We ran a few errands, including going back to New Hyde Park and saying goodbye to Cindy at Sunshine Nails (and seeing her improvements to my old shop, which she is now moving into and renovating). She put down a new floor, installed a new ceiling, and put up lots of walls for massage rooms, waxing rooms, etc. It looks beautiful already!
Then we headed upstate to Mahopac to visit Eric’s old friend, Jim and his wife, Esther, two daughters — Hannah and Mary – and his Mom, Mary. We had a wonderful time. Their house is magnificent and the children are so beautiful. I so enjoyed talking to Jim’s mom, Mary. Esther and Jim had company all week and were expecting more company the next day, so they were not able to hang and talk much, but we were just glad we got to see them before we headed up to New Paltz. We got to New Paltz at around 9:00pm and hoped my sister and her family would be home from their Alaskan adventure, but they were not. We went to dinner at Blockheads, a Mexican restaurant in town, and our waitress was one of my customers! Now THAT’S a small world! Emily recognized me and then I realized who she was. It was just so strange to see her in such a different environment! She is a lovely college student who lives in New Hyde Park, but is going to school and working in New Paltz. She used to come into the shop for costume jewelry and was always so sweet and beautiful. She told me that her favorite pieces were those she purchased at Peppy’s Dream. That made my day!
We headed back to my sister's house and used their shower, bathroom and even did laundry, but slept in the RV (and, again, slept like babies – love that bed!!!).