Austin and San Antonio – Sept 7–10, 2007

Our niece, Deborah is having a party for her daughter Mia in Austin on Sept 8th. Donna and I will drive over on Friday with my brother David and his wife Linda. Dan and Tammy and our 3 grandsons will also be driving over to Austin for the party. This is to celebrate the engagement of Mia and Audan Fortunati. The party is a Hawaiian Luau so we will be wearing our Aloha shirts.

On Sunday, Sept 9, We are driving down to San Antonio with David and Linda to ride the river barge and shop the El Mercado, the historic old market square. Dinner plans are for Mexican food. We may do the Alamo on Monday before we drive back to Houston.

Tuesday, August, 21, 2007 - Navasota, TX

Ashland Retiree's will visit MARTHA'S BLOOMERS in Navasota, TX. Extensive gardens and nursery filled with waterfalls and canals, trees, shrubs, herbs, organics, pottery, antiques, primitives, tools, garden art books and more. Program series included horticulturist, organic gardening, herbal cooking and for your dining pleasure there is an in-house Tea Room where we will have lunch.

The second stop will be at the George Bush Presidential Library in College Station. The world-famous White House in Miniature will be on display to give visitors a special peek into the residence he and Mrs. Bush once called home. We will go for ice cream at Maggie Moo's in College Station that has high recomendations.

Silver Eagles - Monday, August 13, 2007

It is time for chicken wings and beer again so our Silver Eagles will meet for lunch at Hooter's on FM 1960 at I-45 to enjoy fine food in pleasant surroundings.

Silver Eagles Poem

The second Monday of each month is the day we retired guys have wings and beer at Hooters. We go at 1:15 pm to avoid the lunch hour rush. Many are from our subdivision but we also are joined by area friends.

Moody Gardens - August 7, 2007

The Cypresswood 50 Plus Club will have a Harris County Precinct 4 bus to Galveston. We will explore the 10-story Rainforest Pyramid® where birds, tropical fish, reptiles and other animals share the lush environment with exotic plants from the rainforests of Africa, Asia and the Americas. The Aquarium Pyramid® has Sharks, sea turtles, eels and thousands of beautiful tropical fish swim overhead as we navigate through an underwater tunnel completely surrounded by the exhibit's one-million gallons of water.

Our group will also do the IMAX® 3-D theater for a show and ride the Colonel Paddlewheel Boat. We have a buffet lunch scheduled at Moody Garden.

Tuna Does Vegas - Sunday, August 5, 2007

Yes!... a brand new comedy in the Greater Tuna series will have its world premier in Galveston, Texas at The Grand 1894 Opera House on Saturday, August 4 at 8pm. The production will continue through August 19th with performance times set for Tuesdays-Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm and 8pm and Sundays at 2pm and 7pm. What happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas, and that’s when the fun begins! Starring original cast members Jaston Williams and Tony-Award nominee Joe Sears, this dynamic duo will bring their hilarious characters from Texas’ third smallest town in for a rambling romp in Sin City! Be assured that when Aunt Pearl meets Elvis – you can "place your bets on big laughs".

Vivian and Don will be visiting and going to this show with us as part of a fun weekend.

Bayou Wildlife Park in Alvin, Texas - 31 July 07

Don and Donna went with Tammy and the grandsons to see and feed animals and birds from Africa, India, Asia, Australia, and North and South America. The tram ride with an experienced wildlife guide took us over 80 acres of natural habitat. We had the time to see over 40 species of animals and 400 types of birds. Some of the animals would eat from the buckets of food the boys had purchased and they threw handfulls of food to others. All 3 boys also enjoyed the pony rides and petting zoo at the wildlife park.