Heavy Appetizers and New Friends

It was a quiet morning as Linda is still recovering and building up her strength. We watched a couple of Hallmark Christmas Movies that I had taped.

This afternoon we are meeting for a Happy Hour with small plate type appetizers at Maggie & Bob’s motorhome. They also invited another couple from Monaco Northwest, Ed & Judie. The staying here at Happy Trails for the winter. I decided to shop for some food we could serve tonight. I went to Sam’s Club and I didn’t find any appetizers, but I did find some pretty carnations, and a locally made Cranberry Orange Brunt Cake from Cafe Valley Bakery.

So on to Trader Joes for the appetizers. I ended up with a frozen Tomato & Pesto Flatbread. We also added a vegetable tray with homemade dill dip, along with the brunch cake. I took a bottle of Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon to share.

It was a pleasure to meet Ed & Judie. They full timed for a while and live in Welch's, OR, near the top of Mt. Hood for part of the year. We had a lot of great conversation, and good food. When it got a little cold, we moved into Bob’s motorhome for more good talk. An excellent evening with great people and good food.

A Catch Up Day and a Great Dinner

We were slow getting started this morning but then Linda moved into high gear. She cleaned everything up, put everything away, organized the shed, and made everything ship shape. John did some shopping at his favorite store (Trader Joes) and handled the heavy chores.

At 5:00pm our good friends Bob & Maggie Lawlor picked us up for a nice dinner at Outback Steakhouse.

It had been to long time (last April) since we had seen so we had a lot to catch up on. They are staying here at Happy Trails too. In fact it was hard to get all of the words out, so we adjourned to their motorhome for after dinner wine and chocolate. It can’t get much better.