Awake: 6:05am Temp 46 sleep 6+49 cloudy overnight @ Issaquah, WA.
Call John B. in PA. We update each other on activities. John reports all is alive & well with the Koffee Klub gang & they have been having Indian summer-like weather.
Kathy does (1) load of laundry.
According to our Lady Garmen GPS, there is a Costco store a mere (1.3) miles from our campground. After a few phone calls, we collect a small shopping list of things to pick up from Costco. Thinking this will be a quick trip, we acknowledge Nick’s request to be @ his condo by 1:00pm. Entering the traffic pattern for Costco was an instant traffic jam. The parking lots & fuel station were maxed out; lines like I’ve never seen. We cancelled the fuel plan, finally lucked out with a parking spot & proceeded to get into another traffic jam inside the store with shopping carts. It was a mistake; we think these people may be shopping early for Christmas and/or finding a way to spend a wet, blustery day.
We arrive @ the Nick & Eriko condo ONLY (45) min late & admit our reputation has been tarnished. Regardless, they welcome us with open arms & smiles. Nick has taken the week off from work & Zack will take a day off here & there during our week of visiting. These young adults look good & the condo looks larger since N & E did some furniture rearranging.
Little Jerry is napping now but when he awakes about an hr later, he’s a bundle of activity, very friendly & always smiling.
@ 3:30 the Foote family arrive by bus from their hotel room, about a (15) min ride. They flew in yesterday around noon time; Andrew is all smiles to see people he knows; Matthew is sound asleep in a sling carried by Kevin & little Nathaniel is also sleeping in a sling carried by Melissa. Kevin will be attending a computer conference in Seattle most of next week. When the boys are all awake, they entertain themselves by playing with Jerry’s toys.
After a meager attempt at catching up with the adult activities of the northwest, K & I excuse ourselves & attend the 5:00pm vigil Mass @ Saint Anne’s church just a (7) min walk up the street.
When we return, the Foote family, as expected, has returned to their hotel & we are asked about dinner; Zack, our leader in gourmet food, suggests Indian cuisine. Nick brings up a menu on his computer, we make our selections & he makes the call & places the order. They wait (20) min, then N & Z drive down the hill for the pickup. With a smile, Zack treated us to these delicious meals; what a guy! After some more catching up & good conversation, K & I return to our bus @ 9:15pm.
DVR movie: “The Desperate Hours” with Humphrey Bogart, Fredric March, Arthur Kennedy, Martha Scott, Dewey Martin, etc. Extremely well acted account of escaped convicts terrorizing a family household; inspired by actual events.1955. A real thriller; don’t miss seeing it.
Lights out: 12:28am
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