This morning started off with a repeat of last night. Then we had breakfast, showers, and got dressed for church. We went to the 9:30 service at the church on post. It was a Catholic service. It was hard for me to follow and they did not use the music in their book. It was on an insert that we did not have for some reason. Some of the hymns were familiar, which just reminded me of how different and unfamiliar things are here. The priest spoke about showing respect for God in everything you do, including dressing up for church. After the service, the priest shook hands with all the congregation, but it was so perfunctory. We went to the fellowship hall. There were lots of people there, chatting up a storm, but no one would talk to me. I did not feel welcome and went to sit in the car while Chris finished his coffee. As usual, the Catholic service made me feel like an outsider. Next week we can try a different service.
We had lunch in the apt, then I heard my sewing machine running. It was Chris sewing up some holes in his pant pockets. I sat outside in the sun and read for an hour. Then we went to visit one of Chris' Roman reenactment friends who is also a rocket scientist. He had a nice house, and showed us the armor, helmets, sword sheath, and weapons he had made. We sat in his livingroom and he showed us on a map the best places to rent a house. Then we took him out to eat. He picked the Sarin, a Thai restaurant. The owner's sister was our hostess and waitress. The food was very good. As we drove back to Alex's house, we saw an incredible number of churches along the way. This is definitely the Bible belt. We dropped him off, and went back to our quarters on post. We both got on our computers to read e-mail, etc. Guess we'll go to bed soon.
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