Jan 27th to 30th - Mesa

Jan 27^th – Mon

We were still in bed (7:40) listening to Ron & friends preparing to go golfing when Darlene tapped on our door and asked if Terry could golf as Ron Sr. was not able to go.  He said yes and had lots of time – 35 minutes – to get ready and have coffee.  So I had most of the day to putter around.

I sorted out the laundry and actually got around to doing it a couple of hours later.  In the meantime I caught up the blog – and forgot to post it!  I chatted with Larry B., Moe and Sue.  I picked up the mail and turned that errand into a little walk.  In other words, I had a nice relaxing day.

Terry got home around 3 so we made the bed with the clean bedding before going to the courtyard.  We moved to a firepit area when the music finished, then came home for dinner and a quiet evening.

Jan 28^th – Tues

Terry took Mike P with him to the place where Mike’s motorcycle trailer was made to talk to them about the modifications we need on the ramp on our toy hauler.  They had to come back to take measurements, made a trip to Harbor Freight and ended up being gone the entire morning.  I did household chores, backed up computer files and returned clean towels to the toy hauler to give me a little walk.

North Star was in the courtyard today so we went early and had lunch there.  The place was jammed as usual.  Duane mentioned a motorcycle ride tomorrow so we had to make a quick trip to WalMart since we won’t have time in the morning.  We picked up chicken at the deli for dinner.   We put groceries away, tossed packaged coleslaw with dressing and gobbled down dinner so we could get to line dancing lessons by 6:30.

When we got back from dancing, a happy hour(s) was still going on at Moe & Trish’s so of course we had to join the group.  People had been there for a while and it was getting cold so we were home just after 9.

Jan 29^th – Wed

We planned to go on a motorcycle ride at 11:30.  At 11:05, Mike & Susie called to ask if Terry could pick up a new patio set for them at Fry’s.  He unloaded ramps & golf clubs from the truck and made a quick trip to pick up & drop off the furniture.  We were only 1 minute late to join the other bikers at Chief’s site.  There were 10 bikes & 13 riders including Reese who is across from our storage spot and Russ & Joanne who have been here for nearly a month but we have not met them previously.

We went to San Tan Flats restaurant for lunch.  It is similar to Greasewood Flats with picnic tables and barrel fire pits for outside dining.  We split a yummy Patty Melt for lunch.  We took off our jackets for the ride back as it really warmed up.

We went to the courtyard to listen to the Brookharts and to line dance.  A few line dancers were there to get us & Terri started so we kept track of how many different line dances that we did and were pleased to see that we knew 10 dances.

We changed clothes and joined Dennis & Gloria at Moe & Trish’s for a drink before going to dinner.  Allan & Elva from across the street came over to chat.  Trish was the DD again in our truck to take the 6 of us to Carrabba’s for Italian food.  We were initially seated in a booth which was too snug so we moved to the bar to wait for a table. 

Terry & I chose 3 course specials and picked Shrimp Diablo as our appetizers which turned out to be a great choice.  There were enough for everyone to have a taste and they all agreed that the shrimp were delicious.  Just before we got our dinners, Vic & Jackie showed up for dinner after they saw a movie.  We were all surprised to see each other and luckily we were seated at a table for 8 so they joined us.

We returned to Moe & Trish’s for a nightcap and called it a night when Trish was fading.

Jan 30^th – Thurs

We were up early to hook up the toy hauler and take it for tailgate modifications.  I pulled the trailer and Terry rode the motorcycle – in 47 degrees! – to Queen Creek which is SE of Mesa.  The first thing the supervisor did was to flip the hitch on the truck to raise the front of the toy hauler by a few inches since our problems with loading are caused by too great an angle where the tailgate is hinged.

Terry bought ramps at Harbor Freight after the consultation on Tuesday but after trying them out we & they decided the ramps were not needed and they dug out a short, full width extension that they had in storage.  They needed some time to get the work done so we came home to get the receipt for the ramps, I made some breakfast and we returned the ramps.  When we got back more than 2 hours later, a mechanic was just attaching the new extension so we went to Total Wine for some “necessities”.  When we returned, the work was done so we loaded the bike, waited for the bill to be finished and came back to the storage area.  The bike came out flawlessly and Reese helped Terry back into the very tight spot.  By now it was nearly 4.

Terry went to the courtyard to listen to music and relax with a Scotch while I stayed home to relax with a book.  I showered & changed before Terry returned at 5 to do the same.  I gave him a much needed haircut and we were ready to pick up Brad & Clare to go to the AZ Opry.

We saw a county show tonight and as usual the food & show were superb.