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| Finally awake! I love the pictures where you can see her eyes. |
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| I think Sable likes this new addition! It is cold in Mildmay, but the mitts are because she scratches herself. |
We have been doing the usual things that you do in Palm Springs...Dalton has been golfing and playing Pickle Ball and taking Ballroom dancing lessons and I have been shopping and lunching with the Ladies and the other half of the Ballroom dancing.
January 22nd - the big 65th...
When we woke up we decided to go to Mexico for the day so we had to move quickly as it is about a 3 hour trip so by 8:00 we were on the road. We had a nice trip down, the weather was nice and we just enjoyed the trip. We arrived in Algodones at 11:00 where we met up with Bill and Carol-Leah Loran and Karen and Barry Fritz. We headed to the Food Courtyard as we were starving. When you are in Algodones you are allowed to have Margaritas for breakfast (or an early lunch). After eating quickly, as I had an appointment for a Pedicure (a must when you are in Mexico), I took my Margarita with me (that is part of the fun). When I was finished Karen was trying to talk Barry into going for one, I took him to the shop and asked if he could get a pedicure and they took him to the big chair, with the massaging back and started soaking his feet. I went back to the table and Dalton decided to go and see what was happening with Barry. He then decided to get a pedicure as well. Dalton really impressed the Pedicurist with his soft feet, she thought he got pedicures on a regular basis and was very surprised when he said this was the first one he ever had. When the guys came out of the shop with huge smiles on their faces and Barry said "I have happy feet" Karen decided she would go as well. In the meantime someone came around to give neck massages to Carol-Leah, myself and Dalton. Dalton enjoyed it so much he went for a longer massage, when he returned Bill decided he shouldn't miss out so he went for a massage as well. We ended up spending most of the day in the Courtyard drinking Margaritas and Mexican Beer waiting for people to be pampered.
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| Karen, Bill, Dalton, Carol-Leah and Barry |
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| Dalton & Carol-Leah |
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| Barry and Dalton getting pampered |
When it was time to leave Dalton and I stayed down to have dinner as the line-up at the Border was really long. The rest of the group had to leave as Bill's sister was making dinner for them in Yuma. Our dinner was really good and there was a singer playing a keyboard who was really good. About an hour later, I went to see how long the line-up was and I saw Bill (in his bright green shirt) and he hadn't made it even with the Restaurant at that point, however, by the time we went out they were out of Customs and on their way. We had about 3/4 of an hour wait before we were through. The Customs Officer, noticing my date of birth, wished me a happy birthday, which was nice as they usually have nothing to say that is unrelated to their job.
Dalton decided that he had too many Margaritas to drive home so we stopped at the Quechen Casino but they were full so we drove into Yuma to the Cocopah where we were able to get a room for the night. We settled in and headed downstairs to the Casino. We stopped in the Gift Shop to buy tooth brushes and I picked up a Men's 3X Muscle shirt for $3.00 (made a good nightgown). The first place I headed was the Wizard of Oz and proceeded to win about $120.00
Our night was not so nice, we had a King size bed but it was not the kind where you can move and the other person feels nothing. Dalton felt he was being bounced around quite a bit (I guess I was restless). The room was too hot and the air conditioner was so loud we didn't want to use it, however, by 4:00 in the AM we had no choice. When we woke up at 8:00 we were both cranky from lack of sleep, my eyes were totally bloodshot. It was tough trying to look presentable when you left home without your bag of tricks, however, we did the best with what we had and headed down for breakfast. After breakfast we decided to try our luck again but not so luck this time.
We decided to try a different way home and see if we could find some of the places that Bill and Carol-Leah took us to last year, but we couldn't find the places to turn off and didn't want to take the chance of getting lost so we just went straight home, stopping only once for a Date Shake, which was more like a Sunday as you could not get it through a straw and had to use a spoon, ooooh delish!!!
We got home in time to have a rest before out Ballroom dance lesson was to start. We were wishing that Bill was there so the Instructor would spend his time watching him instead of focusing on us. We snuck out early so he wouldn't twist our arms into buying one of his DVDs.
Last night we went to the Thursday Night Market downtown Palm Springs. We took Sue with us and we wandered through the Market, Sue making a couple of purchases, my only purchase was a funnel cake (haven't had one since Nashville many years ago). On our way back to the car we decided to stop and listen to the music in the outside patio at the Hyatt. There was a fellow playing Blues (Dalton's favourite), the fellow was someone Dalton thought he had heard of, Carl Davis, not to be confused with Myles Davis...anyway, whoever he was, he was good, we stayed there for about an hour enjoying the drinks and the music. It was much warmer this year. Last year we nearly froze to death.
Sue and Pat Bourgeau, Karen & Barry Fritz, Bill and Carol-Leah Loran and Dalton. I was taking the picture, and a lovely picture it is....
Today it is raining!
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