Memorial Day 2010

Today is a day we should thank all the men and women of our armed forces who are active, inactive, retired, and deceased...their dedication does not go unnoticed...and to all Vietnam veterans, "WELCOME HOME!"

Many people today celebrate the holiday at home, with relatives, or on the road. Daryl and I chose traveling on the road Friday through Sunday. We stayed home today, mainly because I had my DJing gig today between 1-3pm.

Where did we go? What did we do? Well...we drove to Branson, Missouri to camp with two other couples. Marrien & Steve and Mooch & Juliet who are all friends of mine from the undernet chatting days. I had already met them except for Juliet. She is from Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Mooch & Juliet will celebrate their 7th anniversary this November. She seems to have adjusted well in America. She is an asset to the USA. She is as lovely in person as she has always been online.

Daryl and I took the motel camping route...we merely drove back and forth to the campgrounds. Marrien & Steve had their motorhome, Mooch & Juliet slept in their pop-up trailer...both had A/C, thankfully! The park where they camped was really nice...it was a bit crowded though. Steve brought his boat, unfortunately, it was not usable. Next time, he said, we can go for a boat ride.

We ate Friday night at Mooch & Juliets campsite...hamburgers, hotdogs, deviled eggs, and of course, all kinds of libations :) We left the camp around 9pm...everyone was pretty tired by then. When Daryl and I got back to the motel...we got online and read our emails, and of course, I had to do my Facebook/farms/cafe stuff before falling asleep. It hard to sleep that night...I was awake every hour to head to the bathroom...drank too many liquids, and being diabetic, well, it just wasn't a great night.

Saturday, Marrien cooked a delicious breakfast! We all ate except Daryl who only likes to eat one meal a day. I don't know how he can do that...brave man! lol Most of the rest of the day was for rest and relaxation. Mooch & Juliet fished and brought home only a couple of fish. They decided it wasn't enough to cook for supper. Marrien cooked crab legs and you should have seen her and Juliet eat them! I ate bite...I just wasn't impressed with crabmeat. We had more hamburgers, ham, deviled eggs, and ice cream for dessert while watching a movie. We left about 10:20pm to head to the motel. I fell fast asleep! I only woke up one time...thankfully!

We all went to eat breakfast at a place called Billy Gail's...man, I had a pecan pancake that spilled over the edge of the plate! It took a while to get served...poor Steve got his food last, and we all had finished before he had. The restaurant atmosphere was nice...but honestly, breakfast Saturday morning that Marrien fixed was much more delicious!! Mooch was a rascal while waiting for our food...he used my cell phone with bejeweled on it to keep him from going crazy...not sure it stopped him though, lol. Aww Mooch, you're a good egg!!

Daryl and I left Branson about noon sunday...I was glad to be leaving...I was not impressed with that city. Too crowded...with people and businesses. We really enjoyed where we stayed at the Super 8 motel...great coffee, juice, and breakfast was a filling one for all who ate.

It's nice to be home again...I missed the cats and they us. Guess its bye for now...retirement sure is interesting!