Quieter House Sunday

Well, the Gallery Night was a big success. Wifey, Elizabeth, and I ran into our friends Ken and Joelle, who were about to have dinner with one of Joelle's FIU Law professor friends, and we combined the 2 groups for dinner at Fratelli Lyon.

Ken and Joelle have 2 boys, in 6th and 8th grade, and the other couple have a 4 year old, so the conversations were separate --we caught up with Elizabeth on goings on in Orlando as she pursues her Masters, and deals with family pathology.

Afterwards, we walked through the District. It was an unbelievably gorgeous night. A band was playing, and they were terrific. We walked into some galleries, including one where a surrealist painted a huge depiction of a woman with a toothy fish where her, um, lady's organ ought to be. This caused much laughter. I hope the artist wasn't milling around in the crowd.

Elizabeth left early this morning for a meditative stroll on Miami Beach, and then a lunch her sister was having in the Grove for her elderly parents and their elderly new partners. Elizabeth is talking about moving back to Miami after she finishes her degree, since her folks are going to need more and more care, and she doesn't feel its right to leave it all on her Miami sister. With her Nurse PRactitioner degree, she'll have a host of jobs available, and it'll be great to see more of her.

D1 left early, along with the happy puppy. She drove with her high school friend Nicole, who started out college at Wash U in St. Louis, but transferred this year to UF. The two picked up a third girl, Shelley, on Miami Beach, and the three hit the Turnpike. It somehow comforted me to know that Jewish girls were still being named Shelley. Wifey and I knew a bunch of them in NY, but I hadn't heard that name among the new generation.

D1 posted a Facebook shot of Shelley and Madeleine, the puppy. Shelley's pretty. Madeleine is adorable.

The house is already quieter. I napped most of the afternoon, while D2 studied for her manifold AP classes. I left to go pick up some Subway sandwiches. D2, Wifey, and I ate and agreed we missed D1 and her puppy.

Wifey's getting dressed (it's 5 pm --about time for a Sunday) and we're going to walk the remaining dogs. Elizabeth is due back later, and the ladies plan to watch "Precious." I'll take a pass --March Madness ought to have some offerings for me.

So, adios last D1 Spring Break. See you in Gainesville soon, D1!