Mar 9th to 11th - Mesa

Mar 9th – Fri
We loaded our bikes and Ron & Terri’s bikes into the truck and joined Dennis & Gloria and Rick & Vi for an outing. We drove to Tempe, rode our bikes part way around Tempe Town Lake, stopped for lunch at an Irish pub & restaurant in Tempe and then rode the rest of the way around the lake. We actually rode further than we needed to as no one would stop to look at a map! Oh well, it was beautiful day for a ride (around 8 miles) and a good lunch.
Just before 5 we went to the courtyard where Larry & Julie were holding chairs for us to listen to music from 5 to 7. This is unusually late but there was a shuffleboard tournament and the players got to enjoy the music too.
Julie invited us to dinner and we were happy to accept her invitation. She had already fried pork chops and it didn’t take her long to add potatoes, stuffing, gravy and asparagus.

Mar 10th – Sat
We got to the laundromat fairly early and beat the crowd. When the laundry was done, we rode around the park to check out the patio sales – didn’t find anything that we had to buy. We stopped to see Rick & Vi and ended up having a beer with them.
Then it was time for some shopping. We started at Costco where we also had lunch and then picked up groceries at Safeway. We had lots of time to relax outside in the sunshine before I made dinner.
At 7 we went to a dance here at the park. We sat with Larry & Julie and at a table next to us were Dennis & Gloria, Ron & Terri, Ernie & Dianne and Mike & Susie. The band was good and we danced to nearly every song. Ron Smith gave us a private line dance lesson when the band took a break. It is a cha cha and we got a chance to try it later. I did fine but Terry struggled a bit. We will have to practice.

Mar 11th – Sun
We went to the Mesa Marketplace this morning with the intention of having breakfast there before we shopped. When we saw the long line for breakfast, we decided to shop first. As we came back down the aisle where breakfast is served, the line was much shorter so we fueled up and continued shopping. We had a list of items we needed and found all but one. On the way back we detoured to a Spencer’s store for a new toy for Terry.
I did some cleaning and dinner prep as we were having company for dinner. Terry puttered around and visited with people walking by. At 4, Rick & Vi came for dinner. We spent the evening outside – drinks & an appy, dinner, then sitting around a buddy burner. Mike & Susie dropped by on their way home and stayed for a while to enjoy the buddy burner – and the company of course!