Yesterday, I picked up Earl C. and we went to the men's Bible study at the church. We have a good time learning about the flow of the Old Testament history and visiting with the other men. There were 7 of us there yesterday. Earl really enjoys being able to share his thoughts about life and living in the world today with the guys. We all do. It's low key and relaxing. The brief video provides good input and a launching place for discussion. When I got home, Dee went to Contours to workout, and then when she came home, we decided to go to Waterfront Mall. We'd not been there and many years, and we had a PF Chang's gift card that we wanted to use. Surprisingly, getting there was a breeze - no traffic whatsoever.
After lunch, we strolled the stores. I was looking for a burgundy v-neck sweater so we went in some of the clothing stores. The first three we went in to had the music blaring so loud, that we took a quick look and got outa there. Unbelievable. While Dee went in someo of the stores, I sat on the benches and watched the shoppers and enjoyed the very mild weather and the Christmas music playing outside along the streets.
Eventually we found Filene's Basement. Lots of nice stuff there. I did find a pair of dress gloves for the winter that were nice. By the time we finished there the holiday lights were turned on in the mall and it was beautiful. I figured that we'd hit the rush hour traffic, so we went into Barnes and Nobel for a coffee frappachino. While we sat there a woman walked by us, Dee thought she looked like an old friend and called her name. As it turns out it was Cindy R. An old neighbor from Blackridge. Dee used to babysit her daughter for several years while we were there and Kerri was good friends with her sons. So, for the next half hour we reminisced and got caught up on what's been happening for the past 13 years! Awesome.
I continue to be amazed at how often we are connecting with old friends and renewing our friendships. This has been a good month for doing that.
As we headed home (about 28 miles) we noticed the traffic was all going in the opposite direction. We virtually sailed into downtown, then out I279 North and arrived back on Mars in no time. The GPS was very helpful as we initially left the parking lot and got onto the Homestead Hgh Level Bridge heading in the right direction. Dee was able to talk with Kerri on the phone and all is going well there. A Great Day! God is good.
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