That beautiful time of the year is upon us once again, and Grand Horizons is celebrating it in style.
(Courtesy of Adrianne Ayres)
We had our Friday Connoisseurs on Dec. 2 at the Black Rock Grill in Tampa. There were 26 of us in attendance and, being that there is much going on during this time of year, it was a pretty good turnout.
I can’t speak highly enough about this restaurant, as it not only had a varied menu and something for everyone’s taste buds, but it is also known for the black stone. This is an 8-inch square stone that is super-heated and placed on your table so your steak is prepared the way you like it. Ginny Sarver hosted the outing, and we all enjoyed this restaurant.
The following morning, there was a pancake breakfast. It included all the pancakes, French toast and sausage that you wanted, plus coffee.
(Courtesy of Marty Rubenstein)
There were approximately 50 people in attendance. The breakfast was hosted by David and Mary Heim, and their helpers included Linda Rogers, Diane Taggart and Tom Carter. Before the breakfast started, Jim Leitzke said grace.
That night, there also was a Christmas party. It started off with a golf cart parade of 22 golf carts. All of them were decorated in some way, shape, or form, while several of them were decorated all over and made for a beautiful sight, while going through the development past each individual house.
After the parade, everyone from the parade met at the community center where others already were gathered. There were about 100 residents attending this party.
(Courtesy of Marty Rubenstein)
We had hot chocolate and cookies. The table was full of all sorts of cookies, cake and candy.
There was also a Santa Claus who gave out candy canes to the women, and everyone got to socialize.
Joyce Bell presented donations collected from throughout the community to Beth Akers, a representative from Meals on Wheels. Beth was very appreciative and offered a few words in thanks.
(Courtesy of Adrianne Ayres)
The party was hosted by Joyce Bell with several helpers and was absolutely beautiful. The helpers were Chris Fulton, Rosemary Semian, Karen Donlon, Terri Satterlee, Lynne-Rae Dyson, Robbie Lockard and Ron Bell. All the people who worked on this Christmas Party did a fine job, and everything was done to perfection.
The following day, the Ladies Lunch Bunch had their luncheon at the Cheesecake Factory.
The 25 women who attended had a marvelous time. I spoke to Joyce and she told me that they each had a delicious meal, and most of them had cheesecake. Quite a few took their pie home to “relive” the afternoon. She also told me that many women went earlier to go shopping or did their shopping after lunch. It was a fun and friendly group.
The outing also was hosted by Joyce Bell.
By Helene Rubenstein
Grand Horizons
Published December 14, 2016
