More Socializing

You know what I wanted to do today? I wanted to sit around reading and drinking tea, preferably in pajamas, or at least clothes that are as comfy as pajamas. As I’m sure you can imagine, my day didn’t go like that at all.

First of all, it’s Friday, and that meant going to Aldi as soon as I had showered and finalized my list. Sadly, nothing exciting happened there today. However, when I finished at Aldi I had to go to another grocery store on Highway 80, because it’s brisket season and brisket was on sale, and also because I needed more shrimp.

Something exciting did happen there. As I walked out to my car, one police car after another sped down the highway in front of me with sirens and lights going. They were in a big hurry. This evening I finally learned that someone got drunk and stole a truck from a nearby oil field and led the police on a merry chase before finally surrendering in the Sam’s parking lot. From what I understand, the chase went on long enough to entertain most of the town before it ended.

After lunch I went out again because I needed to get a couple of things for tomorrow’s graduation. And one of the places I went was Books-a-Million, which has once again been completely reorganized so I had to go through the entire store to find what I wanted. And since it’s right next door to Michael’s, I popped in there to get a couple balls of yarn for my ongoing dishcloth project.

The minute I got home I had to leap into action making a double batch of my much-loved sausage balls for this evening’s Sunday School social. And once the first batch was in the oven, I could make my own lupper because I knew there wouldn’t be much I could eat at the potluck. In addition to the sausage balls, I took a lot of shrimp cocktail because that’s something I can always eat but rarely indulge in.

Instead of meeting at the party barn this time, we met at the lakeside home of the same couple who own the barn. The view was lovely:

They had a large porch with plenty of room as well as lots of seating inside. Walter and I ended up eating in the dining room, which had a lovely view of blooming hydrangeas outside:

I had plenty of shrimp and also a couple of pork ribs that someone else had brought. Afterward, I spent quite a bit of time talking to my friend Rosalinda, whom I hadn’t seen for a couple of weeks. So it was a pretty pleasant evening.

Joy Spark: Getting to hang out next to a lake for a while.

Parting Shot:

These purple flowers were buzzing with bees!