This last week has been chaotic, to say the least. Between being short at work (we were down three people) and working up to the end of the night; and, preparing my reflection speech, I’ve been out of it. However, I did post some content including my most previous blog on 9/11.
Prepare for more content starting now and going up to Christmas 🎄.
Friday marked 18 years since Gramma Gaffron passed away. I’ll always remember our last summer together when she stayed at our house and I helped keep her company and take care of her. I wanted to do a blog post but couldn’t get anything good together with the week being the way it was. In honor of her, we’ve been watching Jeopardy! every night again. It was always a favorite of hers and we watched it with her when we’d visit. I’ll always remember her laugh, how much she loved her family, and how she always let us think for ourselves. I wish she could have seen me driving (I didn’t start until just after she died). Also, watching Barack Obama run for President and becoming the first African American commander in chief would have made her happy. Third, I’d definitely talk up Toastmasters with her.
Last night, a few of us from the Greensburg Toastmasters got together for a potluck dinner. The occasion was to celebrate two of our members who moving east. They’ll still be a part of the club but will be exclusively 100% virtual, like Greg (another member who is also remote for our meetings). We’ll miss having the Teagues in person as they always make our meetings fun and really helped with getting the technical stuff all taken care of. Fortunately, we have an awesome replacement in Mary Ellen, our club president, who is doing a wonderful job running the laptop during our meetings. Our Table Topics will center around the Moments of Truth #4: Program Planning and Meeting Organization. As for the spread, it was very good and we ate well. The sliders (pot roast and chicken marsala) were very tasty, as well as the potato salad and even the veggie tray and cookies. It was a great night to have an outdoor meal too as the nice September weather continues. However, much needed rain is in the forecast this week too.
The coffee tour continued on Friday as I went to Steep Mountain and had a Pumpkin Pie Matcha latte. It was good and I was happy to go out, even if only for an hour or two. I read a little bit of the next chapter in my Barack Obama book. I’ll get back to that and Kamala’s book this week as well. As for my drink, it was very good and had that pumpkin pie taste to it. I’ve been drinking pumpkin spice tea on occasion and it has a cinnamon flavor to it.
Coming up this week on my Pumpkin Spice and Fall Treats tour, I’ll be checking out a local drive thru coffee stop and buying more treats at Giant Eagle. Also, I’ll be visiting Target to look at their Fall goodies. I wonder if Christmas is up yet at some of these stores?
Stylish 🍒 