Our last week in WashPA was very busy, getting together with family and friends one last time before we start our trek south for the winter. We stayed to the middle of October so Nanc could attend her 50th class reunion where she saw many former classmates. As I said in the last post, we NEVER get to see all the people we intend to or get everything done that we had planned. Oh well, there is always next year.
We had dinner with Rick and Denise one last time at Leogreta, a new Italian restaurant in Carnegie. We had a wonderful meal and a great evening of conversation. We don't know when we will see them again as Rick is still working and Denise is overseeing the construction of their new home in North Carolina.
We went to another new to us restaurant, Gaucho Parrilla Argentina in Pittsburgh, with my cousin Chuckie and his wife Deb. Gaucho's is an interesting place as they take no reservations, so we had to stand in line for over an hour to order. The food was worth the wait and it gave us a chance to catch up with Chuck and Deb who we have not seen since we went on the road.
On another day we visited our friend Mary Lou, who we often visited in Florida but now lives at Friendship Village, her new home up here. She has a beautiful apartment in a place that offers all the services anyone would need. We also went out to dinner but I did not get any pictures.
We got together with the euchre club one last time and in addition to cards, we had a fun time with Bentley and his friend hiding behind the mask.
Nanc, Georgie, Mike and Sherri at cards. Nanc has that big smile because she was the big winner for the evening taking home the first place prize of $9.00.
Jim, Mary Lou, Di, Tim and Bentley who was either looking for a treat or a seat at the table.
Mike, Bentley and Jim relaxing and waiting for dessert after a fun evening with friends and card playing.
Wednesday we went out with the lunch bunch one last time for this visit. Gail, Georgie, Linda, Jim, Nanc, Chuck, Sandy, Patrice and John enjoyed their meal at Bacon Bourbon and Beer. B3 is a great local place owned by one of our former students.
We went to Al'an Rubens for an evening of music with Josh, Mark, Greg and Dan and a great meal.
Friday night at the Union Grill, another local institution that we have been going to for years. This is truly a Cheers-like place where friends meet and the food is great. One thing we like about all the places where we dine when we are here is that they are locally owned restaurants where the owner will be there to greet you.
We attended Nanc's 50th reunion for Union High School Class of 1968. It sure was a step back in time. Here is Nanc in second grade.
Nanc in third grade.
Nanc's senior picture (3rd row, second from the left)
UHS Class of 1968. It was the first class reunion Nanc attended and she enjoyed seeing and chatting with her former classmates.
A couple of Nanc's classmates, Chris and Diane with Nanc. It was Diane who told Nanc to apply for a job she was going to be leaving. It was her first job out of high school where she worked for a local attorney and also with my Mom and that is where the Jim and Nancy Tidball story began.
While I was not a member of the Class of 68, I knew many of the people who attended the reunion. It was great seeing them and they even gave me an award for having the most beautiful wife.
We are now heading south, but where we will be from day to day is still very much up in the air. We have a couple of issues with Opus that we hope to be able to work around until we get to warmer weather. Our big picture plan is to head toward Annapolis and then Delaware to tour the capitol buildings. If Opus is running okay and the weather cooperates, we will then head down the coast to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
We sure had a great three months here in WashPA and will miss everyone as we hit the road again, but we will be back before we know it.
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