Another truck appt!

Yesterday we took off to the Moronga Casino.  Had a fun day, up and down in our winnings/losings!  Ted ended up even and I lost :( but I tried as hard as I could to be a winner too!

We noticed a little more black smoke yesterday so I called my friend Donald at the dealership and we have a 7:00 a.m. appt on Tuesday.  Don't even know what to think about it!

On a better note, Ted and I played bingo here at the campground last night.  He was the first bingoer for $29.  I bingoed twice for a total of $15.00!  It was a lot of fun and we came home winners!

Winning at bingo..."Ain't Life Grand!"

Cherry Valley, CA

On Monday Max, Ted and I were invited to Jim and Della Crownover's for some cards and dinner.  (Max didn't feel like cards so we played without him)!  Jim made his FAMOUS and DELICIOUS beer can chicken and Jimmy's Rub Ribs!  Della made her delicious potato salad and made the Colonel's recipe of coleslaw.  We brought some fresh fruit for dessert and a spinach dip with veggies for card playing.  It was a fun day with Jim (as usual) being the big winner!

Today we are in Cherry Valley for a week.  We left San Diego this morning.  We will be here through the holiday weekend and then take off for Las Vegas next Wednesday.  Cherry Valley is by the town of Beaumont off of the 10 freeway, east of 215 toward Palm Springs.  The campground has some beautiful trees so even though it is hot, we are in the shade!

The truck ran okay but Ted saw some black smoke.  We will keep our eye on it and see what happens.  We aren't far from Fontana (truck service place) if need be!

Loving the shade trees..."Ain't Life Grand!"

Still eating out!

We've been on the go and eating all week.  Max will be happy when we leave San Diego and spend more time with him! 

To start the eating bonanza, Ted met his friend David Prime and I met my friend Jeri Gutowski for lunch on Thursday and then we had dinner with friends Larry and Carol Wallis that evening! 

On Friday we met our friends Jeri and Stach (and their grandson, Trent) at the Rancho Bernardo Winery.  They were having a farmers market.  We actually went there to buy some TV headphones.  Our friends Jim and Della bought them at the fair and Ted tried them at their house.  We called the guy and he was selling garlic plates at the farmers market.  So we went to buy the headsets and looked around the farmers market.  We bought some fruits, veggies and bread (and a blouse)!  Then of course, we had to have lunch!

Saturday we needed to eat again so we met our friend Peggy for happy hour and eats and this morning for breakfast!  Peggy made the first red velvet cake I had ever eaten and when we were at Coco's I noticed they had red velvet pancakes on the menu!  So this morning Peggy and I tried them.  They have a cream cheese frosting and taste almost like having cake for breakfast!  We both decided they shouldn't put the red sprinkles on but other than that they were pretty good! 

Thinking about getting on the road on Wednesday..."Ain't Life Grand!"

Lot's of eating out (again)!

Yesterday was $5.00 movie day with Jim and Della.  I thought we were going to see Dispicables but we were seeing Expendables, a big difference!  We enjoyed the movie, lots of shoot'um up action!  It's not going to win any awards but was a fun movie to see.  We also had lunch at D'lish.  That was the first time I had been to one and Della and I shared a d'lish(ous) seafood pizza!

Today we met Ted's classmate Rusty Coole for lunch in Escondido.  He took us to a small Deli that had really great food and most everything was home made, including the delicious bread.  It was an enjoyable lunch and visit!

We are planning to leave San Diego on September 1st if all goes well with the truck!

Planning to be on the road again..."Ain't Life Grand!"

Crystal Pier, Pacific Beach, California

Saturday afternoon our friend Peg came by for a pre-season Charger game.  Well, at least we had good snacks!  Actually enjoyed most of the game just glad it was pre-season!

On Sunday we drove back down to Crystal Pier.  Jeri and Stach also had friends Roberta and Neal Hearn down for a visit.  Us ladies walked around some of the shops while the guys gabbed on the pier.  At dinner time we got together with some of the other friends at the pier including Tony and Gina (Jeri and Stach's son and daughter-in-law) and their kids, Mallorie and Trent.  Some neighbors Jim and Kit were there with a big crowd!  We had a hamburger and hot dog barbeque along with a bunch of other stuff!  After we left they showed a movie on a big screen right on the pier patio!  It's a lot of fun and the weather was great!

Enjoying the sun and fun with good friends..."Ain't Life Grand!"

Seeing the WWII Helldiver!

On Thursday we enjoyed the afternoon at the Pacific Beach Pier.  Jeri and I walked through the shops while Ted and Stach lazed on the patio of their cabin on the pier.  Lots of people watching going on!  We had dinner at the Green Flash.  Sadly there was no flash!  Jeri  and Stach's grandson, Trent, joined us for dinner.

Today Ted, Max and I drove over to Otay Lake to take a look at the Helldiver that was raised from the Lake.  The WWII Helldiver crashed into the Lower Otay Lake on May 28, 1945.  The pilot and gunner both survived the crash, swam to shore and hitch hiked back to their base in South Bay!  The plane was discovered a year ago by a fisherman using his Hummingbird Fish Finder.  It was a challenge to free the plane from the mud and silt of 65 years on the bottom but after a week it finally came up!  The divers said there was zero visability around the plane!

Saving a piece of history..."Ain't Life Grand!"

Girls Night Out!

Tuesday night was a "special meeting" of the girls night out group!  It was movie night.  We met at Casa De Pico in Grossmont, our usual meeting place, had a couple of margaritas and then went to the movies.  We saw a chick flick; Eat Pray Love with Julia Roberts.  Adma mentioned that she read the book and indicated the movie was a lot different.  It was interesting that after the movie we all walked out and never talked about the movie at all.  It was an okay movie but I enjoyed Inception and Salt a lot more!

Ted had lunch with his friend David Prime yesterday while I got laundry done and stayed in the cool RV.  It's getting a bit warm out here in Jamul!  Today we are headed to the beach to visit some friends that rent cabins on the pier in Pacific Beach.  I'll probably freeze to death!

Caught up with laundry..."Ain't Life Grand!"