GAMES GALORE

This is my first blog ever, so you have to excuse me if I don’t know what I am doing!!
I just thought I ( Carolyn) would share about some of our activities here in Florida.
We play games! We have tried our skills at shuffleboard and pool, and discovered that Annalise and I are truly amazing tennis players( not really, but we try!) Michael and Pete are the serious pool sharks, but we have had several contests and Annalise has snuck a few games in on both of them, while I am still trying to learn how to “break” on the first shot. In the evenings, we often break out our cards and play Rummy or Poker or Uno.
At home, we definitely don’t play as many games together so it has been fun to laugh at ourselves and listen to Michael’s victory chants and watch Pete or my winning dances. Annalise enjoys her victories more quietly, but she does like to rake in her poker winnings! Unfortunately or fortunately, all the money goes back in the pot at the end to be used again next time, so really everyone wins!
Another activity that has been fun and memorable has been bikeriding. Pete bought an inexpensive bike on Craig’s list when we first got here to give him a way to get to the beach and to the seminary to study. Soon after, I noticed the many bikes “abandoned” and piled near the maintenance shed, so I asked if we could use a few and they said, “No problem!”
There is nothing fancy about these bikes- they have no gears or hand brakes- just basic beach bikes, but it is fun to ride for variety ( we don’t do that much at home either). Annalise actually said she did not know how to ride a bike, but I am glad to say that has been proven untrue! Riding bikes to the beach with Pete with our towels and books in a back pack and a blanket in my bike basket, made me feel like we were back in the dating days! Sweet!

This doesn't really have anything to do with my blog,
but I just like this sunset pic we took in Key West!