I’m new to the Dallas area so I joined E&A to get to know the city and meet people. I’ve never heard of The Pocket Sandwich Theater and it’s is unlike any other theater experience! It's a unique theater where being a loud and raucous audience is desired. Who knew audience participation could be so much fun? We booed the villain, the Ghost of the Opera, every chance we got. Popcorn throwing at the actors and at other theater-goers is encouraged, nearly required. I never would have guessed throwing popcorn could bring out a person's competitiveedge. We had a great time!
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Definitely a bucket list item for most of us. And Sydney does not disappoint. Directly after our early morning arrival we were whisked away to drop our bags at our hotel (THANK YOU early check in!) changed our clothes and headed out for a great, enlightening tour of ‘The Rocks’ the original area of town built by English criminal that had be sentenced to their new penal colony. It was so interesting! You can still see chisel marks, foundations and even a few original buildings. Since they are sandstone and not wood they are still in use!
After that we jumped on a lunch cruise around Sydney Harbor. It seemed odd to have the day we arrived jam packed but by 7pm I totally understood. Stop moving and you crash from the overnight flight and time change. We were gifted with a lovely spring day where the outside deck was warmish. Dinner on the harbor was a perfect end to our very long day. Day 2 started with early morning breakfast and the group scattering a bit to different adventures. Eastern Seaside Walk and Blue Mountains tour were the top choices. The coast is spectacular. The ocean breathtaking around each point. I’ve walked how far? No wonder my legs a sore! Day 3 coming up! Events and Adventures Dallas
On the water of course! We rented one of those double decker party boats and did it right. We had burgers, dogs and sausages on the grill and everyone brought a side and beverages. We played in the water, used the slide and the brave souls jumped or dove off the top. It seems waaay higher looking down as it does looking up! We had a great variety of music so everyone did some water dancing. We got out the washable markers and wrote nicknames and smiley faces on each other. Discovering what people wanted to be called was hilarious. Ok, some people were given silly names but it was all in good fun. The greased watermelon rugby-ish game was comical to watch. When Captain Brian called us in from the water to head home everyone groaned and swam in as s-l-o-w-l-y as possible. Best summer day so far! And we get to do it again in August. Practice gabbing that greased watermelon and maybe you can beat Jade! Events And Adventures Dallas
So there’s no better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than on the water! We went out to Lake Ray Hubbard and spent the afternoon with our favorite Kayak instructor. We call him Kayak Dave. After we had our lifejackets, boats and general instruction Kayak Dave took us to a minimum wake bay on the edge of Lake Ray Hubbard. He did a really nice job of making sure everyone knew how to paddle for more motion, less work. He pointed out wildlife and taught us cool stuff about the lake we had a leisurely paddle with the wind to the end of the bay then we headed back. Against the wind was bit more challenging so we stopped at a sand bar half way for a break. Jade talked enough smack that she was helped out of the boat via flipping by one of the guys before she got out on her own. I know they payback will be fun to watch. After everyone cooled off in the lake and rehydrated we headed back to the launch area where just about everyone said they would be sore tomorrow. After an early dinner and discussion as to just how outrageous Jade’s retribution is going to be we all headed home for a late nap or early night. Great way to spend any afternoon in Texas! Events And Adventures Dallas
Because it was followed by a day of water volleyball, sun, fun and E&A friends. We moved out to the pool deck after a nice brunch buffet by the lake. I love it when they have bacon. Some of us preferred to hang out in the lounge chairs or at the pool edge while the even-though-it-is Sunday-I’m-going-to work-hard members headed into the pool for a game of water volleyball. It was a beautiful day that wasn’t too hot so it was great to just kick back in the sun and watch the game. Even the new members got in the action and played. Events And Adventures Dallas
Remember Wiffle Ball as a kid? Add bumper cars and a basketball backboard and you have the madness that is WhirlyBall. I swear my steering arm will be sore for a week. It’s a good thing the steering systems are metal; I’d have pulled or pushed that handle off. Not that cranking on it makes it go or turn faster but with the adrenaline pumping and all that laughing I just couldn’t help it. We played 5 minute games so everyone got time to play and time to socialize. There were so many new members I’d never met. I think they came out of the woodwork. Now if only I had good enough aim to hit the bulls eye and get the ever elusive 3 points!
I love meeting new members and watching them bloom. At the new member ice breaker we did a couple introduction games that were fun, easy and not uncomfortable like so many are. They got people talking but didn’t put anyone on the spot but really got them engaged. Then many of the existing members joined us for games night after the ice breaker. People started opening up. They met existing members who have been around for 2 months or even 2 years. They realized everyone here is just like them. Single. And wanting to get out and do something fun. We play some games. Board games. People love board games. It gives them easy conversation topics. By the end of the evening the IT guy that was scared to walk in the door turned into the clever smiley guy and the hesitant divorcee turns into a confident cool chick that made 2 new friends she’s going to go running with next week. And this was the first event for both! I know in the coming weeks I’ll see them both again. It’s awesome to see new members become excited to attend events because they know their new friends are going to be there. The smile that beams across their face when they are greeted like Norm on Cheers is priceless. Events And Adventures Dallas
We try all kinds of new activities at Events and Adventures. Sometimes it’s the ‘regular’ stuff that is a favorite. We have such a good time going dancing. We have 30-40 people that show up. Some dance, some just come to socialize and others even come for the bull riding! It’s so nice to have a large group to go dancing with. We get a space reserved so we don’t have to worry about losing our table or drinks. There’s always someone dance with, lots of people to visit with and not have to wonder what they want from you and even people to watch your purse when you go dance! At Red River the DJ before the band is quiet enough for us to talk. The band is great and when they break they play pop dance hits for those that want to do the other kind of line dancing. Great, fun night everyone! Events And Adventures Dallas
Its Olympics time and E&A decided to get in on the theme. It’s too cold outside to go play without snow so we had Pub Olympics! Darts, pool, shuffle board, ping pong and bean bag toss. I’ve never seem so many mild mannered people talk smack. Janean was so good at ping pong the guys she beat were totally defeated as she blew through each game. After she beat each one she just sat there with a little smirk. At the end of the last game the smile on her face was worth way more than her medal. It was a fun, long evening. The guys won in the end. In a tie (each had one first place and one second place) Tom took the All Around win with a Rochambeau of paper covers rock against over Lindsay. Way to go Tom! Events And Adventures Dallas
I was in junior high the last time I roller skated. Disco ball, parachute pants and zipping around the rink with pals. Change from zipping around to being zipped around and swap the parachute pants for jeans and I’d swear we were there again. How fun! Most of us skated on roller skates or blades as kids and we did it again this week. It was a work out. Those skates weigh way more than I remember. We had a great group that kept coming back to a corner where we’d laugh, tease and talk. I was surprised that more than 20 people went to the pub after skating on a week night. We definitely worked up an appetite. That and we were having so much fun no one wanted to go home! Events And Adventures Dallas
It was the Chief in the bar with a gun. How fun! We did our own murder mystery dinner and had a spectacular Italian dinner catered. The 20s theme was a blast (get it?) and there was just enough attitude and sass to make it competitive. Having a smaller group is good sometimes so we can get to know people better. Even if they are in character most of the time. Almost everyone was in costume and we teased each other about how our 20s accents weren’t so great. How fun to reach into our inner detective and gangster. Good teamwork! When’s the next one?
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