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Sunday brought us together with another friend from Rick's old job in Fort Wayne.  We all had a wonderful lunch at Salvatori's in New Haven, Indiana (we were introduced to Salvador's by our old friends Ken & Tami years ago!).  It was great to catch up!  Sometimes it seems that no time has passed at all. 



Thanks to our "driver" we were able to drive past the places we lived between 1989 & 2003!

Now I am motivated to find our old photo albums and find pics of all the work Rick did when we lived in these locations.  Our houses could have been shown in Better Homes & Gardens with all of his meticulous landscaping.  Sorry to say, that is all gone:(  

It was now time to head back and pack up for our Monday departure.

Monday took us to Ohio!  We made a surprise visit to see my cousin and her husband.  It had been many years since we had seen them!  (For all my knitting friends, she is a part owner of Hank, A yarn boutique!)



After a quick visit, we headed to one of my best friend's home.  She recently relocated from Fort Wayne so we were able to tour her new abode and have a full evening of yakking!  Rick went to bed early and  Suzie and  I forced ourselves to finally get to bed just before 1:00 am!  

And  those of you who know me, you have heard be talk about "Suzie"...Yes, this is that Suzie!  
What a great gift for us to be able to connect again!    
She always shares inspiration, wisdom and    leaves me with something to think about...until our next visit.

We left Suzie's and  headed to Florence, Kentucky to the El Rio Grande.  This was Rick's sister, Rhonda's, favorite restaurant.  So, it was a fitting tribute to meet her "kids" there for a meal and  a hug! So grateful we were able to make this happen!

Then on to Noah's Ark!  What an experience!  To see the life-size ark that Noah built so many years ago as communicated to him by God was beyond comprehension.  There were over 1,300 kinds of animals and    over 6,700 animals on the Ark!  And  , we found a White Castle for dinner!       Can't wait to see what we find next!
                                                 
Tomorrow we move on to Tennessee and new visits and adventures! 































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