This morning we got a call from Dennis inviting us over for dinner. I wasn't up yet so the Beast told him he would check to see how I felt when I woke up. That's what greeted me when I woke up and went to get my morning coffee. I didn't feel bad so I said it sounded good to me.
At 5pm, I was dressed and ready to go. First mistake....we walked across the street. Now I know that doesn't sound all that bad, right? But you would have to see the path we have to take to get to the front door. It's not *just* across the street. But I made it there and got to sit down once we got into the kitchen and said our hellos. It seems they had company. Friends of theirs that came down from New York to visit for a couple days. We were introduced and, once I sat down, I was given a glass of wine. I had never heard of *white* merlot (it's kind of a light reddish color or a dark pink) but it was very tasty. A mildly sweet wine.
I thought they had gotten all their furniture but it seems not. They have the guest room furniture, the office furniture, the living room furniture, their mattress and box springs, Diane's dressing table and the chairs for the breakfast bar. They kept the small table from the RV but the chairs for their dining table had been delivered so that was where we girls ate. The guys ate at the breakfast bar. The living room furniture included a really neat cabinet for their HUGE TV which they had also had in the RV.
After I had rested for a bit, I finally got to see the bathrooms which have the most unusual sinks in them. They don't have what you would call normal sinks. They look more like a fountain and are just gorgeous. Dennis had to show me the safe room which looks almost like something out of one of the Doomsday Preppers handbook. It has a half bath, the washer and dryer and a separate room that includes bunkbeds and storage shelves for holding lots and lots of food. I told Dennis he should ask the Beast if he wants to bring over the MRE's that we have stored out in our garage. They are meals for four people so it makes sense to have them stored somewhere safe....in case of a tornado taking our house. I'm going to mention it to the Beast myself. If a tornado hits our house, those would be lost and they were expensive. I would feel better if they were safe. We sure aren't going to think of grabbing any of them if the worst happens.
We found out that Dennis and Diane's friends (a really nice couple) are going to buy the lot behind their house and build a house of their own there. I just had to laugh. I told Diane that it seems like this area is going to be sold, little-by-little, to friends of the people who originally bought here. But Diane thinks it would be a great idea since the guys could hang out and we girls could do things like go shopping and out for lunch. I told Diane that my sister, Cee, was talking about moving to this area next year and she could always join us. Di and I talked about some of OUR times where we went out shopping and I spent most of my time talking her out of buying things. She said it was different now since she isn't working so there's not all that free income. I sure hope so, I said. LOL!
They still need clocks for the house since the only ones they have are on the microwave and the alarm clock in their bedroom. They don't have anything hanging on their walls at all yet. Diane said they couldn't keep any of the paintings they had in their house when they bought the RV and she missed them terribly when they sold them off. But she promised Dennis that they would buy anything for the walls together so I sighed in relief. That will help keep her from going off on a tangent. I know how she can get.
Dinner was delicious. Diane made chicken with some kind of a rub on it. Sides included baked sliced sweet potatoes lightly seasoned with cayenne, brown sugar, cumin and something else that I forget. Also some green bean casserole and baby carrots with onion. It all was very tasty and seemed to go together well. I teased Diane about expecting baked eel, sea urchins and other exotics since she IS a gourmet cook. She laughed and said she was NEVER that strange a gourmet cook (true!). That's when I told her that it was my sister, Bratfink, that had said it. Diane got this strange look on her face and said, *Oh. Do I know her?* I just had to laugh at the look on her face and told her no. But I had talked about Diane so much over the years, it was almost like my sister knew HER.
I noticed that Diane still has her convection oven which is how she prepared the chicken. It's why the white meat stayed so juicy. Her plans are to make pot pies tomorrow with the leftovers. She DID send home some chicken for Baron (they both love him). Diane made the comment that they own no pets but they have doggie treats here that they buy for him. She told me they had just bought some doggie chicken jerky for him when they went shopping yesterday. I told her she could make some pot pie to share with US as long as she was going to cook.
We finally made our way home around 8pm and I HAD to lay down. I fell asleep and only woke up a little bit ago because I needed a bathroom break and I was thirsty after having that glass of wine. My leg was paining me so I took a pain pill so I can go back to sleep after I get this posted.
Love you all. It's only down into the 40's tonight and should be in the upper 60's tomorrow. Be good. Take care of yourselves. ***Hugs***
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