I knew this was going to be a full day, but it’s turned out to be more than I expected. That’s good news. We had a very nice lunch with Angela and Marvin Green who are members of our church. It was an unusually good social experience for Kate. Normally, when we are with another couple, almost all of the conversation is among the four of us. We had some of that today, but there were at least two times when Kate and Marvin were engaged in their own conversation while Angela and I did the same. Kate handled herself well and was quite talkative. I couldn’t help wondering how much of what she said was actually true, but it doesn’t matter. She was having a marvelous time. Angela asked what they could do for us. I told her that going out to eat together was the very best thing they could do. It really meant a lot.
After we returned home, I received a phone call from another church friend. She and Kate became friends when Kate served as the volunteer church librarian. Martha wanted to know if she could drop by to visit with Kate. I told her that would be fine. When Martha arrived, I told them I was going to let them visit and went to the kitchen which doubles as my office. I couldn’t hear what they said, but they never skipped a beat in their conversation. I don’t know who was happier, Kate or I.
It is a very rare event for Kate to have the opportunity for the kind of one-on-one conversation she had both at lunch and this afternoon. We are going to opera night at Casa Bella in little over an hour. That is always special, but I feel sure the two social experiences she has already had will be the highlight of this day.
