Mar 22nd to 25th - Mesa

Mar 22^nd – Sat

Leftover doughnuts with coffee this morning.  Dave & Phyllis took their time packing up as they were only going to Yuma today.  Of course this made for several informal chat sessions in the street.

We went to the courtyard for lunch.  Since it was Saturday there were only 2 choices – pulled pork sandwich or sloppy joe – but they filled the hole.  Music today was Curtis from 1 to 3.  I left a bit early to get dinner on the stove.  We all had to gather in the street when Dennis & Donna parked their “new to them” motor home.  They had been moving stuff all day so we quickly left them to crash.

We went to a dance with Rare Collection providing rock ‘n roll music.  We must have been in a different mood the last time they played as we enjoyed them more previously.  The small crowd reflected the fact that lots of people have left already.

Mar 23^rd – Sun

We all gathered to hug goodbye to Brad & Clare this morning.

We loaded Larry & Barb, Darlene and Terri into the truck and went to Filly’s at 10:30.  We went early because North Star was playing and it was going to be crowded with a lot of Val Vista people.  We were almost late!  We borrowed an umbrella from a table and got a table at the end of some VVV friends.

As usual with a big crowd, the service was pretty slow.  We ordered lunch & beer and settled down to having fun.  The dance floor was very crowded so we only danced a bit.  The sun was getting very hot so we left at the first break around 2.

We went to a Farewell Happy Hour at 4 hosted by Wayne & Ruth.  It was held in their neighbor’s carport so we had shade.  We met a lot of new people.  As we were riding home from there, we went past a gathering at Dennis & Donna’s so we had to go back to see the new MH and have a drink.

Mar 24^th – Mon

Terry played golf this morning and I stayed in bed to finish a book.  My cold/crud/whatever is getting better but I figured a very lazy day would help with the recovery so that is what I did – next to nothing!  When Terry got back we went to the courtyard to listen to music.  Terry did some line dances but I continued my “forced” inactivity.

I had put a roast in the crock pot and added a leftover carrot salad for a very easy dinner.

Mar 25^th – Tues

We went to Ft McDowell casino for one more time with Don & Susan.  We started with breakfast and then all hit the slots.  I am getting closer to quitting gambling (!!), Terry took longer to lose his allowance, Don did fairly well and Susan had to get out of the smoke before she lost too much.

We went for groceries and I put everything away and made a Salsa Salad.  Before I could join Terry at the courtyard he came back to put up the awning as there was a severe weather warning on the phones.  A wind storm was heading our way.  When we got back to the courtyard, workers started folding up all the table umbrellas and the band quit a bit early in case sand accompanied the wind.

It all turned out to be less than advertised so we stayed with a group at the courtyard until I had to get back to start dinner.  After dinner we went to the final line dance lessons where we reviewed a lot of dances.  For the first time since the fall, it was warmer outside than in the ballroom when we left.