Last night after some fairly warm unpacking - we see 103 in one report and our car's external thermometer read 107 during one shopping trip - we decided to treat ourselves to dinner out.
There are at least two Thai restaurants in the area, both of which receive reasonable reviews. We decided to drive from the new East Wenatchee house over to Wenatchee to eat at The Thai Restaurant. Can a place-name count as eponymous?
We ordered some of the usual dishes we're familiar with and enjoyed a leisurely dinner. On this visit, selecting 3 out of 4 on the "hotness" scale resulted in dishes right on the edge of too hot for us, especially a Panang curry dish made without coconut milk in deference to cholesterol-counting. The Singha helped though and the employees are exceptionally friendly so we'll definitely plan to return on one of our many anticipated future visits.
The rental truck is still half-full and yesterday, as we sat resting in the air-conditioned house in the full heat of the afternoon, we made a phone call and a couple of movers are arriving at 8:00 a.m. to help us in unloading the really heavy furniture.
Wouldn't you know that the weather forecast shows the temperature dropping into the 70s later in the week? Timing is everything, as is said, and it'll be cool to see an empty rental truck later this morning.
Kathy and Brian
Two retired educators alternating joyfully between seeing the world and enjoying our eight grandchildren (in order of birth), Jake, Avery, Taegan, Lily, Peyton, Riley, Blane, and Jace.
Kathy and Brian met in the clarinet section of the University of California (Santa Barbara) Symphony Orchestra several decades ago.
Brian's Western Canadian roots and Kathy's Colorado ties resulted in their making beautiful music together along with producing a cross-border crop of descendants.
Kathy spent a year studying in Vienna at the Institute for European Studies and the University of Vienna.
Brian started the school band program in Hope, British Columbia, and later became the high school's vice-principal for 6 years and subsequently principal for 15 years before retiring in 2001.
Kathy, in between raising our three children, taught kindergarten and first grade, middle school, and high school - mathematics, computer studies, ESL, and her first love, band, before retiring in 2001.
We enjoy sharing our travel experiences and providing the odd travel tip to friends, relatives, and visitors.
The truck has now been returned to George (the name of the town, not the renter), and we're now at the puttering stage.
The bubbly of the day is Pabst Blue Ribbon but it's mighty tasty.