Oct 20th to 22nd - Mesa

Oct 20^th – Sun

After we got laundry into the washers, I made breakfast and Terry cleaned up leaves that had blown onto our site.  When the laundry was done & put away, Gloria dropped by.  We didn’t have anything else planned so Terry asked if she & Dennis wanted to go to a casino.  We picked them up and went to Fort McDowell casino where we used a special where you get $40 slot play and a breakfast certificate for $25.

I didn’t do well, Terry didn’t lose all his money and D&G made $5.  D&G invited us in for a drink when we got back to their place.  We passed Patti riding her bike when we drove in so she joined us.  Of course “a” drink turned into a couple and Terry had to start the BBQ as soon as we got back so he wouldn’t have to cook steaks in the dark.

As we were getting dinner ready, we heard the distinctive sounds of fireworks and joined neighbors outside watching an impressive display that showed up over nearby roofs.  After dinner, Terry went across the street to join some other neighbors at Bill & Margie’s.  I wasn’t feeling super well so I went to bed & read instead.

Oct 21^st – Mon

We went to Costco this morning for the follow-up visit for my contacts.  I got the prescription and ordered new contacts.  Amazingly enough, there wasn’t anything else we needed to buy.

We stopped at the Waffle House for breakfast and were waited on by “the new guy” so it wasn’t the best choice.

We went to listen to music in the courtyard and ended up having a burger there for dinner.  I was still slightly queasy today so we took it easy this evening.

Oct 22^nd – Tues

Angie gave us a good workout at exercise class this morning.  There are more people attending each week as winter residents are streaming in every day.  We actually ate breakfast before I went to exercise class so before we ran some errands on our bikes, I made lunch while Terry went to buy dance tickets for November.

We spent quite a while inviting people to a gathering later this week and of course ended up visiting with them and some others as well.  Just after 3 we went to the courtyard and I took a break to get a haircut.

We were very happy to give Moe & Trish big hugs when they arrived at the courtyard just after the music finished.  They got here late this afternoon.  We stayed and chatted with them so we weren’t finished eating dinner when Jerry & Becky came by.  Terry had asked them over for cards but we ended up talking instead and enjoyed visiting with just one couple for a change.