Whew! What a busy day! It started with a cardiac rehab session at 9 a. m., where I did mildly brisk sessions on a stationary bicycle and a treadmill. With warm-up and cool-down, stretching exercises, frequent monitoring of heart, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation, the session lasted an hour. Today, three people I know were at the session. None of us knew the others had suffered cardiac episodes, so we exchanged stories. I came away feeling extremely fortunate that my espisode was moderate by comparison.
At 10 a.m., Mother, Hubbie, and I went to the grand opening at our propane gas company's new digs. The business gave away flying disks, big soft baseballs suited to young children, refrigerator magnets, pens, and baseball caps, and free hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, and drinks. We brought our burgers and dogs home to have for supper...well, Mother and Hubbie had them for supper. I had a turkey burger. We all had baked potatoes and salad. Hubbie can eat my share of the beef burgers and dogs at other meals.
Then at 11 a.m., Mother and I met friends at a recently opened coffee/sandwich shop. Mother and I didn't eat or drink anything, though our friends ordered coffee and tea. But we had a good visit for about an hour. One of the friends traveled here from a town a little over an hour away to stay with the other friend for a few days, and whenever she's in our town, we all try to get together. This time, the friend who lives in this town, and I had full schedules Wednesday to Friday, so that one hour today was the only time we could get together.
Mother and I came back home afterward for a heart-healthy lunch before heading to a scrapbook meeting at 1 p.m. As usual, we enjoyed getting together with the other members of the group. We were especially pleased to see one member that we'd been trying unsuccessfully to reach by phone. We learned the reason we couldn't reach her is because her home is one that was affected by the recent floods. She's been staying with her son for a couple of months, she said. She gave us the son's phone number, as well as her own cell number, so we won't have to wonder and worry about her again.
At 5:30 p.m., we went to a local bank for an event combining a celebration of the bank's 55th anniversary, the local Chamber of Commerce's "Business After Hours," and a reception for a local artist. The event was by invitation only, and we were invited as representatives of the local arts council.
It was a nice affair. A local florist had fashioned large arrangements using fresh lemons and big yellow flowers. Tables were laden with food, including thinly sliced hot roast beef meant for making sandwiches on croissant buns, cheeses, fresh veggies and dip, fresh fruits, including chocolate dipped strawberries, and brownies, plus a choice of punch, and white or red wine. Since we'd already eaten, we just indulged in the fruit, cheese, and small portions of the weak wine.
The Chamber of Commerce supplied goodie bags for door prize drawings (we didn't win). The bags contained items reminiscent of the 1950s, like an Elvis candle, Marilyn Monroe poster, or a cartoon character lunch box. The top prize, though, was a framed print of a painting of an historic spot in town, created by the event's featured artist.
As we left, we were given gold foil wrapped chocolate cigars, with bank-logo bands. The "cigars" represented the real cigars given away at the bank's opening ceremony 55 years ago.
It was a fun day, but I was plenty ready to relax at home this evening!
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