Pedal Pub Fun!

DFW has finally got a Pedal Pub! It’s downtown Fort Worth in  Sundance Square. And it isn’t nearly as exhausting as I thought it would be.  Thank goodness because I hate the gym. I looked at it and thought we’re going to pedal this thing for how long?!? Two hours later I was so happy I went. We stopped every few blocks for refreshment, so no one got really winded. One stop the feature was French fries and we passed them around while pedaling to our next stop. It was totally fun! The driver rang the bell at every green light to get us going and we yelled “Pedal, pedal, pedal, pedal, PEDAL” and laaauughed. The people we passed took our picture and cheered us on. We had the best time. You Gotta Try It!  Events And Adventures Dallas

We had an AWESOME Halloween Party Saturday Night!

 It started with something unusual – a professional make-up artist zombie-izing people. In about 3 minutes Vivienne Vermuth changed each victim from whatever their costume was into a realistic looking zombie or an undead with wounds and dripping blood. It was amazing! Then, we all had a chance to step up to a green screen where one our members, David, took our pictures and printed them with a spooky house in the background so we had great souvenirs from the night. The food was a yummy taco/nacho bar and the DJ played anything we wanted to dance to. We danced until way after Midnight. We had a blast! 
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Giant Jenga is like a car accident!

You don’t want to see the crash but you can’t help but be curious. A shiny object you can’t stop looking at. An addiction we can’t stop playing. We played again at games night this weekend. And played and played. Games night is cool because it’s a potluck so we have great food and play games like Giant Jenga, card & board games and sometimes we even play charades. This weekend everyone gathered ‘round the Jenga. It’s amazing how high that thing can get. It’s almost as dramatic as a psycho-thriller movie. Everyone cheers when someone makes that tower stay upright and the collective gasp before the laughter as it falls gives you whiplash if you weren’t already looking.  Great fun! Can’t wait to see what the next games night will bring!

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Making New Friends!

How does a woman over 30 make new friends? Guys can walk into a bar, watch a game and walk out with 2 new friends and a golf game planned for Saturday.  Women, we are more self conscious.  It’s hard to make friends. We aren’t willing to share with strangers.  When we move someplace new or get a new job with new co-workers or get divorced, our lives change. We often lose our local support system.  How do you replace it? Events & Adventures does just that. I was new to town and recently single. Attending events I always wanted to try but my ex wasn’t interested in allowed me to meet women who have similar interests as me. After you see people repeatedly and you get to know them and start hanging out outside the club. You carpool. You pet sit for each other. You gradually build friendships.  I’ve met some cool chicks. I’ve made great friends.  Most the local friends in my phone I met through E&A. Yeah, I still tell my woes to my best friend from college, but when I need to help me drown my sorrows, tell me “Those jeans fit great” or cheer “Come on! You can climb that! We’ll do it together” I turn to my new E&A friends who have become just as cherished as my old growing-up friends. Here’s to new forever friends!
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Absinthe Drinks!

We went to the coolest little bar that specialized in Absinthe drinks. Yep, that incredibly strong, licorice flavored liquor that was banned for years because it supposedly caused people to go crazy. It of course doesn’t, but if you drink too many it sure will seem like it.  Making and serving the drinks are a whole production. I think we spent more time gathered ‘round the bar watching the bartender light the sugar on fire and drip water on it from a special cool, old dispenser than anything else. Everyone got a different kind or a different drink and shared them. So we found out some Absinthes are more minty, others have a mellow flavor and still others are holy-licorice-batman!  This joint  totally encouraged the whole green fairy myth. We walked in and it was so dark compared to the bright light outside it felt like joining the group by them calling out was more accurate than finding them by sight. Most the lights were of the green string variety.  The comfortable couches in a circle were perfect for us to crowd in and talk and tease as to who had the best drink - and best I-can’t-believe-I-drank-that story.  Definitely something you need to try if you’ve never have!

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We Went Rafting in Peru!

Have you ever been river rafting? WOW!

What a thrill. We started off on a calm leg of the Umbra River in Peru. Most the water is from glacial runoff. Good thing because that sun is toasty at 10,000 feet. We learned to paddle together (which is very difficult when there’s a splash fight with the other boats!) and headed down to the class 3 rapids. Coolest thing ever. Our awesome guides knew just when we needed to give extra effort to stay off those sneaky rocks. A couple times my heart felt like it was going to stop when we hit the rushing rapids. We looked at each other and realized we all had the terror-thrill grins and started laughing as we slapped out paddles together over our heads for our congratulatory cheer. We did it! When can we do it again?

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