Joei Carlton

Best laid plans

If you read my last update you know that I was meeting my former roommate from my wild California days back in 1962 -  for coffee on Tuesday - Joyce picked me up around 2:00 (actually 2:15 because she’s always late) and we went out for ice cream. 

In 1962 she met (and married) her husband, Chuck, in Palm Springs while we lived in Los Angeles.  She never wanted to go there alone so she dragged me along for company.  While she dated Chuck I met and went out with his brother Don. I was 18 - Don was 20 - almost 21.

While we were having ice cream on January 12th she talked about the family (mostly Chuck’s because Joyce has no siblings) so I got caught up on most of the family.  Needless to say I asked about Don. She said Don has been widowed since 2003, a real nice guy, still a hard worker and should be go find him.  We did. We ended up having dinner together and lots of laughs. He confessed that he NEVER forgot me. Last weekend he drove 263 miles (each way) to meet me in Yuma.  :)  

To be continued at a later date.  I’ll be heading back to Indio.  :)        Joei