Cooking, eating and visiting

September 28 – The plan for today was to have lunch with Jeff and Kim as I had made plans to meet a friend I worked with at Orange Bank for years for dinner. She lives in Collins, GA so we were meeting at the only town between us, Reidsville.

Jeff smoked chickens for lunch and I didn't want to feel like a slacker so I took a raspberry jello pie and pasta salad. Kim made cornbread and green beans so we had a really good meal. Since Bill was on his own for dinner Kim sent him home with plenty of chicken and I had some pasta salad left for him.

After lunch we sat in one of the 2 TV rooms and just visited a while before we needed to leave. I just went in the RV for a minute for my directions and off I went to Reidsville. It wasn't a bad drive in the daylight but the trip home on those back country roads was a little nerving!

Linda was in a silver Chevy Colorado that looked just like Bill's before he did the pin striping on it! We met at a pizza place that she had been to and thought would be good and it sure was! I was hoping they had a white pizza but no. So they made me a “to order” pizza of cheese, pineapple and ham and it was delicious! There was a Blueberry Pie listed with the pizzas so after our meal and some chatting I ordered that and it was delicious also. We only ate half as it was a 10-12 inch pizza and I brought the rest home for Bill.

I can't say how good it was to see Linda after probably 10 years. She looks the same as ever with her brilliant smile and wonderful sense of humor. We caught up on each other's families and about her new husband and then spent our time talking about the old days at Orange Bank and who we each still kept up with and wondered what happened to others. I wish I had done a better job of keeping in touch with her but now I have her email and phone number and she's planning to come to Florida in February. I hope we can plan a “reunion” of sorts!

The drive home was OK as I didn't see a single deer, which was a major concern, until I literally got back into the park! There was a female along the driveway and she just watched me go by! It really was a great day and wonderful visit with my old friend!