Awake: 6:50am Light rain....then sunny Overnight @ Seattle, WA
Later breakfast this morning...& very crowded. This is what we missed by
eating early yesterday. Kathy kept stalling to get in the lineup, then
that line grew so long she finally gave up & just had cold cereal with
fruit.
After that slow breakfast scene, we walk a block & have some Starbucks
coffee. @ 1:00pm, we start walking toward Nick & Eriko's Queen Anne condo.
Again we stop @ the Safeway Store en route for mixed nuts & more wine.
It's cool, windy & threating rain today so we dress warmer & bring our
umbrellas. Most of the afternoon was spent talking & enjoying Eriko & Nick
@ their condo. Eriko has really given the condo a woman's touch; warmth
and class! They have a baby hammock, drawers of little baby clothes,
diapers, socks, etc prepared for little Jerry's arrival. She is very
talented & has even made a few outfits and toys for Jerry.
K & I attend 5:00pm Mass @ the nearby Saint Anne's church. Just before
Mass began, my cell phone rang & I rushed out of church to take the call:
It's Gary J. from eastern PA. We talk only a short time; I'll call him
back after Mass. After Mass, Gary & I have difficulty finding the right
time to "have a good chat" so we agree to try for this @ another time.
Back @ the N & E condo, Zack is notified that we will meet him & Todd @
the restaurant, "Pasta Bella" for 6:30 dinner. It's Nick & Zack's treat!
Oh boy!
During our meal, Zack spots a congenial coworker who Nick also knows.... &
being April Fools Day, they decide to play a high tech & professionally
maneuvered trick on this nice fellow using their cell phones. It really is
too complicated & time comsuming to explain in detail but suffice it to
say: it worked so well & Alex was so highly impressed that he had been
had, a bottle of GOOD wine suddenly appeared @ our table as a token of
"well done guys!" I need to hang out with our sons more often. Kathy & I
share a veal Parmesan dinner. It was another great meal & day. Zack and
Todd go on their way while we walk N & E back to their condo, say our
farewell until tomorrow and continue on foot to our hotel; no need for the
umbrellas.
Lights out: 11:13pm
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