(These are pics from Gayle's - the view from her deck & her lovely dinner table.)
I'm at home now on Cranbrook Road, watching the Olympic hockey game between the US & Canada. It's a good one, and the first of the Olympics I've seen this time. Since I last wrote...
The trailer hitch thawed & I headed for Greenville, SC to see brother Vic. I picked him up & we went to Anderson, SC to see brother Phillip & the other good folks of the Campbell clan. It was a very good visit.
That night we went to dinner at the Galley, the first place I dined with them in 1992, when we first met. At dinner was Vic, Lindalee, Phillip, Lindalee's son Kristopher and Phillip's son Mason. Kristipher was quite the conversationist & kept us engaged & entertained. It was fun to be with him and the others, too.
When I woke up on Friday morning, it was the first time I had looked forward to going home since the trip began. After returning to Gayle's, I hooked up the trailer & headed for home. Unfortunately Gayle was out car shopping & I wasn't able to see her before I left. It wasn't the kind of goodbye we wanted & I hope to see her again soon.
The house was in good shape, thanks to my trusty house sitter, and Peach's welcomed me warmly. She sure is a sweet cat & well named by LaVerne. The cable box was out so there was no TV to watch & that was fine. I was so tired I could barely wiggle. Some Costco rotiseree chicken sure tasted good after unloading the trailer.
On Saturday I finished unloading the trailer & took it back to the storage place. It was hard to leave it there not knowing exactly when the next trip will be. At home there was a mountain of mail to face & a Tar Heel basketball game to watch! So I went to Alan's!
It was so good to see Alan again & watch the Heels together. That's one of the things I missed the most. We had a blast & the Heels won! What a great homecoming gift for me! Alan said they were losing because I wasnt here to watch with him. I said I would take the blame if I could take the credit when they won. They looked so good, I predicted the win early in the 2nd half. I stayed for dinner & got to see Cathy who returned from a Unity church leadership program. I had made a small contribution to the development of the program & was glad to hear it went well.
Church this morning was wonderful. I had so many warm greetings from so many people. It was family day so the children sang, which is always a favorite for me. And Jennifer spoke which I also enjoyed very much.
I got to ride the scooter to church then to Shelley Lake for a walk. I've missed more days walking the past week than the last 9 months since I started walking regularly. It felt very good to be at the lake again.
What's next?
It might be a trip to DC in April with Barbara & her boys. I'll definitely go back to Anderson in April or May for a week or 2. My 45th high school reunion is August 14 & I plan to go early & stay late with the rig in tow. And I'm already booked at Sun n Fun in Sarasota for December through March, lord willin & the creek don't rise. I'll write more as plans develop.
The trailer hitch thawed & I headed for Greenville, SC to see brother Vic. I picked him up & we went to Anderson, SC to see brother Phillip & the other good folks of the Campbell clan. It was a very good visit.
That night we went to dinner at the Galley, the first place I dined with them in 1992, when we first met. At dinner was Vic, Lindalee, Phillip, Lindalee's son Kristopher and Phillip's son Mason. Kristipher was quite the conversationist & kept us engaged & entertained. It was fun to be with him and the others, too.
When I woke up on Friday morning, it was the first time I had looked forward to going home since the trip began. After returning to Gayle's, I hooked up the trailer & headed for home. Unfortunately Gayle was out car shopping & I wasn't able to see her before I left. It wasn't the kind of goodbye we wanted & I hope to see her again soon.
The house was in good shape, thanks to my trusty house sitter, and Peach's welcomed me warmly. She sure is a sweet cat & well named by LaVerne. The cable box was out so there was no TV to watch & that was fine. I was so tired I could barely wiggle. Some Costco rotiseree chicken sure tasted good after unloading the trailer.
On Saturday I finished unloading the trailer & took it back to the storage place. It was hard to leave it there not knowing exactly when the next trip will be. At home there was a mountain of mail to face & a Tar Heel basketball game to watch! So I went to Alan's!
It was so good to see Alan again & watch the Heels together. That's one of the things I missed the most. We had a blast & the Heels won! What a great homecoming gift for me! Alan said they were losing because I wasnt here to watch with him. I said I would take the blame if I could take the credit when they won. They looked so good, I predicted the win early in the 2nd half. I stayed for dinner & got to see Cathy who returned from a Unity church leadership program. I had made a small contribution to the development of the program & was glad to hear it went well.
Church this morning was wonderful. I had so many warm greetings from so many people. It was family day so the children sang, which is always a favorite for me. And Jennifer spoke which I also enjoyed very much.
I got to ride the scooter to church then to Shelley Lake for a walk. I've missed more days walking the past week than the last 9 months since I started walking regularly. It felt very good to be at the lake again.
What's next?
It might be a trip to DC in April with Barbara & her boys. I'll definitely go back to Anderson in April or May for a week or 2. My 45th high school reunion is August 14 & I plan to go early & stay late with the rig in tow. And I'm already booked at Sun n Fun in Sarasota for December through March, lord willin & the creek don't rise. I'll write more as plans develop.
Welcome home, Fred. So glad you had a good trip and a (long overdue) visit with the Campbells. Go Tarheels!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Zoe. It was really good & I'm looking forward to the next leg of the adventure.
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