Sunday, January 19, 2014

Reunited!!



Thursday, January 2, 2014

Another beautiful day for traveling!  We packed up and hit the road.  Before you knew it, we arrived at our winter destination in Ingram.  Johnson Creek RV Resort!





When we arrived at the office, this sign was posted on the door:



Ha Ha!! We know who's important here!!


Johnson Creek is a small (just over 50 RV sites) RV Park located in the Hill Country of Texas.  Within the park is working pecan grove.


View from our living room window

another view


Also within the park is a small chapel, beautiful clubhouse, and western town.  Both the club house and western town are used for potlucks, dinners and other gatherings


Chapel


Clubhouse

We love it here.  This is our third winter here and we consider Johnson Creek to be our winter home.  We've made some good friendships over the past couple of years.  It's good to see those that are here already.  Others will be arriving at various times this month.

Just about every evening we have visitors...

these are Axis Deer.  Much smaller than the white-tailed deer we are used to seeing





Friday, January 3

Today is LEO's (Lets Eat Out).  Every couple of weeks a group of us heads to one of the more interesting eateries in the Hill Country.  Today we went to the Apple Store in Medina...



A hungry group waiting for our burgers...David, Shirlene, Connie, Bill & BJ

Stan, Dave and Jack



The Apple Store is known for the their burgers (the BEST) and of course, their apple pie!!  Good food, good friends, good times!!


Saturday, January 4

You know you're back in the Hill Country when...



the boots and the fence go on and on and on...


Monday, January 6

Connie, Shirlene, Becky & I decided to have a "girls lunch".  We headed over to Taqueria Jalisco,
which is one of our favorite Mexican restaurants in the Hill Country...



Becky intently listening while

Shirlene explaining an idea

Connie (aka "sugar britches") also listening to Shirlene


As usual, the food was great, the conversation even better!!!!


Wednesday, January 8

Wednesdays are craft days here at Johnson Creek.  Today's craft was sock animals...

Becky giving us our instructions

Darlene, Shirlene and Vickey planning their sock animal...

Connie & Becky discussing their projects

even Ryan got into the act...

Wednesdays are also card night.  A few of us gathered at the Club House to play "panties".  It's really not risque!! LOL!!  Connie, Stan, Ron and I have never played this game.  So, needless to say hilarity ensued!!!  Unfortunately, the guys won.  We'll get 'em next time!!


Stan modeling his visor

Connie and Stan starting to get the hang of this game

busted!!! I was trying to get a pic of David

Did I mention that we laughed a lot?! Becky laughing so hard she had tears in her eyes!!

David, Becky, Ron, Connie & Stan

Becky & Ron

David got into his panties

Yep, Ron was laughing at me!!

David counting their points


Thursday, January 9

Could not wait any longer!!! Becky, Vickey and I headed to Comfort to The Tinsmith's Wife (the building was originally a tinsmith's shop, hence the name).  This yarn shop is by far the best yarn shop in all of Texas!!!  This past June, they bought the building next door to them and expanded their shop.  They now have a room dedicated to needlepoint, another room for knitters and crocheters to sit and knit/crochet.  The rest of the shop is devoted to fiber and the tools of the trade.  Love it!!!





Of course, we had to stop at the Cocky Rooster for lunch!  They have the best chicken salad in the area!!


Friday, January 9

Tonight was chili supper night at the Club House...





Once again, good food, good conversation and lots and lots of fun!!

It's so good to be back to our winter home.  It's been a busy week and we're looking forward to more fun next week!!!  Sue & Glen Jackson, y'all are missed!!! Looking forward to seeing you in March!!
Leanne and Steve, can't wait to see you!! 

Monday, January 13, 2014

Happy New Year!!


Saturday, December 28, 2013

Today was a beautiful sunny day, perfect for traveling.  So travel we did!  Headed to Texarkana. Texas that is!!  We will stay at Shady Pines RV Park with Becky and David for a couple of days before heading to Waco.




