Our Activities
Saturdays
5:00 - 9:00 PM
We get together at our house every Saturday evening for fun and fellowship! Bowling and miniature golfing are regular parts of our activities. The evening always includes food (pizza, tacos, hamburgers and fries, hot dogs, etc.). And when we aren't out bowling or golfing we have lots of fun playing board games in the house. The point isn't so much what we're doing as it is being together having fun as friends and "family."
Sundays
1:00 - 5:00 PM
Every Sunday afternoon we get together for our big home cooked "family style" dinner. Being the excellent cook that she is (and I am prejudiced!), Yvonne always fixes a tremendous meal, that's followed by a really delicious dessert!
While she's putting the finishing touches on dinner, some people read the paper, do the weekly Sunday crossword puzzles, or enjoy a hot cup of tea. Those who bring their laptops check email, surf the web, or phone home. Still others take the opportunity to catch a few extra z's (especially after a late night watch). A few who like to cook, even help Yvonne in the kitchen.
After dinner we go into the living room for an informal time of praise and worship. Everyone gets to pick their favorite songs or hymns, and play musical instruments if they have that talent, and share testimonies and prayer requests.
Then we watch a DVD ofa a book of the Bible, usually watching a chapter at a time, and then we talk about what we saw - no "sermons". Everyone is encouraged to share their thoughts and opinions during the discussion. We close the afternoon by going around the room taking turns praying for the prayer requests that are given.
Special Events
There are also special events activities that we attend as a group, like the annual Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus when it comes to town. The annual Civil War reenactment at the Endview Plantation in Yorktown is always a facinating and historical day trip. The Norfolk Tides baseball games are fun too, as is watching the Navy Blue Angels perform at the annual Oceana Naval Air Station air show. Then there are occasional day trips to Colonial Williamsburg, and the original Jamestown Settlement.
And of course, no activitiy is complete without food! The visit, after the Civil War reenactments, to Andreas Italian Restaurant in Newport News is deeeeelicious. That's followed by a stop for ice cream at the Cold Stone Creamery.
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In addition to the slide shows here, you can check out the pictures in our photo galleries in the "our activities" section in the navigation bar at the left. You'll see tons of pictures of what we do! You can even click on the pictures to enlarge them and see the captions.