12/16/2018

Weekly Update 12/16/2018

There was a lot going on this week!

On Monday, The Lunch Bunch group met for happy hour at the Pacci bar at The Brice Hotel. It was nice, and I was surprised that a new couple in the group live in Building 5 at MP.

some of the group at the Pacci bar

Tuesday, I went to an open house at Summer Breeze, which is the senior facility I’m looking into. It was nice to see it as they celebrated a holiday (I doubt its as festive on the day to day basis). And then I went downtown to the Owens-Thomas House because they were hosting a small concert of Christmas carols by high school singers and a cup of hot Wassail in the garden. It was so pleasant to be outside there and enjoy the music while imbibing.

carolers on the back porch at the Owens Tomas House

Wednesday, I met Connie for lunch at Two Cracked Eggs, a place neither of had been to before and we were both impressed – the biscuits were so big, they almost didn’t fit in the take out containers we asked for! Then we took the water taxi to the Westin Hotel for the annual Gingerbread House display. It seems as if this is getting smaller and smaller every year, but some of the houses were amazing.

gingerbread Owens Thomas

gingerbread DH

gingerbread church

Santa's workshop

Connie & me

Thursday evening, Barbara and I drove out to the Botanical Gardens. They have their gardens lit with thousands of Christmas lights. I’d heard from others that it is wonderful, but had never been myself. I was not disappointed. It didn’t really compare to the one I remember in Hershey Park about 25 years ago, but it was quite impressive. And, unlike Hershey, there was no snow, but I saw pink Flamingos and orange trees.

lights everywhere

flamingos

an orange tree

a gazebo

Barbara & me

Friday after DH, I went to The 90. Not unusual, you might be thinking, but every holiday season, they host a free buffet for the “regulars”. Since I’m there every Friday, I’m a regular, and I didn’t want to miss this buffet. It was grand!

Saturday, Jane and I had tickets to The Journey, a pageant that Compassion Christian Church puts on every other year. I’ve been in other years, and have always been impressed. All participants become Jewish travelers, going to Bethlehem to pay taxes. But this year, they canceled because it was raining. I was not too disappointed to have no place to go Saturday night.    

I had a wonderful surprise when I went to the post office to pick up a package. Lisa and Dave had sent me a Spurs nutcrackers! It’s such a wonderful addition to my collection (and the Spurs had one tie and one win this week; good-bye Buffalo, hello Tottenham!) I’m beginning to think I might be carrying this nutcracker thing too far - I bought myself a pair of boxer shorts!

Eriksen

why can't my legs be as slim as the nutcracker?

Who died and left me Miss Congeniality? I had three parties on Sunday! I began with the BHS Board party at the lovely home of one of the Board members. Next, Barbara hosted a nice food fest at her condo for her friends, many of whom live at MP. And, lastly, there was a party downtown at a lovely Inn, owned by friends. All this partying meant I had to miss the Bills win. Luckily, I was home to watch the end of the Patriots’ game!

the BHS Board

at Barbara's

the Green Palm Inn