Monthly Archives: November 2014

Newport Harbor Elks Here We Come

Posted on Sunday, November 30, 2014 by Paul

Brian enjoys the Newport Harbor Elks as it reminds him of the pubs back “home”.  We met up with the Finchs and Thedens about 1:00 and danced until 5:00,  It was a rainy day in California. We wanted to check … Continue reading →

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Quiet Day Until The Evening Arrived

Posted on Saturday, November 29, 2014 by Paul

We relaxed all day and ended up at the Garden Grove Elks for dancing with the gang.  Brian showed up but notice no wine!

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Come To The Feuerzangenbowle

Posted on Friday, November 28, 2014 by Paul

We went to our annual Feuerzangenbowle st the home of the Thedens.  We had a wonderful time with friends and sharing the joy of the season. We departed with everybody else but made a short stop at the Garden Grove … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Was Super

Posted on Thursday, November 27, 2014 by Paul

We celebrated with family and friends at Old Ranch Country Club.  Join our celebration After dinner we visited Amy and Joe and family where Paul dove into a chocolate pie head first.  We then went to Luisa’s for a visit … Continue reading →

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Pre-Thanksgiving Visit To Disneyland

Posted on Wednesday, November 26, 2014 by Paul

We went to Downtown Disney and Disneyland today to make final arrangements for Christmas.  As usual, we started and ended up at Catal to have a drink and visit the staff.

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Busy Day… Worked At Home

Posted on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 by Paul

We took care of the Topper’s Dance Club invitations (about thee hours) and got them mailed.   We missed seeing Greg at Monday Night’s Malarkey’s rendezvous so we asked Greg to join us at Old Ranch where we did an informal … Continue reading →

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Great Day For Odd Activities

Posted on Monday, November 24, 2014 by Paul

We placed our order for Disneyland’s Holiday Tour for Christmas Eve.  We then headed to the hand surgeon to get a new cast and an update.   We rushed to Malarkey’s for an abbreviated Happy Hour with Irene before going to … Continue reading →

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We Went To Newport Harbor To Get Our Wine

Posted on Sunday, November 23, 2014 by Paul

We picked up our wine and did some dancing.  Will and Iris joined us and helped us load the wine into the cat (thumb is still busted).

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GG Elks… We Are Taking It Easy

Posted on Saturday, November 22, 2014 by Paul

The hand is still a little tender so we just went dancing as our daily entertainment.

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Slow Friday

Posted on Friday, November 21, 2014 by Paul

We went to the hand surgeon and it was determined that if the thumb bones do not move anymore relative to one another we can avoid surgery and let it knot with a cast.  Keeping our fingers cross. We wen … Continue reading →

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To The Car Dealer

Posted on Thursday, November 20, 2014 by Paul

Our Odssey was creamed… We loved that car… Only 60,000 miles on it and without a scratch!  We went to the Honfa dealer at 3:00 pm and drove out with a new Odssey Touring Elite at 5:00 pm.  The salesman … Continue reading →

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Broke!

Posted on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 by Paul

The thumb was not doing good so we went to the Doctor…  Thumb is crushed and broken.  We went to the orthopedic surgeon and he said after looking at the x-rays, you need a hand surgeon!

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Out Of Boeing; Out Of Business

Posted on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 by Paul

We had a great retirement luncheon with Cathy Garcia!  It was great to see many of the people we worked with for years.   Then Paul had an accident.  Paul went to Old Ranch to look for some keys in … Continue reading →

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Busy Is As Busy Does

Posted on Monday, November 17, 2014 by Paul

We began the day with lunch at PF Changs with Hannah at Fashion Island.  We got the annual Christmas shirts and visited the Apple store. From there we went to Disneyland and met up with Colleen, Jackie, and Cassie at … Continue reading →

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Birthdays & Jam Session

Posted on Sunday, November 16, 2014 by Paul

We celebrated Bob Duda’s and Mitch’s  49th birthdays at Old Ranch with family.  we then headed for home and freshened up to go to the Santa Ana Elks Jam Session!

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Seasons 52; Pippin; Starlighters – A Full Day

Posted on Saturday, November 15, 2014 by Paul

We went to Seasons 52 for lunch and then across the street to the OC Performing Arts Center to see Pippin.  The musical was interesting but lacked a storyline that was easy to follow. Summary:  Pippin is a Tony Award-winning … Continue reading →

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Another Day Of Golf And It’s Off To The Rondeliers

Posted on Friday, November 14, 2014 by Paul

We played golf with Charlotte, did a small Happy Hour and then headed to Altadena for a great evening of dancing. Join the fun!

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Garden Is Complete And Christmas Day Is A Go

Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 by Paul

We stayed around the house for a while today before doing some chores and having some fun!  The workers finished off the redesign of the garden today! We first went to The Olive Garden and had lunch with Connor, our … Continue reading →

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Golf, Friends, And Treadmill.. All Good Things

Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 by Paul

We played eighteen holes with James and Paul shot an 87.  Winter is here! It never got above 68 degrees.  We are going to adjust our tee times about 15 minutes earlier for the next couple of months! We did … Continue reading →

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Chores Day… Monday

Posted on Monday, November 10, 2014 by Paul

We had a busy morning with a new load of dirt arriving and our front gate getting welded by Ed Roberts.  Logan came over to see what was going on. The latch on top of the gate broke off (old … Continue reading →

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