From a Library to a New Priest

June 28 was a quieter day compared to the day before.

I ate tortellini salad from the night before for lunch.  Although it was a re-run, it was still more exciting than the box meals that Bob and I eat five days of the week. Aldi's mini butter croissant was a highlight of this meal.

After lunch, Patty, Bob, and I went to the Sterling Library (near Lancaster).  Patty went up a street when the library turned out to be next door to the building by the street in question.  By the way, Sterling Pizza, (Now under new ownership) the provider of the pizza from May 17, 2009, is practically across the street from the library.  The library is a combination of an older building and an addition.  The blending of the two is pretty impressive.  The highlight of this experience is that Patty and Bob came home with books that were either purchased or were free (Surprisingly, for keeps in both cases).  One book that Patty picked up was a book for Amy Gould's granddaughter Lizzie who just acquired a sister on June 25.  Bob's book was written by Calvin Trillin, one of his favorite authors who used to appear on David Letterman.  The library was appropriate for a small town

After the library, we went into Clinton to pick up a gift card and greeting cards for Amy's husband Dave's birthday.  Bob and I chose an Olive Garden gift card from Shaw's Supermarket.  We looked around the store.  I was disappointed with having one option for Michelina's Lean Gourmet ($1.29).  I guess that you have to live in the area to find deals.

Family Dollar, next door to Shaw's, did not have a great selection of cards, but the three of us were able to find two cards that were appropriate.  By the way, Family Dollar does sell gift cards, but our local branch decided to make them cash only for a time (The current policy is unknown.).  As much as I love Worcester County shopping, my options for cards are more convenient in my area.

We came home and briefly relaxed.  We then headed to Immaculate Conception Church in Lancaster for 4:30 Mass.  Our priest was the newly named Pastor, Fr. Tom Hultquist.  (Fr. Ed Lettic, the Pastor for twenty + years was relieved of his duties due to alleged misconduct.  Details can be found at http://www.worcesterdiocese.org )  Patty said that he was amusing.  This was not the case that afternoon.  He and the Deacon greeted parishioners after Mass.

After Mass, we had dinner of grilled chicken (on a propane grill), rice pilaf, and mixed vegetables.  It was another delicious meal.  While watching the Red Sox-Yankees game, we enjoyed blueberry pie and vanilla ice cream.

The evening's highlight (Besides the Red Sox win in Yankee Stadium) was a phone call (on speakerphone) from Dan Jr. and his daughters.  Laura was not present.  We heard about Amy's piano recital.  Dan also promised to reveal when the family was going to invade Lancaster. 

This day was enjoyable because I was able to enjoy two of my favorite hobbies of libraries and comparison shopping. 

Sunday will be more interesting!