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I had gotten a few days behind on
Penny Tales, so a few hours of my day were spent in catching up. Of course there were the typical
household chores to do as well. Gardener
Raul tidied the yard. Although I
don’t need to be out there, it’s good for me to dedicate that hour every two
weeks to giving the yard a little TLC.
(Mostly cleaning up the dog poop).
At 3 p.m. it was time to head
out. We went to Lowe’s to look at
folding tables for the upcoming Celebrations. We found a ceiling fan there, but were not ready to buy
it. Sales person Bart was great in
answering all our questions, plus he offered a 10% discount, so we purchase the
ceiling fan for the Aussie Guest Room.
A shiny penny at check-out.
(Coin #1)
Next we stopped at WalMart. Doc wanted more of those $9 polo shirts
and a McDonald’s burger. He found
a penny there. (Coin #2)
We have not yet found “the right”
light fixture for the Main Foyer, but Doc wants to ensure that the switch and
wiring work. Thus, we visited Home
Depot for a $6 “disposable” fixture which we can install temporarily. One dime there. (Coin #3)
This evening we went to Cal Poly
Pomona - not to work, but for Nakita’s dinner and Raas Garba (celebration and
dance). We arrived promptly at
6:30 p.m. As Doc pulled into a
parking spot, he spotted a shiny penny in front of the van. Good omen. (Coin #4). I hopped out to get the coin and stood
up to find the Bride’s father in front of me. He did not know which direction to head for the Celebration.
There were another 20 or so guests
arriving who also did not know which way to proceed. So Doc and I lead the group across campus.
Upon arrival at the event venue,
there was much confusion over the parking situation. Thus, I had the police called to clarify things (fees or no
fees). Then I headed back out to
play traffic director until 8 p.m.
So glad I had my ‘regular’ old gross-looking, comfy shoes in the van. Standing out there under the moonlight
sky I realized that it was fun to help out with someone else’s event, but so
far I haven’t missed my old job of being in charge of the events.
The evening’s festivities were
primarily non-stop music and dancing.
The parade of beautiful Indian attire was stunning. The set up of the food drove me a bit nuts.
There was food for several hundred people. It was set against a wall instead of two-sided serving. There was a 30 minute wait for food -
and that continued for several hours.
The empty trays of food were continuously replaced so that part was OK. However, the serving utensils for the
rice and things were tiny plastic forks (like you get with a fast food
meal). People would need to take a
dozen forkfuls to get a decent scoop of rice. The engineer in me was longing to improve the process.
On the positive side … the long
food line gave us the opportunity to speak with people from New Zealand, Texas
and other places. That helped whet
our appetite to do some traveling.
Total: 6 Coins P (3), N (0), D (2), Q
(0) = $0.23 + one foreign coin
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