New Year's - 2011

We all gathered at Joy and Roman's for a evening of appies and drinks. We managed to stay up for the big 12:00 o'clock ball drop. A good time was had my all. The following day everyone got together again for ham bunwiches and goodies. Chuck and Shirley arrived in the afternoon so it was catch up with everyone.

Christmas Eve Get-to-gather - Cat Spa - Dec 24, 2010

Back at Catalina Spa in Desert Hot Springs meeting friends and enjoying the christmas eve party. Santa even found us here so guess we were good this year.

Buckeye, Az - December, 2010

Tanya arrived safely after wondering if the snow storm would delay her. We are busy visiting the sites, shops and zoo. We have to get everything in in four days before we head to Catalina for Christmas and New Years. We went to Cabala's and checked out all the interesting outdoor equipment. Denis found a boat that he would like to have. A day was spent at the Phoenix zoo with all the animals. Tanya rode a camel for the first time. We went to supper at the Organ Pizza and shopped in Old Town.

Buckeye, Az - Dec 8-19,2010

We arrived in Buckeye at Leaf Verde on wednesday. It is a quiet park and we are resting up for Tanya coming on next tuesday. She will want to see Phoenix as it will be her first time here. Vicki and Denis are golfing and we are enjoying the beautiful weather in the pool, biking, walking, checking out the show homes and doing puzzles, yes, puzzles,. We are the puzzle champs here.

Mesa, Az , December 1 - 8 , 2010

We spent a week in Valle Del Oro in Mesa and then moved to Val Vista. They are both Cal Am resorts and they own 11 resorts here in Mesa. We are really taken with Val Vista. The people are so friendly and there are lots of B.C.er's, Albertans as well as folks from Ontario. They have 4 pools, lovely gym, 4 club houses with entertainment going on every day in the court yard as well as crafts of all kinds, and pools tables in abundance. We watch the Christmas Parade of golf carts the other day and all the clubs had a decorated golf cart or entertainment. We plan on coming back next fall as they have a special on for 3 months. We managed a trip to Scottsdale and the Fashion Square. Lots of nice restaurants and pricey shops. We were in Nordstroms, Macy's and saw the hotels and statues throughout old town.