Wrapping up another day of enjoyment with Lynn and Linda, with an edge-of-our-seat football game! Not playing football, but watching it on TV. Last night the Packers won in a nail-biter in the last seconds of the game and the Jaguars lost tonight in overtime, the tie-breaker being a field goal by the Bills. Rats! It was a good, fun game to watch, that’s for sure!
Our dinner was at church, Mexican Fiesta fare, prepared by our congregation’s resident chefs, Mike ‘n Mike. While normally I do not eat much from the menu, I did try a few things and came away full. Starting with the nacho chips, which were good, and others ate with corn salsa, and finishing with Snickers Pie! No, you are right, that pie is not Mexican at all but truly was delicious.
The appetizer was a cream cheese, shrimp, and crabmeat wonton, with Mexican seasoning. I was going to give Lynn mine since I don’t eat shrimp, but Judy C. served me wontons made especially for me, with no seafood in them! In fact, I got three when the others got only two! Yes, I am spoiled, make no mistake about that! The rest of the entrees were dirty rice (delicious!), burritos, refried beans, and empanadas. I tried all the items as coaxed by Lynn, and even liked the beans. All the rice was eaten by me, some of the beans, and a bit of the burrito. One of the empanadas was enough for me, but not because it tasted badly, but because I was stuffed!
We had several guests from Christ, Keystone Heights, but none from Victory because Pastor H. told me he dropped the ball on posting the notice or including it in the service folder. They were in the process of losing their Staff Minister/Secretary and this notice fell through the cracks. We had seats for them, in case they came! Even the children had a special meal just for them, with cheese quesadillas and apple-filled empanadas. I would have loved to see all the seats filled but loved to see the folks we did have!
The first part of the day was spent watching the news, tracking Hurricane Irene’s movement and the preparations being made for her arrival. I am so thankful to the Lord for sparing us in Florida and pray that those up north remain safe as well. For about five hours, we ladies enjoyed outdoor time, in the pool or around it. Linda, who is an avid reader, read much of the time, and I stayed much of the time in the water, although I do find the water quite chilly for my taste. The air temp was around 100 degrees above zero so I kept my body as exposed to the warm air as I could.
Usually I paddle around the circumference of the pool with my arms and shoulders above water but yesterday I rested on the edge of the pool with my legs and back catching rays as well. We had our lunch alfresco with Sylvia working alone in the cabana. She handled the situation well, no big rushes, but nice steady business most of the time we were out there.
Friday, as I mentioned, we watched the Packer game on TV but earlier, as the photos attest, was the picnic dinner. Earlier in the afternoon, Judy C. joined us ladies at the theater to watch “The Help”. I was in tears during the previews already so it was that kind of day for me! What a good movie it is! Might consider going again, as this was Judy’s second viewing of it. Linda pushed and pushed to finish the book before we left for the movies, and she did it! I will continue reading it as well, since they say much is omitted from the movie version. So sad that people were treated that way during my lifetime, but I guess it’s true in every lifetime. There was none of that in my hometown, to my knowledge, other than the ‘differences’ between the northsiders and southsiders! Martie tells me about the people from the other side of the tracks where she grew up…same race, but different economic background. From what she reported to me, she was the one from the other side! Interesting!
