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Volunteers Get Fed
J:
Last Friday Gina and I attended a nice little picnic put on by the GROC
(Goddard Running & Orienteering Club) for course marshals and other
fun run volunteers such as myself. We ate too much food and then later
Gina and I carved about 7 pounds of chicken shrooms off of a stump. The
chicken was too dry for Gina and Lori, So I've been eating chicken
shroom sammitches every day, and adding lots of vegan mayonnaise and
cheese to make them not so dry.
Friday night Gina carved a pumpkin at the New Deal Cafe, along with
about 40 other Greenbelters. The New Deal has a new addition, a bigger
room to host special events and musical guests.
Saturday night Gina and I participated in the annual pumpkin walk, a
great Greenbelt tradition. We went as ghosts, and haunted the woods
that were lit up for acres around with over 100 jack-o-lanterns. Paul
and Susan labored all day to bring visitors a fantastic and unique
Halloween experience. Unfortunately they did not get the help that many
volunteers promised (including us; we were late, and we are very sorry)
so the pumpkin walk might become a thing of the past, sadly. The
Greenbelt News Review posted the wrong date, so they actually ran it on
Sunday night as well, and I heard there was an amazing turnout on both
nights.
Sunday morning Lori and I walked to the New Deal for brunch. It was a
beautiful day, breezy, sunny and pretty Autumn colors. We met Christian
and Noelle there, and also Renata, Joey, and my favorite kid Cameron.
He's great. Just turned three and at the pumpkin walk I was unable to
frighten him in the slightest, even with my scary face and noises.
That night Gina, Lori, Luisa and I went to the City Counsel's annual
dinner that they put on for committee volunteers such as myself. We ate
too much (the sweet potatoes with pecan crust was stupendous) and
applauded a lot for various committee members who received awards for
their time in service.
On Monday night we went to Tim & Noelle's party (another Noelle,
BTW). Tim is a energetic host; he would often have drinks at the ready
for anyone who even thought they might be getting thirsty. Noelle was
dressed as a hospital patient, which worked well because she could
incorporate her splinted sprained ankle into the costume. I love their
doggies, Smokey and Buddy.
Our ongoing
addictions with poker and video games continue, now with newHalloween
candy added to the mix! Gobble, gobble, check, fold, repeat.
Our friend Jason's dad died. We send our sympathies and hugs to Jason
and his family.
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