Mar 8th to 12th - DHS

Mar 8th – Tues
It was much more enjoyable playing golf today with just a few gusts of wind. We both played much better and my round took only just over the normal 2 hours. I wrote a short, detailed grocery list for Terry as he had lots of time to go to the store before I finished golfing. The only surprise was organic bananas – not bad!
After lunch, we walked to the trash compacter, checked out a possible site for next year and went to see Cliff & Pauline as we haven’t seen them for a while. Actually, we ran into them as we were heading their way so we chatted while they had lunch and then played a card game of Golf as we were waiting for company to arrive.
Dennis & Gloria (neighbors in Mesa last fall) called at 3:40 to say they had arrived at their hotel. We gave them driving directions, finished our card game and walked to the community center to get our tee times for tomorrow. By this time it was after 4 so I called Gloria to give them the gate code as the gate is locked at 4. We waited for them at our road and started a very enjoyable evening of drinks, talking, dinner, talking, dessert and more talking.

Mar 9th – Wed
We played the last game of the tournament this morning and then joined Dennis & Gloria in the pool area of Miracle Springs Spa where they are staying. It was very nice to lounge in the sun, sit in a Jacuzzi, float around in a pool and enjoy a drink in the shade.
We came back to shower & get ready for an evening out. Dennis & Gloria came over and then Terry drove to the River in Rancho Mirage where we had dinner at Babe’s. Terry has been wanting to eat there as it is a very well known BBQ restaurant specializing in ribs. Our meals were good but there was a glitch and my meal was not served until the others were half way through theirs.
Then it was on to the Follies where we lucked out and got a nearby parking spot. The Follies are a Palm Springs “must see” and are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year. All of the cast are seniors – up to age 78 - and are amazing singers & dancers. There was also an incredible juggler and the MC was super. Dennis & Gloria stayed for a nightcap before heading to their hotel.

Mar 10th – Thurs
Dennis & Gloria came over for a late breakfast this morning. We set up a table outside – in the shade! – and had a relaxing time. Then we went up the Palm Springs Tram as they have not been there. It was very warm so we didn’t even take jackets to the top. Next we went to one of my favorite stores – The Alley. It is a large store with house wares & home décor including some furniture. Then on to the Spa Casino where Terry & I gambled a bit and Dennis & Gloria found a bar.
As we walked back to the Thursday Street Fair, we went past our truck and saw a guy checking out our truck. I told Terry to honk the horn but he started the truck instead and we shared a laugh with the 2 couples admiring the truck. We went to a Mexican restaurant – the same one we went to with Marg – and had an early dinner. We saw the same 2 couples who were looking at the truck come into the restaurant so we went past them as we left and asked if they were following us.
We wandered the entire length of the Street Fair and Dennis & Gloria made a few purchases. We also stopped for ice cream which I definitely didn’t need but I did stick to the kids’ cup. When we went back to the truck, the 2 couples we saw earlier were just getting into their vehicle so we shared another laugh.
We got back early enough to play a couple of games of Golf (cards of course) with Dennis & Gloria.

Mar 11th - Fri
We played in the scramble this morning – Terry’s team did OK and my team didn’t. But it was a beautiful day with a light breeze and we had fun as usual. As soon as we finished, we took our clubs back and went to help Gilbert & Grace with invitations for their 50th wedding anniversary celebration later this year. Their son created a file with the times, etc superimposed over their wedding picture but Gilbert could not get it to print correctly on the invitations. I tried a couple of things and then Terry got our computer so I could use Print Shop. That was OK but I could not print to their printer which is exactly the same one that we use. So Terry got our printer. Good thing that we can cut through friends’ sites so he wasn’t walking far each time. After much trial & error, we got the invitations to print and saved files to Gilbert’s computer so he can print the rest. In the meantime, Grace was making lunch which was a lot better than the hot dogs that we would have eaten for the scramble lunch.
We had time to relax before going to Moe & Trish’s for happy hour & dinner. Also there were Cliff & Pauline, Bob & Doreen, Lynn, Gilbert & Grace and Russ & Judy stopped by after dinner. We all sat outside for drinks & snacks and then moved inside for dinner. Six women at the dining table and the guys in the living room worked very well. As usual, we were in the last group to leave!

Mar 12th – Sat
We got out at 8 this morning and walked around the entire park shopping at “yard” sales. There weren’t a lot of sales and all we bought was a toaster for Moe as their new rental doesn’t have one. After breakfast we went to the office to see what sites are available for next year. We had to play golf before we had enough time at the office so a very nice employee looked up all the sites while we were golfing and marked them on a map.
We golfed with Grace & Gilbert and all of us had great shots & bad shots. I was quite pleased to par 3 of the 4 par 3’s but some other holes were not so nice. It was fairly windy so the course was not crowded and we did not have to wait which makes for an enjoyable game.
We dropped of f our clubs, got our bicycles and spent a couple of hours checking sites and visiting with friends. Larry & Terry ended up going out & making decisions so Larry & Barb will be moving quite a ways down the street that they are on now and we will be taking Gilbert & Grace’s site as they bought Lynn’s park model. Whew!
All this thinking called for a drink with Larry & Barb. They have both been sick but are recovering and nearly ready to get back on the golf course.
We didn’t have lunch so headed home at 4 to get dinner started. Gilbert stopped by with printer ink and stayed for a drink. He had barely left when Grace came looking for him as they were going out to dinner. Oops. We had a good dinner and relaxed after a busy day.