Moody Garden Hotel - Sept 5-7, 2009

Donna booked two rooms in Galveston for the Labor Day Weekend. Dan, Tammy and the 3 grandsons will join us for Labor Day Weekend fun. We have yearly passes to Moody Gardens so we will stay at the hotel and ride their shuttle across the parking lot to the pyramids. The hotel has a Indoor Lap Pool, Texas Size Pool with Swim-Up Bar and a Hot Tub to relax in.

Delve into the oceans depths at the Aquarium Pyramid® to see penguins, sharks and thousands of tropical fish. Explore the mysteries of science at the Discovery Museum or experience the action of the IMAX® 3D, 4D or Ridefilm theaters. Cruise aboard the Colonel Paddlewheel Boat or enjoy beautiful white sand beaches and blue lagoons at Palm Beach. Explore the 10-story Rainforest Pyramid® where over 1,000 species of exotic plants from the rainforests of Africa, Asia and the Americas meet.

Thursday, August 27, 2009 - Ashland Retiree Club trip

This month, we have a Pct 3 bus trip scheduled to East and West Columbia. There are many historical homes in these towns southwest of Houston. West Columbia was the capital of the Republic of Texas for a few months before it moved to Austin. One of the places we will visit is the Varner–Hogg Plantation.

Cypresswood 50 Plus Club - Tuesday, Aug 11, 2009

We have our monthly meeting at the East Clubhouse at 7 pm the second Tuesday of the month. This month will be a discussion of our activities and trips we will make on the Harris County Precinct 4 senior bus fleet.

Cypresswood Fifty Plus Club

The county furnishes these buses to our group free and picks us up here in the subdivision. The county takes care of it seniors...

Monday, Aug 10, 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.

Senior Trip - Friday, July 31, 2009

Our Cypresswood 50 Plus Club rode he Harris County Pct 4 bus to the Woodlands to ride the water taxi and then have lunch at "Sweet Tomatoes".

In the afternoon, we went to the National Museum of Funeral History. They have everything from Civil War embalming to the death of Presidents and an exhibit celebrating the lives and deaths of the Popes and it includes a full-scale replica of Pope John Paul II's crypt, an exact reproduction of the coffin used in the funerals of three previous Popes as well as replicas of other Papal vestments by the tailor shop that has made the vestments of the last seven Popes.