Pickleball Players Meet for Happy Hour

We're still at TT in Orlando, and it's been pickleball at 9:00 am and 3:00 pm most every day. Lots of players in the park now, so we've had as many as eight people on the courts and 10 or 12 waiting to play - so to keep the wait time to a minimum we've done a lot of 9 point games. Several nights during the week Rich has met up with Austin at the courts to do some drills and then four of the guys meet up for some competitive games. Usually that's Rich, Austin, Bill, Nate or Dean....

The weather has been a little on the cool side - but not bad for being out on the courts. Lots of rain on Monday kept us off the courts, but on Tuesday we were back out in full force at 9:00.

Jack and Diane arrived on Monday so it only made sense that we get together for Happy Hour....so at 5:30 we bundled in some warmer clothes as the weather was turning a bit colder and met at the Red Neck Castle (Jack and Diane's site).

There was a pretty good group out tonight. I must have really been involved in some heavy chatter; I seldom come home with so few pictures. I missed the Showalters and Vickie and even Jack!!! But the crowed tonight included Nate, Krystal, Austin and Arik, Will and Ella, Charlotte, Dean and Margie, Vickie and Bob, and some new faces - Bill and Val and Big Mike and Kim.

The food was awesome and included Chile, Stuffed Jalipinos, Nacho Salad, Cheese,Crakers and dips, Meatballs, Sloppy Joes, Strawberry Pie and Chocolate Cake! Let me tell you - these pickleball players know how to cook!!!

As usual - most of the night was spent talking about pickleball and trying to figure out whose playing with who..in all the upcoming events. We have pickleball in Sun City on the 22nd for Thousand Trails vs Sun City which includes a barbeque. We have the benefit tournament on the 25th in Peace River and we have the Kings Point Wing Ding on the 29th!

It was about 8:00 when we got back home and we settled in for the night. A very cold night and a threat of dropping to the 30's by Thursday morning!!!! BRRRRRRRRRRR