Gainesville Roller Rebels
There has been a whole week of adventures: Quiet evening at home on Monday but watching Julie:Julia. Especially meaningful as Wes has been encouraging my writing career and my blogging; ordering Chinese carry out on Wednesday and enjoying it with Claire here. Pizza and wine and watching Blind Side on Thursday (courtesy of Netflix), Wes and I visit to farm that belongs to an adult student of Wes – she has one donkey, two horses and three goats and 80 a lovely remodeled farm house on 80 acres. We walked through her house and drove around her property – on way back to the house stopped at a blackberry patch and we all picked some and promptly ate them (she gave me hers too.) Wes fixed lunch for him and me and went to a meeting and shopping. I rested, read and did some dishes before Wes and Deb got home around 5:00. Met couple of friends for dinner at Jones Restaurant; watched lightening and then rain, wind and hail as we ate. The storm ended before we left. Lovely evening after a full day so we were all in bed by 9:30.
Awake at 7 and we all had cereal and tea on the front porch. Read the paper. Started our day. They went for a power walk while Wes started computer for me and I checked and sent emails and worked on my blog. Have discussed Face Book with him and he will get me started while I am here. Every day is an adventure. Deb just brought me a beautiful magnolia blossom; remember that she gave Yvonne and me some when we visited here and we enjoyed them on the dashboard for miles. Deb so sweet and thoughtful. Wes so loving and helpful. What a blessing to be with these dear ones!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Wes went to Mass with me early. Sort of laid-back day. Around 5 went to Ruby Tuesdays for dinner and did a bit of shopping at the mall. Arrived on time 6 p.m. when doors opened for Roller Derby! A girls’ team from Gainesville – Gainesville Roller Rebels – competed against a girls’ from southern Florida – Bradentucky Bombers. I had never seen a Roller Derby before and this was exciting and fun. The girls are great skaters and very competitive. Most people sat on the floor to watch though some of us brought folding chairs. Claire, Malik and Leila were also there – Claire so absolutely beautiful! Wes sat on the edge of the floor and took pictures; Deb and I sat on a folding chair behind him and some others. My granddaughter, Claire and my son, Wes are photographing the girls and creating a calendar for them and very excited about it. Was pleasantly surprised when Mike Foley, Asst. Dean of Communications and Journalism at UF (he had been in charge of the Summit that Wes and I went to) sat beside me and his wife beside him. I greeted him and we discussed what a success the Summit had been. He invited me to sit in on a class of his in October where Roy Peter Clark will speak! Sorry I cannot do that but hope that I can attend the next Summit in 2011.