So while birthday events were underway, Joe and I took off for a day in Terre Haute, visiting friends from our past. Our first visit was with Audrey Williams, who had just been to the doctor and wasn't feeling 100%. Her heart had gotten out of rhythm and she had gotten medication on Monday for that, and today she got a shot for her kidney function. It is tough getting older!
Audrey had her spring/Easter decorations out, and we spent some time looking at recent pictures of her grandkids -- she has 12.
We stopped for lunch, then drove over to Brazil to see Diane Braden, who had just had a mastectomy two weeks ago. In addition, Diane was suffering from an upper respiratory infection, and her cough from that just exhausts her. It was fun catching up with her, but we tried not to wear her out.
We had one more visit to make, but we took to time to drive by the house that we had built -- we always like to check on it.
Our next stop was my college roommate, Linda Chaido and her husband Tom. Thankfully, both of them were healthy and spry. We had a great visit with them, and I had some pictures of Linda from our college days to give her.
I meant to take a photo of the wall picture behind us -- it's an artistic rendition of photos spelling out their last name -- very creative. But I forgot.
When we left there, we drove right past beautiful Deming Park, so we decided to drive through there. Tiffany had a white duck when she was little, and when we got ready to move to the house we built (pictured above), we released Yakky Doodle in Deming Park. Well, I think Yakky had a good life, and was busy -- we think we found her grandchildren.
Tom and Linda had talked about all the improvements in downtown Terre Haute, so Joe decided to drive down Wabash Avenue and look it over. It is refreshing to see a downtown being revitalized, with new businesses (mostly small, specialty shops), and lots of restaurants with sidewalk tables. Linda remarked that college kids today are different than we were -- they have money to spend.
Our last Terre Haute stop was, of course, the White Castle Hamburger place. Joe's been wanting White Castles ever since we left home, and Joy and Lori had actually stopped last night and picked up a bag, so Joe had gotten a taste (he didn't tell me how many he ate, but it was more than one -- I didn't eat any). So we had dinner here -- made Joe one happy camper.
We missed out on dinner at Lucille's though, Jaclyn made coney sauce and Dixie bought 40 hotdogs/buns -- which were all gone by the time we got home. And there were brownies, to go along with the 2 cakes from the day before. When we arrived, everyone was sitting outside enjoying the weather, and the kids were playing baseball. Then Lucille got a happy birthday phone call from her sister Nellie, in Florida.
Another euchre night, which keeps us up until midnight at least, although Lucille goes to bed before we stop playing -- she seems to sleep through our noise.
Although the birthday was today, we are having the party tomorrow, to allow more family to arrive for the big occasion. So another day of partying is in store.
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