Dinner With Friends

Today - Saturday, Rich and I slept in. I was checking e-mail this morning about 8:00 or so when I heard this bang and clanging sound outsite. Opened the door and found the small table next to the louge chair and the garbage pail tipped on their side. Paper plates from yesterday's get together were strewed across the rug and under the RV. Seems paper plates clean. Not long after, Ruthann, out for an afternoon ride on the scooter stopped by to say hello and then Kevin (from Peace River) stopped to say hello while out for a bike ride with his grand-daughter.

At about 4:20 or so in the afternoon, we headed for Clermont to meet friends at the Rusty Fox for dinner. Saturday and Wednesday nights are Prime Rib Special. Dinner includes a bottle of wine; Sinfedel or Merlot with dinner.

Here we are just after dinner was served. We met Manny and Marie( the couple in the front) last summer when we visited them at Highland Lakes in Leesburg for pickleball. A really great couple. Marie manages the website for the Highland Lakes pickleball. They have their annual Pickleball Event coming up in February and Manny is busy hand making the medals for all the winners.

Ken and Lynn are from Greenville, SC where they started the Upstate Pickleall Group. We initally met them via e-mail, but got to really meet the both of them last summer when they were here visiting Lynn's mom at Highland Lakes. Unfortunately, Lynn's mom passed away recently , which is why they are back here in Florida. We extend our deepest sympathy to both of them. Lynn manges the website for their picklebll group in Greenville and has continued to stay in touch with Rich and I.

We all met for dinner just before 5:00 . Dinner was perfect. The conversation was even better. Before we knew it - it was 8:00 o'clock. We talked and laughed so hard that the time just flew by. I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard!!

And what a sweet waitress we had!! Her smile was electric, the service was perfect and she so kindly took a picture of our group.

We will see these four again on Wednesday as we head to Highland Lakes in Leesburg to do a pickleball skills clinic for their group of players. We look forward to another fun day.

Tomorrow - The forecast for the morning is in the 40's. We are heading to The Villages to meet with Coach Mo and Jeanne..............and get in a little pickleball.