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2011 Events
May 21: Tandy was our hostess. We went to the Cafe Ginger and enjoyed really good Chinese food. Then we did some shopping and found an interesting resale shop close by.
April 16: We enjoyed a great brunch at the Grand Lux
March 19: Gretchen was our hostess. We had fun at the Special art exhibit of impressionist works on loan from the National Gallery
February 19: Hat Decorating - what fun!!
January 15: Fun Lunch at Baba Yega. They have a great buffet on Saturdays.
2010 Events
December 18 – Dirty Santa Gift Exchange - Everybody had a Grand time!!
November 20: Kathy hosted another round of BUNCO for us at her home!! We all had fun!!
October 16: Marie was our Hostess and we went to the Black Walnut for lunch and then some of us went to a craft shop
September 18: Gretchen planned a fun Outing. We went to Buchanan's Native Plants and almost everyone found something they thought they had to have. They had gotten in their Halloween decorations so it was fun just looking at all of that. Then we went to Berryhill for lunch.
August 21: Jeanne hosted a fun outing for us. We all played Mexican Train!! Most of us got to learn a new game
July 17: Carol F. will be our hostess - for 2nd time this year!! BIG HUGS & THANKS...We went to Richmond for a great lunch and then some shopping.
June 19: Alley Theatre - Boeing-Boeing - Dana
The high-flying, Tony award-winning comedy that had London and Broadway audiences airborne with laughter, is taking off on the Alley’s Hubbard Stage. Bernard, a successful American architect living in a posh Paris apartment, has been deftly juggling three fiancées who are all flight attendants. It’s easy, with good timing and a bit of assistance from his reluctant housekeeper who plays romantic air-traffic controller. But, this supersonic lifestyle hits turbulence when his old college friend visits and each of his three fiancées change their flight schedule. Boeing-Boeing is called “the funniest play to hit Broadway in ages” (Wall Street Journal), “pure pleasure and unconditional bliss” (New York Times). Fasten your seat belt for a roaring ride that will take you up, up and away. Recommended for mature audiences because of subject matter.
May 15: Carol picked Tea for Two Tearoom for us to go to. We all had a good time and great food. The desserts were really good!!
April 17: Lunch in Uptown area - We went to Thierry Andre Tellier Café and Pastry Shop. The food was wonderful. Marie picked a good place for us. Afterwards, we did a little shopping in a couple of the stores nearby.
March 20: Harwin Shop Hop - It was rainy but those of us that showed up had fun and we found some good buys!!
February 20: Had good Mexican food and then we settled down to make and decorate BRA Purses. There were some beautiful ones made!!
January 16: We had a lovely time at Birraporetti's and then off to the Alley Theatre to see Wonderland!
2009 Events
December 19: We had our annual lunch & Dirty Santa Gift Exchange
November 21: Kathy S. was the hostess for a fun day of Bunco. Thanks for having us to your home!
October 17: Gretchen took us on a fun resale shop trip
September 19: Gretchen planned lunch for us at the Golden Seafood House. Then we went to Canino Produce.
August 15: Lunch at the Cafe Express in Uptown; then we did a little shopping at some of the local shops...found some good sales!!
July 18: First we had lunch at the Black Walnut. Then took a trip to HMNS to visit the Butterfly Exhibit!
June 20: We had lunch at Lam Bo Chinese Buffet. We got to spend a good afternoon visiting with each other.
May 16: Carol planned a fun outing. After lunch went to the Feed Store in the Heights. Besides the other sites there where kitties to look at.
April 18: We went to Otto's for barbecue. Our strawberry picking trip got rained out.
March 21: We enjoyed lunch at Dimassi's Mediterranean Buffet. We all loved the desserts
February 21: We had a fun lunch at Barry's Pizza!!
January 17: We went to an Intro Meditation Class and learned to relax more, calm our minds, & release physical tension. Then we went across the street to Pappasito's for lunch.
2008 Events
December 20: We had our annual Christmas Lunch and Dirty Santa Gift Exchange....good food, lots of conversation, and fun with the exchange.
