Awake: 6:15am Temp 50 sleep 5+47 cloudy with intermittent light rain overnight @ Issaquah, WA.
Melissa calls @ 11:00am; she wants us to pick up a few groceries for tonight’s dinner; just before we leave for shopping, she calls again; they decide to go shopping instead & ask us what we need. Kathy already has the salad made & the dressings & cheese ready.
En route to Seattle, we top off the Suzuki’s fuel tank & visit a Fred Meyer grocery store for a wine check. Then we drive downtown to visit with the Foote Family in their hotel suite. Nick, Eriko, little Jerry & Zack arrive later.
About 3:30pm, the Foote Family + Eriko & Jerry ride the bus over to the train station & greet Katrina coming in from Portland; having Kat with us will make our M & K reunion complete. During their absence, Nick, Zack, Kathy & I get into a busy discussion about the illegals coming into our country.
The Foote suite is well equipped: a full kitchen complete with dishwasher, large refrigerator, toaster, microwave, garbage disposal, coffee maker, quiet bedroom with separate door, etc.
Kat & the rest of the gang return from the train station around 5:15. Zack & I supply the wine which was served before & during our dinner of: spaghetti with meat sauce, toasted garlic bread & mixed salad. A very good meal made by Melissa, Kevin & Kathy. thanks guys.
Throughout the evening, it was most interesting to watch the interaction between Andrew & Jerry who are (5) months apart. Without much talk, they seem to communicate pretty well. Before the kids’ bedtime, the balloon festival began in the living room; blowing up & letting go of the colors continued for over an hr; then the evening ice cream cones are distributed. It was fun!
K & I return to our bus by 9:15pm.
Later DVR movie with popcorn: “Love is a Many Splendored Thing” with William Holden, Jennifer Jones, Murray Matheson, Torin Thatcher, etc. Well-mounted soaper set in Hong Kong @ a time of Korean War. Eurasian doctor Jones falls in love with war correspondent Holden; effective telling of true story. 1955. Yes, we agree; like a soap opera but, still a little touching.
Lights out: 11:51pm
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