Sunday, December 29

We attended church with David and Becky.  We went to Antioch Christian Church in Hooks, TX.





Antioch Christian Church is a small, country church.  Very similar in theology to Methodism.  Warm and very friendly church.  We felt so welcomed!  The service was laid back and comfortable.  The message was outstanding!  And, we were mugged!!




Tuesday, December 31

found us on the road again.  Heading to Waco...


ready to leave


While in Waco, we'll be staying at Airport Park, which is on Lake Waco.  Airport Park is an Army Corps of Engineers Park; it is a very beautiful park.  Our lot was on a bluff overlooking the lake,

view from our living room window

while David and Becky were right on the lake.  Tonight, New Year's Eve, we're heading over to Tom and Dee's for some food and fun!!


HAPPY NEW YEAR Y'ALL!!!







Wednesday, January 1, 2014

A beautiful, warm and sunny day.  Temps in the low 70's. A beautiful day to do just about anything, from soaring high in the sky to 




 playing with a new friend..


.
 David and Becky came over to watch some football, the Rose Bowl, of course!! Great game.  Even more so as Michigan State won!! Oh, besides football, we managed to share a dinner (supper for all you southerners) of pork loin, mashed potatoes and black-eyed peas.  Being from "the north" I never knew that black-eyed peas are a "must" for New Year's Day.  Becky graciously brought a pot over...


2013 has been a year of adventures for us! A year of new sights and new friends.  We are blessed beyond measure!! We are looking forward to new adventures in 2014.  

We wish all of you good health, happiness and the hope that a New Year brings.  May God continue to pour out his many blessings on you all.

Love to all,

Dawn, Ron and Coop

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Merry Christmas!!



Monday, December 16

Wacky is the word of the month. It's a perfect description for the weather we've been having.  After the ice and snow over the weekend





today brought lots of sun.  Temperature was 59!  We spent the day outside, doing errands and enjoying the weather.  




The great warm-up will continue until the weekend, then colder temps will once again move in.


Tuesday, December 17

A few of us gathered for an early Christmas Dinner at Grand Country Buffet.  We wanted to celebrate Christmas with Dewey, who is unable to join us for the staff Christmas party...

Santa Bill and his wife, Edna

Joanne, Dewey and Tom

Santa Bill is always cracking me up!!


Thursday, December 19

The staff Christmas party was held at the Keeter Center at the College of the Ozarks...








Alfred, Charlie and Charlie's wife, Phyllis

Alan and Gayla

Bill, Abbey and Edna

Christopher and Carol

Ron and Carol

Mike and his wife, Paula

Bruce


lovely Cindy

Jerry and Cindy

Sheila

Abbey and Morgan 

Cindy, Edna and Santa Bill

Joanne

our servers

The food was great, the fellowship even better!! A wonderful time was had by all.  John, Eli, Sherryl, Dewey, Becky and David...y'all were greatly missed!!


Christmas Eve,

We attended worship service at First United Methodist Church of Branson.  A wonderful, joy-filled service filled with the music of Christmas.




Our time in Branson is quickly coming to an end...we work on Friday the 27th and will leave Saturday, the 28th.  We're headed to Texarkana to tie up with some friends who will travel to Kerrville, Texas with us.  It is bittersweet to leave, as we have enjoyed our time here immensely.  We have learned so much and have seen so many wonderful things.  We've met some great people as well, and have had a blast "working".

holding onto stuff animals while a customer tried to  pick out just one!!


Even though we're ready to move on, it's so hard to say goodbye to friends.  We're already looking forward to coming back here in June!!


Mike, aka Shaky!! Love the big guy!



Speaking of looking forward...we're looking forward to tying up with Becky and David in Texarkana! We're also looking forward to seeing our friends Connie and Stan, Jeri and George and the rest of the gang in Kerrville!!

Ron and I are so incredibly blessed.  We are living a dream and are loving life.  We wish you all a very Merry Christmas, as well as a healthy, joy-filled New Year!!


entrance to the Keeter Center


Blessings,

Dawn & Ron


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