Not too much going on. I met friend Jody for lunch that turned into almost 4 hours of catching up. Good friends that don’t see each other often can jump right in where they left off as if no time has passed.
Our yearly kick off for Newcomers was last week so I went to see what, if anything, I wanted to sign up for. Well they have a new app system so we need to go into the app for each event every month and choose it versus the chair sending a reminder that it is time to send your RSVP. I did agree to help with the February Continental breakfast and told Sally to keep me on the list for 3-13. Not sure if that will work! I may miss a few things until I get the hang of the new system. So much on our phones and it drives me crazy.
Last week our internet went down and our remote wouldn’t work. We called and finally got a response that there were no outages in our area. So we scheduled a service call. The next morning we received another notice, Service has resumed in your area. Trying to talk to a person is futile. They kept giving me a website to visit. How, with no WiFi, was I supposed to do that? Like I said, drives me crazy. Traveling is also all on your phone. I created an album in my photos just for screenshots of emails so I can find it quickly. Must be my age catching up with me. I keep reminding my kids I learned to type on a manual typewriter in 1962 when there was no internet. Just bear with me!
CWJF Sustainers had a lunch outing this week. We were bussed to Craftex where they have beautiful decorative, holiday and floral items. I just cleared the garage of most all Christmas stuff but it was fun looking. They gave a lesson in making big bows. If I need a bow I give the ribbon to Irene and she makes them!
Lunch was at Brennen’s in Houston. We used to eat at their New Orleans location when we visited there every third year for conventions. It is one of the few restaurants serving turtle soup! It is restaurant month in Houston so we had 25 cent Cosmos and Martinis. They were small, low in alcohol but enjoyed by all.
Our last stop was a designer furniture store going out of business due to the owner developing Parkinson’s. I did buy a double pumpkin 🎃 decoration to sit on the front porch table between the two chairs.
I played cards with the ladies and we both played with our group at the country club. Other than that we have been home getting ready for a few trips, first one coming up is a bus tour in New England. I will knock off #47 and #48 of visited states (NH and VT).. Not sure I will ever make it to Nebraska and North Dakota!
Francine missed us! We still have trees and débris along some roadways from Beryl.
We have a busy (and hopefully a more interesting blog) between now and the end of October. CeCe is very excited about her trip on the Disney Wish! I will be flying to Fort Lauderdale to meet up with her, Kelly, Kristin and Cassie! Since I aged out on some excursions. I am “visiting” with the dolphins in Cozumel and riding a floating bicycle when we visit Castaway Cay, Disney’s private island. No plans whatsoever for November and December … yet!
