THE PICTURE, AND THE FAREWELL WORKAMPER DINNER

 

THE DAY BEFORE THE  FAREWELL WORKAMPER DINNER, IT WAS PICTURE TIME! WE ALL MET WITH OUR UNIFORMS ON TO TAKE THE PICTURE, WHICH IS A TRADITION HERE AT AMERICAN SUNSET RV PARK. IT'S ALSO TRADITION TO HAVE A SERIOUS PICTURE, WHICH IS THE ONE ABOVE AND A GOOF BALL ONE, WHICH IS THE ONE BELOW.  MAX WAS BEING A GOOF BALL TOO, HE EVEN "MOONED" US IN THE GOOF BALL PICTURE. 

 

AFTERWARDS, WE ALL WENT OUT TO EAT AT THE LOCAL MEXICAN RESTAURANT. IT WAS FUN! THE FOLLOWING NIGHT WAS THE LAST WORKAMPER DINNER. THE THEME WAS SURF AND TURF.

 

 

GAIL AND DON PROVIDED THE TURF, DON COOKED STEAKS AND THE TWO AVID FISHERMEN, STAN AND JIM PROVIDED THE SALMON.

 

 

THIS WOULD BE OUR LAST GET TOGETHER BEFORE EVERYONE STARTED LEAVING. PAM AND RON WERE LEAVING THE NEXT MORNING.

 

 

IT WAS A RELIEF TO BE DONE AND A LITTLE SAD......THESE FOLKS HAD BECOME OUR FRIENDS.

 

 

PICTURES WERE TAKEN, PROMISES TO KEEP IN TOUCH WERE MADE AND WE ALL WISHED EACH OTHER SAFE TRAVELS.

 

 

 

THE FOOD WAS DELICIOUS, AS USUAL!

 

 

AFTER THE DINNER,  WE WERE ALL PRESENTED WITH OUR PACKETS.....WE RECEIVED AN AWARD FOR "WESTPORTS  BEST  GARDENERS IN  2013".  DON PREPARED A  LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF SUMMER 2013 WORKAMPERS.  ON THE LIST WAS TWO ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT PERTAINED TO US. THEY WERE:  " RESTORED PATIO SITE FLOWER BEDS" AND " IMPROVED LANDSCAPING AND VISUAL ESTHETICS TO A LEVEL THAT GAINED AN EXTRA HALF POINT FOR US IN OUR TRAILER LIFE RATINGS."  DARRELL AND I ARE VERY PROUD OF THAT!  ALSO IN THE PACKET WAS THE PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN THE DAY BEFORE AND WE WERE VERY SURPRISED TO RECEIVE A VERY GENEROUS BONUS!  WE ALSO RECEIVED A $50.00 VOUCHER EACH.......  TO BE USED IN THE STORE. DARRELL AND I GOT TEE SHIRTS LONG AND SHORT SLEEVES THAT SAY WESTPORT.  IT WAS A FUN NIGHT!  WITHIN A WEEK, ALL OF US WILL BE GONE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF JIM AND LAURIE JEAN AND LINDA AND GRANT GOUGH, THEY ARE STAYING THE WINTER.

  PAM AND RON LEFT FIRST, FOLLOWED BY GEORGE AND SANDY, FOLLOWED BY CHERYL AND LARRY AND THEN  JAN AND STAN, AND ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 16 THE REST  OF US LEFT. GAIL AND BOB PULLED OUT FIRST AND THEN KATHY AND BILL.  WE BROUGHT UP THE REAR. WE HAD BEEN AT AMERICAN SUNSET FOR FIVE MONTHS.  GAIL WANTED US TO KNOW THE DOOR WILL ALWAYS BE OPEN TO US IF WE WANT TO COME BACK.