Jan 4th to 6th - Mesa

Jan 4^th – Sat

We shopped for storage containers at Big Lots & KMart this morning, had some lunch and stopped for groceries.  On the way back, we stopped at the toy hauler to drop off the purchases and made sure they fit.  I stayed home to put away groceries and start dinner while Terry went to the courtyard for a while to listen to music.

We went to a dance in the evening.  The band was “Saguaro Sunset” and was very good.  The tables were still not nearly full but the dance floor was busy.

Jan 5^th – Sun

We went to the Mesa Marketplace this morning, wandered a couple of aisles and bought a few items.  We stopped for a burger for lunch and headed home.

We rode our bikes to the Fiesta ballroom to see if Larry & Suz needed help setting up for a party but our timing was good (!?) and they had things under control.  I tried to load some music on our tablet but didn’t have enough time and just got frustrated.

We packed up food & drink, went back to Fiesta shortly after 3 and found quite a few friends sitting by the pool enjoying the sunshine.  Some people actually went in the pool & hot tub.  We had snacks outside and then everyone moved inside for dinner at 5:30.  Larry & Suz provided ham and everyone else brought good food to go along with the ham. 

We taught a few people how to do the Ziggy and “Stroll Along Cha Cha” line dances after dinner.  It was an inspired idea of Suz’s to reserve the Fiesta ballroom for the party as it cools down quickly when the sun disappears.  A kitchen is located right off the main room which was perfect for prep & cleanup.

 

Jan 6^th – Mon

Dennis picked me up in his golf cart this morning to go to a Facebook class at the computer center.  When I got back about 11, I found a note from Terry saying he had gone to the “Country Store” at the ballroom so I went and found him.  I made lunch and we decided to tackle a small project in the 5^th wheel.

We have a small wardrobe closet in the slide beside the bed which we used mainly to hang heavy jackets and store bottles of water.  We decided a while ago to put in shelves for shoe storage.  We emptied the closet, took measurements and headed to Lowe’s for have shelves cut.  As we were browsing the aisles, we saw a plastic shelf unit that would fit perfectly – almost! – and bought it instead.  We cut down 2 sets of legs, put the shelf together inside the closet and loaded it up.  Quickest project ever!

We went to visit Ernie & Dianne and then went to the courtyard.  When our table was in shade, we joined a group by the pool which was still in sunshine.  It was very nice that Suz insisted I take some leftovers home last night as it made for an easy dinner.