March meetings

I was going to include some more zoo pics, but am so behind I decide against it.
We drove into the town centre, and found somewhere for lunch, then afterwards booked in at the hotel where we were to spend the night. It was cheaper than the place in Chester, smaller, and nicer, and quieter, despite the proximity to the M6. Then we drove on to a  nearby town, where were going to meet up with a friend whom I hadn't seen for about 40 years, we lost touch about 32 years ago,and I had always wondered why she stopped writing. I managed to track her down on the internet about 4 years ago.
When we arrived, her husband was about to go out, to a prior engagement. She greeted me with a hug, which was nice, we went indoors, and sat chatting. we reminisced about the old days, she produced some old pictures,and we marvelled how young and slim we were. I had always regarded her as my first Christian friend, but as we talked she revealed why she no longer went to church, quite a heartbreaking tale really. However she has remained in touch with other folk we knew in those days, who are believers, so she is not totally anti.
We had arranged to meet our Son and family back at our hotel, for a meal, as they had some vouchers to use. We were running late and the traffic was bad, so our Son helpfully devised us a different route. We had eaten there after Son's graduation, but it has changed hands and the menu is totally different. I ended up having lamb again, we took it in turns to hold Elise during the meal, then the family had to leave as it was past Ethan's bedtime.The bed was a tad more comfortable than the previous hotel,and I managed to sleep even if it wasn't all night.
After breakfast, we drove to our Son's home and had more cuddles with the baby. Husband fixed the bike carrier to the car, and loaded his new bike back up. Son helped, as he was still on paternity leave.
Later we set off for home, and had a reasonable journey.
The next week I had a mix up over a prescription which the Dr forgot to sign,so had 2 trips to pharmacies. Then the tooth with the crown, which could not be saved, was giving me problems, so I visited the dentist and had it removed, which left me feeling sorry for myself. We had trouble with our credit card provider, when they inexplicably sent our payment back to us, claimed we were late paying and added interest and  a late payment charge. I eventually sorted it out and got the charge removed, but they had blamed our bank. I closed that credit card, they had stopped the cash back, and had transferred it to an american express card, which they had sent us, unasked, and which we never used. I opened  a card with our bank, which does give cash back, and is easier to pay online.
I had my first bike rode for about 4 months, about 3 miles, and immediately felt better.
This year my birthday was on Good Friday, so it was church in the morning, a walk after lunch. the family came round for cake and candles, and we later went for a meal in a nearby village. It was all very nice with prompt service. Scallops, sea bass, then creme brulee for me, sticky toffee pudding for him. Sadly I had to put my pjs on when I got home as my skirt became too tight.
Our car insurance quote was way too high, so I went online again, got a much better deal, and another meerkat to boot. Simples