1214 tacos!

We met after the first service at SBCC to travel to Sam’s place for a day of soft tacos and games. Sheri gave me a ride, along with Wendi and Jerome. Jasmine and Liz were behind us.

Upon arrival at Sam’s, we found the front door was open,, but Sam was nowhere around. He had to make a last-minute run to the market, but was a little forgetful. He came back pretty quickly.

We sat at a table in the backyard and browsed thru photo albums and sipped tea, while Jerome tried to burn down the arbor with the grill. Brian came in, followed by Peter, and then Stephanie. Chris joined us soon afterwards and then there was Eric and Jennifer, who brought along the Wii and Justin.

Ed was expected, but he wasn’t able to make it because of a sailing competition in Marina del Rey. Either that or he had another mix-up with the dates (see last Sunday’s blog post). Ginnie had a hula event scheduled, so we knew she wouldn’t be there.

The soft taco lunch was soon ready, so everyone lined up to serve themselves. One of the bowls of salsa had a twist-tie on the handle, as an indicator that the contents were spicy. While I was sitting there, the twist-tie seemed to jump from bowl to bowl, but I think my eyes were playing tricks on me as no one in that group is that devious.

The group clustered to watch competitions on the TV, as the Wii Fit Pad was activated and the group took turns to compete in bowling, tennis, yoga, hula hoop, and ski racing. From where I was sitting, the TV wasn’t visible, but the Wii Fit Pad was, so it was somewhat entertaining. I shot a few videos and they’re funnier with the sound turned off.

I was recruited into playing some card games, and it’s been a few years since I last played Sequence. I can read and play the cards fine. Holding the cards, well, that’s something else. The muscles in my right fingers can grip them, but the muscles in my right wrist are challenged to keep them straight. I found this out one day the hard way, while drinking hot soup. I could pick up a spoonful out of the bowl without any problem, but before I could get to my mouth, the spoon turned and the soup went right into my lap.

Very soon, it was dark outside and we left a bit later. It was fun, it was nice, and we’ll do it again sometime soon. Thanks, Sam!