For five years now, twice a year, daughter Shirley and I have been taking a bus trip to Dover Downs. A five hour trip, not too hard on these old bones. well, actually coming back I can really feel it. And, we have a barrel of fun.
We play this one particular brand of slot machine, come home about even every time (except this time. We both won some money). It's the kind of machine that has free spins and we love that!
We sit side by side, often stopping our own play to watch the other rack up a little dough with the free spin thingy. We root each other on, laugh, just enjoy ourselves. We have a great meal ... or two... enjoy our free drinks that they bring around. OKAY... it's pepsi, you'll. No hard stuff. We gotta keep our brains sharp and our wits honed.
We got back from such a trip last night. I feel a little 'rough' this morning. Like I say, these old bones!! But, I love doing it and I will as long as I can.
I would suggest that you find something that is not too hard on you (physically, mentally etc) and start a tradition with one of your children. As you age, those moments are very important and it keeps you YOUNG!! We are NOT a 'rocking chair' generation!
We play this one particular brand of slot machine, come home about even every time (except this time. We both won some money). It's the kind of machine that has free spins and we love that!
We sit side by side, often stopping our own play to watch the other rack up a little dough with the free spin thingy. We root each other on, laugh, just enjoy ourselves. We have a great meal ... or two... enjoy our free drinks that they bring around. OKAY... it's pepsi, you'll. No hard stuff. We gotta keep our brains sharp and our wits honed.
We got back from such a trip last night. I feel a little 'rough' this morning. Like I say, these old bones!! But, I love doing it and I will as long as I can.
I would suggest that you find something that is not too hard on you (physically, mentally etc) and start a tradition with one of your children. As you age, those moments are very important and it keeps you YOUNG!! We are NOT a 'rocking chair' generation!
Fun activities keep you looking young!
ReplyDeleteI play dominoes with cousins and do crossword puzzles to help keep my brain alive. Then for pure social outings, I play Bingo with other senior citizens, get together with friends from school (we all graduated high school together 51 years ago!). And then there are my book clubs (two of them) - reading helps keep the brain active, and we go out to eat together afterwards - lots of fun!
Have a wonderful day!
PS. I am off to one of my book clubs at noon today!
Glad you had a good time on your annual trip. We need things like that in our lives to look forward to doing.
ReplyDeleteI love heading to the casinos to play the slots but haven't done so in a few years now. These old bones are aching far more than they used to.
ReplyDeleteThis trip sounds like a lot of fun and winning is always better than losing!
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