Category Archives: Holidays

We love all of the holidays becuase it means we get to see the kids and grand kids and great grandkids

Alpine Village Was Wild Tonight

Posted on Monday, January 17, 2011 by Paul

The day started out with WORK!  Rolling Christmas down to Dave’s house.  55 large plastic containers of Christmas. Herbie and Irene Silverstein joined us tonight for a great dancing evening.  We tripped the light fantastic and almost everyone else on … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Christmas Tree, See You Next Year

Posted on Saturday, January 8, 2011 by Paul

We did some chores this morning, Sue got her hair cut and we went to Preveza for an early lunch!  Then we attacked that tree… All 14 feet of it.  Down it came and in four and a half hours, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Was Slow… For Us

Posted on Sunday, January 2, 2011 by Paul

We went to church and it was excellent this morning… Good messages.  On the way home we got new printer cartridges and then printed out 50 copies of the “Topper’s Topics” for our dance club.  They are now ready to … Continue reading →

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New Years Day… Time To Unlax!

Posted on Saturday, January 1, 2011 by Paul

We got up and aimed for the front room where we watched the Rose Parade.  We finally got to moving and decided to go to Old Ranch for the yearly hamburger.  It was super!  We sat over there in front … Continue reading →

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We Tried Golf But It Was Wet And Cold

Posted on Friday, December 31, 2010 by Paul

We got up early and headed for Old Ranch to play golf.  We had a super breakfast with a breathtaking view of the mountains in the distance.  It should have been a clue about the weather outside.  Join us for … Continue reading →

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Quick Trip North

Posted on Thursday, December 30, 2010 by Paul

We did one of our quick-trips to San Jose (Saratoga) where we stay overnight and visit with the Porters and then the next day to Stockton to have lunch with Aunt Kaye.  It’s about 1000 miles in total.  On the … Continue reading →

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A Visit With Kat & A Walk Through Naples

Posted on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 by Paul

We visited Kat today and brought her truffles, her favorite.  Join us for the fun! We headed for home in order to join up with everyone at 4:30 for dinner at Preveza. After dinner we headed for the beach to … Continue reading →

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TV Movie Time

Posted on Monday, December 27, 2010 by Paul

We watched two movies this evening, the first was “Elf” which came out in 2003.   Summary:  After inadvertently wreaking havoc on the elf community due to his ungainly size, a man raised as an elf at the North Pole is … Continue reading →

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Kinda Hard To ‘Splain

Posted on Monday, December 27, 2010 by Paul

So… We are gathered together at Alpine Village  the evening we were presented with Candy Dog by Candy!  All was doing well and everybody was dancing up a storm. Carri and Donna decide to dance and trade some dance secrets.. … Continue reading →

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The Nutcracker And Old Ranch For Dinner

Posted on Sunday, December 26, 2010 by Paul

Christmas needs the Nutcracker so we went to Redondo Beach to see the performance.  It was super!  Please join us! We then VFR’ed to Seal Beach and enjoyed a riotous dinner with oodles of giggles with the same group and … Continue reading →

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