Awake: 7:35am Temp 41 sleep 6+41 very windy & cool overnight @ Rawlins, WY.
We both had a tiny breakfast before visiting Alcuin & his wife, La Rena. Their home was a mere (5) min away. Some people change their looks as they age but not Alcuin, I could have easily spotted him from across the street. It's been over (50) yrs since I've seen Alcuin & I am meeting his wife, La Rena, for the 1st time.
We sat in their living room & began our get acquainted talk. About (10) min later, a knock on the door & in walked Alcuin's brother, Archie, & his wife, Mimi. (4) yrs ago we spent a wonderful afternoon with them. After the initial welcome talk & the surprise that Archie & Mimi were available for this gathering, another knock on the door & in came Leo, another brother. Wow, a triple feature seeing all (3) brothers this morning.
We had a lot to catch up on; they had questions, we had questions, etc. Before long, the guys were talking guy talk & the ladies were doing their share of women talk. This went on for a good (2.5) hrs & then Leo & Archie had some things to do today, but before leaving, we all agreed to meet for dinner tonight after the 5:15pm vigil Mass.
Meanwhile, La Rena & Alcuin (nickname Nin) offered to take Kathy & me to lunch at a small Mexican restaurant (Su Casa) in Sinclair, WY; a favorite of theirs. It was the smallest restaurant I've ever experienced, (6) tables & a counter that sat (3). We had to look inside before going in because there was no room to wait inside if there was not a vacant table; we waited about (15) min in the heated entry for someone to finish.
Nin & La Rena had eaten here many times & were quite familiar with the menu, stating, "we have never had a bad meal here!" Unfamiliar with Mexican food & this restaurant, we followed LaRena's lead & ordered the same thing she did, Sopapillas; very tasty & just the right size. Nin & I had some more time together to catch up on our missing (50) yrs of: "what we've been doing."
Back @ our motorhome, with those cold strong winds blowing, I climbed up the ladder, made the mirror adjustment on the passenger side & torqued it good & tight.
5:15 vigil Mass @ St Joseph's Church was not that well attended & had no music, but we got to see Arch & Mimi in action: he was the altar boy/Eucharistic minister & Mimi was the lector.
Afterward, Kathy & I followed Nin to the "Aspen House Restaurant" where we met the rest of the group for dinner. The Aspen house is a large, lovely, old house with the different rooms converted to more intimate dining areas...very nice. Before ordering, Kathy had the group sign a postcard to send to the Koffee Klub & after we ordered our drinks & food, I took a picture of the group; from left to right, starting with Kathy: Sandy & Leo, (nickname Boots), Mimi & Archie, La Rena & Nin, & me.
We continued our gab session throughout the meal for @ (2) hours. A real fun time! Kathy & I each had Tilapia & shrimp over garlic mashed potatoes with a side of broccoli.
All too soon, it was time to say our goodbyes, of course I gave a few hints that they should visit Nicktown for the Homecoming Picnic next yr. A great bunch of people!
Back @ our motorhome, K & I watched the movie: "Goldfinger" with Sean Connery, Gert Frobe, Honor Blackman, Shirley Eaton, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, etc. Entertaining, exciting James Bond adventure, third in the series. Full of ingenious gadgets & nefarious villains, with hair-raising climax inside fort Knox. 1964. I still find this film exciting; watching it over again after not seeing it for (30) some yrs. Kathy even stayed awake. Yes, it is still a classic!
Lights out: 11:55pm.
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