Day 111

It is Saturday and all day long we had beautiful summer-like weather. Large, fluffy clouds floated by, but we had no rain today. I was up and out of the house by 8:00. I had a breakfast date with Hal & Rose - our friends. I hadn't seen them since Wade has been gone so we agreed to meet for a breakfast. 

We had a wonderful visit at The Golden Nugget restaurant south of Dayton. I haven't been there in a long, long time. I had canadian bacon with eggs and a pancake. They actually gave me three pancakes, but I could only eat part of one. But more than anything, it was good to laugh and catch up with friends. And Hal can really tell some good stories. The drive down there was nice and I came from 675 and across Dorothy Lane. This is a neighborhood we lived in when we first moved to the Dayton area and I liked seeing all the old landmarks and stores too. 

Golden Nugget Restaurant

On the way home, I decided to drive past our first home, 'Stately Wayne Manor' - and through the hoity-toity section of Dayton - Oakwood. That was a pretty neat condo that we lived in although I didn't go outdoors very much at that time. 

Far Hills Ave. 

 I drove up Far Hills to Miami Valley Hospital and then back behind the hospital, to get to Keowee and onto Highway 4. I almost missed a left turn at one intersection because they tore down a whole block of storefronts with apartments above it, and now it is just an empty lot. I guess it HAS been a while since I've been in Dayton.  

And every-where I went there was some sort of road con-struction going on. I did some shopping and bought a large supply of Little Debbie cakes and snacks to send to Iraq. 
Once I got home, I walked on my treadmill. I like to walk longer on Saturday because I don't walk on Sunday. So today I turned on "Golden Years" and walked for 100 minutes. I stopped then because the treadmill turned off once it clicked to 100 minutes. Good time to stop, I guess. 
This afternoon I skyped with Tiffany for about half an hour. She needed to test it out and learn how to use it because tomorrow she and Wade will be skyping during her Sunday School class. Wade will actually be teaching the class. I can't wait to hear how that goes.