Quite a birthday

Here at the park both Gordon and Foxy have a birthday on June 2, which makes them Gemini. Gordon claims she is the bad twin, and he is the good one. That remains to be seen. Wednesday turned out to be a work day for us, as there is a new work schedule out starting just then. So Foxy had to work on her birthday. We will then be getting the next four days off so we can actually go to church on Sunday. Yeah! It has been quite awhile since we have been able to attend.

After our work day was over, we got cleaned up and went out the a favorite restaurant, The Cowboy Steak House. Foxy ordered rack of lamb, and I ordered blackened prime rib. Both turned out to be excellent choices. Salads and baked potatoes were good as well. At the end our waitress brought Foxy a birthday brownie drenched with whipped cream and sprinkled with chocolate. We found room to share this birthday treat.

We left the restaurant about 7:15 and noticed that it had become quite windy. Our car was close to the front door, but we managed to get a bit wet from the gathering storm. We had barely driven from the parking lot when we got the full fury of the storm, gusty winds, a downpour, some hail, and water everywhere. I think it was the worse rainstorm I have ever tried to drive through. It was almost impossible to see the side of the road or keep in our driving lane. I drove quite slowly the entire 3-5 miles home and was very glad to arrive and see that our gazebo and motor home were all right.

A few minutes later the phone rang. It was Gordon telling us that a tree had partially blown down on Lois and Dave's fifth wheel trailer. So we all went to see if there was damage and decided it could all wait until the morning. Then Gordon and I drove about in his golf cart, and Foxy and Diana did the same in our cart. The tree damage was terrible, umbrellas were blown away and smashed, and several lost their gazebo covers.

It was quite a storm, but we were safe and no vehicle was damaged. The amount of cleanup will take days. Foxy will remember this birthday as the one with that awful storm. Happy travels.