Monthly Archives: December 2010

We Tried Golf But It Was Wet And Cold

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

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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The Town Christmas Forgot… The Movie

We stayed up to watch “The Town Christmas Forgot” on the Hallmark Channel.  Cute movie. Summary: An urban family that can’t seem to get along gets stranded in a remote, impoverished lumber town two days before Christmas. When they become … Continue reading

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A Visit With Kat & A Walk Through Naples

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

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

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

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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Christmas Day Was Great

We started the day with viewing the Thanksgiving Day Parade… We are Soooo far behind in TV viewing!  Then we saw The Christmas Story which is a mandatory.  Afterwords we headed for Panda Palace to sing Tra Ra Ra Ra … Continue reading

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Christmas Eve 2010 Was Magnificent

We left for Disneyland at nine and arrived early as traffic was lite.  We went to Catal for a small glass of champagne before proceeding to the Rainforest Cafe to meet up with Robin and Bob Duda.  We enjoyed a … Continue reading

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Museums And Dancing… A Good Thing

We headed for the Bower’s Museum in Santa Ana to see the Ben Franklin Exhibit.  Excellent and no one knew how much he did in such a short time.  Join the fun! From there we went to visit Jose and … Continue reading

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