And We Have Nothing Going On! Until Dinner!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We slept in late this morning, not getting vertical until AFTER 8:00 am!\u00a0 Oh my!\u00a0 \u00a0I fixed coffee, and when Mary came into the breakfast room, I heard the coffee mumble to itself!<\/p>\n

We piddled around the house most of the day.\u00a0 I did some additional cleaning in the garage, and I can see the workbench, an amazing feat!\u00a0 \u00a0Mary whipped up a delicious lunch from boxes and bags that were in the fridge.\u00a0 She is amazing that way!\u00a0 While she made breakfast, I wandered outside and put the St. Patrick’s Day banner back up after the winds blew it down.<\/p>\n

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The banner will stay up this time!<\/p><\/div>\n

After brunch, Mary and I marched out to the garage for a little more “straightening up” (read: moving stuff from one pile to another).\u00a0 The grinder and drill press have officially been banished to the He Shed, which means we can now get in and out of the cars without auditioning for an obstacle course.<\/p>\n

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Lookin’ good!!<\/p><\/div>\n

It was almost 3:00 pm when I suggested we take our glorious naked bodies outside and into the hot tub and soak before heading out to dinner.\u00a0 The sun was blazing, and my poor little scalp is still sore from our hot-tubbing adventure a few days ago.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, Mary came up with a solution (credit to Vicky): a hat for the hot tub.<\/p>\n

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WARNING: Ladies, do not stare for more than 15-20 minutes!<\/p><\/div>\n

After soaking in the hot tub, we scrubbed up, put on some clothes since it was going to be in the 40s this evening, and headed to Huntington Beach.\u00a0 We will meet Bill and Sandee Capps for dinner at 6:30 pm at Vittorio’s Italian Restaurant in Huntington Beach\u2014proof that we can be civilized\u2026 right after being completely uncivilized.<\/p>\n

\"\"We had a wonderful booth, and our favorite piano player entertained us this evening!<\/p>\n

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I went for the seafood linguini, and it was basically an ocean doing laps in a pasta bowl\u2014absolutely packed with seafood. I even rescued the last pieces of garlic bread from the basket and used them to mop up every drop of those buttery juices like it was my job. The old tummy? Filed a \u201cno more food\u201d complaint and shut down.<\/p>\n

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I do believe that one of the items was looking back at me!!<\/p><\/div>\n

Sydney joined us this evening and got to meet Bill’s friends, plus our piano player!\u00a0 Sydney brings the table to life!<\/p>\n

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“Who?\u00a0 Little old me?”<\/p><\/div>\n

Having dinner with my bride and friends is always a little celebration\u2014shared smiles, soft giggles, and the kind of joy that lingers long after the plates are cleared.<\/p>\n

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There is love in her eyes and in her heart!\u00a0 She is a special lady!!<\/p><\/div>\n

We headed home around 9:45 pm and didn’t even think about watching TV; we hit the sack.<\/p>\n

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