Vacation - May 28 - June 8, 2009

Donna and I fly to Miami on Thursday, May 28 on Delta Airline out of Hobby airport. We plan to play at the Bayside Marketplace with boat tours and dining on Friday and board the Carnival Liberty for our 7 day Western Caribbean cruise on Saturday. We have some fun ports scheduled in Ocho Rios, Jamaica : Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and Roatan Honduras.

We return to Miami on Satureday morning, June 6 and pick up a rental car for more tours and will fly home on Monday, June 8th.

George Observatory - Friday, May 22, 2009

Our Cypresswood 50 Plus Club will ride the free Harris County Pct 4 bus lfrom the subdivision clubhouse for dinner at the Outback Steakhouse. We will have a presentation and telescope viewing at George Observatory in the Brazos Bend State Park. The George Observatory, located about one hour’s drive south of Houston in the attractive Brazos Bend State Park, is a satellite facility of the Houston Museum of Natural Science. The Observatory houses a Challenger Learning Center for Space Science Education, which takes participants on simulated space missions, complete with a mission control center and a spacecraft simulator. A meteorite exhibit features fragments of several famous meteorites, including a piece of the Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico carbonaceous chondrite meteorite, which fell to the Earth on Feb. 8, 1969. This is the most primitive type of meteorite known contains interstellar grains (stardust) and is believed to have formed during an explosion of a supernova/red giant star before the birth of the solar system, making it one of the oldest substances known to man.

Supper Club - Saturday, May 16, 2009

Ed and Peg treated us fine this month with huge piles of jumbo shrimp, corn on the cob, potatoes, mushrooms and onion that were cooked outside. The cool front was blowing in that evening and we had a few showers but everyone had a great time. There was a lack of interest in a November cruise so we will need to have other activities.

Ashland Retiree Quarterly Business Luncheon - Wednesday, May 13, 2009

We will meet at 11:30 am at Sugar Creek Country Club in Sugar Land. We will drive to 420 Sugar Creek Blvd. Lunch will be a choice of New York Steak or Chicken Marsala.

This will be the election of officers and directors for the fiscal year startin July 1, 2009. I am the nominee for President of our club.

Monday, May 11, 2009 - Silver Eagles Lunch

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.

Mothers Day - Sunday, May 10, 2009

We have a soccer game for the twins on Saturday and then a picnic in a park aferwards. At age 5, they do not count the scores but they enjoy running up and down the field with their uniforms with a sponser name and their name and number. Ted is too young to play in the league but enjoys being a mascot.

We have a big day planned for Sunday with a trip to Galveston and Moody Gardens. We have a years pass for the 7 of us so we can take in the Aquarium Pyramid, Rainforest Pyramid, IMAX 3D Theater, 4D Special FX Theater, Palm Beach, Discovery Pyramid, Ridefilm Theater and Colonel Paddlewheel Boat.