Pretty
lazy morning & a bit of shopping in the early afternoon. At 4 we
went to Bruce & Ann's for dinner – along with 26 other good
friends! After drinks & otherwise enjoying the great AZ weather,
we were served an excellent “All American” dinner featuring
Sloppy Joes and Mac & Cheese. We are so lucky to have such
amazing friends!!
Nov 13th – Thurs
Terry
played golf with the guys and I joined a group at Greenfield Lakes
GC. It is a short course that we played earlier this year. The
greens were very fast so it was an adjustment for all of us. I did
fairly well and even parred one of the 2 par 5's.
I
went to the courtyard to have lunch with Terri & Dar. We decided
to stay there to save the table for later as lots of people were
starting to arrive for the Manager's Happy Hour which started at 3.
The
Happy Hour was held in the ballroom and the courtyard. Both areas
had a band and were full of tables. There were also food tables set
up in the ballroom. Beer, wine & soft drinks were free from 3 to
5. We had to sign up ahead of time and get a free ticket for the
food so they could calculate how much food was needed. It was
reported that 920 people attended the function but there could have
been more as the count was from the food tickets.
Nov 14th –
Fri
I
tried to find a document to plan a dinner and realized that it was
done in Print Shop on our old computer so we dug out our old computer
and then figured it was 2 computers ago. We couldn't find the last
one so Terry went to look in the toy hauler. In the meantime I found
the computer – in the computer bag of all places!! Now we started
to look for Print Shop to load on the newest computer. We looked
everywhere – including places it should never have been – and
couldn't find it. But Terry did toss out a bunch of old, useless
junk that I have been trying to get rid of for a while. It is
amazing how long something like this can take.
Terry
went to the courtyard to listen to music while I finished updating &
printing and then I joined him. The music wasn't the best but we did
a couple of line dances. Then we actually had a quiet evening.
Nov 15th –
Sat
The
park had patio sales today and we signed up to try to get rid of a
few items so we were setting up about 8. We sold the few most
expensive items, gave away a couple of things, tossed some items and
put the rest aside for later action. Of course Terry had to take the
motorcycle to check out other sales. When we were done, we both took
off on the bike to see what still remained – not much! We stopped
and chatted to a couple with a CanAm (staying in Mesa Regal) and
their friends who are here in VVV.
About
10 Neil (& Robin) called to finalize plans for a trip to a casino
later. They asked a couple of weeks ago (when we were all partying)
if we wanted to go. Of course Terry said yes and I told Robin we
would talk more about it later – which never happened – so I am
happy they reminded us a few hours before departure time! Robin had
free rooms & tickets for a County music show so we packed an
overnight bag and followed them to the casino. We needed 2 cars as
we were playing golf on Sunday.
We
had a great time! Thanks again Neil & Robin! We had appies
after we checked in about 4, gambled a bit and then went to the
outdoor show. We had wristbands to get into a VIP area, 4 drink
tickets each and vouchers for food which the guys used. Music was
provided by several young, new artists and not really our cup of tea
but it was a fun experience. Then it was time to get down to some
serious slot play! I was lucky and won enough money to keep us both
going for the rest of the night. Robin had more food comps so we
had decided to have dessert which we did at 11:00. Neil actually
joined us which was a good thing since we ordered 3 fabulous
desserts! We finally called it quits at 2, Terry was asleep 4
seconds after his head hit the pillow and I couldn't get to sleep
even after reading for ½ hour.
Nov 16th – Sun
We
had to get up early to get to the golf course for our 8:40 tee time.
With light weekend traffic it didn't take us as long as we expected
so we had lots of time. Today was the group organized by Dar so
Terry & I played with Jac & Karen. I haven't played with
Terry for quite a while so it is a nice change. The only thing I
don't like about playing with “long hitters” is looking for
errant balls!
Most
of the group went for lunch at the Hub - a sports bar very close to
the golf course. Dar arranged for a private dining room which is a
nice way to accommodate a larger group. The food was good and a
Bloody Mary for $2 was very affordable.
We
stopped at Costco on the way back to get a new step stool. We saw
one at Ron & Terri's and figured we had to have one too! Of
course we had to get a few other items. By the time we put stuff
away we were pretty much done for the day. It didn't take Terry long
to have his first nap while playing computer games.
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