Monday was the ladies lunch at Buddy V’s, a very nice Italian restaurant. The lunch special was soup or salad, a pasta and a cannoli. I had tomato bisque soup since salads and I don’t get along, ravioli and a chocolate cannoli that I took home to Ted. I thought the food and service were great And Ted really liked the cannoli.
I played mahjong on Tuesday, and on Wednesday, Trudy, Eileen and I went to Weslaco to visit the stores that provided the clothes for the fashion show. Using my model’s discount I bought a pair of shoes, a Christmas gift, 3 tops, 2 capris and a baby book for Cece because she doesn’t have one yet.
I needed a day to take it easy so I skipped the weekly breakfast and just stayed close to home on Thursday except to take the baby book and DVD for Sam to the post office. Friday we both got haircuts and I played mahjong.
We decided to go to the Don Wes flea market on Saturday. But before that I got up early and drove to the Weight Watcher meeting and got weighed but didn’t stay. I am back to the weight noted on 11/1 which was before Ireland, Michigan and the holidays so I again have my small cushion under goal. I will not have to go again until we get home in March. My 19 month record of staying within 2# under to 2# over stands! An entertainer we enjoy was performing at the pavilion so we sat down for a bit in the sunshine. Ted bought a mopping brush to clean the cars and RV and I bought racks to hold dominoes because I keep knocking mine over, plus two greeting cards.
We came home for a bit and then went to Mass. The crowd has increased since the second wave of visitors arrived 2/1. Starting 3/1 the exodus will begin. The further north you live, the longer you hang out down here. Minnesota folks are the last to leave. Canadians can only be gone for six months or lose their medical coverage so they watch the calendar closely. We plan to get home around 3/23 or so.
We headed to our new pizza place where they hand toss a custom made pizza allowing you to choose your crust, sauce, cheese and toppings. Then it goes in the oven called the Beast and circles around until baked. When we got up to leave Ted addressed an older Hispanic man who had arrived with his family in tow. When the man said yes they were his children and grandchildren Ted told him they were going to stick him with the bill. He laughed and said they already had. They asked where we were from and what we do while here in Mission. After chatting he gave us his card in case we ever had a problem or needed help. He was the mayor! We kept the card.
Then we were off to see Jason Coleman, the piano playing grandson of Floyd Kramer, Nashville’s most famous pianist. We met John and Vivienne, plus John’s brother and sister-in-law at Bentsen Grove along with Tom and Eileen. Jason does such a great show that we have enjoyed it three years in a row. I will happily see him again next year God willing.
I finally went to the laundromat on Sunday. There are large washers and dryers so I can use three for white, colors and darks, all washing at the same time. I do the same with three dryers. When the first stops, if I have something not completely dry, I toss it into the last one that has an extra 10 minutes on it. The second one stops just as the folding of the first is done. If I find something damp, it goes in the last dryer. Anything like bath mats or jeans that still aren’t dry get taken home and laid on the table in the coach house to finish drying. Then I am done for two weeks!
This week we have our DRV Mobile Suites luncheon at Smoking Oaks BBQ in Mercedes. We will go to Mexico after lunch to pick up Ted’s eyedrops. We probably won’t go back then until Gerre and Barry come down.
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