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bigmacbear) wrote2021-12-27 11:59 pm
bigmacbear) wrote2021-12-27 11:59 pm
Christmas Trip, Day 6 of 8
MONDAY, December 27th
I got up at quarter to six to pee, and got up for the day around 7:30 and shut off my 7:45 alarm. About ten after eight I decided to defer my shower to give Gary a chance to get ready for breakfast by nine. While we were eating we both spotted a large young bear with red hair and beard, wearing a shirt with very long tails. After breakfast we watched Good Morning Cincinnati on the big screen in the lobby and returned to the room for Let's Make a Deal and The Price Is Right. About halfway through the former show, I had to use the bathroom rather urgently and decided to shower while I was in there.
We left the room about quarter to one to meet Bob at the Outback Steakhouse in Tri-County Mall for lunch. We had a lot of catching up to do. Toward the end of the meal we exchanged Facebook contacts and afterwards got selfies outside the restaurant before parting company.
I texted Colleen about 2:30 to let her know I was on my way to the condo. She and Sheila arrived shortly afterwards and we took the grand tour of the place. Gary and I were especially impressed with the cleaning job on the basement carpet. While we were there, Colleen took a call from Kate and arranged for her to meet us at Sheila's house. We took some leftover paint out to the garage and Colleen locked up, then we went to Sheila's for coffee and sweets and a good conversation. Sheila's son Scott was packing up his car to leave for home in Kent, and eventually we had to move cars to let him out of the driveway.
Around 7:30 Colleen ordered Chinese takeout and she and Kate headed home, and we left in search of distilled water and toiletries in travel size containers which we found at a nearby Kroger store. We then stopped by Skyline Chili for dinner. When we returned to the room we watched the rest of Monday Night Football (Miami beat New Orleans at home, 20-3) and late local news, then Gary went to bed shortly before midnight, and I finished my journal entry and was in bed by about quarter after.
I got up at quarter to six to pee, and got up for the day around 7:30 and shut off my 7:45 alarm. About ten after eight I decided to defer my shower to give Gary a chance to get ready for breakfast by nine. While we were eating we both spotted a large young bear with red hair and beard, wearing a shirt with very long tails. After breakfast we watched Good Morning Cincinnati on the big screen in the lobby and returned to the room for Let's Make a Deal and The Price Is Right. About halfway through the former show, I had to use the bathroom rather urgently and decided to shower while I was in there.
We left the room about quarter to one to meet Bob at the Outback Steakhouse in Tri-County Mall for lunch. We had a lot of catching up to do. Toward the end of the meal we exchanged Facebook contacts and afterwards got selfies outside the restaurant before parting company.
I texted Colleen about 2:30 to let her know I was on my way to the condo. She and Sheila arrived shortly afterwards and we took the grand tour of the place. Gary and I were especially impressed with the cleaning job on the basement carpet. While we were there, Colleen took a call from Kate and arranged for her to meet us at Sheila's house. We took some leftover paint out to the garage and Colleen locked up, then we went to Sheila's for coffee and sweets and a good conversation. Sheila's son Scott was packing up his car to leave for home in Kent, and eventually we had to move cars to let him out of the driveway.
Around 7:30 Colleen ordered Chinese takeout and she and Kate headed home, and we left in search of distilled water and toiletries in travel size containers which we found at a nearby Kroger store. We then stopped by Skyline Chili for dinner. When we returned to the room we watched the rest of Monday Night Football (Miami beat New Orleans at home, 20-3) and late local news, then Gary went to bed shortly before midnight, and I finished my journal entry and was in bed by about quarter after.