Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Mar 13th to 18th - Mesa

Mar 13th – Thurs
I went to coffee & no doughnuts (accident with the delivery truck!) this morning with Terri & Sandi.  It was sponsored by the Camping World ambassadors who always raffle off nice prizes - Sandi won a tall director’s chair.
I sent Terry to the store for ingredients and put together a salad for tomorrow.
I got way behind on the blog so darned if I can remember what else we did today!!

Mar 14th – Fri
Oops, big gap this morning too!
We went to HH & pot luck at Bob & Sandi’s at 4.  They moved back onto 4th street at the beginning of the month just in time to have a farewell party.  Actually, they are not leaving right away.  Appies followed by pot luck dinner followed by Henry playing his guitar and singing – a recipe for a great evening.

Mar 15th – Sat
Terri joined us on our bicycles to check out patio sales this morning.  Even if you don’t buy anything it is lots of fun to chat with people everywhere you go which makes it take a long time to get around the park.  We also checked out a couple of park models that Brad & Clare have looked at to purchase.
We had leftovers for lunch and didn’t do anything exciting for a few hours.
We picked up Joe & Stella and Larry & Julie to go to the AZ Opry for a Rock ‘N Roll show which was every bit as amazing and entertaining as the other formats we have attended.

Mar 16th – Sun
We didn’t have to get up at the crack of dawn for golf today as there was a tournament before us and our first tee time was after 10.  We played a scramble which was good for me as I still have a cold and less energy.  Dennis played with us but Gloria was not feeling well this morning and had to cancel.  The whole group went to China City for a late lunch after golf. 
Dale & Sharon stopped for a chat – and a drink - then we finally had a lazy evening.

Mar 17th – Mon
Terry got up early and cleaned the motorcycle so I could decorate it for the St. Patrick’s Day parade at 10:00 here in the park.  Our entry was us, Bob & Claudia and Ralph & Elsie – the Cal Am Can Am Spyders.  We were near the end and finished just before 11.
The park provides a box lunch for all the parade participants so we headed to the Fiesta Ballroom where we had to wait for lunch to be delivered – oh well!  Our entry won for “Most Creative”.  I think everyone was just happy to see a new entry in the parade!  After lunch, Terry went to the courtyard to listen to Curtis and I stayed home and rested.
Larry & Barb hosted a corned beef dinner for a large group at 5:30.   Our circle of friends is getting a lot of use out of the party wagon this year.

Mar 18th – Tues
Terry went to the office this morning to make reservations for next season.
I am starting to dread laundry day.  I had everything sorted out & pretreated when Terry told me the Val Vista laundry was closed due to repairs for leaks.  So we went to Fiesta and only had to wait a few minutes to get 4 washers.  We went to McDonalds for a burger while the clothes were washing and also made a quick stop at Albertsons.
When we got back, there was only one drier available so we took the clothes to Val Vista thinking the driers would still be available.  Nope – the leak was in a gas line!  I had noticed a laundromat down Main Street a short ways so we went there to dry the clothes.
I just had time to put together a veggie plate and head to the bocce court for a farewell gathering hosted by Bob & Peggy.  We joined the end of the line to fill a plate with appies and finally relaxed for a bit.
Then it was back to the rig to pick up cookies and a drink and go to the ballroom for the end of season line dance lesson party.  It is a good thing we built up stamina from parties during the season!  I took videos of the dances rather than dancing as my energy was pretty much used up by now – yep, still coughing.  Terry joined a group across the street when we got back after 9:30 and I called it quits.

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