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Luce visits last week

Last week Luce visited from LA, NM. She arrived on Thursday afternoon during rush hour.

Before she arrived, on Monday and Wednesday I had physical therapy early in the day, and on Wednesday at noon I joined a meeting at Shiloh for the University of the Philippines Madrigal Singers. It was a planning meeting for the marketing and publicity. Also, there was a meeting Thursday morning at the Pittsburgh Foundation about the new website, Pittsburgh Gives.

Luce's plane arrived about two hours late, so we stopped at the Pan Asian restaurant for dinner for her, and went directly (with suitcase in tow) to choir practice.

Friday morning we walked about 800m to Pamela's (whew!) for breakfasts of a waffle with whipped cream for me and an egg and corned beef hash and potatoes breakfast for her. We stopped at the 24/7 computer lab, dropped off materials at the Carnegie Library, stopped into Heinz Chapel, and visited half of the nationality rooms (south & 1/2 of west aspect) on one floor of the Cathedral of Learning. We had lunch with Marissa, William, and their children at the Thai restaurant in Bloomfield. The afternoon brought a siesta, a walk to a mailbox for one of my clearances, etc. then we had appetizer and smoothies at the Pan Asian restaurant on Craig Street. We drove up to Mount Washington, took the Easternmost Incline to Station Square, where we went shopping, went home, and had snacks at home.

Saturday Luce awoke to climb to the uppermost public floor of the Cathedral of Learning. We then went to Penn Avenue of the Strip District, where we had a late breakfast at Delucca's...I had the caramel apple crepe (YUM). We had a siesta from noon-two, went to the bead shop and the Pan Asian restaurant (for her fave drink) and to the craft & Irish store. I went home and to Mom & Dad's, she to the New Balance store. At about 5:15 we headed to Squirrel Hill to check out the shops. We dined with William, Marissa, Beatrice, and Solomon at the Filipino restaurant. I selected the Filipino sampler, which was as Mom described.

Sunday Luce was a guest with us during Mass. Mom, Dad, and I took her to Eat N Park at the Waterfront for a late brunch. We stopped at Marshall's, TJ Maxx, and headed home to either nap or work on medical history paperwork for a future doctor's appointment.

Monday morning we took the early bus at seven to get to the airport. We did some last minute shopping (to spend her dollars--!) and she blew me a kiss from security (TSA).

Labels: exercise, friends, visitor, water exercise

posted by Grace @ 5/26/2009 05:36:00 PM