Wow! The middle of November already, which means
we’ve been here almost a month and a half. Time flies… And Thanksgiving is
here!
Temperatures were quite comfortable all week with
lows in the high 50s to low 60s and highs in the mid-80s. That is until a cold
front went through on Friday night that dropped temps quite a bit. It was 53
Saturday morning when we got up, and just 48 on Sunday morning. Brrr! I know
that to many of you these temperatures are nothing—but here in south Texas,
it’s cold!
Dick worked 5 days this week, putting in his time at
the office. I kept busy with Yoga on Monday and Wednesday, Stitch & Bitch
on Tuesday (this week there were 10 gals who got together to work on plastic
mats for the homeless!), and Pilates on Thursday. (Friday was a day of rest.)
Happy hour on Monday was at Gary and Pam’s—12 of us
got together to chat, laugh, and really just to enjoy each others company. Later that evening we
all got together there again around a campfire to enjoy the Super Moon. Beautiful!
Dick spent time doctoring on Tuesday, just getting
checkups. He’s good! In between visits he worked. I managed to keep busy with
Stitch & Bitch (A LOT of stitching was going on; crocheting with “plarn” is
not easy! For those of you who don’t know what plarn is, it’s a medium made
from plastic shopping bags, joined together and then crocheted into many
different items). Later that day, I attended a Rockport Tours informational
meeting getting details on what they offer. (We’ve decided to take advantage of
a few of their day trips, but more on that in later blogs.) After that was an
hour of Wii bowling, and then pizza at Panjo’s with 15 friends. Yummy stuff!
Dick and friend Gary went to nearby Lamar and Goose
Island State Park to photograph birds and butterflies. They did see doves, a titmouse,
cardinal, hummingbird, white pelicans, butterflies, and whooping cranes.
While at Goose Island State Park he videotaped the Queen butterflies doing a little dance. We haven't figured out what it means...
While they were gone I enjoyed our Yoga class with
15 of my friends. Uff-da!
Later that day, Dick rode his motorcycle about 50
miles around the area. The day was so beautiful he couldn’t stay home! He found
more birds: spoonbills (the most he's ever seen in one place at one time!), sandpipers and ibises.
That evening we had our weekly dinner at the
clubhouse. This week was sausage and peppers, salad and lemon bars. Yum-Yum!
Oh, and that night Dick won $8 playing Texas Hold ’em! Whoopee!
Thursday was another work day for Dick, and Pilates
for me. Feelin’ good! Happy hour was at Gary and Pam’s again (they have a
larger patio that is perfect for these get-togethers). We
also cheered the return of friend Prescott, who had been in the hospital for
almost 2 weeks. (He’s on his way to being healthy again.) That evening Dick and I
learned a new game, Fastrack, taught us by new friends Tony and Erma. It took
us all evening to play 1 game! Oh, the women beat the men! That same evening the clubhouse is full of folks playing Bingo, and quite a few guys playing pool. The photo shows just 4 guys playing, but there were 8-10.
After breakfast at Whataburger Friday morning, Dick
and I did laundry and then washed the truck. So glad we did that—we had a
deluge that afternoon! Dick was walking through the park to photograph birds in
the back ponds when he was caught in the rain. Thunder, lightning, wind and
lots of rain… He did see lots of birds and turtles.
We spent happy hour at the clubhouse and then went
to dinner at Crab-N Seafood Restaurant on the way to Aransas Pass. Twenty of us enjoyed
10 lbs. of fresh fish (caught by David and Marihelen and their daughter Krista) prepared
in a variety of ways and served with sides of our choice. What a wonderful
evening! Friends, food, fellowship…
Dick worked Saturday, returning home for dinner
before we headed to the clubhouse for an evening of music and entertainment by
Jef (with one “f”) Wilson and Deb—the Riptones. What a wonderful time! 2 hours of
music and laughter.
We were entertained
with almost all genres of music. Click here to listen to a sample the Riptones singing Amarillo by Morning
Sunday we attended First Baptist Church of Rockport;
Pastor Scott began his Christmas message series, “God with Us: Light and Life”.
(He said that if Walmart could display Christmas stuff before Halloween, he
could start his Christmas series before Thanksgiving! Ha!) Pastor’s message was
taken from John 1:1-14; this passage describes Jesus’ startling transition from
being with God to taking on his human attributes. The key to a vital Christian
life is the personal reality of Christ’s presence; do we really believe Jesus
left the Father’s presence to find us? Here’s the link to his messages:
fbcrockport.net/sermons
After church we went to breakfast at JJ’s Little Bay Cafe in
downtown Rockport. Dick had sour dough French toast and sausage; I had the
traditional 2-egg breakfast with bacon and cottage fries. Good stuff! Part way
through breakfast friends Bonnie and Jerry walked in, so we had them join us.
We chatted for almost an hour through both breakfasts; such good friends. And,
good food!
After a stop at Walmart to pick up items needed for
Thanksgiving dinner, we headed home. Dick worked for a few hours, and I spent a
bit of time with David and Marihelen, and Pam. At 2:00 Dick and I went to the
clubhouse for the ice cream social, and to play Pegs & Jokers with friends
Bill and Carole, Bob and Sharon, Alice and Patty. Unfortunately, the guys took
both games. Never fear, ladies, the gals will rebound!
At 4:00 we all headed to Bonnie and Jerry’s for
happy hour with 18 of our friends. Again—good friends, good times. We’re so
happy to be here!
That’s it for this week. We continue to find things
to fill our days and sometimes our evenings. The perfect place for us!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving,
RJ and Gail
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