Fun at the Beach in June!

Thank you so much to my friend, Betty, and her two
young, beautiful daughters, for inviting me to go with
them to the beach June 23-26. It was great timing for
me to get away, relax, have fun and deal with the recent
loss of Mom. We had a great time on the beach in the
sun and attending two great shows at night.

Here is the beachside view of The Avista where we stayed.

These two lovely ladies were amazed at all the "towel art"

in their room and bathroom! Someone working for the

hotel had some extra time obviously!!!

Swans making a heart and little ducks were everywhere!

The peacock in the bathroom...

The "artwork" extended to the shower curtain! Betty,

Ashley, Carly and I had some good laughs upon entering

our condo. Actually, someone really did have some talent

or classes in how to turn the towels and washclothes into

birds. :-)

Part of the view from our balcony on the 14th floor...

Another view from the balcony...

There were plenty of people at the beach this week.

Looking down at the various pools and lazy river. We didn't

enjoy the pool this time in that it was always too crowded.

But they sure played some great oldies music!

On Tuesday night, we attended our first show, Legends.

The entertainers impersonated Tim McGraw, Donna

Summers, Elton John, The Blues Brothers and ELVIS!

They were all great and we thoroughly enjoyed the music.

After the show, the entertainers came out for pictures.

Here I am with 'Elvis'! I'm sure that my children will be

so proud of this picture!!!!

The best act of all was The Blues Brothers!!! During one

of their songs, Jake, the one to the left of me above, came

out into the audience. He sang to various people who had

an aisle seat, including me. He knelt down, put his arm

around me and gave me a kiss on the cheek...a sweaty kiss!

But it was funny!!! We laughed and laughed during all of

their songs as they danced just like Jake and Elwood in

the movie.

After a day in the sun on Wednesday, we headed to The

Alabama Theater for our second show, ONE. We saw it

last year also and it was great. It was super this year also.

The show consists of music through the eras of time: 50s,

60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. The singers, dancers, instrumentalists

are so talented for this production. It is amazing!

Greg Rowles (right) is the host for the show. He can sing,

play several instruments and has a great sense of humor too.

The lighting for every performance was terrific.

These dancers were great as they danced for many songs.

This was a tap dance performance and I loved that so much.

I took tap when I was a little girl, but I never got to this level

of the dancing!

Mary Poppins flew across the theater above us, then

landed on the stage. She and Bert sang several songs

together along with the dancers performing as the

chimney sweepers. JENNY, this post is just for you as

we all recall watching and listening to Mary Poppins over

and over when you were younger!!! Love you!

Ricky Mokul - Such a hilarious comedian! Actually, his

name is Grant Turner.

More great music and dancing!

Loved this singer and her sequined dress!

The dancers not only dance their feet off, but are very

talented in the acrobatic area also. This one hung over us

and did all kinds of twists and turns!

Back on the beach on Thursday, I played with my camera!

Many individuals and families rented cycles to ride on the

beach. It looked like fun, but lots of work.

The ocean was calm while we were there. It was hot, but

thank goodness for a gentle breeze.

My precious friends enjoying the sun and surf.

We enjoyed the waves and sand. Of course, we left with

regret, but knew that we would have to return sometime

again soon. I never get enough time at the beach. :-)