So, I was right. Game night was a blast. I was hesitant at first, since there were more people than I anticipated, (10 instead of 6), but it was great. We played Catchphrase for most of the night, and though the men started strong winning two games, the women showed them who was boss when we won the next 5 games in a row. (Of course it did help that the men were completely hammered, and the women were stone cold sober. But that's beside the point). Aside from the fun the game provided, the appetizers we had were awesome. Chips, dip, meatballs, cheese, crackers, bean dip, and pumpkin bread crowded the counter top, with brownies left for dessert. It was great and I cannot wait to do it again.

This afternoon Donald and I went to visit my grandma and aunt at the RV park where my Grandma and Grampa have had their 5th wheel stored for the last several years. It was great to see them, and yet it was also a little sad, as it was the first time I'd been there since my Grampa passed away. When Donald and I first arrived, there was a note on the door letting us know they were at the Pickleball courts. Pickleball is played on a court similar to a tennis court, but a bit smaller. It's a little like playing Ping Pong on a court instead of a table, but the paddles are larger, and you use a whiffle ball instead of a ping pong ball. I'd never seen Pickleball played before, and this sure wasn't what I expected. For some reason, I always thought Pickleball was like a slow motion senior citizen version of softball, where there wasn't a lot of activity involved. I mean, Grandma has been playing for 4 hours a day for the last several years and she's almost 80, so I guess I just assumed it was not very intense. Boy was I wrong. She's running just as much as a tennis player would, and about 10 times more than I ever could, and I'm 50 years younger than she is! I was seriously impressed. After Pickleball we hung out, had dinner, and just caught up. My Aunt, Donald, and I took a walk around the park taking pictures of the trees that Grandma & Grampa had bought and donated in the name of each of our family members. There were 12 trees in all, and we managed to find each and every one. We must have looked a little crazy wandering around the RV park with a map, flashlight and camera, but it was fun. It was like a scavenger hunt to find certain trees. Only twice did we have to explain to people what we were doing, and they were all quite friendly about it. Some of the names were spelled wrong, and one of the trees was literally growing around the placard on it, to the point that I couldn't move it to get a better picture. but I got a shot of each one, and will put it together in some sort of collage. It was a fun little hunt, and I'm glad I got to spend the time with my Aunt and Grandma. Grandma will be here for another week, so I'll get to see her again before she leaves.