After a week of staying and helping Chris and Traci begin to get settled in their new home, it was time for us to leave and to continue our journey westward. We spent the first night in Des Moines, Iowa, and after a late start were in Omaha by early afternoon. We are staying at Haworth Park which is right on the Missouri River and a delightful place. We have stayed there before and were glad to return to this quiet setting. With trains and bridges nearby and flocks of Canadian Geese roaming the ground, it is not always that quiet, but we like the area. We got set up and quickly decided to go over to see Kristy and the grands. We had a great time and then were invited for dinner, too.
On the way home we stopped to see our good friends Dennis and Rachael, and we stayed a bit and played Pitch, which sister-in-law Anne had taught us while we were in New York. Rachael even began to like the game after she began to have winning hands. We never care who wins but just enjoy playing cards with these good friends. We have played Pinochle together for several years and are still speaking, so I guess that means we are, indeed, good friends.
The next day we met Beth and Harold for lunch at the Cheesecake Factory and sat and ate and talked for several hours. It is a delight to get caught up in person on each other's lives. So this time here is a chance to meet again with friends and family and have a chance to rest a bit as well as doing some stained glass or HW2 - sewing. It is good to catch our breaths after a busy summer.
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You STILL sound busy!
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