Sunday - November 8

 YEAH...........the Irish win; the Hawkeyes win and what a great finish to a super duper day!!!    We stayed up till the end of that very exciting Notre Dame game!    Whew..... few more gray hairs after that nail biter!  😂

I slept in after the late night....beautiful Sunday and Mark suggested we should go to St. Therese in North Fort Myers for Mass at 11.    We've been here before and always enjoy checking out various other churches.

St. Therese had a visiting priest (Father Ed) who gave a great homily - not sure where he's from butg had an interesting accent.    At the end of Mass, Father Jan Antonik (pastor) honored the Veterans including "Joe", a 97-year old Marine who was still able to wear his uniform from 50+ years ago.   We gave him a big round of applause.

Stopped at Aroma Joe's, a nice coffee shop along 41 - had a peppermint latte (1st of the season - a bit early, but very good).    Had never heard of this coffee shop but 3rd in the area with other locations in Port Charlotte and Cape Coral.    They originated in New England.

Then to the mall to walk - busy this Sunday but got some good steps in.    It's great to see Edison Mall thriving with only a few empty storefronts.   Macy's, Dillards, Penny's, etc......all decked out for Christmas.   This Midwest girl still has a hard time thinking about Christmas coming when it's so warm here.   😊

Next stop was Culver's for ice cream treats and finally WalMart, to pick up a Rx and a few other things.    Came home and Mark grilled out hot dogs - haven't had one on the grill in a long time - yummy!    Spent the rest of the afternoon reading and napping.

Zoom tonight was missing Sharon, Janet and Doris.    Of course, health issues were the hot topic ...again!!!

Have a great week!