Hail & farewell

John and I hosted his management section officers and spouses last Sunday for a late afternoon happy hour to welcome the new folks and say goodbye to those leaving. We had around 20 people and everyone seemed to have fun! Lydia and Cesar stayed afterwards for a while to catch up.

James and Marybeth arrived Wednesday morning – we had dinner at home with them, then they were off to Mendoza early the next morning. Unfortunately they got hung up in an Aerolineas Argentinas pilots’ strike, and are spending a few extra days there. I hate that they got stuck, but at least it’s a beautiful place.

I checked out a new dermatologist after work on Thursday. On September 11, the embassy had a moment of silence outside at the flagpole (23 years still seems like yesterday in many ways). The week was filled with John’s bidding news and interviews – it has us on pins and needles!

Lea and I went to lunch at La Paroloccia yesterday afternoon. It was a beautiful day and I wandered a bit through the arts and crafts fair on the way. John and I are hooked on “The Perfect Couple” on Netflix, the new Nicole Kidman limited series – I could hardly bring myself to go to bed last night!

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