Karaoke? LOL

We visited lots of booths (Riverfront Stage was outrageously crowded...too many in the line to get in, for sure, so Day 1 we visited booths and hung out at FanX in Music City, listened to some music there, and had fun). The Nisson stage line up was awesome to begin with and then they surprised us midway with Garth.

June is bustin' out....

Good news is Margie's surgery went well and she is okay. We got to see her briefly while we were down in Myrtle Beach for Tom's dental visit.

Sad news is Dolly's husband passed away (the funeral service is tomorrow). Marion's sister, Virginia, also passed away recently.

I won two door prizes in isolated events in May....feeling lucky!

Senior Expo 2017

RSVP Volunteer Recognition 2017

Friday is the Contact 45th Anniversary Barbecue event and I am in charge of both photos and line dancing. (It's also the Strawberry Festival and our last chance to get xtu concert tickets at Pros from Razz if any are left over.)

Monday we leave for the CMA Music Fest (what a shock it was to learn that the Nashville hotel where we had reservations was closed! OMG! )We scrambled and acquired new (more expensive, of course) digs and are all set.  (I put all my pick options on Keith Urban. I hope we get him! :-)

Geico insurance has gone up every six months since we started with them in June 2014. Time to investigate a move....but not until after this trip, eh?

Visiting friends

We just switched over to Shorecrest for the week-end (and thunderstorms on tap for tomorrow).
We hooked up with the Brewins for dinner last night. Yum yum
Crepe Creation Cafe  in Market Common was awesome. Larry, the owner, was great.

We each had something different and loved our choices. I had chicken florentine crepe, Tom had a taco crepe, Jo-Anne had souvlaki and Doug had a roast beef panini. The Reese's crepe dessert was incredible!

We also had a chance to visit Margie and Mike and Pat and all in Conway between checking out and dentist appointment (waited over two hours for a four minute adjustment. Oy. But our room was so ready by the time we got to the resort). No one wanted their picture taken, but look at this wall, Margie designed....OMG!

I hope it works out that we see them again (Mother's Day at Olive Gardent) before we head home. :-)

Meanwhile, I hope Joanne K. and Ida have been enjoying happy birthdays.

Here I am!

I must have been among the missing. Last post over a month ago? Oops.

Well, Garth was great, Tom's surgery was cancelled (postponed?) due to the discovery that he is diabetic now. (Poor Tom...what next? Oh, yeah. Cold sore recurrence...)

The good news is we are in Myrtle Beach (and it is warmer than NJ where everyone outside in facebook photos is wearing heavy jackets, hats, and scarves) and it is going to be in the low 80's in a few days.

We saw Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 yesterday and loved it. Way too much violence for me, but adorable Baby Groot, funny lines, good music, love surprises, and a mostly followable plot outweighed all the onscreen killing.

Tax season is over (and I took my first 2017 continuing ed class last night).

I am looking forward to setting a date for the next classmates reunion-ish lunch. It's been too long.

Sue and family are coming home from France/Switzerland today. I saw Gina say she had lunch with Jackson and his girl today in Washington (I didn't realize they were in visiting regularly distance. Nice.) I still have my card for Jenn's grandchild to send...and Zoe's, too.

Garth!

We are looking forward to seeing Garth and Tricia perform tonight (and appreciate Sheila procuring tickets for us!)

Today is my second day off from HRB in a row. I am using my time wisely (Contact shift, hair cut, Beauty and the Beast, time with Tom, paying bills (!), voting, reading, GARTH!) Monday it's back to work in the waning days of the 2017 tax season.

Hoping all goes well with Tom's surgery on April 3 with Dr. Dwosh. (and his birthday is coming, too (April 18).

Another hour lost........

Talk about time flying!
Hard to believe I haven't posted anything since January and now here it is the day of Daylight Savings Time switchover 2017.
I feel hardly retired during tax season, although it is starting to taper off now....
Looking forward to birthday brunch with the Commans at Robins Nest today.

They are calling for a big winter snowstorm for Tuesday.
I read the last big storm around my birthday was in 1993. Could that have been the year Dave Hummell came over in his snow plow to visit a stranded at home me on my birthday? Maybe. (Thanks, Dave!)

After tax season is over and I am back to regular retired life, I want to get together with friends I haven't seen in awhile. I am so overdue for lunch with teaching colleagues and high school alumni!

Last year this time we were in Arizona. That was so much fun! Good memories.

I hope my 9 a.m. clients today have changed their clocks up an hour! :-)

Happy 2017!

Early January had a couple of firsts.....
First day of work at HR Block for the new tax season
First big snow

Actually those two were related in that I had to manage with the snow to and from work yesterday.

Also, we were so disappointed to have to miss this year's Lofland Open House because of the road conditions between Eastampton and Clementon. :-(

We had a good-bye breakfast this morning with our friends, the Iannones, who will be leaving for Florida. Hmm....Janet and Frank are leaving for Florida, too. And Ron is in FL for the winter...Diane and Ed actually live there, along with so many other friends....Seems to be a trend we are missing out on! #whynotus #warmisbetter #Floridaisbetter