Nov 9th to 12th - Mesa

Nov 9th – Wed
We played golf at Sunland Village East with Moe & Trish. It is an 18 hole, short course which suits me fine. We had a coupon for 2-for-1 green fees so it was a bargain at $21.60 each with a cart. Our tee time was 11:25 but they were running late so we got free buckets of balls and warmed up (wore out!?) on the driving range. It was cool in the morning but warmed up and I wished I hadn’t worn long pants.
We finished our round just in time to grab our drink bag and go to an afternoon dance as we already had tickets. We had to rehydrate and rejuvenate with a drink so we didn’t dance every dance as usual.
Then we took Dwayne & Sue to the Chinese buffet that we like so well. They also enjoyed it and were happy that we introduced them to it.

Nov 10th – Thurs
Terry left to play golf with Ron, Mike & Bob at 7:30 and I left for golf at 7:50. I played the short Dreamland course with 6 others and Terry played Las Colinas. Most of my group had breakfast afterwards and Terry’s foursome stopped for burgers & beer.
After Terry & group returned, we visited with Ron & Terri and Mike & Susie. Then Dennis & Gloria and Moe & Trish arrived for a BBQ. The park was having a steak fry but we decided we didn’t want to go since we have been to 2 since we have been here and one was not very good. Ron & Terri came over later and said the steak fry was a huge mess with too many tickets sold (there is a large shuffleboard tournament going on here all this week) and not enough organization. The baked potatoes weren’t done (same as the first one we went to!) and they ran out of cookies for dessert (definite no-no!). At our BBQ, everyone brought & cooked their own meat, Gloria brought perfectly baked potatoes and Trish made a yummy salad so we had a great meal.
Dwayne & Sue came over and Dwayne played his guitar & sang. We persuaded them to bring over the meat that they were going to BBQ at home and they joined us for dinner. They left early as Dwayne is a hockey fan – yes, they are Canadians – and there was a game on at 8:30.
We had a couple of buddy burners going and someone reported that we had a fire so Kevin (manager) stopped by to see what was going on. As soon as he saw the buddy burner he said we were fine and to continue having fun.

Nov 11th – Fri – HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BOB!
Birthday boy Bob is my brother so I had a nice long phone chat with him this morning. Stephanie stopped by for a visit and then I got a haircut at the salon here in the park. We went for a bike ride and chatted with a few people.
At 3:30 we went to Larry & Julie’s for a gathering to welcome their friends Terry & Tina. Unfortunately, the couple that Terry & Tina were riding with from the airport got lost so we had to leave before they got there to have dinner at Moe & Trish’s. Julie invited quite a few people so we got to visit with everyone before we left.
Trish made a great dinner and we had our usual fun time with them.

Nov 12th – Sat
After coffee and some computer “work”, we rode over to see Terry & Tina at Julie’s. On the way back we saw what we thought was a line for the hamburger fry but found out there weren’t many people in line at all so we propped our bikes against a wall and had lunch. The hamburger fry was $6 each and included a burger, fried onions, all the other toppings, baked beans, chips, a can of pop and an ice cream bar. Ernie & Dianne arrived just as we were finishing so we stayed and talked with them as they ate.
We did some shopping and then rode our bikes to see Moe & Trish. Dennis & Gloria came over to say goodbye to Trish and then Moe & Trish’s neighbors Bill & Linda joined us for “men outside”, “ladies inside”. When we got back, Ron & Terri invited us over for mango & vodka and we were joined shortly by Mike & Susie. I made a quick dinner and we went to a dance with the Needham Twins providing great music. We sat with Dennis & Gloria and Ron & Terri. Moe & Trish, Ernie & Dianne and Dwayne & Sue were also there but across the room. There were a couple of line dances with the floor filled with dancers including some beginners from the Monday night class. The good thing about dancing nearly every dance is that it doesn’t leave much time for drinking! The bad thing it that drinking makes you thirsty!
When the dance ended at 10, Terry invited Ernie & Dianne, Ron & Terri, Dwayne & Sue and Margaret & Lou (line dance instructors) over for a nightcap. To our surprise it was raining when we left the ballroom. Oh well, we all got cozy under the awning and had a great time until midnight.