November 15: Cathey invited us all to go to the Cracker Barrel out I-10. We found lots & lots of good food to check out.
October 18: Gretchen organized a great outing...we had a jewelry class and all of us made necklaces with butterflies
September 20: Cancelled due to IKE !!
August 16: Carol picked a really good Chinese Restaurant for us to have lunch at. Then we went to Richmond to see the Houston Glass Club Show and Antique Sale.
July 19: Marie was our hostess. We had a wonderful time visiting the Houston Mounted Patrol. We got to see the horses and give them treats!!
June 21: Red Bag Treasures Exchange - We met at Joe's Crab Shack for seafood and then we all tore into our treasures that had been brought. Everyone got really pretty things.
May 17: The food at the Texas Land and Cattle Steakhouse was very good. Carol was sooo sweet she cut up all the material we needed to decorate our flip flops. After eating we all got busy tying the material on our shoes. They really turned out cute.
April 19: We had fun dressing in '50 and '60 style and going to Prince's Hamburger to enjoy malts, fries, and burgers.
March 15: Harwin Shop Hop - We did this as a Multi-chapter event. There were ladies from 4 different chapters. I think we all found things that we thought we just had to have....what fun !!
February 16: We had a wonderful time, ate Cajun Food, and Cathey W. brought such cute goodies for all of us!
January 19: We all brought things to decorate hats and had a grand time.
2007 Events
December 15: As usual, we had fun, fun, fun at the Dirty Santa Gift Exchange.
November 17: Jo Anna had a good idea to do a Cookie Exchange. There was a large variety of different cookies.
October 20: Marie did a wonderful job teaching our Flower Arranging class. We all left with really pretty arrangements.
September 15: We all really enjoyed the food at Dimassi's Mediterranean Buffet. Then Gretchen had a really cute idea for us to have fun with. She brought us all visors to decorate!
August 18: we all had fun at Brookwood !! As usual the food was fantastic. They had some really good sales in the gift shop and plant shop, also.
July 21: Marie organized our Barbecue Lunch. We all had fun eating, talking, eating, more talking !!
June 16: Cathy brought box lunches for us all and then we really had a fun time making our Book/Photo Album Projects.
May 19: We had a good meal at Los Tios and then lots of fun learning how to make greeting cards. Marie had some really cute ones for us to make !!
April 21: We had lunch at the Grand Lux Cafe on Post Oak. Really GREAT food and we loved the desserts !!
March 17: Lunch at Cafe Express & then to Museum of Fine Arts
we enjoyed seeing 135 paintings by legendary, mostly French artists of the 19th and early 20th centuries from the New York Museum of Fine Arts
February 17: Chinese Food !! Yum !! We had lunch this month at the Golden Island Chinese Restaurant on North Shepherd. It is a buffet style restaurant. Andi was our hostess and she did a SUPER job. She really put out a lot of thought and work for our outing. Thanks Andi for going all out for us!!
January 20: Lunch at Maggiano's Little Italy on Post Oak. We had a very good time...lots of visiting and good food.
2006 Events
December 16: Christmas Dirty Santa exchange...what fun we had!! Chatter's has started having a Brunch menu, also. Some of us decided to check it out. The food was wonderful and we all had fun with the gift exchange!
November 18: We had a Pajama Brunch at the Breakfast Klub. Really great food and lots of laughs.
October 21: Really fun time at My Dee Dee's Pie Shop with an extremely educational card making class by Marie and Jo Anna afterwards.
September 16: Great food at Rudi Lechner's!! Then Gretchen guided us through a chocolate tasting class...Yum Yum!!
August 19: We had a really fun time at our jewelry making class. Each lady got to make her own necklace. After our class, we went to Onion Creek for some good food and more visiting.
July 15: We made a trip to Manvel. The Red Hat Gadabouts made us welcome and we had a wonderful time at lunch and later playing Bunco.
June 17: Red Hat Exchange. The folks at My Dee Dee’s Pie Shop really did a wonderful job for us. Then we exchanged hats. Everyone got to go home with a new hat. What fun!!
