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time for Terry this morning before going for a bike ride. We and
Duane & Sue are going to stay overnight at the Apache Gold Casino
& Hotel so the weekly motorcycle riders decided to ride there and
have lunch. Twelve bikes with 14 riders pulled out at 11:45. It is
a large group to keep together so we had to pull over to regroup a
couple of times. Three of the bikers left the group for a different
destination.
By
the time we parked and got to the restaurant, the buffet was closing
in 10 minutes (at 2:00) so we all ordered from the menu. It took a
long time to get our mediocre food. Duane & Sue were delayed by
a pool tournament and arrived just before we got our food. They had
a quick lunch before leaving home so they had a drink while we ate.
We got our bags and registered at the hotel. Sue asked for a room
close to ours and we ended up with adjoining rooms so we sat and had
a drink before going back to the casino.
My
allowance was going down fast before I hit a couple of machines that
gave everything back – and then some. Terry was doing OK with ups
& downs. We went back to the grill for a a late dinner since we
discovered that the steak house was a 5 minute walk away. Again not
bad but not special food. I lost my “then some” money after
dinner!
Dec 11th –
Thurs
We
had coffee before heading back to the casino and Duane & Sue
joined us there a while later. No choices so we went back to the
grill for breakfast where we used points on our casino cards to
reduce the cost of the meal. Too bad I also lost the rest of my
allowance but Terry didn't!
We
checked out of the hotel just before 11 and hit the road. Really
nice weather and we only had to zip our jackets all the way up when
we climbed up a bit.
We
stopped at Superstition Views (upscale RV resort owned by CalAm) on
the way back and went through several model homes. They are modular
homes (not park models) that are finished outside once they are set
on the lots. They are 14, 16 or 18 feet wide and 45 feet long so
feel very spacious. They are set on lots wide enough to customize
with a double driveway or single driveway and motor home parking.
Unlike park models you can add almost anything – second
bedroom/bath, garage, shop, breezeway, covered motor home parking -
and even a rooftop patio. Very interesting and a fun thing to do.
I
have a cold – again!!! - so I stayed home when Terry went to MCY.
I needed to rest a bit since we went to John & Gloria's for
dinner at 6. We had a great dinner and a lovely evening. Terry put
a hurt on a bottle of Scotch that John bought for him so I drove him
home on the motorcycle.
Dec 12th –
Fri
I
coughed a lot last night but we had things to do so had to carry on.
We went shopping – Costco for coffee, WalMart for groceries, a
crock pot, and cough medicine – before stopping at 5 'n Diner for a
late breakfast. Back home I started a pot of split pea soup for a
“Soupfest” dinner hosted by Larry & Suz.
Again
I stayed home to rest & finish the soup while Terry went to the
courtyard. I had everything ready to load in the truck when he got
back and we went to Larry & Suz's party in the Fiesta ballroom.
They had round tables set up & decorated, Suz was a great elf and
Larry looked very dapper in shirt, slacks and a Christmas apron.
There were 60 guests to attack about 15 crock pots of soup, salad,
bread & crackers. Of course we started with appetizers and ended
with dessert. Then it was time to draw numbers for the $10 gifts
brought by each couple with the usual opportunity to steal an opened
gift. Everyone got into the spirit with oohs & aahs as a gift
was opened and suggestions about which gift to steal. Since we
started at 5 we were home around 9. My cough medication worked
great!
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