Friday - Pickleball with friends and PIZZA!

Friday was definately a day to remember.We had so much fun! Not only was it a great pickleball day.........it was just great to spend time both on and off the courts with great people and great friends.

We were up very late Thursday night. All that work in the yard tired us both out. But not too tired to watch the finale of So You Think You Can .....and Florida dancer Jeannine wins!!! No, Rich does not share my enthusiasm for dance!!! But he did peak at a few of the dances! He set the alarm for 5:45 Friday morning, but staying up late to see those dancers must have really tired him out!!!..... because the alarm never went off. So we left a little later than intended for pickleball with Louann and the Kings Point crew. It's always such a pleasure to visit these folks; they always make us feel so welcome. Don't forget, her pickleball Labor Day Jamboree. Here's a few pictures we took while we were there. Here's Nadine and Ron, playing agaist Shirly (not in picture) and Paul. Louann tells us that Paul "has really been bitten". That's by the pickleball bug, folks! Nadine is soooooooo good and continues to be one of the best female players there.Everone is smiling.......That's John (right) retrieving something from the courts and interupting the games!!! Shirley, Rich and Louann just smile, joke with John and continue play!! As usual-everyone has a good time.

After leaving Kings Point we continued on down to the Thousand TrailsPark in Wauchula. We had loaded the car with the canoe along with some other things we wanted to leave at the 5th wheel, which is in storage there. We chained up the canoe on the back of the 5th wheel, and stopped in to see Elnor, the Preserve Manager. Good News!!! The pickleball courts are being resurfaced. She said that pickleball is their most popular sport and also the one (because of the condition of the courts) that she has received the most complaints on. Great News for all of us this winter!!!

We returned back home mid afternoon. Rich had some work to take care of, but I headed over to MP2 and met up with our Meadow Pointe picklers. Here's a few pictures :

This is Penny and Ken. Two of our newest members. They saw our article in the St. Pete Times and are now regulars with our group. Yes, that's an umbrella. We got a little rain tonight, but it was quick, so we were able to go back out and play. We had met Ken on Wednesday, and tonight was the first time we got to meet Penny.

This is Don Bass and Penny (left) with Ken and Renee Glassman , ater the game.

Friday night pickelball is generally followed by Pizza at Marcos, so tonight 10 of us kept to the tradition. Rich and I are joined by our best friends and neighbors, Don and Linda Bass. Linda does not play pickleball, but always joins group for pizza!! Next is our new players Penny and Ken, followed by Renee and Mark Glassman. Mark had some recent knee surgery, so pickleball is on the back burner right now. And finally, that's spinner, Mary Jones with Steve Long.

What more can we ask for? Good friends, Pizza and Pickleball!