May 20: We had a multi-chapter event. We met for lunch at the Longhorn Café. The food was really good. Then we went to the Alley and saw an Agatha Christie play called ‘Witness for the Prosecution’. It was really good and had a ‘twist’ at the ending.
April 15: We went to the Serenitea Tea Room. It was fun going to an actual Tea Room for a change. Several of us decided to have one of the different varieties of Tea Service. The little sandwiches that come on some of them are as cute as well as tasting very good. They were cut in different shapes. I had one that was cut like a butterfly out of raisin bread. After the spread was put on it, they put raisins down the middle of it to represent the butterfly’s body.
March 18: We had a wonderful time at our Origami Class. Sandy did a really good job trying to teach us how to make an Origami crane while we were all talking and laughing. She had her grand daughter there to help out. So there were two of them to deal with us.
February 18: Those of us that shopped in the morning found several things that we HAD to have and good sales also. We all had fun at Pappa's Bar-B-Q for lunch. Andi brought some cute little purple calculators and gave one to each of us. So that we could calculate our %s off on sales at any other shopping that we did. After lunch a few of us went to a couple more stores for more 'hunting of things we HAD to have'.
January 21: We seemed to unanimously agree that we liked the Blue Plate Bistro on Post Oak. They advertise themselves as: quick comfort food in a casual setting. The table that we had was away from the other patrons. So we could all hear each other talking and we didn’t have to be concerned about bothering other people. They have a large variety of food to select from. So it gave everyone a lot to pick from and we did seem to get quite a sampling of all their different items.
2005 Events
December 17: "Annual Dirty Santa Gift Exchange" Everyone got into the spirit of things by actively stealing the presents. A number of the ladies took the opportunity to steal mine. I opened 4 or 5 different presents….and, the very nerve of them….they kept stealing them from me. I think that is the most FUN part of doing the exchange this way. Everyone brought such lovely gifts. I am sure that everyone would have been pleased to receive any of the items.
November 19: "Antiques and More!" We started the event at Historic Heights Antiques & Interiors. Several ladies found goodies. Then we went across the street to Chippendale, Eastlake, Louis, & Phyfe. At 11AM we traveled to Penzey’s Spices and the smells there are just fabulous !! From there we went to Collina’s. Those of us that had done the morning shopping had worked up an appetite by then. They did their usual good job on the food and service. We all feasted and then splurged on the chocolate Mirthday cake that Gretchen had gotten us. Next we went back down the street to Brooke & Linden, a Texas Emporium. Several of us had the energy to make it from there to Jubilee. What FUN !!
October 15: We all had the most outrageous time at the Alley Theatre!
We started by meeting at Birraporetti’s for lunch. It worked out to be a good meeting place. The play was really funny!! I told someone that it had been years since I had gone to see something that really made me have a ‘belly laugh’. This show did it. It was fun..fun…FUN!!!!
September 17: Lunch at Dry Creek Cafe in the Heights - Yum! Yum! Great Burgers!!
August 20: Lunch at the Aquarium Restaurant. All the food looked soooo Great! We all walked around and checked out the huge fish tank. Mega fish!
July 16: Caroline House lunch and fashion show
The food was really good, loved the fashion show that was put on by Shar from the Elephant Trunk. Then we all shopped at the boutique that had been setup for us. Fun!! Fun!!
June 18: Took a trip to Brookwood. We all enjoyed checking out the gift shop and plants. Then we splurged on the lunches they had.
May 21: Went to the Red Robin for lunch and then to Edward's Marq*e 23 to see 'Monster-in-Law' - loads of laughs
April 16: Rode the MetroRail to downtown and had a fun lunch at the Dancing Marlin
March 19: Harwin Shop Hop - early shoppers, lunch, then more shopping. We all found lots of goodies
February 19: Met at the Golden Cafe in Heights for some good Chinese food. Had 'Red Hat' fortunes also!
January 15: The Spagetti Western in the Heights had a menu full of great looking food. We'll have to go back and check out more of it!
