Happy New Year everyone! I remember when we were younger how we always looked forward to going out on New Year's Eve and seeing in the new year with friends and family. Now that we're in our Golden Years and live in the Central Time Zone, we can see the ball drop in New York City at 11 p.m., call it good, and get to bed. Staying up past midnight is just not in the cards anymore.

This morning we did our usual Sunday routine--take a walk, eat breakfast, and head off to church for
Sunday School and worship service. After lunch we met up with five other couples at the club house for a best ball scramble. We divided up into three teams of four and played nine holes. It's a lot of fun as you end up playing with folks you haven't played with before. Two teams scored one under par and the other was two over. When we were finished playing, we all went over to Natalie and Jon's for a dinner of brats, beans, veggies, potato and jello salads. Today was Mary Jane's birthday, so for desert we had birthday cake. The weather was just perfect for playing golf and having a party outside on the patio. It was decided we'll get together and play again on the next holiday, January 16th, Martin Luther King, Jr. day. John and I got back home just in time to watch the Dallas-Giants game. We certainly had a busy and enjoyable New Year's Day.