Dec 2nd to 4th - Mesa

Dec 2nd – Thurs – Mesa
We attended the usual coffee & doughnuts at 8:00 and then visited with friends to pretty much use up the rest of the morning. I spent time on the computer trying to figure out Avery Wizard to make business cards and then made us a late lunch.
About 4, Ernie & Dianne and Garry & Stephane came over so I could make business/personal cards for them. I took pictures of both couples to put on the cards and the whole process took longer than I expected. Just as we were finishing, the guys decided that we should get pizza delivered but we all piled in the truck and went to CiCi’s pizza buffet instead.
We were going to play Wii when we returned but ended up sitting & chatting for a couple of hours at Ernie & Dianne’s place instead. Ernie & Dianne and Garry & Stephane are from B.C. They all lived in Dawson Creek but Ernie & Dianne have recently moved to Kelowna.

Dec 3rd – Fri – Mesa
I went to the gym and then we joined the bocce ball group which we are really enjoying. A game with evenly matched players can take nearly an hour.
We went out for lunch and made a trip to Costco. At 4, we joined a large group to sit on a vacant lot and watch the Christmas parade in the park. The parade did not start until 4:30 so we had time to have a drink and be rowdy. We were near the start of the parade route, so after it went by we moved to Ernie & Dianne’s place and watched it again right at the end of the route. We proceeded directly from there to dinner & entertainment in the ballroom. Dinner was stew in a bread bowl & cake for dessert and the entertainment was the Valley Christian Bell Ringers. They were good but the program was too long for nearly everyone.

Dec 4th – Sat – Mesa
We went to the courtyard for breakfast this morning and then wandered through the Christmas Boutique without buying anything. Dennis & Gloria and Gary & Dianne were nearly ready to go for a bike ride that we had planned so we had to hurry up to join them. We rode about 10 miles altogether and stopped for lunch on the way back. We rode along an irrigation canal rather than on streets so it was very quiet & peaceful most of the time.
Our new ice maker did not seem to be working as well as the old one so we took it back and exchanged it. We also browsed through Hobby Lobby (love that store!) and got a couple of items including 2 baskets that are too big for their intended spot.
After dinner, we joined Dennis & Gloria, Ernie & Dianne and Garry & Stephane to learn a new card game called Arizona Rummy. We played from 7 to 10 in the community center and it was really fun even though I got really bad cards for a majority of the hands.