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No longer on the river and, again, an empty nester. Back to living on Fleming Island and making some more friends!

Thursday, September 25, 2014

The first full day ends

It ends with happy tummies! Justin, Linda, me, and Mike S. had dinner at The Club tonight. His birthday was on Tuesday and since he is having sort of a rough couple of weeks, I wanted to do something special for him. This was perfect! He has a long history of restaurant working, in the kitchen, so he greatly appreciated the fine dining we enjoyed, on Casual Night! Three of us had the Delmonico steak and Linda had the sirloin. Mike was quite impressed with the whole thing, the special attention we get there, and all that. I had a credit on my account due to a new member joining under me so this evening really didn't cost me a thing, but brought a bounty of enjoyment. 
Linda at Mimi's Cafe

Linda and I went to Bible study this a.m. after stopping at Dunkin Donuts for a dozen. I had a coupon burning a hole in my pocket to use for them. The study was good, of course, as we are back in our booklets from CPH, Good News, looking in depth at Psalm 23. From there we drove to Mimi's Cafe, a place I'd not yet taken Linda. It was a bit drizzly so we dined indoors. Normally I like their meatloaf but today both Linda and I had soup and a sandwich. The corn and cheese chowder is so filling, with me taking half my sandwich, a 5-cheese grilled cheese, home with me. Linda treated us to our lunch. It was great and she enjoyed the ambiance of the place. 

The sun finally came out around 11:00 a.m. when we got out of Bible study. Linda had gotten up at 6:30 to watch the sunrise but I told her she could have slept a few more hours! The forecast for this week is not a good one, sad to report, looking at rain every day. At least the temperatures are still warm, it would be worse if it was cold on top of gloomy. Hopefully we have some spectacular ones for her to enjoy while she's here. 

The sun did come out a bit this afternoon so we ladies went out to sit by the pool. I was brave enough to stand in the water up to my ankles but that was it---tooo cold for this girl! Linda is accustomed to the warm water pool at the Wellness Center where she does her fitness routines so this water temp would not do. 
Very cleverly (accidentally!) I got my tablemates all in one picture!! The rest of the photos can be seen in my Facebook albums under Linda's September Visit

Once back indoors we settled in with our machines until such time that we watched The Five. Justin came home from work, exhausted, of course, and got cleaned up to go to The Club. I reserved a dining time which would suit Mike since he was working on the other side of the river and had to get home to clean up for dinner. We timed it just right, too, because we all arrived at The Club at the same time. I am so glad he enjoyed himself, and in fact, he wrote me later from home, thanking me for a night he "will remember for a long time." Aw, shucks....Love it!