2008-02-23

 

Mexican Fiesta

As we do every Saturday morning we went to the rec hall for morning coffee, conversation and events update. This morning the update included the announcement that Ed and I will be the "Street Rep" for the "South". The south is the area of the park we are in and consists of 4 streets (the area is large as the number of transient is greater here then other areas of the park). Being a street rep means that for one week during our stay we are responsible for seeing that chairs are set for events, cakes are baked for Jam and food is served if there is a meal ---- people in our area will help but we have to organize them. Hope we know what we're getting ourselves into.

On our last trip to Mexico we had priced Revolution (dog heartworm / flea/ tick medicine) and determined it to be a lot less expensive than at home. As we are leaving the valley in just over a week we decided that we should go to Mexico sooner than later and today was the day. At the Veterinary Pharmacy that we felt had the best price, Ed bargained the price down a bit more as we bought 3 packages (needed enough to make it to next January). Next stop was a store that had a good price on Kahlua and finally the Duty Free Store where two skimpily clad females were serving samples of Crown Royal. Lots of guys were hanging around that stand. Now that we have a house again it's time to start building up the bar and no better way than duty free stores, so we picked up a bottle of Canadian whiskey.

Tonight was the Mexican Fiesta. After a nice dinner of tacos and tamale cheese pie we were entertained by a group of young dancers from the department of recreation here in Mission. The spirited dances were complemented by colorful costumes. Ed and several other people had a great time shooting photos and video of this fun event.

When the rec hall was cleaned up the card players arrived ready for euchre at one end of the hall and pinochle at the other. Ed went back to the trailer while I stayed to play euchre. I didn't win any money this week but had a lot of fun trying --- made two lone hands and was only euchred a couple of times --- it is the name of the game afterall.


This dance told a story of mermaids and fishermen.




The dresses were a mass of bright colors as the skirts were flounced about.

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