The Rest of the Story (November 29)

So … I had napped. And then, apparently, I spaced out enough to not write here. (FYI, I start writing earlier in the day and as I have time I add more.)

When I came out of our room only Dan was here. I knew Greg had left earlier to do some things, and Dan told me Jan was out getting something for lunch. Soon after she returned and we enjoyed some yummy food.

We hung out a bit. Greg came back. And I will be honest here and say now I’m sort of going semi-blank and can’t put down exactly what we did and in what order! But I know I tried to fix my soup to make it better. Didn’t really succeed. I’m not sure what is wrong, but it’s just not right! So it goes.

I know Dan worked on the bread and Greg worked on a few things. Jan prepped for her mashed potatoes. But some of this probably happened at this point and some happened after our excursions out. Maybe. I think.

We hung out more. Jan eventually went out on a walk. After she left I realized I really should do the same or I was going to go stir crazy. Greg opted for a short bike ride, and Dan said he’d meet up with me in a bit.

I headed out in the opposite direction as our normal route. It was nothing tremendously exciting, but I do like seeing the houses here, and I went up a street that took me to a somewhat nice view.

I then headed back down and to the main street to get back to our place, but saw Dan on the corner so we continued walking down the street, past where we usually turn, and rambled a bit.

Eventually we ended up at a sweet coffee shop we had peered into at other times. Dan had an espresso while I had secco, and we shared a treat.

While there I texted Greg and suggested we order pizzas (no way was I thinking anyone should cook more after we spent so much time working on various things we are bringing to our Thanksgiving feast!).

And then home we went. Greg picked up pizzas. We ate. We yakked.

And we headed to bed. And no, I didn’t sleep well. Go figure.

November 29 & A Lazy Day

Well, well, well … I finally only woke once last night (well, literally it was morning, around 5:00 AM) and was up for maybe an hour. So hooray for that.

Today was our food prep day which, for Dan, meant stay here and manage the bread. I worked on my soup, Greg worked on a dish, and Jan kept up with the checklist so we didn’t forget anything (we hope!).

Oh … and Jan brought the turkey out of the cooler and said it was still frozen. So what to do? How about put water in the tub and place it there? Yep, that’ll do. And guess what that IS?!

Are you ready?

Can you handle a pattyjoke?

Sure?

Okay ….

It’s a Turkish bath! (And please don’t tell me I need to explain that joke to you. Hah!)


I did wake with a headache that I thought was due to the limoncello we were served (gratis) after dinner last night, but eventually I decided it was actually just one of my (thankfully rare) migraines. Ibuprofen and sleep are the best remedies, so after our breakfast, food prep work (help, my soup is boring!), and a bit of iPad goofing off I went to take a rest.

… the time Patty forgot to add the rest of the day … will add more when I get up! It’s 3:53 AM and I need to try and sleep more.