I had BUNCO Tuesday night… the game you play with dice…
all family except one that seems like family…
and all women…
8 of us all talking at once… Can you picture it!
you need a “girl” time every once in a while…
I like a little theme when I have it…
and Valentine’s Day being next week…
made it fun!…
I have a few decorations anyway…
that just make me happy…
On my front door…
and always a few kitchen towels…
My windows over my kitchen sink… WINDOW CLINGS…
Easy to brighten an area… and “Cheap!”…
Back Door…
Couldn’t resist the Valentine Plates, Cups and Napkins…
and just a few decorations for kitchen table…
BIG red, white and pink M& M’s for munchies…
I decided on a TACO BAR…
Taco Seasoned Meat
Soft Shell Boats
Crunchy Tortilla Chips
Shredded Lettuce
Shredded Cheese
Diced Fresh Tomatoes
Thin Sliced Green Onions
Black Olives(sliced)
Black Beans
Sour Cream
Salsa
Also Mexican Corn 
to complete the meal…
YES!… we do supper!…
Dessert was…
Cherry Cordial Ice Cream Sundaes
with…
Hot Fudge Sauce
Valentine Sprinkles
Whipped cream
Cherries to top them off…
All was enjoyed with enough leftovers for my guys…
We buy prizes… 1st=$20, 2nd=$10, 3rd=$8 and two $1… (Floater and Bo0by)…(BUNCO terms)…
It’s a time for some of us (all related) to get together…
Have fun…
and Catch Up on what’s going on in our lives…
I had also made a heart-shaped Chocolate Chip Cookie… but, was not eaten…
so the next day I took it to the Oncology Staff where Bobby gets his Chemo at VA…
They seemed delighted!… and they are Special!
…
Carson had pizza and salad… his favorite!…
and the many offers of meats, vegetables, sides, salads, hot rolls, desserts were all tasty…
… so many desserts!… 
… and then HAD to have a piece of Chocolate Fudge! 
…
given by the “Y” 
… It only cost $3.00 … so we immediately said, “That’s for us!”… It was held at a church within 1/2 mile of the “Y” itself…so very handy!… We could hear music as we got near the door to the auditorium… Guitar playing 
and singing by a volunteer playing just for us…very nice!… Tables decorated with candy 
and candle centerpieces... 
and water waiting for us to help ourselves as we found a seat at one of the tables and waited for all to arrive… We had left a few minutes earlier from our swimming exercises 
… as did other people… As we entered and looked around… one of the coordinators immediately came up and introduced herself… and asked our names…very friendly… putting us at ease… We know no one except for faces we have seen… but, today some names were attached to them… Some of us are newcomers and some old “Y” friends… a great mixture!… The person in charge of activities began to introduce herself and thanked us for coming… proceeding to let us know of upcoming events… A 
in March, a bus trip to a casino 
and a trip to the 
and Museum in 
and we proceeded to get in line for our lunch of spaghetti with meat sauce 
or marinara, rolls and crisp salad 
with a variety of dressings… Served by friendly volunteers… 
and 
… All was delicious… Simple and perfect!… I heard no complaints!… Afterwards we looked under our plates for the heart meaning we had won the door prize of the small
that had been part of our centerpiece… We played Valentine Bingo with real “Conversation” 
for the game covers/markers… We had several winners and resumed talking to our new-found friends… I believe we all left with a feeling of simple pleasure and enjoyment… A “Sweet” 
afternoon!
