Take me out to the ball game

Surprise Arizona is the site of spring Training for the Texas Rangers, and the Kansas City Royals. What was once a desert above Phoenix, is now a thriving city for retired folks (like us) and spring training facilities. As luck would have it, the Mariners played Texas on Wednesday, and we joined 6 old (figuratively and actually) friends for a ball game. The Mariners won.

This is why young people play base ball. I would get hurt if I tried this >.

It was surprising that even with the time that had passed since we had seen them last, it soon seemed that we had never been away. We knew some of these people for nearly 40 years and had kept in touch. The game and the dinner after the game allowed us to catch up with everything and than some. The memories, the jokes, the laughing, and planning for the next get together flew by. The only thing that changed was the party ended at 8:30pm when it used to start at 9:00pm. How great is is to have friends over the years to laugh with.
(Bottom row L2R Sylvia, Pam, Al, Don, Top row Steve, Sue, Becky and Doug). The guys all worked together as finance director, parks and recreation director, should have been fire chief, and should have been police chief in Tukwila during the 70's and 80's and some in the 90's.

The weather has improved and is in the 70's. Morning walks (one of us) are relaxing. I am eating a fresh tangerine just picked off mom's tree. It is delicious! She also has a huge crop of huge grapefruit. Life is great.

Steve (and Sue)