I was very surprised to receive a message from Sr. Kass wondering about the blog. Where were Wed, Thurs, and Friday? I went on line and was wondering myself what happened? Then I remembered!
Wednesday was a very full day. I had the 8:00am and 11:00am Masses. It was the feast of St. Matthew and also Fr. John Bohrer’s birthday. I offered one of the Masses for his Dad, who is deceased and his Mom, Rose, who lives in assisted living in Denver. After the 11:00 Mass, I joined my cousin, Lauren Werner and our friend, Ann Sheridan for lunch at Chadwick’s. We had a great time and many laughs. Last Tuesday night, I had a message from my cousin, Eileen Price, that she, her sister, Betty, and our cousins, Helen Marie O’Brien Nolan and Mary Hayden dePaul, were all having lunch at the Cheesefactory, which is about five stores up from Chadwick’s. They were meeting at 12:30. It was too late to call Eileen but I knew I could stop by after Chadwick’s and “surprise” them. I did, and again, there were many hugs, kisses, and lots of laughs.
In the evening, I met with Andrea about RCIA and watched some of the new TV shows.
On Thursday, I had the 8:00am Mass and then went to Union Station and took the train to Philly. I walked – yes walked over to a near by office building and met Mary Jane, Regina Housel’s niece, whom I married to Steve in May. I have been carrying their marriage license around and so I finally gave it to her. She works so we could only meet for a few moments in the lobby but it was great to see her and marriage must agree with her as she looked wonderful. The John met me and I went to see a movie. It is called ” ‘somethng’ hedgehog”. It was in French with subtitles and was about a consierge “building super” in an apartment in Paris. It was just lovely and although slow at first, it lifted my spirits and I was glad I saw it. John had already seen it but sat through it again. Then we had a drink (he, coffee and I, hot chocolate) at a little cafe and then we met Terry and Joe for our annual Fall Birthday dinner. Terry, who knows every nice restaurant in Philly, chose a nice French Bistro with great view of the river and unusual but delicious food. It had skate, a white fish with a fin like bone that fell off the bone and had a great sauce. They dropped me at the train station. I got the 9:28; finished reading my book (Tuesdays with Morrie) and was home and in bed by 12:15am.
On Friday, I had the 6:30am Mass. I had asked for it, so that I could head to Southern Maryland and arrive in Solomons in time for an 11:00am retirement luncheon. It was for Pat Hall, a dear friend whom I got to know well while at St. Michael’s. She and Beth McCoy were close friends and we had great times together. Her son, Steve, (a St. Mary’s country police officer), his wife, Faith, and his sons, Trent and Clay are also good friends and we all went to Alaska together a few summers ago. Her dad, Bill, who is 96 was there as were her sisters from the Southwest and her brother and his wife, who live near Annapolis. There were also about 60 co-workers and Muffin and John Padukiewicz and the Commander of Pax Air Station, Admiral Marr, who gave a great talk. I also saw parishioners for St. Michael’s and had a great time. It was a very rainy day but the sun was shining in doors.
Afterwards, I drove to Maggie’s and took a nap. Good thing I did because we all went to BINGO at the fire house. I didn’t win but I enjoyed being with my sisters and my nieces. I drove home and was in bed by midnight. So that’s why no blog for the last few days – I’ve been increasing my memories and having lots of laughs! As it should be.