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| Gonzales Super Burgers |
Even tho we are on a tighter than normal budget we seem to be as busy as ever.
One of our 1st treats was lunch at Gonzales burgers with our new friends from Burlington, Jack & Jeannie. One (16oz) burger and fries/onion ring combo is plenty for two (even for me, lol).
We share our time with Bean Bag Baseball, Thurs. & Sundays; Peter Piper Pizza* nite on Weds. (Not to often this year tho); Soup nite on Thursdays (Stuffed potatoes once per month); Bike to Breakfast* on Friday mornings, *subject to budget restrictions*. Occasionally there is entertainment on Tuesdays and Fridays and C/W dance every Saturday. We try to volunteer on entertainment nights so we can work for our admittance.
We are not active in any of the craft classes (Quilt, stain glass, woodworking) or other park Club activities, Red Hat, Texas Grandmas, Tai Chi, Exercise classes, shuffle board, pool hall, horseshoes, tennis, card games, etc.)
The 1st Responders group keeps us busy enough, we are on call all the time but have committed to be 'On Duty, 7AM Sat. till 7AM Sun'. These are the only 2 days you will see us 'out and about' at the ungodly hour of 7AM. Our Leader (Bless her) is a morning person and she calls the shots :-(
We have decided to allow ourselves on 'special' treat a month. January had three events and we were with on 'Kraft dinner', bread and water for the duration of the month (Just kidding). Besides Gonzales we went to an organized Basketball game and went to see John Segar, one of the top Winter entertainers in the RGV.
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| Paul & Jane |
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| There were about 58 of us. |
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| Menu |
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| Larry with his fish dinner |
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| We won the game in the last few seconds |
Our third treat was a night out with John Segar one of the top Winter entertainers in the RGV:
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| John Segar |
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| Entertaining on the floor |
John has been in the valley for only 3 years and he has been voted entertainer of the year several times. He has an awesome voice, intermixes with the audience (The women love him) and sang/played the music us seniors enjoyed. Sure glad we didn't miss his show. Of course Jane is in love with him too, along with Andre from the Vipers, seems to me she loved most of the players too!!
On Jan. 22 we got our mail envelope from home (Thank you Brian). Nothing much to get excited about as we finally got everything pre-paid or auto-payed. Brian, Jane's brother, forwards us an envelope about every 6 weeks.
We ended the month off with our annual 'Craft show' on Jan. 28th and on Jan. 30th I attended a 5 hour 'First Aid Course' thru the 1st Responders group, compliments of the 'ALAMO Fire Department'. Jane missed this one and to bad for her because she would have fallen in love with 'John the Fireman' too, lol!!!
On the 31st we had a full day, Jane went on an all day 'ROPA' adventure with a bunch from the park. Then we wnet to Soup night and then topped off playing Bean bag Baseball. Safely home by 10PM.
Jane showed me what she got for spending $10....including lunch, if you would believe. ROPA is a warehouse where clothing is packaged in bales and opened in one hug mountain of products. Each bundle is a mixture of unsorted 'stuff', kids, ladies, men, shirts, coats, pants, underwear, shoes, wedding dresses, bedding...everything. When you check out you pay by the pound, usually 30/35 cents/lb, she said one warehouse was $1 but didn't know why? Most of the stuff is new and donated from manufacturers as maybe defective so you have to be careful. Jane got a beautiful sweater with a stain that she was able to launder out easily, a dress, blouse, chesterfield cover and a stuffed toy for Daisy.
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| Feb. 6, 2013 |
I held off updating this because our February treat was going to see 'Cirque du Soleil' - (QUIDAM). I was somewhat disappointed because of all the hype about the organization, it was good but basically just a well performed circus act.
On Tuesdays the park sponsors a Jam Session which is open the all those that have talent, an instrument and the nerve to preform in front of a live audience. I have yet attended one of these but have heard that they are quite entertaining. Sometimes 'professionals' show up, just for fun and practice. Jane has attended a few and last week she actually got up and sang a song. I was out of the park and when I went to meet her there.......she had just sat down from doing her performance ..damn bad timing. People kept coming bye and complimenting her on a job well done. At the break an old timer that had played with Jim Reeves made a special trip over to congratulate her on her song and presentation, we were impressed. Damn, so sorry I missed it, had my camera with me too!
Our friends from our old park in Lindsay (Alpine RV Park) are down here in a nearby park for Feb. and March. We promised to take them to our local Hispanic Flea Market (Our favourite) sometime this month. It's a good 4 hours for entertainment and bargaining. We got Jane 'Keurig' machine there for $10, a second one for $15 last year and this year she got and upgraded model for $25. It's good for Tea or Coffee. We are looking forward to entertaining them there and visit a local Mexican Restaurant before calling it a day.
Recently, at the Alamo F.M. we found a bike that fits Jane and she can ride with confidence. Get this, it was brand new and has 15 gears and all he wanted was $45. We emptied my wallet and Jane's purse and he accepted $42.50. We were able to sell her other 2 bikes for what we paid for them. Another 'Happy' ending.
Until next time 'Adios Amigos'
