leder legends

  My oldest daughter invited us to join her in Hawaii for winter break! I said yes but hubby said no because he is no longer interested in such LONG trips! So he stayed home in the last throes of winter while I enjoyed a week of 80° weather and sunshine every day! To each his own…I guess!  It was wonderful seeing the grandkids again … it had been too long. FaceTime is wonderful but it’s just not the same! We put over 600 miles on the cockroach infested rental car. I quite sure the car rental agency was aware of the issue because of the lingering smell of fumigant was obvious when I picked up the car! We weren’t able to exchange the car for another but I did get $50 towards my next rental with them ( that won’t happen lol)! We were on “the big island” or Hawaii for the first time. For me there were two things of note- no one speeds and things are far apart!  We went to the southern most point in the US which was a very nice but long drive and only marked by road signs. ...

We started this group 19 years ago! Six couples from church whose husbands all turned 60 that year!  This year they (all but one) all turned 79!  I never thought that first celebration would turn into years of friendship. Last night we all went to BJs restaurant and brewhouse. It has a huge menu with Tuesday night 1/2 price on wine! Everyone could and did order something different.  They have a special - $13 - an entrée plus a dessert. 5 of our group opted for that option! Salad, pizza, pasta, chicken and more plus a smaller version of their special warm cookie and ice cream for dessert called a pizookie . Very impressive in this day of high and higher prices! Many different toppings available as well!